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City of Pleasanton—Hidden Canyon Residences and Preserve Draft EIR Aesthetics, Light, and Glare FirstCarbon Solutions 3.1-3 https://adecinnovations.sharepoint.com/sites/PublicationsSite/Shared Documents/Publications/Client (PN-JN)/2148/21480016/EIR/3 - Draft EIR/21480016 Sec03-01 Aesthetics.docx located approximately 1.6 miles northeast of the project site; I-580 is an Eligible State Scenic Highway approximately 0.32 mile north of the project site.2 Additionally, the General Plan recognizes arroyos, ridge views, hillsides, and open space areas as general scenic resources. 3.1.3 - Regulatory Framework State Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations Building Energy Efficiency Standards California Building Standards Code (California Code of Regulations [CCR] Title 24)—including Part 6— includes Section 132 of the Building Energy Efficiency Standards, which regulates lighting characteristics, such as maximum power and brightness, shielding, and sensor controls to turn lighting on and off. Different lighting standards are set by classifying areas by lighting zone (LZ). The classification is based on population figures of the 2000 Census. Areas can be LZ1 (dark), LZ2 (rural), or LZ3 (urban). Lighting requirements for dark and rural areas are stricter in order to protect the areas from new sources of light pollution and light trespass. California Scenic Highway Program I-680 is a designated scenic highway, from the Contra Costa County line southward to Mission Boulevard; this includes the section of I-680 that passes by the project area. The State Legislature created the California Scenic Highway Program, maintained by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), in 1963. The purpose of the State Scenic Highway Program is to protect and enhance the natural scenic beauty of California highways and adjacent corridors, through special conservation treatment. The State laws governing the Scenic Highway Program are in the Streets and Highways Code, Sections 260 through 263. A highway may be designated scenic depending upon how much of the natural landscape can be seen by travelers, the scenic quality of the landscape, and the extent to which development intrudes upon the traveler’s enjoyment of the view. The State Scenic Highway System includes a list of highways that are either eligible for designation as scenic highways or have been officially designated. The status of a proposed State scenic highway changes from eligible to officially designated when the local governing body applies to Caltrans for scenic highway approval, adopts a Corridor Protection Program, and receives notification that the highway has been officially designated a Scenic Highway. Local Pleasanton General Plan The General Plan establishes the following goals, policies, and programs related to aesthetics, light, and glare that are applicable to the proposed project: Land Use Element Policy 21 Preserve scenic hillside and ridge views of the Pleasanton ridgelands and Southeast Hills. 2 City of Pleasanton. 2015. Pleasanton General Plan 2005–2025. January 6.