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8.A. - Page 317 retained or properly maintained?Tl�e response is quiet on tl�ese issues,and nonT responsive to the original commenfs. Res�onse j-Z5 The FEIR appears to conclude that as long as conditions af Che stormwater ordinance are met,incIuding flndings to grant exceptions to th�creek setback,that construction nf four larg�hames in clase proximity tp the creek wilt not significantly irnpact the creek enviranment. Cordirleras Creek is a protected watercaurse,with intent to preserve and restore creek conditions and riparian ha�iitat. T�ae paint of our cvmment was to nute that,as opposed to initia] conditior�s,the on�y available private open-space available ta creekside residents is Iargety contained within th� 25'sstback and as a result,there will be sigraificantZy intensifi�d human use of the site,compared wi�h initial conditians.It is not a makter of the nurnber of resid�nts present,but what portiops of t�e property are avaiIable for what use ar�d what acdvities are Iikely to occur there,The yuestian oF how this change of�se darectly adjacent to the stre�arn bank may affect riparian protection,bank integrity,wildlife corridors, envirnnmental connactavity,and the na�ural Functioning of the creek is not addressed�ry the DEIR or the respanses to�omments.Referring to biology reports that discuss only ini�ial conditinns,anc!then suggesting that thnse reports constitute substantial e�id�nce tha�the project will have no eFfect on creek eanditions is nat a respansive argumen� Respa�s�J-�6 The response to our comment regarding gradin�aa�acent ta the c;reek bank innplies that the Stormwater Drdinance allows grading af the creek bank to alter the natural drainage pattern there,The respanse correctly nates that Che Ordinance daes aliow grading to occur for"normal maintenance of vegetation and protective restoration or rnaintenance to prev�nt flovding,reduce siltatian,or otherwise pro�ide for the pubIic health ar safety."Nor�vhere in the ordinance,however,dnes it state thar grading is perzraitted to alter the drainage patierr�adjacent to the creek.Yet the DEIR explicitly sta,tes that grading wil�be dane ta direct flvw away from the creek.The response goes on to say t�aat alI runaFf from gerviaus surfaees wil�he d�rected toward the creek and all flaw from inr►pervious surfaces will be directed away from t�e cresk.How is this dane without grading within the set6ack? In addition,the drainage m�p,frarn what can be determined in the included Figure 1.0-5,shows that nearly all of the rear yards of Lots 1-4 drain toward the creek.What wi�l accur if residents construct struc�ures and irnpervious surfaces between their residences and the 15`eag� af t}ie no b�ild zone,whieh,accarding to the DEIR,will be allowed for in this project?[fthis occurs,runoff wil�f�ow into the creek and will not be "fi�tered over a minirnuzn of twen#y-five [ZS) feet ofvegetation ar through other equiva�ent means",as required by the nrdinance-because there is not�S'available for filtration.�n the face,the gradingplan shown in�'igure 1.0-5 and the allowed provision for canstructian with�in 15'of the top of l�ank(post-develap�nent, presumably) directly via2at�s the Stormwater Ordinance designed ta prateck the creek enviranment,and which the FE1R clairns is being compiied with.