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b. With the notification of the Zoning Administrator's action sent to the Planning Commission, staff will provide to the Planning Commission copies of the Zoning Administrator's approval letter, conditions of approval, visual analyses of the proposed house, and reduced copies of the plan set of the proposed home including colored building perspectives and building elevations, floor plans, landscape plans, grading plans, and any other design details considered by the Zoning Administrator to be pertinent to the proposed design. 40. All residences in this development shall allow for the future installation of a Photo Voltaic (PV) system. Making the home photovoltaic ready shall require the following measures to be implemented with the design and construction of the structures covered: a. Electrical conduit and cable pull strings shall be installed from the roof /attic area to the buildings' main electrical panels. b. Roof trusses shall be engineered to handle an additional load of five pounds per square foot beyond that of the anticipated load for the roofing material. c. An area shall be provided near the electrical panel for the "inverter" required to convert the direct current output from the photovoltaic panels to alternating current. d. The home design and siting on the lot shall maximize the structure's solar exposure with broad sloping roof surfaces facing a southeast to southwest. These measures shall be shown on the building permit plan set submitted to the Planning Division for review and approval before issuance of the building permit. The applicant shall provide the future homeowners the necessary information delineating the means by which photovoltaic panels can be applied to the roofs of the structures covered by this approval. This condition shall appear in the design guidelines. Engineering Requirements 41. The storm drainage from each lot shall be directed to an approved storm drain system unless otherwise approved by the Chief Building and Safety Official and /or the City Engineer. 42. The design for any retaining wall or combination of retaining walls to be constructed with this development and with the private lots shall be first submitted to the Planning Division for review and approval. Once approved by the Planning Division, any retaining walls higher than four -feet from the top of the wall to the bottom of the footing shall be designed and wet stamped by a registered civil /structural engineer. The designer shall submit the detailed design /engineering plan and calculations for the retaining wall(s) to the Building and Safety Division and GHAD engineer for review and approval before the issuance of a building permit. This statement shall be added to the design guidelines 43. The applicant shall post with the City prior to approval of parcel map, a 100 percent labor and materials and a 100 percent performance bond and warranty bond for all public subdivision improvements. Additionally the applicant shall post with the City, prior to approval of parcel map, a 100 percent performance bond for all private subdivision improvements. 44. The applicant shall be responsible for the installation of a private street lighting system serving this development. The design and location of the streetlights shall be shown on 13