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The intent of the visual analysis is to answer the fundamental questions posed by CEQA and to address impacts to existing visual resources. The City is sensitive to visual impacts from neighboring developments. However, in evaluating the project, staff also takes into consideration whether there are view easements protecting those vistas, the existing zoning of a site, and the consistency of analysis with those that staff has made in the past. The subject site has no pre-existing view shed easements in favor of adjacent property owners, the site had previously been rezoned to allow development as a PUD awaiting a development plan that would be sensitive to the area, and the development is generally consistent with other surrounding developments. The project has reduced the number of units from 98 to 51, has site design guidelines to set in place landscaping requirements for screening and mitigating visual impacts, and is designed with less density than its neighboring developments, yet echoes the integrity of those adjacent developments. As to the discussions and concerns relayed to the Planning Commission regarding the placement of homes for the development on or close to the ridges as described by the Grey Eagle Estates residents, this critique is inconsistent with recent approvals the Grey Eagle Estates Homeowners Association (HOA) granted to locate the proposed Allen Roberts residence at the top of the ridge visible from not only the Grey Eagle Estates residences but also from the City's valley floor and from I-580. The location of that proposed home has not been approved by City staff to date due to issues surrounding the proposed location of the City's access easement, not due to the location of the proposed house on the ridge. Staff believes that the CEQA criteria as defined above have been met, that the analyses have considered not only existing and proposed conditions but also the proposed environmentally preferred alternative with respect to consistency with the City's and the County's General Plan. • Fire Response and Protection Issues related to what the existing and future codes require as standards; Adequacy of the Site Ingress and Egress related to emergency services response At the June 13 meeting, Ed Janas, a resident of the Grey Eagle Estates development, raised issues concerning existing and future Fire Code requirements. The Fire Chief and Fire Marshall responded as follows. Response to Oak Grove public testimony 21 June 2007 In context of this development, the Fire Department has considered how it would access the proposed development in the event of a fire or other emergency. PUD-33, Oak Grove Planned Unit Development Planning Commission Page 10