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ing. The homes are well designed, architecturally consistent with the Specitic Plan's guidelines, and will blend well with neighboring developments. This finding can therefore be made. 4. The grading takes into account environmental characteristics and is designed in keeping with the best engineering practices to avoid erosion, slides, or flooding to have as tninimal nn effect upon the environment as possible. As previously mentioned, minimal grading is required as part of development ap- proval. The development is prohibited on the steep portion of the lot and has been concentrated on the relatively hat terrain. Staff has conditioned the project to be de- signed with the best engineering practices to avoid erosion, slides, or hooding. The property is not within the Alquist-Priolo earthquake study area or within the FEMA- designated 100-year tloodplain. Staff believes that through the proposed conditions, the grading and drainage plan will adequately address and mitigate any issues. This finding can therefore be made. S. Streets and buildings {rave been designed and located to complement the natural terrain and landscape. As conditioned, the proposed development of the site has been designed to be consis- tent with the Vineyards Avenue Corridor Specific Plan. Access to the site is off of Pietronave bane, thereby creating no additional encroachment (e.g. curb cuts) into the public right-of-way. "I'he building pads have been designed to follow the site's natural contours, which helps minimize the visibility and reduce the amount of grading nec- essary to construct the residences. The buildings' design and orientation reduce their visibility from the public view. In addition, the heritage oak tree is being preserved and incorporated into the development plan design. Staff believes this finding can therefore be made. 6. Adequate public safety measures have been incorporated into the design of the plan. Through the provisions of the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan and the pro- posed conditions of approval, staff believes that all public safety measures have been addressed. Access to and from the development is off of Pietronave Lane, which is a private road and not a busy public street. "fhe homes have been sited off the steep por- tion of the property, thereby preventing slope degradation as well as providing a noise buffer from Vineyard Avenue sited below. This finding can therefore be made. 7. The plan conforms to the purposes of the PUD District. The Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan serves as the primary land use and in- frastructure regulatory guide for development of the Vineyard Corridor area. The pur- pose of the Plan is to establish a unique environment that features a variety of agricul- tural, residential, open space, recreational, educations, and other uses. The design guidelines outlined in the Specitic Plan are intended to assist developers and home- Item 5.6., PUD-60 Page 9 of 10 r Februarv la, _'007