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Resolution No. 2008-11 <br />Page Two <br />to City standards. The project will generate traffic loads that can be <br />accommodated by the existing City streets and intersections in the area. <br />Adequate access would be provided to all structures and units for police, <br />fire, and other emergency response vehicles. The building would be <br />designed to meet the requirements of the Uniform Building Code and <br />other applicable City codes. Therefore, the proposed plan is in the best <br />interests of the public health, safety, and general welfare, and this finding <br />can be made. <br />2. The plan is consistent with the City's General Plan. <br />According to the General Plan's mid-range residential density, the holding <br />capacity for the subject site is 13 Units. At the proposed density of <br />12 dwelling units per acre, the proposed project is consistent with the <br />General Plan land use designation of High Density Residential (greater <br />than eight dwelling units per acre). <br />Based on the location of this project, Policy 2 of the Land Use Element, <br />which is "to develop new housing in infill and peripheral areas which are <br />adjacent to existing residential development," will be implemented. The <br />project would also be consistent with the following General Plan policy in <br />the Housing Element, "at a minimum, maintain the amount of high-density <br />residential acreage currently designated on the General Plan Map." <br />Additionally, the project would voluntarily provide one affordable housing <br />unit or ten percent of the development, very close to Policy 6 deals with <br />targeting 15 percent of the housing stock at full development to be <br />affordable to the needs of lower-income households. <br />Therefore, the use and development intensity of the site would be <br />consistent with the policies and programs of the General Plan Land Use <br />and Housing Elements, and this finding can be made. <br />3. The proposed development plan is compatible with previously <br />developed properties located in the vicinity and the natural, <br />topographic features of the site. <br />The subject site is surrounded by similar high-density development on the <br />north, east, and west sides. The development would be supported by the <br />existing utilities on Vineyard Avenue. The proposed development would <br />be compatible with the character of the area. The proposed development <br />would require limited grading for the construction of the buildings and <br />would properly transition with the topography of the adjacent sites. <br />