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provision of the EVA was initially considered as an emergency access for fire protection. The new homes will be required to be sprinklered. An alternative alignment was studied which appears more feasible from an engineering/grading standpoint: the EVA road would extend northwesterly from the upper end of the private street on the Reznick property and then follow the alignment of an existing dirt road that crosses through the Brozosky and Chrisman properties before connecting to the existing road on the Berlogar property (see attachment # II ). Interdepartmental discussions included identifYing the opportunities and benefits of placing a water line loop from the new tank to Vineyard Avenue providing redundancy in the water system. If the new alignment were to be seriously considered, the direct benefit would be for the Reznick and Berlogar developments and only very indirectly the Chrisman and Brozosky developments. The new EVA alignment however, bisects the upper third of the Brozosky property. As a paved widened road, it could be an attractive nuisance that surrounding families may believe is an access trail. If this were to occur, the private property could be at some risk by having pedestrians enjoy the new location. Secondly, the new alignment resides as an existing 10 ft. cut into the slope on the southerly, uphill location. The widening would create a larger cut into the hill and be much more visible to the Brozosky family disrupting the current natural view of their existing and future private landscape. Both the Chrisman and Brozosky developments are planned with homes located adjacent to the Old Vineyard Trail and would not have the same benefit as the Reznick development. There is currently no consensus of the property owners to provide the easement for the EVA and waterline loop at this time. The Reznick development will be required to provide an easement to the width specified by the Department of Public Works at the time of the recordation of the final map shown in the location provided for by the Specific Plan. Should the City determine the need no longer exists at a future date, an amendment to the Specific Plan may be required to remove the existing alignment shown. Home Site Locations The Specific Plan indicates that all HR home sites must be located within the designated development areas as generally depicted on the land use plan. The proposed home sites for Lots 2,4,5,6, and 7 conform to the locations shown on the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Land Use Plan. Relocating the road as discussed above allowed one of the upper HR home sites to be moved down adjacent to Old Vineyard Avenue (shown as Lot 1). Furthermore, the land use plan shows the Lot 3 home site downslope and closer to the elbow in the street. Staff notes that land use plans are not usually meant to be precise, but can be flexible. In this case, staff believes that it would be acceptable to move one of the upper home sites downslope to Lot I as proposed Page - 8