4.7 Aesthetics
viewscape of expansive ocean would not be obscured for either beach users or residents. The visual
impact would not be significant.
Moonlight Beach
In this location the viewers would include not only residents on the bluff tops but park users at Moonlight
State Beach. Construction activity would occur over approximately 10 days with construction in a typical
day affecting approximately 150 linear feet of beach. As with the other receiver sites, the overall contrast
of the action would be reduced at any given sensitive viewer because the construction activity would
continually move down the beach. The material for this site would be from SO-7 which has relatively
lighter material likely resulting in less contrast with the existing sand. The short-term visual change would
not be considered significant and the enhanced beach would result in a visual benefit.
The pipeline in this location would be at the base of the bluffs only in the northern and southern portions.
At Moonlight State Beach Park, the pipe would be placed as far landward as possible. The visual contrast
would not be significant.
Cardiff
This receiver site is characterized completely by cobbles and placement of material would greatly enhance
the beach. Construction activities would occur over an approximately 11-day time period. Nearby viewers
can be characterized as drivers, users of the beach, and persons at Restaurant Row. There are residential
viewers in the hills to the north and south of San Elijo Lagoon. Their views include numerous elements
including the lagoon, beach and ocean. All material would be piped from borrow site SO-6 which has
organics similar to SO-9. The contrast between the dark cobbles and sand would not be significant, in part
because the contrast between the two types of materials would overshadow the color contrast, and the two
darker tones may be more of a match. Overall, the view of sand placement equipment would be short-
term, there are numerous elements in the viewscape which minimize the overall importance of the receiver
site itself, and the enhancement of the beach from cobble to sand would be beneficial. The visual impact
would be less than significant.
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