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retained and the existing dense trees along the Old Vineyard Avenue trail would help minimize any impact on the privacy of residents as well as the users of the adjacent regional recreation area. The grading of the site has been kept at the minimum except for the noise attenuation berm. In addition, the grading would blend with the site's natural topographic features and would not affect the existing trees on the site. Additionally, the proposed landscaping would reduce the visibility of the home from off-site. Therefore, staff believes that this finding can be made. 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 conditioned, the proposed grading and building pad would be designed to be consistent within the geotechnical report and would adhere to the recommendations which have been prepared for the development. This site is not within the Alquist-Priolo earthquake study area or within the FEMA-designated 100-year floodplain. Staff believes that through the proposed conditions, grading the drainage issues would be adequately addressed. Therefore, staff believes that this finding can be made. Whether streets and buildings have been designed and located to complement the natural terrain and landscape. As conditioned, the proposed development of the site has been designed to be consistent with the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan. The access to the site would be from an existing private street and the building pad has been designed to generally follow the site's natural contours which help minimize the visibility and reduce the amount of grading necessary to construct the building. Additionally, the proposed building is a one- story building with a small loft tucked into the roof area. The loft portion faces Vineyard Avenue; thus, the rear elevation that faces Shadow Cliff Regional Recreation Area is a 22-foot high, single-story building. This design would reduce the building's visibility from the adjacent recreation area. Therefore, staff believes that this finding can be made. Whether adequate public safety measures haven incorporated into the design of the plan. Through the provisions of the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan and the proposed conditions of approval, staff believes that all public safety measures would be addressed. The access to and from the proposed building would be from a private street rather than a busy public street (Vineyard Avenue). A berm would be created along the Vineyard Avenue side of the lot to provide a noise and landscape buffer to separate the house from Vineyard Avenue. Therefore, staff believes that this finding can be made. Case No. PUD-40 Planning Commission Page - 9 -