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Resolution No. PC-98-21 Page 2 2. The plan is consistent with the City's General Plan. The project conforms to the following General Plan policies. The plan would delete a private driveway onto a major arterial, allow development which conforms with the City's "acceptable risk" policy for geologic hazards, as expressed in the Public Safety Element of the General Plan, provide for the construction (future) of custom housing stock, provide development outside the 100-year flood zone, and consist of a density consistent with surrounding properties. The proposed homes would be required to be sited in such a manner that the structure would shield a portion of the rear outdoor yard area from the adjacent roadway noise source, thereby providing noise levels consistent with the General Plan's maximum acceptable level. Other applicable General Plan policies with which the project would be consistent include providing separated vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic through the installation of Foothill Road improvements along the site's street frontage (Policy 6, Circulation Element), and requiring all structures to meet energy conservation requirements, (Policy 13, Conservation and Open Space Element). The project has also been designed to complement the natural appearance of the adjacent open space area, thus helping to preserve the open space character at the edge of the City. (Goal 5, Policy 16, Community Character Element). 3. The plan is compatible with previously developed properties in the vicinity and the natural, topographic features of the site. Although a majority of this site is steeply sloping (over 25%), the custom home sites have been generally located on the more gently sloping portions of the site. The design guidelines require that the homes on the sloped sites, Lots I, 2, and 3, be designed with a split pad foundation in order to conform with the natural topography of those lots. The modified design guidelines for the custom homes on these lots require that the homes meet the design guidelines of the West Foothill Road Corridor Overlay District, similar to other previously developed properties within this overlay area. Existing trees will be retained to the maximum extent feasible, and new, native landscaping will be provided along Foothill Road and behind the lots where necessary to create a backdrop.