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Resolution No. 92-217 Page 2 WHEREAS, a final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report was prepared and certified by the City Council prior to the PUD for this site; therefore, no new environmental document accompanies this report; and WHEREAS, the City Council makes the following findings for a 38- lot subdivision: The proposed map is consistent with the General Plan. The 38-1ot tentative map, which locates homes off the hillside and at least 50 feet away from the toe of the hillside, is consistent with the acceptable risk policy stated in the Public Safety Element of the General Plan. The 37 proposed new homes, and utilities and roads serving those homes, are not expected to be subjected to any seismic or landslide induced hazards beyond that considered "acceptable" by the General Plan. However, the existing home, which is located within 50 feet of the toe of the ancient landslide, may be subject to a greater potential risk of damage than would be considered "acceptable" by the General Plan. The 38-1ot subdivision, with an overall density of 0.42 units per acre is consistent with the "Rural Density Residential" and the "Low Density Residential" land use designations of the site. The proposed map generally is consistent overall with the approved PUD plan and that part of the PUD plan indicating lots on the flatter portion of the site. The PUD was consistent with other General Plan policies and programs when it was approved in April 1992. The site is physically suitable for this type of development and density. Two-thirds of the site is characterized by a rolling and steep-sided hillside, while the eastern one-third of the site is relatively flat. The 38- lot development will occur on the flatter portion of the site. The amount of grading proposed solely for development of the site is limited. The street system has been limited to that necessary only for access into and through the site. An emergency vehicle access road into the site from the northeastern corner and a similar access which traverses the open space portion of the site will ensure proper emergency response for residents and for the suppression of potential wildland fires.