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Aesthetic Assessment of the Proposed Beaver Wood Biomass Facility 2. The Quechee Analysis standard; and 3) the applicant has taken reasonably available mitigation steps to reduce the Project’s visual and aesthetic impacts. Th summary, this is an appropriate project sited in an appropriate location that will have limited, if any off-site aesthetic impacts. 15
Aesthetic Assessment of the Proposed Beaver Wood Biomass Facility 3. Impacts to Historic Resources 3. Impacts to Historic Resources A requirement of the Section 248 review includes a determination of whether a proposed project will have an undue adverse effect on historic sites within the surrounding areas of the project. To address this requirement, LandWorks has undertaken a review of the historic structures in the vicinity of the hiomass facility, and has concluded that the Project will create no undue adverse effect on any historic sites. This review was conducted following standards used by the Vermont Division for Historic Presen’ation (VDI-{P), guided by Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, and that have been applied in other Section 248 cases. Project review identified potential historic buildings, structures, and historic districts. Research of these resources was conducted by examining National Register and State Register (SR) files at VDHP offices in Montpelier, VT for structures that are currently listed, To establish an appropriate Area of Potential Effect (APE), LandWorks relied on our familiarity with the site and environs, as well as the viewshed map (Exhibit 3), which provided a 3-mile radius around the Project Site and also identified areas with potential visibility. Since the nature of the Project with its low profile within the landscape greatly reduces visibility from long-distances, the 3-mile radius was used as the APE for the historic structure review. Fieldwork involved visiting, photographing, and identifying potential impacts to the structures within the APE and within the area of potential visibility. There are fourteen (14) individual sites listed on the State Register that are located within the 3-mile APE. Based on research and field analysis it was noted that there did not appear to be any additional sites or structures eligible for listing on the State or National Register within the 3-mile Project radius. The following table and accompanying photographs and location map (see Exhibit I and 2) provide a listing of these resources, their locations, and visibility. Due to topography, buildings and forested woodland, there will be limited to no views from these sites, and it can be concluded that the Project will not have an undue adverse impact on historic resources. Table 1. Listing of Historic Sites Site Address Fair Haven 16 Village Public Park, Fair Haven Green private residences Historic District (1) and businesses Potential Visibility! Impact NR, SR None What’s the ‘Area of Potential Effects? The SHPO uses the federal definition of ‘Area of Potential Effects” (APE) to describe the maximum area that may be affected by a project. Both direct and indirect effects to historic resources must be considered when determining the APE. ‘The geographic area or areas within which an undertaking may direc fly or indirect!y cause changes in the character or use of historic properties, if any such properties exist. The area of potential effects is influenced by the scale and nature of on undertaking and may be different for different kinds of effects caused by the undertaking.” 136 CFR 800.16(d)). Source; Vermont Dept. of Historic Preservation http;//www.hisforicv ermont.org/general /reviewlaq.html
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