Ponderosa Homes at 6900 Valley Trails Drive
<br /> Initial Study and Negative Declaration
<br /> downward from high points in the southern portion of the site toward the street/trails
<br /> along the perimeter. There are 14 mature trees on-site along the perimeter, one of
<br /> which, a 22-inch-diameter Coast Redwood, is considered a heritage tree.
<br /> Additionally, mature landscaping (i.e., shrubs/bushes) runs the length (north to
<br /> south) of the western property line, east of Valley Trails Drive. The existing religious
<br /> building on the site is accessed from a single driveway, west of the site, on Valley
<br /> Trails Drive.
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<br /> 2.3.2 Setting and Surrounding Land Uses and Area
<br /> The surrounding Valley Trails Neighborhood contains 498 detached single-family
<br /> homes. Valley Trails Park (approximately 6.1 acres in size), a City neighborhood park,
<br /> bisects the neighborhood roughly east-west, providing trails, a tot lot, and linear
<br /> open space. Other uses include community facilities, such as churches and a
<br /> preschool. The properties abutting the subject site include 1- and 2-story single-
<br /> family homes to the north, west, and further south, and the Park to the east and
<br /> immediately to the south. Canals run along the neighborhood boundaries to the
<br /> south, west, and north.
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