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Attachment 2A <br />t-Bemegrai <br />--Semrn+mi~listeg,; <br />6. NUMBER OF RESIDENTS IMPACTED <br />Consideration, Residents adjacent to the site may be impacted, in some manner by collection and transfer vehicle traffic and from operation of <br />the proposed transfer station, Potential impacts would largely occur in the form of nuisance impacts (noise and odor), traffic, air <br />emissions, and visibility of the facility. <br />Definition. Number of residents living in dwelling units adjacent to the site, <br />7 DDCCCAII'C r1C AIATIIDAI RIICCCDC <br />~~i$tbI~JF <br />t-N9FSe~ateFneH#~ <br />7. PRESENCE OF NATURAL BUFFERS <br />Consideration; To mitigate the impact on the surrounding community,'a transfer station should be located in arratea that provides separation <br />from sehsifive adjoining /arid uses andfor residences, Natural buffers should be maintained to reduce the visibility of the facility <br />and to provide noise abatement and air quality filtering. <br />Definitioh; -Presence of on•site open space, natural wooded areas, trees, topographic relief, or other features that provide separation ftom <br />adjoining land use or residences, <br />The site with the fewest number of adjacent residents will be <br />ranked the highest, Residents living within 500 feet of the <br />proposed site property boundary and within 501 feet to 1000 <br />feet of the proposed site property boundary will be <br />considered. The number of potentially impacted residents <br />used in this evaluation will be computed by adding 50 <br />percent bf the total number of residents living within the 501 <br />feet to 1000 feet zone to the total number of residents living <br />within the 500 feet zone. The most current census data will <br />be used, Refer to Environmental Justice considerations for <br />further application guidance (Community-Specific Criteria <br />No.1). <br />A site that provides the mostbuffe~ width in terms of wooded <br />area or other natural screening feature(s) (i.e,, streams, hills, <br />etc.) around the perimeter of the property will be ranked the <br />highest. <br />r~~lmportance~ ~~alue <br />Extremely Important <br />Very Impoitant <br />15 <br />10 <br />Attachment 2A <br />Page 4 BOCC Work Session - 06/16/08 <br />