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City of Santa Ana <br />Environmental Checklist <br />at this KOP are residents, motorists, and pedestrians. The KOP was deemed sensitive due to its <br />proximity, concern level, and number of viewers. <br />KOP 16 <br />KOP 16 is located on western side of Fairview Street; it is a view from the sidewalk in the 1800 <br />block. The view direction is north - northeast. The right -of -way of Fairview Street provides <br />separation from the project site, but the view of the site is also panoramic. The primary viewer <br />groups are motorists and pedestrians. The KOP was deemed sensitive due to its proximity, <br />pervasiveness, and the number of viewers. <br />The existing conditions and characterization of views and sensitive viewers, along with the KOPs <br />described above, are used as the baseline for determining the potential impacts that could result <br />from the proposed project when applying the thresholds below. <br />Would the project: <br />a. Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista? <br />Less- than - Significant Impact. The proposed project would not have an adverse effect on a <br />scenic vista. Scenic vistas are views that are generally greater than 1 mile from a receptor and <br />consist of horizon line views. As described above, the project site is in an urban developed area <br />where scenic vistas are generally limited to street corridors and the Edna Park /Santa Ana River <br />areas, which are adjacent to one another and located approximately 500 feet to the east of the <br />project site. As described previously, shown in Figure 3 -4, and evaluated in the KOP 3 <br />discussion below, the Edna Park /Santa Ana River recreational area has a limited view of the <br />project site via the Huckleberry Road viewshed and above the 6 -foot wall that borders the <br />project site. From the park only a small portion of the project site is visible. Furthermore, the <br />scenic vista from this location is in the opposite direction towards the open space of the Santa <br />Ana River. As a result, implementation of the project will not have a substantial adverse effect <br />on views from the Edna Park /Santa Ana River area toward the project site. There are no other <br />scenic vistas or view corridors in the vicinity that have views of the project site. Therefore, <br />development of the proposed project would not have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista, <br />and impacts are less than significant. <br />b. Substantially damage scenic resources, including, but not limited to trees, rock outcroppings, <br />and historic buildings along a scenic highway? <br />No Impact. There are no officially designated state scenic highways in the vicinity of the proposed <br />project (Caltrans 2011). The only officially designated scenic highway within Orange County is a <br />portion of SR -91. Eligible State Scenic Highways within the County include: SR -1, SR -74, portions of <br />SR -91, and a portion of SR -57, none of which is in the vicinity of the project site. Likewise, there are <br />no County- designated scenic highways that run through the City of Santa Ana. <br />Additionally, as described in V.a below (Cultural Resources), there are no recorded historical <br />resources located within 0.5 mile of the project site. Further, the proposed project site is relatively <br />flat and surrounded by an urban environment. There are no other scenic resources, including trees <br />and rock outcroppings, within or adjacent to the project area. Therefore, there are no potential <br />impacts related to scenic resources within a state scenic highway, and no mitigation is required. <br />The Academy Charter High School June 2012 <br />Initial Study /Mitigated Negative Declaration 3 -7 ICF00914.11 <br />' 0 1 <br />