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City Place Sky Lofts Final Environmental Impact Report Findings 4.1.1 AESTHETIC IMPACTS RELATED TO SHADE AND SHADOW 4.1.1..1 Potentially Significant Adverse Impacts Related to Shade and Shadow As described in Section 4.2 (Aesthetics) of the EIR, the City Place Sky Lofts project would result in significant adverse impacts related to shade and shadow which would substantially reduce the visual quality of the residential and park uses that are shaded by the proposed project. 4.1.1.2 Finding Related to Shade and Shadow Specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other considerations, including provision of employment opportunities for highly trained workers, make infeasible the mitigation measures or project alternatives identified in the Final EIR. 4.1.1.3 Facts in Support ofthe Finding Related to Shade and Shadow There are no feasible mitigation measures to reduce shade and shadow impacts. Therefore, the significant adverse impact on the visual quality of residential and park uses that are shaded by the project cannot be reduced to below a level of significance. 4.1.1.4 Level of Significance of Impacts Related to Shade and Shadow The adverse impacts of the City Place Sky Lofts project related to shade and shadow cannot be mitigated to below a level of significance. 4.1.2 CUMULATIVE AESTHETIC IMPACTS RELATED TO SHADE AND SHADOW 4.1.2.1 Potentially Significant Cumulative Adverse Impacts Related to Shade and Shadow As described in Section 5.0 (Cumulative Impacts) of the EIR, in the spring, summer, fall, and winter late afternoon and early evening the 27-story tower would cast shadow on certain residential uses east of Lawson Way, northeast of South Parker Street, and southeast of Memory Lane. In the spring, summer, and fall shadow would also be cast on Santiago Park in the late afternoon and early evening. This impact cannot be -nitigated and would remain a significant adverse impact of the proposed project. Therefore, the proposed project would result in significant adverse cumulative impacts on visual quality related to shade and shadow. 4.1.2.2 Finding Related to Cumulative Shade and Shadow Specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other considerations, including provision of employment opportunities for highly trained workers, make infeasible the mitigation measures or project alternatives identified in the Final EIR. 4.1.2.3 Facts in Support of the Finding Related to Cumulative Shade and Shadow There are no feasible mitigation measures to substantially reduce adverse cumulative impacts on visual quality. The significant adverse shade and shadow impacts on visual quality cannot be reduced to below a level of significance. Therefore, the City Place Sky Lofts project will contribute cumulatively to adverse aesthetic impacts. F: IPROJ-ENVICity Place Sky LoftslFinal ELRIFindings-SOCIFindings-SOC.doc Page 7 Januarv Z3, 2009 75A-117