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Ordinance 2210 Page 4 of 7 retained as part of the development. As such, the City Council finds the development is sensitive to the existing vegetation on-site. In addition, proposed new home sites will have adequate space for outdoor living area which will relate well to the site's natural and built features. The City Council concludes that this finding can 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 City Council finds that grading follows a similar pattern as the existing neighborhood and results in building pad height that would help avoid future homes looming over neighboring properties. 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. As such, the City Council concludes that this finding can be made. 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 does not include the extension of any new public streets. The Project site would be graded in such a manner that the proposed building pads for new residences do not contrast unfavorably with the natural terrain. The City Council finds the proposal is sensitive to existing landscaping, maintaining existing mature trees on-site. The design guidelines would require future homes to be constructed compatible with the existing neighborhood. As such, the City Council concludes that this finding can be made. 6. Whether adequate public safety measures have been incorporated into the design of the plan: The City Council finds that private driveway entries off Sycamore Creek Way would be located and configured to provide adequate line-of-sight distances and to facilitate efficient ingress/egress to and from the project site. The new lot fronting Sycamore Road would share the driveway with the existing residential lot. The existing streets to the development provide adequate circulation for fire, police, and other emergency vehicles. The new homes will be equipped with automatic residential fire sprinklers. In addition, the Project is required to follow the maintenance guidelines detailed in the Open-Space Management and Wildland Fire Management Plan prepared by Olberding Environmental, Inc. for the Project. Furthermore, the future homes will be required to meet the requirements of applicable City and State codes. As such, the City Council concludes that this finding can be made. 7. Whether the plan conforms to the purposes of the PUD District: The City Council finds that a PUD development plan with five residential lots for four new homes and one existing home conforms to the purposes of the PUD district. The primary purpose of the PUD district is to allow flexibility in the development of projects the City determines are in its best interest. The City Council finds that the proposed project, as conditioned, would help to implement the purposes of the PUD ordinance by allowing for flexible site standards that meets the City's General Plan and NSSP and results in a development plan that optimizes the use of this site in a