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Resolution No. PC-01-17 Page 2 2. The Plan is consistent with the City's General Plan. The proposed PUD development plan has been designed to meet the applicable General Plan policies for the Rural Density Residential and Open Space - Agriculture and Grazing land use designations. The site will be developed with two new lots in addition to the existing home and accessory buildings, consistent with General Plan density standards. Additionally, the development would be clustered in a small portion of the site, leaving the majority of land as natural open space. The plan is compatible with previously developed properties in the vicinity and the natural, topographic features of the site. Surrounding properties include undeveloped/open space properties and large lot properties with single-family residences and outbuildings. As conditioned, the proposed residential lots and buildings would be compatible with other residential development near the site. Landscaping would be compatible with the surrounding development. The new homes are proposed to be located on existing flat pads. Access is provided from existing roads. 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. Although the site is primarily composed of moderate to steep slopes, the homes would be located on flat portions of the site. To the greatest extent possible, lots are left in a natural state. A small portion of the property is located within the western boundary of the Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone of the Calaveras Fault. The proposed dwellings would comply with the 50-foot minimum setback requirement from an identified active fault trace. A geotechnical analysis for the project concludes that the building sites are stable, with no evidence of expansive soils, and that liquefiable materials are not present. The flood hazard maps of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) indicate that the project site is not located within a flood hazard zone. Streets and buildings have been designed and located to complement the natural terrain and landscape. Existing paved and dirt roads would provide access to the proposed building sites; no new roads would be created. The applicants would pave an existing dirt access road, which has been located to follow the natural terrain. The building sites would be located in areas of the property where flat pads have been previously created. As conditioned, the proposed buildings will be low-profile in design to complement the hillside setting