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walking or bicycling. Moreover, drive-through restaurants have a higher trip generation rate compared to restaurants without drive-throughs. Thus, fuel consumption from those trips and/or from idling vehicles waiting in the drive-through queue would also increase. A traditional (non-drive-through) restaurant would also be more consistent with General Plan and CAP goals to encourage pedestrian-oriented development. For example, it could improve pedestrian-friendliness, by allowing additional space to be dedicated to pedestrian circulation and seating areas, and for more generous landscaping throughout "Pad B," along Rosewood Drive and along the adjacent driveway located immediately to the south side of"Pad B." Although alternative site plans without a drive-through have not been developed by the applicant, eliminating the need for a drive-through aisle may also open up other possible site plan configurations, such as a design that would orient the building closer to Rosewood Drive and the corner, versus being placed toward the center of"Pad B," presenting a more positive and pedestrian-friendly streetscape look and feel. Therefore, the City Council finds the drive-through component of the proposed restaurant is inconsistent with portions of the City's General Plan and CAP and cannot make this finding. 3. Whether the plan is compatible with previously developed properties in the vicinity and the natural, topographic features of the site: "Pad B" is bordered by commercial uses. The proposed restaurant and related site improvements would require limited grading. Grading conducted on the site would continue to be subject to engineering and building standards prior to any development. Therefore, the Project would allow for this finding to be made. 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. The "Pad B" topography is flat and grading for the proposed restaurant and related site improvements would be minimal and limited just to "Pad B." Erosion control and dust suppression measures would be documented in any building permit plans and would be administered by the City's Building and Safety Division and Engineering Department. "Pad B" is not located within an Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone. The flood hazard maps of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) indicate that "Pad B" is not located within a 100-year flood zone. Therefore, the City Council finds that the proposed restaurant properly takes into account environmental characteristics of"Pad B." 5. Whether streets, buildings, and other manmade structures have been designed and located in such manner to complement the natural terrain and landscape: "Pad B" is in a developed area of the City, within a previously developed shopping center. Development of this site would not involve the extension of any new public streets. "Pad B" is flat and thus any future redevelopment, whether the proposed project or an alternative proposal, such as a restaurant without a drive through, would not require extensive grading and would not contrast unfavorably with the natural terrain.