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City of Santa Ana Environmental Checklist Less-than- Significant Potentially Impact with Less-than- Significant Mitigation Significant No 1. Aesthetics Impact Incorporated Impact Impact Would the project: a. Have a substantial adverse effect on a ❑ ❑ ® ❑ scenic vista? b. Substantially damage scenic resources, ❑ ❑ ❑ including, but not limited to, trees, rock outcroppings, and historic buildings along a scenic highway? c. Substantially degrade the existing visual ❑ ❑ ® ❑ character or quality of the site and its surroundings? d. Create a new source of substantial light or ❑ ® ❑ ❑ glare that would adversely affect daytime or nighttime views in the area? Discussion Existing Condition of Project Site and Vicinity Onsite Visual Conditions The project site is currently used for the Bat Nha Buddhist Temple facilities and developed with two single- family structures and several ancillary buildings that were developed between 1927 and 1962. Large areas of the site are covered with older but generally well -kept buildings, cement, asphalt, and gravel. Additionally, the site contains koi ponds, some scattered trees, and other ornamental landscaping. Project Vicinity Characterization The existing visual setting in the project vicinity includes a developed urban neighborhood with a mix of land uses. As described further in the Section X, "Land Use," a majority of the vicinity immediately surrounding the project site is developed with residential and religious uses and, commercial areas are located farther south along McFadden Avenue. The single - family residential homes near the project site consist of both one -story and two -story buildings with high pitched roofs. The multi - family residential buildings across the street from the project site are two -story structures. Views of the project site are hindered by the existing mature ornamental landscaping along the roadways and parcel frontages, as well as by the existing 6 -foot block wall that surrounds the site on three sides. Viewer Groups Viewer groups are broadly characterized as having public or private views. Public views are available to all visual receptors, such as views from a neighborhood park or roadway. Private views, however, are exclusive to property owners and their guests or members, and include places such as residences and private facilities (e.g., golf clubs or tennis clubs). The Bat Nha Buddhist Meditation Center Lune 201 Initial Study /Mitigated Negative Declaration 3 -5 3 iC10022.1 31 C -58