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Grading_Modification The applicants have proposed limited re-grading on the property to expand the flat pad yard area. Staff feels that the proposed grading would not adversely affect the originally approved grading of the development and would not adversely impact adjacent neighbors. Therefore, staff feels that the proposed grading revisions are acceptable. A condition of approval requires the applicants submit a final grading and drainage plan depicting all final grades and on-site drainage systems. Drainage from the proposed improvements will be required to connect to an approved point of discharge, subject to the review and approval by the City Engineer and/or the Chief Building Official. Relocation of Developer-Installed Trees Staff believes it would be acceptable to relocate two of the developer-installed trees elsewhere on the rear slope bank. Since the relocated trees were not indicated on the plans, a condition of approval requires that a plan showing the tree locations be submitted for the review and approval by the Planning Director. VI. PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of the hearing for the appeal was mailed to those property owners and tenants within 1,000 feet of the subject site. Except for the neighbors' comments indicated in this report and listed in the attached emails and letters of appeal, staff has not received any additional comments from any of the other adjacent property owners or tenants. VII. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW Projects of this nature are categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Class 3, Section 15303(a), "New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures," and Class 4, Section 15304, "Minor Alterations to Land." Therefore, no environmental document accompanies this report. VIII. CONCLUSION As proposed and conditioned, the proposed second unit complies with the City's Second Unit Ordinance and is a permitted use on the subject property. The proposed second unit also complies with the applicable site development standards in terms of setbacks, height, size, and floor area. Furthermore, staff has considered the design criteria required by the Municipal Code to be included in the Zoning Administrator's and Planning Commission's scope of review, such as preservation of views, scale, and relationship of the building to its site and to surrounding PAP-117 Planning Commission Page 13 of 19