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City of Pleasanton—Villages at the Quarry Project Consistency Checklist 15183 Consistency Checklist 42 Plan, zoning requirements, Design Guidelines, Objective Design and Development Standards, the design review process, the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan, and Measures PP and QQ would ensure that future development projects consistent with the Housing Element Update are cohesive, appropriately designed in terms of potential aesthetic impacts, and reflect the character of the City. On a programmatic level, development consistent with the Housing Element Update would have a less than significant impact related to scenic quality regulations. Proposed Project Analysis and Conclusion Scenic Vistas, Scenic Highways, and Visual Character The project site is not one of the sites identified in the Housing Element FEIR for which development could result in aesthetic impacts. Views of scenic resources from the project site, including Mount Diablo to the north, as well as lakes, arroyos, and canals to the north and east, are largely obscured by existing development. Furthermore, the nearest officially designated State Scenic Highway, I-680, is located over 2.5 miles west of the project site, and the nearest eligible State Scenic Highway, I-580, is located approximately 1.8 miles north of the project site. The project site is not visible from either of these highways due to distance, intervening topography, and existing development. The project site is generally vacant except for its current use as storage for construction equipment. Introduction of new residential uses would have the potential to alter the visual character of the site, although residential uses are already existing or proposed to the north and west, and the proposed project would be consistent in visual character with surrounding residential neighborhoods. Furthermore, the proposed project would be required to be considered through the Senate Bill (SB) 330 process, including compliance with the General Plan Land Use and Community Character Element goals and policies, as well as Municipal Code requirements, which require design review prior to project approval. Therefore, there are no environmental effects that are peculiar to the proposed project. The proposed project would not result in a new or more severe adverse impact that was not previously identified in the Housing Element Update FEIR.