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PrOnosal - EIR Preparation Services Proposal - EIR Preparation Services 5 The .EIR will focus on the potentially significant environmental impacts based on the previous MND and the comments received during the public review process on the MND. While these issues are subject to change, we anticipate that the EIR will address the following CEQA disciplines: ■ Aesthetics ■ Cultural resources ■ Land use and planning ■ Transportation/traffic Our scope of work and approach to each of the technical issues is described below. Aesthetics The EIR will include an analysis of the general visual conditions and impacts related to visual quality, as well as a detailed analysis related to architectural compatibility of the proposed building with the existing National Register Historic District. We will review and incorporate the results of the Aesthetic Impact Evaluation that has been prepared by Kaplan Chen Kaplan, and supplement the analysis as appropriate. The visual analysis will include a detailed qualitative description and narrative of the existing visual setting, with photographs to complement the discussion. We will analyze the existing conditions, which will include identifying the viewshed (area from where the project site can be viewed), the existing viewers (people who can see the project site and their sensitivity to visual change), important visual resources within the project viewshed (landmarks, scenic views, scenic roadways, etc.), the existing visual quality of views of the project site, and the applicable aesthetic policies in the general plan and/or zoning and grading ordinances that may be relevant to the project. Cultural Resources Jones & Stokes' qualified architectural historians and archaeologists will provide a cultural resources analysis of the proposed project, alternatives, and potential impacts to surrounding historic resources. Specifically, the analysis will examine the compatibility of the proposed new construction with the National Register Historic District, potential impacts to the historic ghost billboard, and potential impacts to other previously identified historic resources in the surrounding area. This analysis will also include a review of the Kaplan Chen Kaplan report, which considers the project's compliance with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation as they apply to infill buildings in historic districts, and incorporation of its results into the EIR. Previously completed surveys, reports, and inventories will be consulted to identify any previously recorded cultural resources that are known to exist within or near the project area, and a records search will be conducted at the South Central Coastal Information Center at the California State University at Fullerton. Jones & Stokes' qualified arch tectural historians will then conduct a visual survey of the subject property and surrounding area, and prepare a narrative development history of the cuo Oafsanla Ana M=b I, [UU/ W'wEnALaju ErR -14,f Jones&Stokes PI081.07