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Aesthetics A. Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista? Less Than Significant Impact with Mitigation Incorporation. The proposed project site is located within a commercial corridor area along Harbor Boulevard ' in the City of Santa Ana. The project site is zoned General Commercial in the North Harbor Specific Plan (NHSP), as well as, in the City of Santa Ana's General Plan. The Scenic Corridors Element of the Santa Ana General Plan (City ' of Santa Ana 1982:27) identifies certain corridors that serve as major views and vantage points to the City. These scenic corridors provide existing scenic views and vistas that are accessible to the public. Harbor Boulevard is not designated as a scenic corridor, but rather, as an inter-city corridor, which "Ensure that development within scenic corridors take place at a scale and is designed so that ' aesthetic features are consistent with the function of scenic corridors as part of the Framework Plan" (City of Santa Ana 1982:27). Construction-related visual nuisances, such as construction equipment, materials, and construction-related ' vehicles, will be minimized by implementing standard construction practices, and would be removed upon completion of the project. Furthermore, construction of the proposed project will occur in a developed area and in consideration of the relatively short duration of construction activities, potential impacts would be less than significant with the implementation of Mitigation Measure AES-1. Mitigation Measures AES-1 The following standard construction practices will be implemented to minimize potential aesthetic impacts: 1 -Construction areas shall receive appropriate routine maintenance to reduce unnecessary debris piles; -Construction areas shall have appropriate erosion and dust control ro ra i l p g ms n p ace; - Construction lighting shall be limited to safety and security and ' directed to minimize light and glare impacts to any adjacent sensitive receptors. B. Substantially damage scenic resources, including, but not limited to, trees, rock outcroppings, and historic buildings within a state scenic highway? No Impact. The proposed project is located in the General Commercial District ' of the North Harbor Specific Plan, which is not located on astate-designated highway as defined by the California Scenic Highway Mapping System. The closest designated scenic highway, the Riverside Freeway (SR-91), which is designated a scenic highway from the intersection with the Costa Mesa Freeway (SR-55) to the Weir Canyon exit, is approximately seven miles north of the project site. Therefore, the project site is not visible from the SR-91 and will not ' have an impact on a designated scenic highway. As the project site is currently operating as a used car sales lot with two temporary structures and an agricultural 34 Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration July 2008 Harbor Medical and Retail Center 7 5A-6 7