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CHAPTER 5: ASSESSMENT OF IMPACTS

Table 5.3: Impact Assessment Framework

Examples of
Potential Contributing Impact Activity/Site Mitigating Strategies
Impact Tourism based Level Characteristics
Activities
• Adequate
parking
capacity on-
site
• Site access not
from primary
Low road (local • On-site traffic control procedures with adequate
• Wedding access road signage and staffing
receptions can queue
and other traffic)
celebratory • Dispersed
gatherings patron arrival
• Concerts times
• Direct • Limited
Traffic sales and parking • On-site traffic control procedures with adequate
marketing of capacity on- signage and staffing
farm crops site • Contracted certified traffic control personnel
• Corporate • Site access on • Guaranteed compliance with County sight distance
events primary road standards and EFU / AF-20 access standards
• Large-scale (no queuing • Shuttle buses to remote parking and/or staging sites
recreation High capability such as local lodging facilities
events between site • Promotion of bicycle friendly access to site including
and primary regulations to require on-site bike facilities (bike
road) racks etc).
• Peaked patron • Coordination with neighboring property owners to
arrival times minimize cumulative impacts due to neighboring
(arriving/ tourism activities and/or agricultural operations
departing en scheduled at the same time
masse)

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