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Resolution No. PC -2009-40 <br />Page Five <br />As stated above, minimal changes to the natural grade elevations are <br />proposed. <br />There are three existing heritage trees on-site. Approximately 400 new <br />trees are proposed to be planted as part of the project. Shrubs and <br />ground cover, including native California species, will be planted. As <br />conditioned, the project will adhere to Alameda County Waste <br />Management Authority's Bay -Friendly Landscape Guidelines, and <br />landscaping species from the proposed forage and shelter plan list will be <br />incorporated into the final plans. <br />The project, as conditioned, has been designed and located to <br />complement the natural terrain and landscape. Therefore, this finding can <br />be made. <br />6. Adequate public safety measures have been incorporated into the <br />design of the plan. <br />The project, as conditioned, will be consistent with City safety standards. <br />The ice center will be equipped with an automatic fire suppression <br />systems (fire sprinklers). The project includes two points of access for <br />emergency vehicles. The project will be required to comply with all <br />Building and Fire Code requirements. <br />The project, as conditioned, will include adequate public safety measure. <br />Therefore, this finding can be made. <br />7. The plan conforms to the purposes of the PUD District. <br />The purposes of the PUD District are: (1) to encourage imagination and <br />housing variety in the development of property of varying sizes and <br />topography in order to avoid the monotony and often destructive <br />characteristics of standard residential, commercial, and industrial <br />developments; (2) to provide a development procedure which will ensure <br />that the desires of the developer and the community are understood and <br />approved prior to commencement of construction; (3) to ensure that the <br />goals and objectives of the City's General Plan are promoted without the <br />discouragement of innovation by application of restrictive development <br />standards; (4) to encourage efficient usage of small, odd -sized or <br />topographically affected parcels difficult for deveiopment by themselves; <br />(5) to accommodate changing market conditions and community desires; <br />(6) to provide a mechanism whereby the City can designate parcels and <br />