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Resolution No. PC-96-l0 Page 3 The 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. D. The 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 environments as possible. The subject property is relatively flat. Grading will be limited to building pads, driveways, surface parking, and creation of recreation areas and amenities. City building code requirements would ensure that building foundations, on-site driveways and parking areas are constructed on properly prepared surfaces. As conditioned, the design of the proposed development would provide adequate drainage to prevent flooding. Erosion control and dust suppression measures will be documented in the building permit plan sets and will be administered by the City's Building and Public Works Departments. Urban clean water runoff measures will be incorporated into the project through conditions of approval. The property is not located in the Alquist-Priolo Study Zone. According to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Flood Hazard maps, no portion of the site will be affected by the 100-year or 500-year floods. E. The streets and buildings have been designed and located to complement the natural terrain and landscape. The project site is an "infill" parcel which would not involve the extension of any new public streets. Only minor changes in the site's relatively flat topography will be necessary to develop the site. The major entrance to the project aligns with and makes use of the existing Rosewood Drive/Owens Drive intersection. A second entrance further to the east provides westbound left-turns into the project from a protected tum lane and unrestricted turns onto Owens Drive out of the project. All buildings exceed the minimum 33 feet setback requirement for residential buildings within the Hacienda Business Park, and even exceed the 50 feet setback requirement for commercial buildings. Even located so far from the street, the building setback vary and the site plan incorporates one-story garages to help make a more gradual visual transition from streetside to the three-story building. Carports and parking areas near the street are designed so that they are not within pedestrian sight lines. Landscaping within the 33' wide Public Service Easement will incorporate undulating berms which will help to screen parking areas from public view.