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1.0 Introduction Avion Project SEIR Page 1-2 Approximately 17.74 acres of the 41.48-acre site would be developed for residential uses and various site improvements, including private drives, hardscape, retaining walls, and landscaping. Native low-fuel volume species would be used to re-vegetate the graded slopes. The treatment for the interior would primarily be parkway street trees and groundcover, ornamental in nature, fire- resistant, and would complement the building architecture. The remaining approximate 23.75 acres on-site would be preserved as MHPA open space. Grading operations would entail approximately 296,000 cubic yards of cut (maximum depth of 52 feet) and 296,000 cubic yards of fill (maximum depth of 64 feet), resulting in a net balance of soils on the project site. The project would construct retaining walls with a total length of 2,038 feet and a maximum height of 55 feet, 7 inches. Blasting may be required in conjunction with grading operations for the project in areas of shallow bedrock. Discretionary actions required to implement the project include the following and are also described in detail in Chapter 3.0: • VTM • Rezone • PDP • SDP • MHPA Boundary Line Adjustment • A reorganization consisting of latent powers expansion for sewer service for OMWD and annexation to OMWD and the district's sewer service area (LAFCO). 1.3 SEIR Purpose Legal Authority 1.3.1 Intended Uses This SEIR provides public agencies and the public in general with detailed information about the effect a proposed project is likely to have on the environment; lists ways in which the significant effects of such a project might be minimized; and identifies alternatives to such a project. This SEIR is an informational document for use by the City, decision-makers, public agencies, and the general public about the potential significant adverse environmental impacts of the project. This document complies with all criteria, standards, and procedures of CEQA (California Public Resources Code [PRC] Section 21000 et seq.) and the State CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations Title 14 Section 15000 et seq.); the City’s EIR Guidelines (2005); and the City’s CEQA Determination Thresholds (2016). This document has been prepared as a project-level SEIR, and it represents the independent judgment of the City as Lead Agency (State CEQA Guidelines Section 15050). 1.3.2 Lead Agency The City of San Diego is the Lead Agency for the project pursuant to Article 4 (Sections 15050 and 15051) of the CEQA Guidelines. The Lead Agency, as defined by CEQA Guidelines Section 15367, is the public agency that has the principal responsibility and authority for carrying out or approving the project. As Lead Agency, the City of San Diego Development Services Department,