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Resolution No. PC-2018-08 Page Three installation of all required on-site drainage and utilities with connections to municipal systems in order to serve the new development. The proposed development is compatible with the General Plan and zoning designations for the site and would be consistent with the existing scale and character of the area. In addition, the project will: include Green Building measures; provide for the future addition of photovoltaic panels; install charging stations for electrical vehicles; install carpool and vanpool parking; provide for pedestrian connections to Santa Rita Road; and include on-site pre treatment of storm water runoff in vegetative swales before discharge into the City's storm drain system. B. Whether the plan is consistent with the City's General Plan and any applicable specific plan: The Planning Commission finds the proposed development plan is consistent with the City's General Plan, and believes this finding can be made. The site's General Plan Land Use Designation of "Retail/Highway/Service Commercial/Business and Professional Offices" allow for a varied mix of uses. The proposed CTC is consistent with this land use designation. The proposed FAR of 24.5 percent for the CTC on the site conforms to the 60 percent maximum FAR limit in the General Plan and is below the 35 percent average density. The project is not located in a specific plan area. C. Whether the plan is compatible with previously developed properties in the vicinity and the natural, topographic features of the site: The Planning Commission finds that the proposed use would be compatible with the surrounding commercial, office, and assisted living facility uses and therefore, the findings can be made. The subject property is bordered by a variety of commercial and residential uses such as public storage, multi-tenant medical and professional office buildings, assisted living and memory care facility, and multi-family apartments. The proposed project would utilize the existing vacant yard area and construct the new CTC prior to demolishing the existing one. The new CTC would have similar building height as the existing building. The building height and massing would be compatible with the buildings in the vicinity. New landscaping and streetscape improvements would be installed to soften the building and help screen the parking areas from off-site views. The proposed development would require grading for the construction of the building and other site improvements. Grading conducted on the site will be subject to engineering and building standards prior to any development. D. 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 site is relatively flat with minimum changes in grades proposed. Erosion control and dust suppression measures would be documented in the building permit plans and would be administered by the City's Building and Safety Division. City building code requirements would ensure the buildings and parking lot are constructed on properly- prepared surfaces. Storm water runoff associated with the project would be treated and