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APPENDIX L

VISUAL/AESTHETICS

Form 8400-6

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT SENSITIVITY LEVEL RATING SHEET

Date: September 6, 2013

District/ Field Office: Palm Spring/ South Coast

Resource Area:

1. Evaluators (names) Sodarith Pay

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(9) KOP 01

KOP 02

KOP 03

KOP 04

KOP 05

KOP 06

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Greenbelt, concrete walking trail with bench and

trash cans behind houses.

Houses in front of low hills and high tower

Scenic roadway of grassland and hills

Passive park, open turf and concrete walking path

with park benches and trash cans.

Entrance to Community of Morongo Indian

Reservation and near Cabazon Outlet Mall.

In the Community of Painted Hills.

(Instructions on reverse)

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Proponent's Environmental Assessment West of Devers Upgrade Project

1S Section 303W

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Form

Line

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Term: Short Long Level of Change: Very Low Low Moderate HighDoes this Project Design Meet VRM Objectives? Yes No

same (see above)same (see above)

Vertical transmission towers in same location; height of towers raised

Vertical transmission towers in same location

Steel grey transmission towers

Steel transmission towers

same (see above)

same (see above)

same (see above)

same (see above)

same (see above)

same (see above)

Visual Contrast Rating Data SheetWest of Devers Transmission Line Upgrade Project

KEY VIEWPOINT DESCRIPTION

CHARACTERISTIC LANDSCAPE DESCRIPTION

Key Observation Point 1Key Viewpoint 1

Project Segment 1, City of Loma Linda, R.O.W. at Mission Road looking South

TownshipRangeVRM ClassAnalystDate

Location

September 6, 2013Sodarith Pay

STRUCTURES

LEVEL OF CHANGE & VRM CLASS CONSISTENCY

PROPOSED ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

LANDFORM / WATER VEGETATION STRUCTURES

DEGREE OF CONTRAST


Form

LANDFORM / WATER

Line

Color

Texture

VEGETATIONVertical and pointy transmission towers and communication poles; vertical houses with conical roofsVertical transmission towers and straight communication poles; two story single family houses with diagonal roofsSteel grey towers and wooden poles; slate, dark grey, terra cotta, light brown, light tan, dark brown, white, beigeSteel towers and wooden poles; stucco finished walls, smooth building surfaces; tiles and shingles for building roofs

Nearly flat paved walkway with concrete; medium height hills and mountain ranges visible in the backgroundNear horizontal ground plane with bands of meandering paths; near horizontal to soft undulating hills and mountain rangesSlate, light grey, light sand, brown, medium brown, light tan, seasonal green; dark mottled grey and hues of dark greenvaried; smooth paved concrete walkway; coarse and granulated dirt decomposed granite and soil, smooth mountain ranges

Low to medium height shrubs; small areas of grass and low shrubs in foreground; medium trees and vertical pinesDistinct butt edges of planting along paths and adjacent to housing development; variation in height and formGrass green, juniper green, bright green, red, dark green, seasonal oranges and yellow

varied: smooth grasses; bristly and coarse shrubs; fine to medium textured trees

North

KOP 1

Mountain View Ave. Van Leuven St.


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1S Section 354W

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Form

Line

Color

Texture




Vertical and pointy transmission towers; two story single family houses; block walls and low retaining wallsVertical and horizontal buildings with diagonal and pointy roofs; vertical towers; horizontal walls; rectangular windows and garage doors

White, terra cotta, light brown, dark brown, reddish brown, beige

Stucco finish walls and houses, wooden garage doors, glass windows, steel transmission towers

Nearly flat to gentle upward sloping paved lot; moderate to steep hills beyond urban housing development

Horizontal lines of paved lot; near horizontal to smooth rolling edges of hills

Light grey concrete lot, light brown, tan, season green

Smooth paved concrete lot, coarse and granular dirt and soil

Low groundcover and grasses on hills, vertical trees and round mounded shrubs; manicured shrubs

Horizontal and vertical edges of shrubs; vertical trees with fanned out tree tops

Light green, sage green, juniper green, yellow green, dark brown, medium brown

Fine to medium texture shrubs; bristly shrubs and trees with fanned out tree tops

Visual Contrast Rating Data Sheet West of Devers Transmission Line Upgrade Project




Project Segment 2, City of Colton - Prado Community in front of Reche Canyon Elementary School looking Southwest up the hills


Location


STRUCTURES




DEGREE OF CONTRAST


Form

LANDFORM / WATER

Line

Color

Texture

VEGETATION

same (see above) same (see above)

Vertical transmission tower shifted to right of original location; height of tower raised

Vertical transmission towers






North

KOP 2

215Barton Rd.



2 S Section 212 W

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Form

Line

Color

Texture




Dense medium height shrubs and grasses in foreground; medium height trees with rounded or angular tree tops

Horizontal lines in landscaped area, clumps of trees in masses on hills

Light green, dark green, yellow green, grass green

Densely planted shrubs with coarse grasses; interspersed bristly and pointy trees

Vertical communication poles and transmission towers; horizontal fences and railings

Orderly spaced vertical towers and poles; horizontal fences

Wooden brown poles, medium grey steel towers; light grey fences

Steel transmission towers and wooden poles; steel fences and concrete railings

Line

Color

Form

Project Segment 3, County of Riverside at San Timoteo Canyon next to Schoolhouse on San Timoteo Canyon Road looking Southwest


Location


LANDFORM / WATERNearly flat with gentle undulating downward slope in landscaped areas; flat landscape with dirt road and paved lots in middleground; low hills and mountain rangesNearly horizontal lines with smooth to jagged edges of mountain rangesLight tan, light brown, sandy brown, sandy beige, slate grey, mottled grey in the mountain, seasonal green to light brown





VEGETATION STRUCTURES




DEGREE OF CONTRAST


same (see above) Vertical transmission towers added, some structures removed, height of towers raised




Texture

same (see above)

same (see above)

same (see above)

same (see above)

same (see above)

same (see above)

same (see above)

Coarse dirt and granular soil; slightly rough where gravel is present; smooth weathered mountains

Beaumont Ave.

San Timoteo Canyon Rd.

North

KOP 3

10 FWY



2 S Section 321 W

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Low grasses with massing of medium height trees

Yellow green, light green, dark green, grass green

Smooth paved sidewalk

Form

Line

Color

Texture




same (see above)

same (see above)

same (see above)

same (see above)

same (see above)

same (see above)

same (see above)





DEGREE OF CONTRAST


same (see above) Vertical transmission towers added, some structures removed








Line

Color

Texture

Form

Project Segment 4, City of Beaumont at Stetson Community Park underneath transmission line looking Northwest


Location


LANDFORM / WATER

Flat with paralleled straight walk; flat land in foreground and middleground; low mountain ranges in backgroundHorizontal lines with straight sidewalk; horizontal lines of landscaped areas in foreground and middleground; smooth to jagged edges of mountain ranges in backgroundLight beige concrete sidewalk; seasonal green to light brown; dark slate in mountains, bright green grasses, dark green trees

Distinct edges of grassland adjacent to sidewalk; uniformly horizontal lines of grasses in middleground; nearly jagged edges of tree tops

Dense grasses, clumped massing of trees with bristled and rounded tree tops

Pointy and vertical transmission towers; vertical light poles; block of single story family houses with pointy to conical roofs

Orderly spaced vertical towers and light poles; vertical single story buildings with diagonal roofs

Wooden brown poles, medium grey towers; light tan to brown buildings; terra cotta roofs

Steel towers and aluminum light poles; smooth building façade with sharp edges; stucco finish walls

Monte VerdeDr.

North

KOP 4

10 FWY.



3S Section 72E

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Line

Color

Texture




Line

Color

Texture

Form

Project Segment 5, County of Riverside - Community of Cabazon at Morongo Indian Reservation Entry Gate; Corner of Malk Rd. & Seminole Dr. looking Northwest with Morongo Indian Reservation entry gate in background


Location


LANDFORM / WATER

Flat road with paved lots in foreground; gentle undulating hills in middleground; low to medium mountain ranges in background

Vertical lines of road and curbing trail; smooth to jagged edges of hills and mountains









DEGREE OF CONTRAST


same (see above) Vertical transmission towers (TSPs) added, some structures removedVertical transmission towers (TSPs)

Steel grey transmission towers (TSPs)

Steel transmission towers (TSPs)

same (see above)

same (see above)

same (see above)

same (see above)

same (see above)

same (see above)

same (see above)

Pointy and vertical transmission towers and communication poles, vertical light poles, vertical fences and block of low buildings with flat to diagonal roofs

Vertical transmission towers and poles; vertical buildings and fences

Wooden brown poles, grey light poles, medium grey steel towers; yellow fences, wooden fences

Steel towers and wooden communication poles; concrete light poles; steel and aluminum fencing

Light grey asphalt and concrete, light grey cement curbing, sandy yellow and beige dirt paths; seasonal green to light brown, dark slate mountainsSmooth paved road and lots; sandy and fine dirt road

No visible planting in foreground, low sparse shrubs and trees in middleground

Barely visible horizontal lines of shrubs edges in middleground; vertical trees and jagged edges of tree tops

Light brown, dark brown, light beige, light tan, dark green

Sparse grasses and shrubs, dispersed trees with bristle tree tops

10 FWY.

North

KOP 5 SeminoleDr.

MalkiRd.



3S Section 64E

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Form

Line

Color

Texture




Multiple wind turbines of varying height, pointy and vertical transmission towers and communication poles; single story family housing

Orderly spaced vertical towers and poles; vertical buildings with diagonal roofs

Wooden brown poles, medium grey towers, white buildings with terra cotta and tan roofSteel towers and wooden poles; pointy and smooth building with sharp roofs; stucco finish wall and shingles on roof

Light green, dark green, brown, dark brown, beige, light tan, dark purple, dark slate, dark blue

Coarse and granular gravel and dirt, clay soil, small dessert rocks

Sparse to dense massing of medium height shrubs; large linear massing of medium height trees

Uneven line of tree tops and shrubs

Yellow green, light green, dark green, olive green, chalet greenBristle, fine, and pointy shrubs, scrubby and coarse shrubs, interspersed rough and patchy shrubs, dense massing of trees

Color

Texture

Line

Form

Project Segment 6, County of Riverside at Painted Hills Community; Corner of Painted Hills Rd. and Vernon Rd. looking Southwest


Location


LANDFORM / WATER

Diagonal roads and hills from foreground to middle ground; jagged to steep edges of mountain ranges in background

Diagonal lines of roads, dirt trails, and hills; jagged to steep edges of mountain tops









DEGREE OF CONTRAST


same (see above) Vertical transmission towers removed and replaced with new towers




same (see above)

same (see above)

same (see above)

same (see above)

same (see above)

same (see above)

same (see above)

North

KOP 6

10



Form 8400‐1 Date September 6, 2013

(September 1985) District UNITED STATES Palm Spring / South Coast

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Resource AreaBUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

Scenic Quality Rating UnitSCENIC QUALITY FIELD INVENTORY 1

1. Evaluators (names)

Sodarith Pay

b. VEGETATION c. STRUCTURE (General)

Low to medium height shrubs; Vertical and pointy transmission

small areas of grass and low shrubs towers and communication poles;

in foreground; medium trees vertical houses with conical roofs

and vertical pines

Distinct butt edges of planting along Vertical transmission towers and

paths and adjacent to housing straight communication poles; two

development; variation in story single family houses with

height and form diagonal roofs

Grass green, juniper green, bright Stee grey towers and wooden poles;

green, red, dark green, slate, dark grey, terra cotta, light

seasonal oranges and yellow brown, light tan, dark brown,

white, beige

varied; smooth grasses; bristly and Steel towers and wooden poles;

coarse shrubs; fine to medium stucco finished walls, smooth

textured trees building surfaces; tiles and

shingles for building roofs

3. Narrative

background. Tall vertical towers obstruct view into the sky and have great impact on the scenic quality. No water body is visible

within scenic view corridor. Mountain ranges in the background enhance overall view of the neighborhood. Manucured

edges of landscape turf and grasses create diverse visual experience.

HIGH MEDIUM LOW EXPLANATION OR RATIONALE SCENIC QUALITY

a. Landform 1 Flat land with housing development CLASSIFICATION

b. Vegetation 4 Dense shrubs, grasses and trees

c. Water 0 No water visible A ‐ 19 OR MORE

d. Color 4 Seasonal green and colors in fall

e. Adjacent Scenery 3 Mountains greatly enhance overall view B ‐ 12 ‐ 18

f. Scarcity 3 Towers within close proximity affects view

g. Cultural Modification 1 Minimal modifications C ‐ 11 OR LESS

TOTALS 8 + 7 + 1 = 16

4. SCORE (Circle Appropriate Level)*

and granulated dirt decomposed granite and

soil, smooth mountain ranges

This SQRU consists of one and two story family houses sitting on flatland. Undulating mountains and hills can be seen in the

2. LANDSCAPE CHARACTER (Feature)

brown, light tan, seasonal green; dark mottled

grey and hues of dark green

varied; smooth paved concrete walkway; coarse

FORM

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a. LANDFORM/WATER

Nearly flat paved walkway with concrete; median

height hills and mountain ranges visible in the

background

Near horizontal ground plane with bands of

meandering paths; near horizontal to soft

undulating hills and mountain ranges

Slate, light grey, light stand, brown, medium








Sodarith Pay


Low groundcover and grasses Vertical and pointy transmission

on hills; vertical trees and towers; two story single

round mounded shrubs; family houses; block walls and

manicured shrubs low retaining walls

Horizontal and vertical edges of Vertical and horizontal buildings

shrubs; vertical trees with with diagonal and point roofs;

fanned out tree tops vertical towers; horizontal walls;

rectangular windows and garage

doors

Light green, sage green, White, terra cotta, light brown,

juniper green, yellow green, dark brown, reddish brown,

dark brown, medium brown beige

Fine to medium texture Stucc finish walls and houses,

shrubs; bristly shrubs and wooden garage doors, glass

trees with fanned out tree windows, steel transmission

tops towers

3. Narrative

are moderately steep behind housing development with transmission towers in middleground and background. Hillsare blanketed with grasses and groundcover. No water is visible within range. Manicured shrubs sit in front yardof houses, providing little to no shade. Tall vertical towers obstruct view into the sky and have great impact onscenic quality. Mountains around the scenic unit generally enhance the overall visual quality.


a. Landform 2 Houses on hillside CLASSIFICATION

b. Vegetation 3 Vegetated hills planting in front yard

c. Water 0 No water visible A ‐ 19 OR MORE

d. Color 3 Green, beige, terra cotta, brown

e. Adjacent Scenery 3 Mountains greatly enhance view B ‐ 12 ‐ 18

f. Scarcity 2 Similar features in the region


TOTALS 0 + 9 + 4 = 13

Smooth paved concrete lot, coarse and

FORM

LINE

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a. LANDFORM/WATER

Nearly flat to gentle upward sloping paved

lot; moderate to steep hills beyond urban

housing development

Hirozintal lines of paved lot; near horizontal

to smooth rooling edges of hills

Light grey concrete lot, light brown, tan,


seasonal green


granular dirt and soil

This SQRU consists of one story single family houses sitting at the base of hills close to transmission towers. Hills








Sodarith Pay


Dense medium height shrubs Vertical communication poles

and grasses in foreground; and transmission towers;

medium height trees with rounded horizontal fences and railings

or angular tree tops

Horizontal lines in landscaped Orderly spaced vertical towers

area, clumps of trees in masses and poles; horizontal fences

on hills

Light green, dark green, yellow Wooden brown poles, medium

green, grass green grey steel towers, light grey

fences

Densely planted shrubs with Steel transmission towers and

coarse grasses; interspersed wooden poles; steel fences

bristly and pointy trees and concrete railings

3. Narrative

dominate the view of this scenic corridor. Vertical steel fences span out horizontally In the middleground of the view. No

water body is visible in the view. Vertical transmission towers spread out equally on the hills and obstruct view of sky.


a. Landform 1 Flat land and rolling hills CLASSIFICATION

b. Vegetation 3 Trees, shrubs, and grasses are visible

c. Water 0 No water is visible A ‐ 19 OR MORE

d. Color 3 Green and brown

e. Adjacent Scenery 2 Similar overall view B ‐ 12 ‐ 18

f. Scarcity 1 Similar to surrounding region


TOTALS 1 + 6 + 4 = 11


where gravel is present; smooth weathered

mountains

This SQRU consists of smooth paved road on flat land of grasses and dirt ground. Low to medium height mountain ranges

Season green and brown is visible throughout. Mountains in the background enhance the overall visual quality.


beige, slate grey, mottled grey in the mountain,

seasonal green to light brown

low hills and mountain ranges

Coarse dirt and granulated soil; slightly rough

FORM

LINE

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a. LANDFORM/WATER

Nearly flat with gentle undulating downward

slope in landscaped areas; flat landscape with

dirt road and paved lots in middleground;

Nearly horizontal lines with smooth to jagged

edges of mountain ranges

Light tan, light brown, sandy brown, sandy








Sodarith Pay


3. Narrative

visible in the background. Vertical steel transmission towers and structures dominate the middleground and obstruct view to the sky. No water body is visible within this view corridor. Single story family houses in urban developments span throughout


a. Landform 1 Flat land with grass CLASSIFICATION

b. Vegetation 3 Trees, shrubs, and grasses are visible


d. Color 3 Green and brown

e. Adjacent Scenery 0 Similar overall view B ‐ 12 ‐ 18

f. Scarcity 4 Similar to surrounding region


TOTALS 5 + 6 + 1 = 12


Flat with paralleled straight walk; flat land in foreground and middleground; low mountain ranges in background

Pointy and vertical transmission towers; vertical light poles; block of single story family

houses with pointy to conical roofsLow grasses with massing of medium height

trees

Horizontal lines with straight sidewalk; horizontal lines of landscaped areas in foreground and middleground; smooth

to jagged edges of mountain ranges in background

Distinct edges of grassland adjacent to sidewalk; uniformly horizontal lines of

grasses in middleground; nearly jagged edges of tree tops

Orderly spaced vertical towers and light poles; vertical single story buildings with diagonal

roofs

FORM

LINE

a. LANDFORM/WATER

Wooden brown poles, medium grey towers; light tan to brown buildings; terra cotta roofs

Dense grasses, clumped massing of trees with bristled and rounded tree tops

Steel towers and aluminum light poles; smooth building façade with sharp edges;

stucco finish walls

Yellow green, light green, dark green, grass green


This SQRU consists of smooth flat land of grasses and dirt ground. Low to medium height mountain ranges are barely

the middleground beyond grassland. Colors of green and brown spread through the scenic view. Trees in neighborhoodadjacent to parkland can be seen.

Smooth grassland and dirt road

COLO

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Light beige concrete sidewalk; seasonal green to light brown; dark slate in mountains, bright green grasses, dark green

trees








Sodarith Pay


3. Narrative

Vertical transmission towers dominant view in the middle ground. Wooden light poles and communications poles spread

throughout the scenic view. Dominant colors are that of grey, seasonal green, and brown. No water body is visible shrubs

within the view. Trees and sparsely spaced can be seen in the middle ground to background. Mountains in the background


a. Landform 1Flat landform and rolling hills in the

distanceCLASSIFICATION

b. Vegetation 1Barely visible trees in background


d. Color 2Uniform shades of mottled grey with

little green

e. Adjacent Scenery 2 hills in distant enhance overall view B ‐ 12 ‐ 18

f. Scarcity 1Different to surrounding region of

houses and office bldg.

g. Cultural Modification ‐1 Major modification C ‐ 11 OR LESS

TOTALS 0 + 0 + 6 = 6

COLO

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a. LANDFORM/WATER

Vertical transmission towers and poles; vertical buildings and fences


This SQRU consists of flat paved land and roadways with low and medium high mountains in the background.

enhance the overall visual quality.

Light grey asphalt and concrete, light grey cement curbing, sandy yellow and beige dirt paths; seasonal green to light

brown, dark slate mountains

Smooth paved road and lots; sandy and fine dirt road

Light brown, dark brown, light beige, light tan, dark green

Wooden brown poles, grey light poles, medium grey steel towers; yellow fences,

wooden fences, dark red and black buildings

Sparse grasses and shrubs, dispersed trees with bristle tree tops

Steel towers and wooden communication poles; concrete light poles; steel and

aluminum fencing


Flat road with paved lots in foreground; gentle undulating hills in middle ground; low to medium mountain ranges in

background

Vertical lines of road and curbing trail; smooth to jagged edges of hills and mountains

No visible planting in foreground, low sparse shrubs and trees in middle ground

Barely visible horizontal lines of shrubs edges in middle ground; vertical trees and

jagged edges of tree tops

Pointy and vertical transmission towers and communication poles, vertical light poles,

vertical fences and block of low buildings with flat to diagonal roofs

FORM

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3. Narrative

towers and wind turbines dominate the middleground and background of this scenic corridor. A linear massing of trees is in

the foreground. No water body is visible within the view. Seasonal green and brown is visible with shades of grey

and purple in the mountan ranges. Mountains greatly enhance the overall visual quality.


a. Landform 4Rolling hills and mountain ranges

CLASSIFICATION

b. Vegetation 3Dense shrubs and groundcover


d. Color 3Seasonal shades of green and brown

with grey and purple

e. Adjacent Scenery 4 Adjacent hills and mountains in view B ‐ 12 ‐ 18

f. Scarcity 2Similar to views of immediate

surrounding neighborhood


TOTALS 8 + 6 + 2 = 16


Diagonal roads and hills from foreground to middle ground; jagged to steep edges of mountain ranges in background

Light green, dark green, brown, dark brown, beige, light tan, dark purple, dark slate, dark blue

Sparse to dense massing of medium height shrubs; large massing of medium height

trees

Unevenly line of tree tops and shrubs

Yellow green, light green, dark green, olive green, chalet green

Diagonal lines of roads, dirt trails, and hills; jagged to steep edges of mountain tops

FORM

LINE

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a. LANDFORM/WATER

Pointy and vertical transmission towers and communication poles; single story family

housing

Orderly spaced vertical towers and poles; vertical buildings with diagonal roofs

Wooden brown poles, medium grey towers, white buildings with terra cotta and tan roof


This SQRU consists of low to medium hills with high mountain ranges in the background. Vertical steel transmission

Coarse and granular gravel and dirt, clay soil, small dessert rocks

Bristle, fine, and pointy shrubs, scrubby and coarse shrubs, interspersed rough and patchy shrubs, dense massing of trees

Steel towers and wooden poles; pointy and smooth building with sharp roofs; stucco finish

wall and shingles on roof



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