Glare, Aviation and Visual Memo - Tamsin Ridge
3. Visual assessment
The landscape is rolling farmland with wooded stream valleys. We built a viewshed model from bare-earth
terrain and the woodlots and prepared photo simulations from four key observation points (KOPs).
KOP Viewpoint Distance to Visibility without screening With screening
arrays
1 State Route 43 at Fescue Road 0.3 mile Arrays visible across open fields Mostly screened after 5
years
2 Linnet Road at R-6 and R-7 600 feet Arrays and BESS yard visible Partly screened
3 Fescue Road, west of Parcel 8 250 feet Arrays dominant in the view Screened
4 Pettibone Family Cemetery 120 feet Arrays visible on three sides Screened by buffer
planting
Quote starts. The viewshed model shows arrays visible from about 2.1 miles of public roads, mostly within half a mile. Quote ends. The
Project is not visible from any designated scenic byway or state scenic river.
4. Landscaping and screening plan
We recommend a vegetative buffer of two staggered rows of native evergreens and shrubs, planted at 5 to 6
feet and reaching 10 to 12 feet within five years, along about 14,600 linear feet: beside the 14 non-participating
residences nearest the fence, along the State Route 43 frontage, around the BESS yard and substation, and
around the cemetery buffer. A landscaping plan with species, spacing and a two-year replacement warranty
should be part of the OPSB application. Agricultural-style fencing (woven wire on wood posts) reduces the
industrial look of the perimeter.
With the screening, we expect a moderate visual impact during the first five years, falling to low after the
plantings mature, except at KOP 2, where the BESS yard and substation remain partly visible from residences
R-6 and R-7.
Ivo Marchetti, Principal, Parhelion Analytics, LLC.
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A vegetative buffer of two staggered rows of native evergreens and shrubs is recommended along about 14,600 linear feet, including near 14 non-participating residences.
Moderate visual impact is expected during the first five years, falling to low, except at KOP 2 where the BESS yard and substation remain partly visible from R-6 and R-7.
