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City of Santa Ana Environmental Checklist The project vicinity is developed and has public views that are generally limited to the South Sullivan street corridor. Public viewers of the project site include motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists along area roadways. Given the flat topography and the density of the built environment in the vicinity of the proposed project, the uses directly adjacent to the project site have the most prominent views of the project site. The one-story residential uses east and adjacent to the project site have direct views of the project site that are largely hindered by the existing landscaping and six-foot wall. The views from the two-story residences to the north are limited to views from the second story window of three residences. The remainder of views from the uses adjacent to the north and south of the site are obstructed by the existing landscaping and six-foot walls separating the uses. The multi-family, residential land uses to the west of South Sullivan Avenue are largely faced inward, and are not oriented toward the project site. Would the project: a. Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista? Less-than-Significant Impact. The proposed project would not have an adverse effect on a scenic vista. Scenic vistas are views that are generally greater than one mile from a receptor and consist of horizon-line views. As described above, the project site is in an urban developed area where distance views are limited to the South Sullivan Street corridor, which is not considered a scenic vista. The proposed two-story building would be 35 feet high and its towers would be up to 48-feet high. The appearance of the building height and scale is visually scaled into the surrounding two- story residential uses by using roofs of varying heights on the proposed structures, and by utilizing tall landscaping such as palm trees. The project site is mid-block and the proposed structures would not impede upon the existing street view corridor along South Sullivan Street. As a result, implementation of the project will not have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista, and impacts are less than significant. b. Substantially damage scenic resources, Including, but not limited to trees, rock outcroppings and historic buildings along a scenic highway? No Impact. There are no officially designated state scenic highways in the vicinity of the proposed project (Caltrans 2011). The only officially designated scenic highway within Orange County is a portion of SR-91. Eligible State Scenic Highways within the County include: SR-1, SR-74, portions of SR-91, and a portion of SR-57, none of which is in the vicinity of the project site. Likewise, there are no County-designated scenic highways that run through the City of Santa Ana. Additionally, as described in V.a below (Cultural Resources), there are no historic resources located on the project site. Further, the proposed project site is relatively flat and surrounded by an urban environment. There are no other scenic resources, including trees and rock outcroppings, within or adjacent to the project area. Therefore, there are no potential impacts related to scenic resources within a state scenic highway, and no mitigation is required. C, Substantially degrade the existing visual character, or quality of the site and its surroundings? Less-than-Significant Impact, The proposed project would alter the existing visual character of the site. In terms of character, the site vicinity is best described as urban and developed. As described above and shown on Figure 2.3, the site consists of various residential building structures originally developed between 1927 and 1962. The existing buildings onsite are aged, incongruent, and do not the eat 9uddhtst Meditation Center Initial Study dy/Mitigated Negative Declaration 3-6 June 2013 ICF00215.12 31 C-59