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homes) are encouraged to use best management practices for the use of pesticides and herbi- cides, similar to the integrated pest management program used on the golf course." Staff has communicated this to the applicant. Grading The Mariposa Ranch design guidelines state that Lot No. 11 shall be developed under a split-pad design configuration. The proposed design follows a split pad configuration using a slab-on- grade and raised foundation design at the garage and living areas, respectively. Using this con- figuration, up to a four-foot difference between the living and garage floor elevations is achieved. Public Notice Notices of the Planning Commission's public hearing on this item were sent to the property owners located within 1,000-feet of the subject property and within the entire Happy Valley Specific Plan area. Staff notes that the publi<; hearing notice for this appeal incorrectly stated the size ofthe house at 6,764 square feet ofliving area and 1,623 square feet of garage area. As approved by the Zoning Administrator, the proposal now subject to the Planning Commission's review includes 6,901 square feet of living area and 876 square feet of garage area. Corrected public hearing notices have been sent. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT The appellant states that the development of this site will negatively impact the groundwater re- serves by infiltration of pollutants derived from the new landscape and vehicles parked on the site. Staff first notes that the project is a design review application and that, absent unusual cir- cumstances not present here, environmental issues are not proper subjects for appeal. Neverthe- less, environmental review for the proposed project was undertaken with the Final Environ- mental Impact Report (EIR) approved by the City Council for the Happy Valley Specific Plan (HVSP) in conformance with the standards of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The FEIR examined impacts to groundwater resources. The proposed project would be the design review of a single-family home in conformance to the Mariposa Ranch Design Guidelines, which were originally approved in conjunction with the Callippe Golf Course PUD development plan found by the City Council to be in conformance with the HVSP and the FEIR. Therefore, the approval of this home would not constitute a sub- stantial change to the specific plan or to the circumstances under which the specific plan is being undertaken that would involve new significant environmental effects or that would substantially increase the severity of previously identified effects. Furthermore, there is no new information of substantial importance, which was unknown at the time that the FEIR was approved by the City Council regarding the project or its effects, mitigation measures, or alternatives. Therefore, no new environmental document accompanies this staff report. Case PAP-87/PDR-482 Page 8 of9 October 19, 2005