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PUD-74 Environmental Checklist <br />Less Than <br />Potentially Significant Less Than <br />Significant Wi[h Mitigation Significant No <br />Issues Impact Incorporated Impact Impact <br />Aesthetics <br />Would the project: <br />a) Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic <br />vista? <br />b) Substantially damage scenic resources, including, ~ ~ ~ ~X <br />but not limited to, trees, rock outcroppings, and <br />historic buildings within a state scenic highway? <br />c) Substantially degrade the existing visual character <br />or quality of the site and its surroundings? <br />d) Create a new source of substantial light or glaze <br />which would adversely affect day or nighttime <br />views in the area? <br />Discussion <br />a,b) The proposed project is not located in an area designated as a scenic resource, scenic <br />vista, or scenic highway. Therefore, this would be no-impact. <br />c) The proposed homes and clubhouse have been attractively designed. Three of the four <br />proposed house models would be one-story ranging between 17 to 24 feet in height, <br />depending on the model and elevation type. The two-story model would measure <br />between 25 %z and 26'/z feet in height, depending on the elevation type. The applicant is <br />proposing to prohibit two-story homes on Lots 18-21 and 29-32 and provide a 10-foot <br />minimum western side yazd setback for Lots 19, 20, 30, and 31. Since there is an <br />existing seven-foot tall masonry wall along the project's western boundazy, the proposed <br />homes would be not visible or would be partially visible from the first floors of the <br />existing homes located directly to the west. Although the proposed homes would be <br />visible from the second floors of the existing homes to the west, the design and heights of <br />the proposed homes would be compatible with the existing residences in the adjacent <br />Ironwood neighborhood. Therefore, the existing visual chazacter and quality of the site <br />and its sunroundings would not be substantially degraded and this would be no-impact. <br />d) The project would include standard down lighting for roadways as well as typical lighting <br />for residential lots. Residences do not typically create substantial amounts of glare <br />because of the types of fixtures and the height of the structures. Lighting for the <br />recreation center will be conditioned to be directed downward and designed and/or <br />shielded to not shine on neighboring properties or roadways and to have the lowest <br />