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City of Santa Ana <br />Environmental Checklist <br />Less-than- <br />Significant <br />Potentially Impact with Less-than- <br />Significant Mitigation Significant No <br />1. Aesthetics Impact Incorporated Impact Impact <br />Would the project: <br />a. Have a substantial adverse effect on a ? ? ® ? <br />scenic vista? <br />b. Substantially damage scenic resources, ? ? ? 19 <br />including, but not limited to, trees, rock <br />outcroppings, and historic buildings along <br />a scenic highway? <br />c. Substantially degrade the existing visual ? ? ® ? <br />character or quality of the site and its <br />surroundings? <br />d. Create a new source of substantial light or ? ® ? ? <br />glare that would adversely affect daytime <br />or nighttime views in the area? <br />Discussion <br />Existing Condition of Project Site and Vicinity <br />Onsite Visual Conditions <br />The project site is currently used for the Bat Nha Buddhist Temple facilities and developed with two <br />single-family structures and several ancillary buildings that were developed between 1927 and <br />1962. Large areas of the site are covered with older but generally well-kept buildings, cement, <br />asphalt, and gravel. Additionally, the site contains koi ponds, some scattered trees, and other <br />ornamental landscaping. <br />Project Vicinity Characterization <br />The existing visual setting in the project vicinity includes a developed urban neighborhood with a <br />mix of land uses. As described further in the Section X, "Land Use," a majority of the vicinity <br />immediately surrounding the project site is developed with residential and religious uses and, <br />commercial areas are located farther south along McFadden Avenue. The single-family residential <br />homes near the project site consist of both one-story and two-story buildings with high pitched <br />roofs. The multi-family residential buildings across the street from the project site are two-story <br />structures. Views of the project site are hindered by the existing mature ornamental landscaping <br />along the roadways and parcel frontages, as well as by the existing 6-foot block wall that surrounds <br />the site on three sides. <br />Viewer Groups <br />Viewer groups are broadly characterized as having public or private views. Public views are <br />available to all visual receptors, such as views from a neighborhood park or roadway. Private views, <br />however, are exclusive to property owners and their guests or members, and include places such as <br />residences and private facilities (e.g., golf clubs or tennis clubs). <br />The Bat Nha Buddhist Meditation Center Lune 2013 <br />Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration 3-5 iC10022.1 <br />31 C-58