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discussion will show to what extent these impacts are significant and how they would be mitigated. Mr. Dolan stated that there are several properties surrounding the Lund Ranch II property: the Foley property and the Spotorno property are open space, and the Sycamore Heights, Ventana Hills, and Bonde developments are the ones that are really most affected by this development proposal. He then presented the site plan of what is proposed, which is described in great detail in the EIR. He indicated that the site is quite large, with a central valley bowl, and development has been proposed within the center or bottom of that bowl. He noted that it creeps up the hillside a little bit, and that is where the discussion lies. He then presented some of the specifics of the development: • The proposal is for 50 lots: 48 production lots and two large estate lots that extend up the slopes a little bit higher above the rest of the site. The developed portion would be about 34 acres with 161 acres preserved as open space. • The project, as proposed, just has one street connection to Lund Ranch Road. There are no proposed street connections to Middleton Place in Bonde Ranch, to Sunset Creek Lane in Sycamore Heights, or to the Foley property out the back end of the property. • There are three building plans that have a variety of different styles to them. The homes, if approved, range from 4,100 to 4,500 square feet and are a mix of one and two stories. Mr. Dolan then proceeded to discuss the primary project issues: Road Access Mr. Dolan stated that this has really been the primary issue, and based on feedback received from the public in previous discussions and responses to the EIR, the biggest issue is where the traffic from this road will go. He indicated that the project proposes that it only go one place — Lund Ranch Road — and that is why the EIR focused so much on alternatives and provided these various access scenarios. He stated that he would concentrate on three selected scenarios because these three crystalize the issues: (1) the proposed project; (2) the potential connection to both of the most obvious potential access points: Sunset Creek Lane and Lund Ranch Road, splitting the traffic between the two primary accesses; and (3) the potential connections to Middleton Place and Sunset Creek Lane. He then turned over the floor to Mike Tassano, City Traffic Engineer. Mr. Tassano stated that he would go over the slides from a traffic perspective and try to give an overview of what the daily traffic volumes are. He indicated that all the numbers he will show are for daily traffic volumes, for 24 hours. Scenario 1: This is the proposed project where the connection is just from Lund Ranch Road. The daily trips for the 50 homes would be 550 trips, the number used for the different alternatives in the EIR. The general rule of thumb is 10 trips per day per home, and that tends to go up a little bit more when the square footage becomes larger. The road is pretty straightforward and attaches to Lund Ranch Road. All traffic is assigned PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, February 25, 2015 Page 12 of 46