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Aesthetics <br />City of Santa Ana -Park View at Town and Country Manor <br />Draft EIR <br />As graphically illustrated in Visual Simulations 1 through 5, the proposed project would change the <br />visual character of the site, and views of the project site from within the Town and Country Manor <br />campus and from surrounding areas would be substantially changed. However, because the <br />immediate project vicinity is highly developed with office, commercial, retail and higher density <br />residential uses, many contained within mid- to high -rise buildings, the proposed project is not <br />considered inconsistent with existing land uses, nor would the multi -story residential structure be <br />aesthetically incompatible with existing views. <br />Existing and planned multi -story buildings, at maximum heights of 16 stories (Orange Executive <br />Tower- existing) to 31 stories (City Place Sky Lofts - planned), would not be obstructed significantly <br />because the proposed residential structure is lower in height at 8 stories. Views from the planned 4- <br />story medical office building immediately north of the project site would be affected by the creation <br />of the 8 -story structure on the project site, but the proposed project residential structure is considered <br />to be in character with the immediate existing urban setting and the District Center land use <br />designation, emphasizing a principal activity area in this area of Santa Ana and designed to <br />accommodate major development activity. The proposed residential structure would not be out of <br />scale, size, or character with the surrounding existing urban and developing high- intensity area. Also, <br />the design of the multi -story building would be of high quality and would blend with existing <br />architecture and style within the Town and Country Manor and surrounding areas. <br />While it is acknowledged that implementation of the project would alter the visual character of the <br />site and surroundings, it is not anticipated that a substantial degradation of the visual character or <br />quality would occur. Project impact on visual character and quality of the site and surroundings is <br />considered less than significant. No mitigation measures would be required. <br />Michael Brandman Associates 4.1 -16 <br />H \Cl t (PN JN)b327b327W3MME 3270030 Sec I Ae9h .d¢ <br />