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4. Manufactured Slopes Over a 25-Percent Grade. In some cases, potential development sites will contain slopes 25 percent and steeper that have been created by prior grading and/or construction rather than appearing naturally in the landscape. For example, with the development application of the Hana Japan restaurant site (southwest corner of Dublin Canyon Road and Foothill Road), the City determined that the slope bank along the Dublin Canyon Road and Foothill Road sides of the project site were manufactured slopes previously created with the road widening and, therefore, the Hana Japan site was not subject to the requirements of Measure PP. However, this determination was specific to the Hana Japan project and does not necessarily apply Citywide. The following options would address the application of Measure PP to manufactured slopes Citywide. • Option One: Determine that manufactured slopes with a 25-percent or greater slope are not covered by Measure PP if the original natural slope was less than 25-percent based on a topographic and/or visual analysis of the property's grades. This option reviews the manufactured slope in the context of the grades of the original slopes. Therefore, if the grade of the original slope is less than 25 percent based on a review of topographic maps, the manufactured slope would be exempt from Measure PP consideration. If, however, the previous natural grade can be determined to have been 25 percent or greater, then the manufactured slope would be prohibited from re-grading. • Option Two: Determine that manufactured slopes of 25-percent or greater are covered by Measure PP and are excluded from the developable area of the property. This option ignores the grades of the original slopes and would exclude any manufactured grade 25 percent or greater from being graded for development. This application would have precluded the Hana Japan approval. Staff Recommendation: Option One. If the original slope was less than 25 percent, then the manufactured slope even if 25-percent or greater slope can be graded for development. Applying the 25- percent criteria to a manmade slope is inconsistent with the purposes of Measure PP. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW The topics discussed in this workshop are exempt as feasibility and planning studies per title 14 California Code of Regulations §15262. The environmental review for any future development of hillside properties covered by Measure PP standards will be subject to review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). 13