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remain overhead per the Vineyard A venue Corridor Specific Plan, all on-site utility lines required to serve the proposed development will be installed underground in a joint trench. Furthermore, water, storm drain, and sanitary sewer lines would be extended from existing City mains in Old Vineyard Avenue up the private road to serve the new homes. Staff finds the preliminary utility plan to be acceptable. Fire Management and Open Space Plans Proper management of Open Space areas is necessary to maintain the quality of the existing natural environment as well as to reduce fire hazards. Therefore, the Specific Plan requires that site-specific Open-Space Management and Wildland Fire Protection Plans be prepared and submitted by each developer of lots which contain Open Space land as a part of the PUD development plan application. The plans are required to address agricultural operations, open space maintenance, wildlife and vegetation preservation needs, and measures to reduce fire intensity through fuels management and to allow the dwellings to resist fire exposure. The applicant has submitted the Open-Space Management and Wildland Fire Protection Plan as one document. The plan discusses such items as the allowable uses and structures in the open space areas, explains that the project arborist will prepare recommendations for continual tree care on each lot, and includes several fire management measures, such as regularly mowing grasslands and prohibiting extremely flammable plants. Staff finds the Open-Space Management and Wildland Fire Protection Plan to be generally acceptable, but does recommend that a few minor changes be incorporated into the plan, which are described below: . Modify the open space uses to conform to the uses listed in PUD condition No. 2.b. . Add all language from PUD condition no. 31, regarding raptor nests. . Provide examples of extremely flammable plants/trees that won't be allowed. . Provide more details on allowable pruning of existing trees for purposes of fire management. . Specify how far new trees should be planted from existing tree canopies to avoid the creation of fuel ladders. A condition of approval addresses the above items. Staff has also included a condition that requires that the Planning Director review and approve the arborist's recommendations for the continual tree care on each lot. Tree Report The applicant has submitted a final tree report, which includes tree removal information previously reviewed by the Planning Commission along with general recommendations for SR 06:155 Page 5