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aALLIANT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET II Robinson Sod Farm PAGE24 15.VisuaI a. Describe any scenic views or vistas on or near the project site. Describe any project related visual effects such as vapor plumes or glare from intense lights. Discuss the potential visual effects from the project. Identify any measures to avoid, minimize, or mitigate visual effects. The existing views from the site include agriculture, residential development, wetlands, open field, and forested areas. This project will not create any unusual visual impacts. The visual effect will transition views from predominately open flat agriculture land to single family homes and townhomes, public access roads, and stormwater basins. The project will not include intense lighting that will cause glare and the residential developments will not produce vapor plumes. The outdoor lighting along the streets will be strategically placed to benefit the residents as they navigate the development and will not direct any light towards sensitive areas. Landscape plantings will be included in the development per the City of Lino Lakes landscape ordinance. This will include tree and shrubs plantings along portions of the site's perimeter. The landscape plantings will help soften the visual transition between the open space and residential developments adjacent to the site. 16. Ai r a. Stationary source emissions - Describe the type, sources, quantities and compositions of any emissions from stationary sources such as boilers or exhaust stacks. Include any hazardous air pollutants, criteria pollutants, and any greenhouse gases. Discuss effects to air quality including any sensitive receptors, human health or applicable regulatory criteria. Include a discussion of any methods used assess the project's effect on air quality and the results of that assessment. Identify pollution control equipment and other measures that will be taken to avoid, minimize, or mitigate adverse effects from stationary source emissions. The proposed residential subdivision will generate small sources of stationary source emissions through home heating and cooling through natural gas and electricity. This will result in direct and indirect sources of stationary greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) at a small quantity. Emissions are expected to be similar to those of the single-family and multi -family residential units adjacent to the site. The Minnesota Environmental Quality Board (EQB) is currently working on a pilot program to understand how to integrate GHG quantification and assessment into the Environmental Review documents. However, the requirements and methods are not required for the document yet. Thus, the GHG for this document will be qualitative. The primary GHG's are carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide (N20), methane (CH4), sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), and two classes of compounds called hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and perfluorocarbons (PFCs). Carbon dioxide is the most abundant GHG and has the largest effect on the climate. Emissions are reported as carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2-e) tons and are stated in terms that reflect their global warming potential (GWP) (MPCA, 2021).