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drainage would drain into biofiltration planters that would filter contaminants from the parking lot and roof drainage before entering the arroyos and, ultimately, the bay. Erosion control and dust suppression measures will be documented in the building permit plans and will be administered by the City's Building and Safety Division and Engineering Division. The sites are not located within an Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone. The flood hazard maps of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) indicate that the subject property is not located in a flood hazard zone. Therefore, staff believes that this finding can be made. 5. Whether streets and buildings have been designed and located to complement the natural terrain and landscape: The project sites are in a developed area of the City and would not involve the extension of any new public streets. The building and parking areas would be located on level areas of the sites. The proposed buildings will be compatible in size and scale with surrounding structures. New landscaping would be installed to mitigate the loss of the existing trees. Therefore, staff believes that this finding can be made. 6. Whether adequate public safety measures have been incorporated into the design of the plan: The public improvements associated with these projects would be consistent with the TOD Standards and Guidelines and City design standards. The driveway entrances are located and configured to provide adequate line-of-sight viewing distance in both directions perpendicular to the vehicle, and to facilitate efficient ingress/egress to and from the project sites. All on-site drive aisles meet TOD and City standards for emergency vehicle access and turn-around. Adequate access is provided to all structures for police, fire, and other emergency vehicles. Buildings are designed to meet the requirements of the Uniform Building Code and other applicable City codes and all buildings would be equipped with automatic fire suppression systems (sprinklers). Although the sites are not located within an Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone, it would be subject to seismic shaking during an earthquake. The State of California provides minimum standards for building design through the California Building Standards Code. The California Uniform Building Code is based on the UBC and has been modified for California conditions with numerous more detailed and/or stringent regulations. Specific seismic safety requirements are set forth in Chapter 23 of the UBC. The State earthquake protection law requires that buildings be designed to resist stresses produced by lateral forces caused by earthquakes. The City implements the requirements of the California Building Code through its building permit process. The proposed projects will be required to comply with the applicable codes and standards to provide earthquake resistant design to meet or exceed the current seismic requirements. Site specific soils analyses would be conducted in conjunction with the building permit review. PUD-85-08-12D, PUD-81-30-86D, and P11-0856 Planning Commission 23 of 25