PC 90-031 - Laserfiche WebLink

2_ The s i t e i s phys i c a l l y s u i to b l e f o r th i s typ e o f deve 1 opment and density _ The t opogr aphy o£ the 1 4 1 a cr e s i t e r a ng e s £ r om moderately h i t 1y i n the northwe s t t o r e l at i ve l y f 1 at at the s outhe a s t_ The proposed subd iv i s i o n i s s ens it ive t o the s e top ograph i c a 1 d i f f e r en c e s, w i th the sine h e s t l of s l o c at ed i n the area s o f f l a t terrain , a nd 1 a rger 1 of s ( 2 0, 0 0 0 s qu a r e f e e t a nd greater ) o ccupy i ng the h i t 1y a r e a s_ La nd s c ap e and open sp a c e buffer s wou 1d be provided a 1 o ng B e r n a 1 Avenue , F o oth i 1 1 Road , and adjacent t o F o o th i 1 1 Kno 1 1 s t o prow id e an app e a ra nc e o f 1 ow d en s i ty a nd t o a ch i eve a su i t ab 1 e transition t o s urr ound i ng deve 1 opment _ 3 _ The design o f the subdivision and proposed impr ovema nt s w i 1 1 not cau s e subs t o nt i a 1 e nv i t onment a 1 damage or s ub s t a nt i a 1 1 y a nd a vo i da b 1 y injure fish or wildlife or their habitat _ The p r ima ry a r e a s o f w i l d l i f e h a b i t at o n t h e subject s i t e are the Arroyo de 1 a La gu n a c ha n n e 1 and a n existing dr a i Wage swa 1 a at the n o rthwe s t corner o f the s i t e_ The a rr oyo , wh i c h b i s e ct s th e site , wou 1 d be preserved a s op e n sp a c e a nd wou 1 d not b e a f f ect ed by the proposed re s i dent i a 1 deve 1 opment _ S im i 1 ar 1y , the existing swa 1 e wou 1 d be preserved i n a pub t i c open sp a c e a r e a, which wou 1 d s erva a s a buffer betwa en th e n ew d eve 1 opma nt and Fo oth i 1 1 Kn o 1 1 s_ W i 1 d 1 i£ e wou 1 d c o nt i nu e t o be a b l e t o ga i n a c c e s s f r om the r i dge a r e a through th e pub t i c op e n s pa c e t o the e r r oy o b ed _ 4_ Th e d e s i gn o f the s ubd i v i s i on i s n of l i k e l y t o c au s e S e r i ou s pub t i c h e a l th p rob 1 em s_ Th e proposed s ubd iv i s i on i s c on s i s t e nt w i th existing , s urr ound i ng deve 1 opment _ A 1 1 ut i 1 i t i e s and s e rv i c e s wou 1 d be designed t o C i ty s t a nd a r il s t o e n sur e pub l i c he a 1 tYi a nil s a f ety , a nil th e C i ty current 1 y ha s ad equa t o s ewer , water , a nil s t o rm dr a i n c ap a c i ty t o a cc ommod a t e th e n ew d eve 1 opine nt _ A s oundwa 1 1 wou 1 d be c o n s tru ct ed a 1 ong the e nt i r e 1 ength o£ th e s i t e' s S- 6 8 0 f r o nt a ge t o a tt e nu a t e freeway n o i s e f o r futur e r e s i d e nt s a nil t o ma i n t a i n City n o i s e s t anda rd s_ The project g r a d i ng h a s a l s o been d e l i gn ad t o a s s i s t i n th e a t t e nu a n o n o f f r e eway n o i s e_ Thar e f o r e, th e s ubd i v i s i o n d e s i gn i s n of 1 i7c e 1 y t o c aus e a ny pub t i c he a 1 t h p rob 1 ems _ - 2 - Re s_ PC - 9 0- 3 1