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<br />Draft Findings of Fact and Mitigation Monitoring Reporting Program (applies to CEQA only) <br /> <br />Mitigation: The elements of the proposed proj ect will utilize types of aesthetic treatment which <br />are similar to the immediate project vicinity in order to promote the continuation of aesthetics <br />along the SR-55 corridor. The City shall implement the following mitigation measures in order <br />to reduce visual impacts and improve visual quality: <br /> <br />VIS-1 <br /> <br />VIS-2 <br /> <br />VIS-3 <br /> <br />East of SR-55, revegetation and landscaping of remaining setback areas shall be <br />implemented as mitigation to restore visual quality. Mitigation shall include planting <br />vegetation on slopes adjacent to the overcrossing structure to blend in the structure <br />and increase visual unity. The implementation of this mitigation would restore the <br />moderately high visual quality of this urban industrial area. <br /> <br />As much as possible, existing landscaping within the state right-of-way shall be <br />preserved. <br /> <br />West of SR-55, areas affected by right-of-way acquisition shall be reconstructed to <br />include newly landscaped setbacks. These modifications would increase visual unity <br />in these areas, beneficially affecting the visual quality of the street. It is <br />recommended that similar landscape pallets for individually owned and maintained <br />setbacks be incorporated to improve the quality of the streetscape. Similar sizes, <br />colors, and textures of vegetation should be used in similar patterns to promote <br />visual unity. <br /> <br />With Mitigation the Effects are Found to be: <br /> <br />( ) Significant (x) Not Significant <br /> <br />Finding: <br /> <br />1. (x) Changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the project, which <br />avoid the significant environmental effect. (Subd. [a][l].) <br /> <br />2. () Such changes or alterations are within the responsibility and jurisdiction of another public <br />agency and not the agency making the finding. Such changes have been adopted by such <br />other agency or can and should be adopted by such other agency. (Subd. [a][2].) <br /> <br />3. () Specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other considerations, including <br />provision of employment opportunities for highly trained workers, make infeasible the <br />mitigation measures or project alternatives identified in the Final EIR/EA (Subd. [a][3].) <br /> <br />Rationale: Implementation of these mitigation measures will reduce impacts to visual and <br />aesthetic resources to levels less than significant by ensuring that construction of the <br />overcrossing be accompanied by implementation of landscaping; therefore improving the visual <br />quality and unity of the proposed project area. No further mitigation is required. <br /> <br />Reference: The discussion on setting, impacts, and mitigation related to Visual/Aesthetic <br />Resources are included in Section 4.14 of the FEIR/EA prepared for the Alton Avenue <br />Overcrossing at SR-55. <br /> <br />Alton Avenue Overcrossing at SR-55 <br /> <br />K-29 <br /> <br />April July 2005 <br /> <br />55C-47 <br />