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Finding: EMC Title 18 requires one street tree with ground cover for every 30 feet of street frontage along 35th Street and Tulalip Avenue. Conclusion: Landscaping must be provided per EMC 18.28.080. A landscaping plan meeting these requirements is must be submitted at Public Works Permit application submittal.A landscape inspection will be required to verify that plantings and fences are installed prior to Public Works final approval. IL PUBLIC COMMENTS AND RESPONSES. This section summarizes the public comments received in response to the Notice of Application and the City's responses—it does not address individual comments raised. Note: many of the comments are addressed in Section II of this decision and responses will refer to the appropriate section number accordingly. 1. Comment: Concern about compatibility of proposed development with existing homes in Rucker Hill neighborhood, including issues such as historic preservation, density, design of homes and lot sizes. Response: Allowable uses and densities are determined by the land use designation and policies in the City's Comprehensive, and the Zoning Code. While the lots may be smaller than some of the lots in the Rucker Hill area, they are consistent with the overall land use plan and development regulations established for the area. The R-1 zoning standards provide height, bulk and setback restrictions,but do not contain detailed architectural controls for new dwellings. Approval of the subject developmentdoes not preclude the developer/builder from incorporating design features into the new homes that reflect the various housing designs in the area. 2. Comment: Environmental protection,including tree preservation, slopes and ravines. Concerns about slope stability were also raised. Response: Please see findings and conclusions under section I.5 above. There are no critical area features on the site that would allow the City to impose additional restrictions on the proposed project. 3. Comment: Tulalip Avenue—Concern about maintaining through access from 35th Street, pedestrian access and questions about what will happen to the existing roadway when a new section of Tulalip Avenue is constructed. Response: See findings and conclusions in section I.8.h above. 4. Comment: Concern about impacts on adjacent properties, including grading, setbacks, trees, etc. Response: Site development will need to adhere to the clearing/grading requirements in Chapter 18.28.200, which require that grading practices not create abrupt changes along the project boundaries. The preliminary grading plans on.file indicate that no rockeries or retaining walls are proposed along the project's south and east property lines. Some vegetation is proposed to be retained along the east boundary in the vicinity of the existing house and Lot 8 Preliminary Approval Project No. 18-001