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Resolution No. PC-99-14 Page 3 conducted on the site will be subject to engineering and building standards prior to any development. The grading takes into account environmental characteristics and is designed in keeping with the best engineering practices to avoid erosion, slides, or flooding to have as minimal an effect upon the environment as possible. The area of the site which is proposed for development is relatively flat. Grading is limited to that required to install the street and utilities. To the greatest extent possible, lots are left in a natural state. Staff-level review of each home design can help to ensure that continued sensitivity to the natural terrain and vegetation is reflected in home siting and construction. City building code requirements would ensure that building foundations and roadways are constructed on properly prepared surfaces. As conditioned, the design of the proposed development wonid provide adequate drainage to prevent storm water rtmoff from eroding existing swales or new slope banks. Erosion control and dust suppression measures will be documented in the final map and will be administered by the City's Building and Public Works Departments. Urban cleanwater runoff measures will be incorporated into the project through conditions of approval. The property is not located in the Alquist-Priolo Study Zone; the Calaveras Fault is located about 0.9 miles to the west of this site and the site is not underlain by any identified landslides or other geologic hazards. According to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Flood Hazard maps, no portion of the site is located in a flood hazard zone. Streets and buildings have been designed and located to complement the natural terrain and landscape. As conditioned, the streets and buildings have been located and designed to complement the natural terrain by creating only minor changes to the site's relatively flat topography. Where the ridge narrows towards its northerly end, fill will be necessary along the ridge and the slopes to the west and north side of the proposed road to create a wide enough road bed. Building envelopes have been proposed on the lots so that structures will be located at least 30 feet from the tree canopies at the back of the lots. Similarly, houses would be set back at least 25 feet from the street, thereby avoiding some of the sloped area at the front of the lots resulting from the cut and fill necessary for the road.