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01349J El Due to the incorporation of automobiles on the site, surface water can be expected to become contaminated with petroleum by-products prior to leaving this site. An oil separator incorporated within the retention system can be expected to reduce pollutant levels. (4) Flora a. Clearing activity, necessary for road installation, building areas and associated parking will reduce numbers of flora present. This amounts to some .4 acres removed. c. Through landscaping, new species of flora may be introduced which are not native to the site. (5) Fauna a,c,d. The introduction of construction equipment and resultant use for clearing necessary. for proper grade transition, drainage, and foundation stability will reduce habitat and lessen the desirability (by site fauna) of the site as habitat. The introduction of domestic pets and human population (along with the previous activity) may further: hinder the re-establishment'of native animal,population. Animals displaced from the site would eventually be eliminated through competitive exclusion. Species that can withstand the change of habitat or are suited to the new development would survive in reduced numbers. (6) Noise Noise levels would be intermittently high throughout construction, but should be -limited to normal waking hours.. After construction, residential activity and traffic noise created by' approximately 80 average.daily vehicular trips would increase ambient noise levels. This increase can be — xpected to not have significant impact. (7) Light and Glare j! The introduction of streetlights, automobiles, home lighting, etc. will produce new light . and add.new reflective surfaces which produce glare. The on -site vegetation is expected to partially mitigate these effects of development. (8) Land Use Currently, the site is undeveloped, in a naturally vegetative condition. The area land use trend is mixed, with a park to the north, single family residenti.al (high density) to. the east and west, and multiple family zoning on cleared land, to the south. (11) Population The development proposed will create an overall increase in population, with the addition of ei ht families to the area. \I SURVEYING ENGINEERING PLANNING MANAGEMENT