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3.0 Project Description Avion Project SEIR Page 3-4 3.3.4.2 Sewer As described in greater detail in Section 3.34.6 below, the San Diego Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) would need to approve a reorganization consisting of an expansion of latent powers for the Olivenhain Municipal Water District (OMWD) sewer service area and the annexation of the project site to OMWD and the sewer service area. Proposed sewer flows generated by the project would be conveyed to the downstream sewer treatment plant owned and operated by the OMWD. The project sewer mains would connect to existing sewer facilities within the Heritage Bluffs residential development to north. The agreement to have OMWD provide sewer service rather than the City San Diego is consistent with two other adjacent projects within Black Mountain Ranch (East Clusters Unit 3 and the Heritage Bluffs residential development). 3.3.4.3 Stormwater New storm drain facilities would be constructed per applicable San Diego standards. Storm drain inlets would be constructed to collect runoff from within the developed areas that would drain into an underground storm drain system. The project would comply with erosion control requirements of the City's Grading Ordinance and the State Water Resources Control Board's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System General Permit. The project would include erosion control measures such as retaining walls and replanting slopes with container material in conformance with the grading ordinance and brush management guidelines 3.3.5 Access and Circulation Access to the project site would be provided by constructing a private drive that would connect to Winecreek Drive at the northeast corner of the project site. Six interior private drives (A through G) would be constructed within the project site (refer to Figure 3-3). Private Drive A would connect to Winecreek Drive at the northeast corner of the project site and provide the main access to the site. Private Drives B, C, and G would be stub streets less than 150 feet in length. Internal circulation would include stop signs at internal intersections. Emergency access would be provided via Private Drive A’s connection to Winecreek Drive at the northeast corner of the project site. 3.3.6 Landscaping and Brush Management The landscape concept plan design includes plantings to blend and complement the existing native planting surrounding the project site. Native low-fuel volume species would be used to revegetate the graded slopes, and the interior of the project site would feature parkway street trees and groundcover—ornamental in nature and fire resistant. Plant materials utilized in the landscape concept plan would be from the palette of plants known to perform well in this climactic zone and amended soil type. Figure 3-4 presents the landscape concept plan. Brush Management Zones would be implemented with Zone 1 located adjacent to structures and must be the least flammable. Zone 2 would consist of selective thinning and pruning of native plants. The standard BMZ widths are 35 feet for BMZ 1 and 65 feet for BMZ 2 as stated in Table 142-04h of the City Municipal Code. The project proposes to implement Alternative Compliance measures to