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development along the west side of Foothill Road. Properties immediately adjacent to the site have been developed on larger lots, with homes that generally maintain a fairly low profile. Mitigation measures and conditions of approval would require the project to maintain land use and visual consistency with adjacent properties. The development plan for the site generally is sensitive to the natural features of the site. The majority of the residences would be located on the flat portion of the site, with only a few homes located in hillside areas. Restrictions on structure height, lot-grading, landscaping and requirements for split-pad homes would make the project compatible with the natural ternin. Additionally, recommended conditions would limit the mount of landslide repair permilled for development of lots, and elimination of lots which would necessitate repairs adversely affecling the visual character and terrain. 4. Whether 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. Grading for development alone is proposed in such a fashion as to be sensitive to existing vegetation and conWurs. However, grading due to landslide repair could have significant adverse impacts on the nanwal topolffaphy and vegetation. Staff recommended the elimination of ce.~in lots from the 68-unit plan to reduce the need for landslide repair in sensitive areas of the site. The applicant has redesigned the plan to reflect this condition. However, further geotechnica[ studies may indicate that grading for landslide repair could extend beyond the areas indicated on the buttre~ plan (S~n~, Chapter 9, Figure 94). Such grading may have additional impacts on the visual quality of the site and on vegetalion. Staff has added a condition of approval which states that the Planning Commission may require at the tentative map stage elimination of additional Iota from the plan ff the Commission feels that the landslide repair necessary to construct those lots would have adverse impacts. 5. Whether streets and buildings have been designed and located to complement the nann'al terrain and landscape: The development plan has in~_i_r?t_e,4 streets in areas where litfie grading would need to occur and have designed streets so tha~ they are as unobl~usive as possible. Recommended mitigation measures and conditions of approval require that homes be d_~igned to blend with the natural terrain and located to t~k~- advantage of existing vegetation.