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Table 1 Summary of Environmental Impacts, Mitigation Measures, and Residual Impacts Impact Mitigation Measure(s) Residual Impact Aesthetics Impact AES-1. The proposed Specific Plan would facilitate increases in the intensity, scale and visibility of development in the Specific Plan Area, and would include changes to circulation patterns and block sizes. However, plan implementation would not significantly block or otherwise adversely affect scenic vistas. Therefore, impacts related to scenic vistas would be less than significant. None required. Less than significant without mitigation Impact AES-2. The proposed Specific Plan would facilitate changes to the visual character of the Specific Plan Area relative to existing conditions, including potentially substantial increases in building height and massing and overall development intensity. However, the proposed policies, planning framework, and development standards and guidelines for future development in the specific plan would improve the visual quality of the environment, and the proposed design review criteria for new development would help ensure visual compatibility with existing development in the Specific Plan Area. Impacts to visual character would be less than significant. None required. Less than significant without mitigation Impact AES-3. Implementation of the proposed Specific Plan would result in new sources of light and glare in and around the project a Specific Plan Area. However, these new sources would not substantially increase the amount of light and glare in the already urbanized Specific Plan Area, and would be regulated by the City’s adopted 2035 General Plan, and Municipal Code requirements, and specific plan provisions. This would be a less than significant impact. None required. Less than significant without mitigation Air Quality Impact AQ-1. Buildout of the proposed Specific Plan would result in the temporary generation of air pollutants during construction, which would affect local air quality. Compliance with the BAAQMD Basic Construction Mitigation Measures would require future projects within the Specific Plan Area to implement measures to reduce construction emissions. Impacts would be significant but mitigable. MM AQ-2B-1 Construction Emissions As part of the City’s development approval process, the City shall require applicants for future development projects to comply with the current Bay Area Air Quality Management District’s basic control measures for reducing construction emissions of PM10 (Table 8-2, Basic Construction Mitigation Measures Recommended for All Proposed Projects, of the May 2017 BAAQMD CEQA Guidelines). Less than significant Impact AQ-2. The proposed Specific Plan would be consistent with BAAQMD’s 2017 Clean Air Plan. This impact would be less than significant. None required. Less than significant without mitigation 68