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SAN LEANDRO SHORELINE DEVELOPMENT DRAFT EIR <br />CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />AESTHETICS <br />improvements would result in improvements to public spaces, such as the community park at the end of <br />Mulford Point Drive. Furthermore, as shown in the Urban Decay Analysis prepared for the Project, since it <br />is not anticipated that the Project would result in urban decay off-site, the Project would not have the <br />potential to result in a degradation of the visual character of areas off-site. Therefore, a less -than - <br />significant impact would result in this respect. <br />Applicable Regulations: <br />■ San Leandro General Plan <br />■ San Leandro Zoning Code <br />Significance Before Mitigation: Less than significant. <br />AES -4 The Project would not expose people on- or off-site to substantial light or <br />glare, which would adversely affect day or nighttime views in the area. <br />Although the Project site has been historically developed and currently includes sources of light and glare, <br />development of the Project would result in new structures and increased intensity of non-residential <br />development and increased density of residential development. As a result, the Project would create <br />additional sources of light and glare. Sources of nighttime light include street and parking lighting, lighting <br />illuminated from new buildings, and outdoor security lights resulting in an increase in the total amount of <br />light emanating from the Project site. In addition, the new residential uses within the site and adjacent <br />residential properties would be sensitive receptors and would be affected by an increase in light and glare. <br />However, all proposed development would be required to conform to San Leandro Zoning Code <br />regulations pertaining to the abatement of unreasonable light and glare including those contained in <br />Section 4-1732, Lighting; Section 4-1670, Performance Standards; Section 5-2512, Site Plan Review <br />Standards; Section 4-1676, Airport Safety Zones; and Section 4-1806, Regulations for On -Premises Signs. <br />Additionally, CALGreen Section 5.106.8 regulates light pollution by establishing maximum Backlight, <br />Uplight and Glare (BUG) ratings for light fixtures. These regulations would assure that day and nighttime <br />conditions would not be adversely affected by light with provisions including the requirement that <br />outdoor parking area lighting create no cone of direct illumination greater than sixty degrees from <br />a light source higher than six feet and that, that cone of direct illumination not shine directly onto an <br />adjacent street, as described in Section 4-1732, Lighting. Implementation of these regulations would be <br />assured by the necessary review by City Staff and Provision D., in Section 5-2512, Site Plan Review <br />Standards which requires that site plans submitted to the City detail features, such as signs, fences, and <br />lighting for buildings, parking lots, and/or driveways and minimize off-site glare. Glare would be minimized <br />through compliance with Section 4-1670(D), which requires that mirror or highly reflective glass shall not <br />cover more than 20 percent of a building surface visible from a street unless an applicant demonstrates to <br />the satisfaction of the Zoning Enforcement Official that use of such glass would not significantly increase <br />glare visible from adjacent streets or pose a hazard for moving vehicles. For these reasons, a less -than - <br />significant impact would result with respect to substantial light or glare which would adversely affect day <br />or nighttime views in the area. <br />PLACEWORKS 4.1-35 <br />