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��A� ■ Public facilities/utilities must be designed for the entire future system. ■ Street improvements must provide for adequate emergency vehicle access as well as for the maintenance and repair of utilities within the Affected Area ■ Street improvements require significant retaining wall systems within the Affected Area The issues listed above were included in the findings for the resolution in 2000. These are clearly serious concerns. The resolution also stated that development of any individual parcel could result in cumulative impacts with respect to the above issues and thus must be considered comprehensively in the context of the probability of future development within the Affected Area. The property owner of 3730 Laurel Way, Mr. Scott Sweeney, has informed the City that he believes that the resolution language implies that any property with frontage on any paved portion of Laurel Way, either to City standards, or substandard as is the case with his property, can be developed without an EIR (see Attachment 1). Staff disagrees with this interpretation based on the specific information in the 2000 staff report and the map, Exhibit A, which clearly shows the EIR — No EIR Line immediately west of the Last House at 3726 Laurel Way. 3730 Laurel Way is a steeply sloped property (approximate average slope is 36% with portions greater than 45% slope in the proposed building pad area); covered with native vegetation; and subject to other potential development challenges that should be fully assessed in context with the build-out of Laurel Way as required by Council policy. In response to the property owner's assertion that his property at 3730 Laurel Way should be exempt from the EIR requirement, staff determined that this matter should be brought back to Council for confirmation of the location of the EIR — No EIR Line as shown on the map. The following three documents present the EIR — No EIR Line as follows: ■ December 18. 2000 Staff Report: The staff report clearly describes the location of the line. It very specifically indicates that only two vacant parcels (3718 and 3724 Laurel Way as shown on the map above) would be on the side of the line not requiring an EIR. (A third vacant parcel west of 3717 would also qualify; however, it is under the same ownership as 3717 which functions as a"double-IoY' property.) The first page of the staff report states that "development may occur on these finro parcels without preparation of an EIR and related studies, and not on any vacant parcels along Laurel Way beyond the improved lot at 3726 Laurel Way." The staff report repeats this determination several more times, for example, this statement is included on page 2: AI! other vacant parcels along Laurel Way that are located westerly of 3726 Laurel Way would have to comply with the requirement that an EIR and technical studies (geographical, engineering, etc.) covering the entire undeveloped area be prepared prior to any development..." ■ Resolution 14111: The resolution does not specify the location of the EIR — No EIR Line based on addresses or parcels numbers for any of the properties. Rather, it refers generally to pavement conditions which vary significantly on the street. The Resolution does refer to Exhibit A, which depicts the location of the line as described below. ■ Exhibit A— Map: The EIR — No EIR Line shown on the map, as an exhibit to the Resolution clearly matches the description of the location of the line in the December