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sign. If there are no feasible mitigation measures and the City wishes to approve the pro- posal, the City would then have to adopt statements of overriding considerations. Scoping Attached is the Initial Study prepared by staff and the proposal for the "Environmental Impact Report for the Proposed PUD-33 (Kottinger Hills) Project", submitted by Mundie & Associates. Staff suggests the City Council and Planning Commission use these documents to discuss the final scope and content of the DEIR. The potentially significant environmental impacts would include: 3.01 Conformance of the Proposal with General Plan Policies 3.02 Impact on Existing Uses (On- and Off-Site) 3.03 Geologic Impacts (Hazards, Change in Topography, Erosion, etc.) 3.05 Water Related Impacts (Runoff, Flood Hazard, Quality and Quantity of Sur- face and Ground Waters) 3.06 Plant and Animal Impacts (Effect on Existing Ecosystem, Rare or Endan- gered Species, Etc.) 3.07 Transportation/Circulation Impacts (Additional Traffic, Congestion, parking, Hazards, etc.) 3.08 Noise Impacts (Increases, Exposure to High Levels, etc.) 3.09 Impacts on Public Services (Fire, Police, Schools, Parks, Maintenance, etc.) 3.13 Aesthetic Impacts (Obstruction of Views, Design, Etc.) Alternatives An important function of the DEIR is its analysis of alternatives to the proposed project which, as required by CEQA, must include the "No Project" alternative and the "Environmentally Su- perior'' alternative in addition to the applicants' proposal. Potential project alternatives for this DEIR could include the following: · Project alternatives - a reduced number of units on large-lots. · Alternative project types - townhouses, small-lot single-family detached homes, etc. · Access alternatives - two public street connections or one public street connection and EVA's. (The latter is the applicant's proposal.) Visual Analysis A visual analysis is perhaps one of the more important subject areas of the DEIR. Attached are six suggested viewpoints prepared by the DEIR consultant and reviewed by staff for considera- tion for evaluation in the DEIR. Given the proximity of the proposed project to existing neighborhoods, staff believes that the public should communicate their preferences at the scop- ing session. Once viewpoints are selected, the visual analysis would be completed for the fol- SR:05:031 Page 5 of 7