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be required to provide ongoing infrastructure maintenance as with any other development. Very little additional fiscal impact is anticipated in that any maintenance costs are ordinary City costs; common area landscaping, public trail, storm water vegetated swales, and the Arroyo embankment will be maintained by the homeowners association and/or Zone 7. CONCLUSION Over the past two decades, there have been several development proposals in this area, including four involving the subject site. Based on the applicant's willingness to take the previous direction provided by City Council, Planning Commission, the Trails Ad Hoc Committee, and Zone 7, the applicant has re-designed the project to meet those previous comments and mitigate the concerns expressed. The applicant has also met with adjacent neighbors on numerous occasions in an effort to resolve their concerns. Staff and the Planning Commission have delayed the project to facilitate agreement with the Jones family; in the absence of a clear agreement, requirements designed to protect the interests of the Jones family have been made a part of the proposed project as shown on Exhibit B, Conditions of Approval. Staff and the Planning Commission believe that the project deserves a favorable recommendation. The applicant has designed a well-executed site development plan, has proposed architecture complementary to the adjacent developments, and is providing a community amenity by constructing a creek-side access road and public trail next to the Arroyo. The applicant has seriously considered the comments from the previous Planning Commission and City Council members and designed a project reflecting the goals outlined at that time which are still relevant today. The circulation proposed with the creek-side street emphasizes the goals the City has in providing a pedestrian trail along the Arroyo eventually connecting both existing and future developments, in providing for adequate maintenance and security related to the trail, and in designing a development which does not require the extension of Rose Avenue to Valley Avenue. Finally, all lots meet the 1O,000-square-foot minimum size directed by the City in the past. As a result of these factors, the Planning Commission and staff support the project, as conditioned. SR 06:013 Page 15 of 17