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Resolution No. PC-96-01 Page 2 (fronting on a roadway separating the two uses) would enhance the accessibility and use of the existing City park (policy 11, Conservation and Open Space Element). Other applicable General Plan policies with which the project would be consistent include separating vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic through the installation of sidewalks along the street frontages that surround the site (Policy 6, Circulation Element), requiring all structures to meet energy conservation requirements, (Policy 13, Conservation and Open Space Element), and providing outdoor and indoor living areas within acceptable noise levels (Policy Policies I and 3, Noise Element). The proposed vesting tentative map will not affect any issue addressed at the PUD stage which would change the project's compatibility with the General Plan. 2. The site is physically suitable for this type of development and density. The project site is an "infill" site located within an area of developed utility and roadway infrastructure. The extension of these existing utilities and roadways to serve a development of this density would be consistent with the design of these existing facilities. The site is relatively flat. Grading for the proposed project would involve minimal cut and fill grading operations in order to produce the required minimal slopes necessary to achieve proper drainage of stormwater from the residential lots and streets into the City's subterranean storm water runoff collection system. Grading conducted on the site will be subject to engineering and building standards prior to any development. The grading plan has been designed in order that the floor elevations of the new structures would be consistent with those of the existing residences. Additional review and inspection is required as part of the construction of the residential units to ensure that there are no unforeseen impacts. 3. The design of the subdivision and proposed improvements will not cause substantial environmental damage or substantially and avoidably injure fish or wildlife or their habitat. There are no known fish and wildlife habitats or rare, endangered, or threatened species of flora or fauna known to inhabit the project site. There are approximately ten existing trees within the area of the proposed project. Eight of these trees, all of them eucalyptus sideroxylon, are considered Heritage Trees per the City's ordinance. These trees are within the area of the proposed improvements, but are on the portion of the site which is currently part of the City's Hansen Park. All eight of the eucalyptus trees are proposed to be removed because they are within the proposed roadway right-of-way and within areas of the building lots to be graded. The removal of these healthy trees would be