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S.0 Executive Summary Avion Project SEIR Page S-2 CEQA analysis would be required for areas outside of the Black Mountain Ranch Vesting Tentative Map II project area. Discretionary actions are those actions taken by an agency that call for the exercise of judgment in deciding whether to approve or how to carry out a project. For the project, the following discretionary actions are required and are further described below: • Vesting Tentative Map (VTM) • Rezone • Planned Development Permit (PDP) • Site Development Permit (SDP) • Multi-Habitat Planning Area (MHPA) Boundary Line Adjustments • A reorganization consisting of latent powers expansion for sewer service for Olivenhain Municipal Water District (OMWD) and annexation to OMWD's sewer service area (Local Area Formation Commission) A VTM is required for the project to subdivide the property into one residential lot with 84 detached multi-family units and two open space (MHPA) lots to be dedicated in fee to the City. The VTM details the specific grading and necessary infrastructure. The site is currently zoned as AR-1-1 (Agricultural – Residential, minimum 10-acre lots). Under the project, the site would be rezoned to RS-1-14 (Residential Single Unit, minimum 5,000-square-foot lots). The project includes a PDP to allow for development of detached multi-family residential units rather than single-family residential units, and a deviation to exceed the maximum retaining wall height outside of required setbacks. The project includes a SDP due to impacts to Environmentally Sensitive Lands (ESL; i.e., steep slopes and sensitive biological resources). The project also proposes a MHPA boundary line adjustment to preserve 4.99 acres of southern mixed chaparral, 0.49 acre of non-native grassland, and 0.13 acre of coastal sage scrub. S.1.3 Project Objectives In accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15124, the following primary objectives support the purpose of the project, assist the Lead Agency in developing a reasonable range of alternatives to be evaluated in this report, and ultimately aid decision-makers in preparing findings and overriding considerations, if necessary. The specific goals and objectives for the project are: • Provide residential development that is consistent with the location and the goals and objectives of the adopted Black Mountain Ranch Subarea Plan. • Provide new residential development, which is consistent with existing residential development patterns in the surrounding area. • Implement “smart growth” principles of development through the provision of new residences within a complete master planned community. • Implement sustainable development principles through the provision of a community of new residences with many energy-efficient features. • Provide infrastructure improvements consistent with the Subarea Plan.