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Resolution No. PC-2020-04 Page Four 4. Whether grading takes into account environmental characteristics and is designed in keeping with the best engineering practices to avoid erosion, slides, or flooding to have as minimal an effect upon the environment as possible. Regardless of the number of lots proposed, erosion control and dust suppression measures will be documented in the improvement plans and will be administered by the City's Building and Safety Division and Engineering Department. In addition, the flood hazard maps of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) indicate that the subject property is not located in a flood hazard zone. The site is not located within an Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone. Although the grading as proposed would appear to meet this finding, reducing the number of lots would reduce the amount of grading necessary, thus lessening any potential impacts on the environment. 5. Whether streets, buildings, and other manmade structures have been designed and located in such manner to complement the natural terrain and landscape: The project site is in a developed area of the City and the proposed project does not include the extension of any new public streets. The design guidelines would require future homes to be constructed compatible with the existing neighborhood, and would establish building envelopes that respect the natural terrain and features of the area, including the creek. The project proposes grading in such a manner that the proposed building pads for new residences do not contrast unfavorably with the natural terrain, and protects existing mature trees. Nonetheless, the proposed project would introduce a higher level and intensity of development than that anticipated by the North Sycamore Specific Plan, which seeks to integrate future development in a manner most compatible with the surrounding landscape, and therefore concludes that the finding cannot be made. 6. Whether adequate public safety measures have been incorporated into the design of the plan: The Planning Commission finds that the private driveway entry off Sycamore Creek Way would be located and configured to provide adequate line-of-sight viewing distance and to facilitate efficient ingress/egress to and from the project site. The private driveway is designed to provide adequate circulation for fire, police, and other emergency vehicles. The new homes will be equipped with automatic residential fire sprinklers. In addition, the proposed development, as recommended by staff, is required to follow the maintenance guidelines detailed in the Wildland Fire Management Plan prepared by Olberding Environmental, Inc. for the proposed development. Furthermore, the proposed homes will be required to meet the requirements of applicable City and State codes. As such, the Commission concludes that this finding can be made. existing neighbors; thus, cannot make this finding. ce with State-mandated findings. As noted earlier, staff does not support the proposed five-lot residential development, and thus does not support the Vesting Tentative Map as proposed. However, should the Planning Commission support a version of the PUD that would increase the allowable density on this project site, a conforming Vesting Tentative Map (for 5 lots), or Parcel Map (for 4 or fewer lots) could also be recommended for approval, subject to the necessary conditions of approval. PUD-135, P19-0030, P19-0031 and Vesting Tentative Map 8528 Planning Commission 990 Sycamore Road 21 of 23 .+� s1. i� 'Y a 0421 0 0 �I ,�� r •u"' - 36. ,`a yy�� n2+a /'�. oM 'le' k� W, k 3S 94 '@ g 'via R T3 1:5,300 0 0.05 0.1 mi PUD-89-06-08M, Gabriela Marks, 4210 Rosewood Drive Planning Division _ January 7 2020 `( �� ""�� 0 330 660 Feet I Y I , I I