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3. Whether the proposed development plan is compatible with the natural, topographic features of the site: • The proposed development plan is designed to reflect the site's existing topographic condition, to minimize impacts on adjoining properties, to be consistent with the requirements and geotechnical report recommendations that have been prepared for the proposed project, and to minimize grading. • The location and configuration of the proposed lots and public streets generally follow natural contours. • Most private lots will be designed to drain to bio-retention areas designed to pretreat stormwater runoff before entering the City's storm drain system. • The proposed lots and streets are located in the most geologic stable areas of the site avoiding landslide areas and reducing the project's grading. All grading will be primarily done to a minimum 3:1 slope banks and will feature a variety of greater slopes to match existing terrain. Remaining lot grading will be reviewed in conjunction with the site-specific building design applications. Staff believes that the development's proposed grading has done a good job of balancing the requirements of being sensitive to the site and adjoining properties as well as proposing grading that is needed to create the proposed development. Therefore, staff believes that this finding can be made. 4. Whether grading in conjunction with the proposed development plan takes into account environmental characteristics and is designed in keeping with the best engineering practices to avoid erosion, slides, or flooding, and to have as minimal an effect upon the environment as possible. • Requirements of the Uniform Building Code -implemented by the City at the Building Permit review -would ensure that building foundations and private street/on-site parking/driveway areas are constructed on satisfactorily compacted fill. • Erosion control and dust suppression measures will be documented in the final subdivision map and will be administered by the City's Building and Public Works Departments. • Initial grading will be necessary to accommodate the proposed public streets and the front-yard portions of the lots. The front-yard portion of the lot will then be contour-graded and "feathered" to existing terrain. All grading will be done to a minimum 3:1 slope banks and will feature a variety of greater slopes to match existing terrain. Remaining lot grading will be reviewed in conjunction with the site-specific building design applications. • With few exceptions, the lots will be designed to drain to the retention basins shown on the site plan to pretreat the runoff before its entry into the City's storm drain system. In addition to the retention basins, additional stormwater Page 3 of 6