PC-2007-01, PUD-56, AMINIAN-SADRI (2)

Resolution No. 2007-01 Page Two 2. The plan is consistent with the City's General Plan. The Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan was developed to implement the City's General Plan for the Vineyard Avenue area. The Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan has been found to be consistent with the General Plan policies, including development which respects existing residential neighborhoods, development outside of the 100-year floodplain and development which does not create impacts beyond acceptable standards. As conditioned, and based on the analysis in this report, the subject development is consistent with both the General Plan and the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan. Thus, the proposed development plan, as conditioned, is consistent with the City's General Plan, and this finding can be made. The proposed development plan is compatible with previously developed properties located in the vicinity and the natural, topographic features of the site. As conditioned, the proposed project incorporates provisions to provide for an open space area, native landscape screening, and the retention of several existing trees near the Foxbrough Estates subdivision. While portions of the site will be graded to accommodate the homes, the grades at the boarders will remain approximately the same as they currently are and staff has added a recommended condition of approval that the proposed slope west of the home on Lot 2 be graded to a 3:1 slope. The grading of the site has been designed to blend in with the site's natural topographic features. Thus, the proposed development plan, as conditioned, is compatible with previously developed properties in the vicinity and the natural, topographic features of the site, and this finding can be made. 4. 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 minimal an effect upon the environment as possible. As conditioned, the proposed site grading and building pads will be designed to be consistent with the geotechnical reports and will adhere to the recommendations prepared for the development. The site is not within the Alquist-Priolo earthquake study area or within the FEMA designated 100-floodplain. Through the proposed conditions, grading and drainage issues will be adequately addressed. Therefore, 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 minimal an effect upon the environment as possible, and this finding can be made.