IV. Visibility and Aesthetics

Minimal Adverse Visibility and Aesthetics Impact on Highway

There would be little or no adverse impact on visibility and aesthetics of the highway based on the photographs and project drawings submitted by Kenwood of the single proposed riser pole or concrete pad located some 200 feet off the highway. Furthermore, removing the existing electric and telephone cables on poles along the aforementioned sections of Highway 12 would dramatically improve the aesthetics of the highway, and conform with PU Code Section 320.

Local Government has No Objection to Undergrounding

On March 4, 2004, the County of Sonoma Permit and Resource Management Department stated in an electronic communication to Kenwood that this proposal is superior to the previous alternative of locating the single riser pole immediately adjacent to the highway, since visual impact is less.