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Melulowltlrk Developmellt - AIlstill Propert)' - EIlvirollmelltal Checklist ~'+~ ~ Figurc 5: Carctakcr's homc to rem..;n acccssetl from Old Foothill Roatl. Sitc of Lot 7. Surrounding land uses and thcir land usc designations are describcd in thc following table: Direction Development Gcneral Plan Designation Northwcst Opcn space and single-family homes on vcry Rural Dcnsity Residential (I unit per 5- large sitcs. acres) East Alviso Adobe Park Sitc across Old Foothill Parks and Recrcation and then Low Den- Road anti the Laguna Oaks development sity Residential (< 2,0 du/ac) across Foothill Road. South Single-family custom homcs on predominantly Low Density Residential (< 2,0 du/ac) halt~acre lots, Moderate to stecp terrain with a mix of grassland and native vegctation including coast live oak, valley oak, acacia, and blue gum eucalyptus trces charactcrize the subject property, Going east to west, across the proposcd development area, the site slopes upward from Old Foothill Road Ii-om an elevation of 380 feet 10 an elevation of 470 fcet. From its absolute lowcst to highest points, thc site slopcs upward from 360 feet to 520 feet. A scries of ephemeral creeks/swales drain the site to the Arroyo De La Laguna. The Unitcd States Army Corps of Engineers has jurisdiction of the on thc central stream, which will flow through the central area of the proposed dcvelopment. Thc area wcstcrly of the site from its north- west boundary linc is characterizcd by steeply sloped, tree-covered terrain, Overall access to the site is from Foothill Road a major north/south City arterial. Old Foothill Road provides direct access to the site from Foothill Road, All City streets providing access to the Austin property arc sizcd to handlc thc additional trat1ic generated by the proposed project. PGPA-l J/l'UD-58/PTR-78/3 Page 5 of 36 JlIly /9, 2006