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first floor with a "crawl" space underneath the floor, instead of slab on-grade foundations in order to meet the FTA criteria. As discussed with the applicant, the foundation system design for these three lots will be determined with the building permit based on the analyses provided by the applicant's consultants including the architect, soils engineer, structural engineer, and noise consultant subject to City review and approval Based on discussion with the architect, a raised foundation for the buildings on Lot 6, Lot 7, and Lot 8 may increase the height of the homes on these lots by 30-inches to 36-inches, or from 26-feet to 29 feet for Plan 1, 28-feet to 31-feet for Plan 2, and 28-feet to 31-feet for Plan 3, but only on these three lots. The draft conditions of approval allow for this flexibility. The vibration study also identifies an alternative mitigation of slowing passing trains to no more than 15 mph within 100 feet of the site to reduce vibration to acceptable levels. This is not feasible as train speeds are regulated by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) of the Federal Department of Transportation (DOT) which supersedes the City's authority. Green Building Since the proposed homes will not exceed 2,000 square feet, the applicant is not required to comply with the City's Green Building Ordinance. However, the applicant continues to voluntarily incorporate a considerable number of green building measures into the project, and had revised the green building program increasing the number of points from 75 points to 79 points. Exhibit B includes the revised Green Building checklist. The State's Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen) will also apply to the proposed development and is similar to the green building measures that the City's Green Building Ordinance currently requires. Staff will continue to work with the applicant to attempt to increase the Green Building points for the development. Tree Removal At its work session on tie 13-unit development plan, the Planning Commission requested the applicant preserve as many of the existing trees as feasible. The applicant has stated to staff that Tree #76, the 23-129-inch diameter California Black Walnut tree located on the southeast corner of the rear/side yard of Lot 11, and Tree #65, a 23-inch diameter Douglas fir tree located in the rear yard of Lot 3, will be preserved and incorporated into the private yard area of this lot. Preserving both these trees will reduce the total number of trees that will be removed with this development from 20 trees to 18 trees The applicant's commitment to staff is reflected in the recommended conditions of approval. As requested by the Planning Commission, the City Landscape Architect will be present at the public hearing. Tree Removal In July 2010, the current property owner, Robert Molinaro, submitted a request to the City Landscape Architect to remove the three heritage-sized deodar cedar trees near the front of the property due to safety concerns with large falling branches. The City's Landscape Architect hired HortScience to conduct a thorough examination of these three trees. Exhibit M iicludes the tree report by HortScience, dated July 16, 2010, Item 6.a., PUD-82 Page 19 of 22 July 13, 2011