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institutional centers are adequately served by transit and by pedestrian and bicycle facilities; and encouraging new infill housing to be developed and for the City to attain a variety of housing sizes, types, densities, designs, and prices which meet the existing and projected needs of all economic segments of the community with the Project providing studios to three- bedroom units and more than 16 percent of the total units produced (24 percent of the base units, before density bonus) will be affordable to low-income households. The Project's environmental review determined that the Project will present no new or more severe significant impacts, and no unstudied impacts that are peculiar to the parcel. Furthermore, the Project would be consistent with all of the objective standards set forth in the 2012 Housing Design Standards and Guidelines, with the exception of two standards for which waivers would be granted pursuant to State Housing Density Bonus Law. 3. Whether the plan is compatible with previously developed properties in the vicinity and the natural, topographic features of the site: The Project site is surrounded by a variety of uses: multi-story office buildings, a regional mall, and residential development. The proposed residential use would be compatible with the surrounding uses. The building and parking structure heights would be compatible with the multi-story office buildings and parking structures in the vicinity, and with existing buildings at Stoneridge Mall. The structures have been attractively designed and would be compatible with the design of the surrounding structures. New landscaping would be installed to soften the building and help screen parking areas from off-site views and provide buffers between sidewalks and roadways, and the proposed project. The Project site is relatively level and has been graded with prior development to accommodate existing parking lots and buildings. Except for potential minor excavation and other minor grading to install landscaping and to create proper drainage for the improvements and bioswales, the existing grades on the Property would generally be maintained. Grading conducted on the Property would be subject to engineering and building standards prior to any development. 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. As described above, the Property is relatively level with minimum changes in grades proposed. Erosion control and dust suppression measures would be documented in the building and improvement plans and will be administered by the City's Building & Safety Inspection and Engineering Divisions. City building code requirements would ensure that building foundations, on-site driveways, and parking areas are constructed on properly prepared surfaces. The proposed development would provide adequate drainage to prevent flooding. Parking lot and roof drainage would drain into landscaped bioretention areas that would filter contaminants before entering the arroyos and, ultimately, the bay. The Property is not located within an Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone. The flood hazard maps of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) indicate the Property is not located in a flood hazard zone.