PC-2003-21 - Laserfiche WebLink

Resolution No. PC-2003-21 Page 7 18. The project developer is encouraged to utilize "Green Building" practices in constructing the new homes on this site. The project developer shall use their best efforts to implement the measures identified in the Alameda County Waste Management Authority's New Home Construction Green Building Guidelines in the design, construction, and operation of the proposed homes. Before issuance of building permits, the project developer is encouraged to submit to City staff the green building provisions that would be incorporated into the proposed project's construction and to meet with City staff to review these provisions. If, following this review, it appears that there are other feasible and mutually agreeable green building measures that can be incorporated into the project, the project developer shall modify the project accordingly. Before issuance of a building permit, the green building measures shall be called out on a separate sheet of the building permit plan set and shall be subject to review by the Planning Director. 19. All trees used in landscaping must be a minimum of 15 gallons in size and all shrubs a minimum of 5 gallons, unless otherwise shown on the approved landscape plan or required in other conditions of approval or the design guidelines. 20. All pre-construction tree protection measures listed in the HortScience, Inc. tree report dated July 19, 2002 shall be implemented prior to commencement of grading on the site. 21. Only those trees recommended for removal HortScience, Inc. azborist report dated July 19, 2002 shall be removed. 22. The design guidelines shall be modified to require at least two additiona124-inch box size coast live oak or California bay trees per lot on Lots 1 to 4. On Lots 1 to 3, at least one of these two trees shall be planted between the home and the property line in common with the Bridle Creek development or property line in common with the Sycamore Heights development to create a vegetative screen in between the new homes and the homes in the adjacent projects. On Lot 4, both of these trees shall be planted between the house and the property line in common with the lot located at 993 Summit Creek Court. These trees should be incorporated into the landscape plan submitted with the design review application for the new custom homes. 23. The project developer shall post cash, letter of credit, or other security satisfactory to the Planning Director in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each tree required to be preserved, up to a maximum of twenty-five thousand dollazs ($25,000). This cash bond or security shall be retained for one year following acceptance of public improvements or completion of construction, whichever is later, and shall be forfeited if the trees are destroyed or substantially damaged. 24. If archeological materials aze uncovered during grading, trenching, or other on-site excavation, all work on site shall be stopped and the City immediately notified. The county coroner and the Native American Heritage Commission shall also be