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City of Santa Ana <br />Environmental Checklist <br />landscaping and architectural details will lessen the impact of the size and scale of the proposed <br />structures. Additionally, the project would provide an overall improvement over the site that is <br />currently degraded with remnants of the previous site uses. As a result, the visual impacts from KOP <br />14 are less than significant. <br />KOP 16 <br />Figure 3 -7 shows an oblique view of the project from Fairview Street that represents what the <br />greatest number of people would see after implementation of the proposed project. As shown in <br />Figure 3 -7, views of the project site from the Fairview Street vantage point will show the western <br />elevation of the school buildings that would vary in height, color, and setback from Fairview Street, <br />which provides visual depth and interest. Although the proposed buildings are greater than the <br />mass and scale of the nearby residential and commercial structures, the addition of architectural <br />detail, varied colors, landscaping, and varied building heights and setbacks reduces the overall <br />visual effect of the large buildings and enhances the overall compatibility with surrounding land <br />uses. As shown, the project landscaping plan along Fairview Street screens parking areas, and the <br />building colors and exterior treatments are harmonious and create a sense of place. The remnant <br />landscaping in the baseline conditions is replaced with landscaping that accentuates the attributes <br />of the project. As a result, the visual impacts from KOP 16 are less than significant. <br />d. Create a new source of substantial light orglare that would adversely affect daytime or <br />nighttime views in the area? <br />Less - than - Significant Impact. As mentioned above, the project is located in an urbanized area that <br />is developed with mixed uses. The project site is surrounded by a developed environment with fixed <br />and mobile sources of exterior light and glare. Fixed sources of light and glare include exterior <br />building- mounted and freestanding light fixtures, illuminated signage on existing land uses, and <br />street lighting along Fairview Street and Blueberry Lane. Mobile sources of light and glare originate <br />from vehicles. These existing light sources contribute to moderate levels of nighttime lighting. <br />The project includes installation of nighttime lighting for security and signage purposes. This <br />includes parking lot and sidewalk lighting within the residential component and lighting on, around, <br />and within the residential units. All outdoor lighting will be low- level, downward - facing, hooded, <br />and appropriately angled away from sensitive land uses. Further, the lighting will be the minimum <br />necessary to safely light the project site and comply with the design standards outlined in the City's <br />Municipal Code. As a result, the lighting used for the proposed project would not introduce a <br />significant new source of light to the area and impacts related to lighting would be less than <br />significant. <br />Glare is a phenomenon which is primarily caused by sunlight striking and renecting off spectral <br />surfaces. Glare is predictable and governed by the Law of Reflection. In an urban environment the <br />primary spectral surfaces are glass or polished metal. The proposed project's buildings do not use <br />polished metal as an exterior architectural treatment, which would have the potential to cause <br />fugitive glare. The windows are not glazed or highly polished so their refractive index will be the <br />same as ordinarywindow glass that is currently pervasive in surrounding area. The incremental <br />increase in spectral surfaces that have the potential to cause glare proposed by the project is <br />considered less than significant. <br />The Academy Charter High School June 2022 <br />Initial Study /Mitigated Negative Declaration 3 -10 Icf 0e 20.2 <br />Lklilt <br />• •, <br />