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elderly, the disabled, the homeless, and families with single-parent heads of households. Thus, staff concludes that the proposed development plan is consistent with the City's General Plan, and staff believes that this finding can be made. 3. Whether the plan is compatible with previously developed properties in the vicinity and the natural, topographic features of the site: Surrounding properties include single-family homes, the City's Operation Service Center, a Zone 71ake, and undeveloped former quarry property. As conditioned, staff believes that the proposed residential lots and homes would be compatible with the surrounding uses. The proposed house locations, house designs, and site development standards have been designed/created to minimize impacts on neighboring properties, including mass and visual impacts as viewed from the adjacent properties and streets. The subject property generally has flat terrain. Grading of the lots has been limited to the creation of the pads for the future homes and to achieve the proper functioning of utilities. Therefore, staff feels that the PUD development plan is compatible with the previously developed properties and the natural, topographic features of the site, and staff believes that this finding can be made. 4. Whether grading takes into account environmental characteristics and is designed in keeping with the best engineering practices to avoid erosion, slides, or flooding to have as minimal an effect upon the environment as possible. As described above, the site is flat with minimum changes in grades proposed. The steeply sloped old quarry pit located to the north of the site has been analyzed and does not pose a threat to the project in the event of bank failures. However, to further ensure safety, a condition requires that the northernmost homes not be built until the slope bank is repaired or unless the northernmost homes are built with pier and grade beam foundations. Erosion control and dust suppression measures will be documented in the improvement plans and will be administered by the City's Building and Public Works Departments. The site is 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 flat site has no constraints to either roads or buildings. The residences are one- and two-story. The massing of homes is appropriate given the adjoining, similar residences. PUD-74 Page -18 - June 25, 2008