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P22-1089, PUD-147, Tract 8522 PC-2024-14, June 26, 2024 4 lower- and moderate-income households, which would be accomplished by this project through the construction of on-site, deed-restricted senior housing units. The Project environmental review determined that the Project would present no new or more severe significant impacts and no unstudied impacts that are peculiar to the parcel. Therefore, it is recommended the City Council find the proposed development plan is consistent with the City’s General Plan, and this finding can be made. 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 primarily by residential development. The proposed residential use would be compatible with these surrounding uses. The units’ heights would be compatible with the surrounding and existing single-family residences to the north and south. The residences have been attractively designed and would be compatible with the design of the surrounding residential uses. New and dense landscaping would be installed along the Project perimeters and within the interior of the Project to soften the Project from off-site views and provide buffers between sidewalks and roadways, and the Project. Additionally, the Project preserves several existing mature trees including two large Heritage-sized trees located generally in the middle of the proposed project site. The proposed project site drops in elevation to the east from Foothill Road, with the elevation from the Foothill Road frontage to the entry gate falling by approximately 60 feet. In response, the grading plan has been designed to be sympathetic to the natural terrain and includes stepping the building pads down the hill to minimize the use of large retaining walls and reduce the overall need for terracing slopes on the project site. Therefore, it is recommended the City Council make this finding. 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 proposed project site drops in elevation towards the east from Foothill Road, with the elevation from the Foothill Road frontage to the entry gate falling by approximately 60 feet. Grading is proposed throughout the proposed project areas to create predominantly flat pad lots, bio-retention areas, and streets. Due to some abrupt grade changes in the central portions of the proposed project site, approximately 12,400 cubic yards of earth are estimated for off-haul or export. Erosion control and dust suppression measures will be documented in the building and improvement plans and will be administered by the City’s Building 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 proposed project site is not located within the Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone. The flood hazard maps of the Federal Emergency Management