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Resolution No. PC-96-20 Page 2 2. The plan is consistent with the City's General Plan: The North Sycamore Specific Plan was developed to implement the City's General Plan for the North Sycamore Area. The Sycamore Specific Plan has been found to be consistent with the General Plan policies including development outside 100-year flood zone areas, development on stable soils, construction (future) of semi-custom housing stock, and densities consistent with surrounding properties. Based on the analysis contained within this staff report, staff believes that the subject development is consistent with both the General Plan and North Sycamore Specific Plan; although all provisions of the NSSP are not provided for directly with this project, this is essentially a "status quo" project with conditions which will fully implement the Specific Plan when Parcels "B" and "C" develop. 3. The plan is compatible with previously developed properties in the vicinity and the natural, topographic features of the site. No additional development is proposed in conjunction with the proposed project. Until a subsequent development plan is approved for Parcels "B" and "C," the site will remain in its existing state. 4. 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. No additional grading is proposed with the subject development and, thus, the proposed project would have no effect upon the environment. Two small drainage swales would be installed on Parcels "A" and "B" to prevent overland drainage flow across parcels. The subsequent grading to accommodate the development of Parcels "B" and "C" will be reviewed in the future when a development is proposed for that lot. At that time, the grading will be required to take into account the environmental characteristics of the site in keeping with the best engineering practices to minimize any environmental impact. 5. The streets and buildings have been designed and located to complement the natural terrain and landscape: The future development of the site will be essentially determined by the requirements of the North Sycamore Specific Plan. A primary factor to any future development will be the ultimate location of the proposed East/West collector. This roadway will be designed to take advantage of the on- and off-site characteristics to fully complement the surrounding area. However, at this time no additional development has been proposed.