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technical assistance to future lot purchasers concerning questions they may have about these green building measures and Green Point rating system. The ordinance identifies photovoltaic systems as an option. Staff has included a draft condition of approval requiring the applicant to implement the following measures so that the future own- ers can install roof-mounted photovoltaic systems in the future: . Install electrical conduit and "pull" strings from the roof/attic areas to the buildings' main electrical panels. . Design the buildings' roof trusses to handle an additional load of five-pounds per square foot beyond that of the anticipated for roofing. . Provide an area near the electrical panel for the "inverter" required to convert the direct current output from the photovoltaic panels to alternating current. . Install a bi-directional electrical meter. The applicant concurs with this requirement. Growth Management Allocations Development of this property would fall under the "First-Come-First-Serve" category of the City's Growth Management program, which has an annual, non-transferable allocation of 100 units. Although past demand for "First-Come-First-Serve" units has exceeded supply in the past, that demand has declined since 2000. Staff, therefore, anticipates that there would be ade- quate building permit capacity for these lots in the future. Grading The site will be cleared and graded to accommodate the proposed development including roads and building pads. To accommodate the proposed development, Ponderosa will fill the Leh- man-Selway property by three feet, using surplus dirt from its Ironwood development. Lot 2 will be graded as a flat-pad lot draining towards Trenery Drive. Lots 4 through 27 will be graded as flat-pad lots draining towards Street "A" and to the bio-retention swale adjoining Street "A". As requested by the Palmer Drive and Diablo Court neighbors and shown on the proposed grading plan, Lots 4 through 9 and 19 through 22 will have their building pads graded at or lower than the grades of the adjoining lots, while still ensuring positive drainage of the Ponderosa lots away from the homes. Neighborhood concerns pertain to rodent proliferation, noise, and the airborne dust from project grading and the import of fill to the Lehman-Selway property from the Ponderosa Ironwood de- velopment. Several neighbors have commented that Ponderosa should give them funds before grading begins so as to defray the clean-up costs for their homes and lots. Ponderosa has entered into discussions with Zone 7 to use its property and a portion of the buffer area for trucks delivering fill material to the site in order to reduce the heavy truck traffic Item 6.e., PUD-50 Page 23 of 29 June 28, 2006