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Saticoy & Wells Community Plan and Code EIRExecutive Summaryenvironmentally superior among the three options it is superior in 10 issues and only inferior inone. The No Project alternative is infeasible because it would not accommodate already entitledprojects. None of the alternatives would result in unavoidably significant environmental impacts.AREAS OF PUBLIC CONTROVERSYAreas of public controversy include the amount of development facilitated by the proposedproject, changes in land use, and loss of agricultural lands. This EIR studies all 16 issue areasidentified in the CEQA Appendix G checklist. See the appropriate issue section for discussionsfor project impacts related to those issues.SUMMARY OF IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURESTable ES-1 lists the environmental impacts of the proposed project, proposed mitigationmeasures, and residual impacts. Impacts are categorized by classes. Class I impacts are definedas significant, unavoidable adverse impacts, which require a statement of overridingconsiderations pursuant to Section 15093 of the CEQA Guidelines if the project is approved.Class II impacts are significant adverse impacts that can be feasibly mitigated to less thansignificant levels and which require findings to be made under Section 15091 of the CEQAGuidelines. Class III impacts are adverse, but less than adopted significance thresholds. ClassIV effects are those where there is no impact or the effect would be beneficial.As noted in Table E S-1, all of the project generated impacts can be mitigated to a less thansignificant level through implementation of proposed policies and actions. Aesthetic andbiological resources each had one issue that is a Class II, significant but mitigable impact. SeeTable ES-1 for mitigation associated with these impacts.Table ES-1Summary of Environmental Impacts and Mitigation MeasuresImpactAESTHETICSImpact AES-1 Development facilitatedby the Project would convert agriculturallands and vacant land in the Project Areato suburban uses, thus transforming theProject Area’s visual character. Althoughsome individuals may view this changeas adverse, the change for this area wasenvisioned in the 2005 General Plan andthe proposed development would notcreate an aesthetically offensivecondition. Thus, the impact to the ProjectArea’s visual character would be ClassIII, less than significant.Impact AES-2 Development that wouldbe facilitated by the Project wouldpotentially alter and/or block views fromvarious public view corridors. Themagnitude of impact would vary witheach proposed development. Impacts toNone NecessaryMitigation MeasuresAES-2(a) Sound Walls. Views of sound wallsabutting SR 126 shall be softened throughinstallation of landscaping such as trees,shrubs and climbing vines, resulting in a varietyof textures and colors.ES-3Significance AfterMitigationLess than significantwithout mitigationLess than significantCity of Ventura