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Office Building Frontage Guideline 3 in Chapter 5 of the Specific Plan says that glazing should be <br />non-reflective. Therefore, impacts associated with light and glare would be less than significant. <br />Mitigation Measures <br />Mitigation measures are not required. <br />c. Cumulative Impacts <br />As discussed in Section 3, Environmental Setting, some cumulative impacts are not necessarily <br />significant in relation to development that occurs in San Leandro as a whole. For example, aesthetic <br />impacts associated with the Specific Plan are not likely to be detected in the nearby communities. <br />Therefore, this analysis of cumulative aesthetic impacts focuses on buildout of the Specific Plan <br />Area, as represented by buildout under the proposed Specific Plan. As discussed in Section 2, Project <br />Description, full buildout of the proposed Specific Plan, as accounted for under the current 2035 <br />General Plan, envisions an increased density and intensity of existing land uses, adding up to 2,540 <br />housing units and 300,000 square feet of office space. This level development is slightly larger than <br />what is projected by the 2035 General Plan, as the 2035 General Plan accounts for construction of <br />1,100 new housing units rather than 2,540 as under the Specific Plan, and the intensification of <br />urban development would result in changes to the area’s visual environment. However, buildout <br />under the Specific Plan would not significantly impact scenic vistas or scenic resources within the <br />Specific Plan Area, as analyzed above. The proposed Specific Plan also would not result in significant <br />adverse effects on visual character or quality of the Specific Plan Area, relative to buildout under the <br />existing Zoning Code, and compliance with the City’s proposed design standards would help <br />enhance the quality of the visual environment within the Specific Plan Area. Furthermore, while new <br />development in the Specific Plan Area would increase sources of light and glare, compliance with <br />the San Leandro Municipal Code and site-specific environmental review would reduce any <br />potentially significant impacts from light and glare to a less than significant level. Therefore, the <br />Specific Plan’s cumulative aesthetic impacts within the Specific Plan Area would not be cumulatively <br />considerable and would be less than significant. <br />139