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Ordinance No. 2284 Page 3 of 40 by this project through the construction of on-site, deed -restricted senior housing units. The Project 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. Therefore, the City Council finds 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, the City Council makes 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 the 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 is estimated for off -haul or export. Erosion control and dust suppression measures would 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 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. Therefore, the City Council makes this finding. 5. Whether streets and buildings have been designed and located to complement the natural terrain and landscape: The Property is in a developed area of the City and would not involve the extension of any new public streets (all streets are private). The majority of the new development would be located on the more level areas of the proposed project site, and as described in Finding 3, the grading has been designed to integrate the necessary streets and building pads into the terrain and landscape of the site to the extent feasible. The proposed residences would be