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Attachment 2A <br />8. IMPACTS ON EXISTING BUSINES5ES <br />Consideration: Negative impacts can range from the acquisition of a business or businesses, subsequent demolition, to a change in Vehicular A site that does not require the acquisition of a business or <br />or pedestrian access, and permanent losses in business volume. Any of these conditions can exist alone or in combination with businesses ahtllor that impacts The least number of ` <br />one or more of the others. destination-oriented businesses will be ranked the highest. <br />Adjacent businesses will be defined as those businesses <br />Definition: Business impacts will include acquisition of a business or businesses and impacts on adjacent businesses, if any. Adjacent located within 1000 feet of the proposed site that would <br />businesses will be classified in one of four ways; destination-orierited, nondestination-oriented, highway-oriented, and share connector road or street access with the transfer <br />interchangeable. ' station. <br />*~~g <br />9. BUFFERZONESANDSCREENINGMEASURES <br />Consideration: Sufficient buffer zones and screening measures are important considerations in the development of a transfer station. In terms <br />,. of visual amenity, the ability of the topography and landscape of an area to provide natural screening should be taken into <br />account. If there is no natural screehing, it might be necessary to increase the buffer zone, The wider cumulative impact that <br />proposed development can hape,on the off-site landscape, in particular, onenvironmentally-sensitive areas adjacent to The site, <br />should also be Taken into cotisitleration, Development needs to be sensitively sited so aspot to impact. adversely on <br />landscapes or by spoiling views and natural beauty, <br />Definition` Ability ofoff-site topography and landscape in the immediate area including open spaces, greenways, natural or wooded areas, <br />and streams to provide natural screening of the site: <br />The sitethat has the best adjacent natural screening will tae <br />ranked ttte highest,' <br />°h <br />1 ~ ~ ~ <br />l1 , <br />Very Important <br />Important <br />10 <br />5 <br />Attachment 2A <br />Page 5 BOCC Work Session - 06/16!08 <br />