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C. PRESENTATION BY EIP ASSOCIATES (CONTINUED) : <br /> levels are incompatible with County and Town standards for residential <br /> land uses and that no noise abatement techniques can reduce noise to <br /> acceptable levels, the closing of the quarry should be made a <br /> condition of project approval . . . If the study shows excessive noise <br /> impacts which cannot be addressed by rerouting the proposed access <br /> roads, the only option available to control project-related traffic <br /> noise impacts may be reducing the number of units to be built. . . If <br /> air quality problems were shown to be probable (after certain <br /> testing) , mitigation measures such as redesigning project access roads <br /> or scaling down development density should be implemented. . . If <br /> after analysis of rock samples from the quarry, asbestos content was <br /> found to be large, project approval should be made contingent on the <br /> closing of the quarry. If asbestos content were small , mitigation <br /> measures such as watering crushing machinery and working surfaces <br /> during operation and wetting or covering departing quarry trucks <br /> should be adopted as mitigation measures. <br /> Mr. Brian Boxer reported on Land Use, Archaeological Resources and <br /> Vegetation and Wildlife. Regarding land use, he noted that city, <br /> county and State levels were all involved. The General Plan of the <br /> Town addressed the area as an open space preserve; the County gave it <br /> a hillside designation and at the State level it was in the Williamson <br /> Act. Presently there were four primary uses of the land under <br /> discussion: quarry ( legal non-conforming use) ; equestrian center, <br /> trailer to house security and recreational uses (joggers, equestrians, <br /> etc. ) . Mr. Boxer also commented that in conformance with the polices <br /> of LAFCO (Local Agency Formation Commission) no county islands shall <br /> be allowed to be developed as a result of annexation. Regarding <br /> archaeological resources, no known prehistoric sites were known to be <br /> on the property. Concerning vegetation and wildlife, Mr. Boxer noted <br /> certain concerns related to some species. For example, a spring count <br /> may be needed regarding the wooly sunflower. The damsel fly and horned <br /> lizard also needed protection. He commented that grading along the <br /> ridgelines would be a problem for certain species. <br /> Ms. Jean Thompson reported on Traffic and Circulation. She noted the <br /> following: majority of the roads exceed the Town' s ordinances, the <br /> project exceeds the Town ' s ordinances regarding cul-de-sacs and the <br /> rural quality of the Town. Ms . Thompson further commented on the <br /> concerns relating to emergency vehicle access. <br /> Mr . Scott Edmondson addressed the issues of fiscal analysis and public <br /> services. The public services included police, fire, water , sewer, <br /> solid waste, schools and parks. Regarding development constraints <br /> concerning fiscal analysis , the following statement was included in <br /> the Environmental Assessment Study: ' The primary constraints which <br /> fiscal considerations would raise for the project would be whether the <br /> LaW anticipated costs incurred by public service providers would exceed <br /> the revenues anticipated by the project. ' <br /> -3- 8/18/87 <br />