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Ponderosa Homes at 6900 Valley Trails Drive <br /> Initial Study and Negative Declaration <br /> 5.10. LAND USE PLANNING <br /> Less Than <br /> Significant <br /> Potentially Impact With Less Than <br /> Significant Mitigation Significant No <br /> Issues Impact Incorporated Impact Impact <br /> Would the project: <br /> a) Physically divide an established community? X <br /> b) Conflict with any applicable land use plan, policy or X <br /> regulation of an agency with jurisdiction over the <br /> project (including, but not limited to the general plan, <br /> specific plan, local coastal program, or zoning <br /> ordinance) adopted for the purpose of avoiding or <br /> mitigating an environmental effect? <br /> c) Conflict with any applicable habitat conservation X <br /> plan or natural community conservation plan? <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING <br /> The project site is largely undeveloped and does not contain accessible routes <br /> (pedestrian or vehicular) through the site under existing conditions. <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> a) The project would add two streets, ending in cul-de-sacs, as well as pedestrian <br /> and bicycle connections between the existing trails in Valley Trails Park and <br /> the end of each cul-de-sac. This would provide access for residents of the <br /> proposed development to their homes and the park, but would also improve <br /> public access connections to the City park for pedestrians and bicyclists. No <br /> existing streets or trails surrounding the site would be obstructed as a result of <br /> the project. Therefore the project would not physically divide an established <br /> community and the impact would be less than significant. <br /> b) The project site has a General Plan land use designation of "Public and <br /> Institutional," which does not allow residential uses, and is zoned R-1-6,500, <br /> which is primarily a residential district. The General Plan would override the <br /> underlying zoning District if the two land use designations are inconsistent. <br /> Therefore, a General Plan amendment is proposed as part of the project to <br /> change the existing land use designation to "Medium Density Residential." <br /> This designation allows for 2 to 8 dwelling units per acre (du/ac) with a <br /> 31 <br />