(d) Secondary access for fire and emergency medical vehicles consistent with EC 9.6870 is <br />required. <br />(e) Except for applications proposing housing to be reviewed with clear and objective approval <br />criteria, all applicants shall show that the proposed street alignment shall minimize excavation and <br />embankment and avoid impacts to natural resources, including water-related features. <br /> <br />Regarding 9.6815 (a). Emergency vehicles (fire trucks) will find challenges to safely <br />accommodate the streets defined. <br />Regarding 9.6815 (d). A request for an exception is given on page 14, Site Plans Document. <br />Page 1 and other supporting documents show no secondary access for emergency services. There <br />is a dangerous increase in fire hazards accelerating with climate change leading to unprecedented <br />medical and environmental emergencies. This has contributed to recent catastrophic deadly fires in <br />communities (the Lahaina fire in Maui resulted in 101 fatalities). The frequency and intensity of <br />these kinds of events will only increase. It is a serious health and safety concern in allowing <br />exceptions to street connectivity standards for secondary access of fire and emergency services. <br /> <br /> Details of the Site Plan showing a high concentration of housing, long driveways and no <br />secondary access to emergency vehicles. These lots are available for up quadplex housing per <br />HB2001. <br /> <br />Regarding 9.6815 (e). This requirement is obviously not met since over 3 acres of wetland <br />that support Videra Creek and indirectly Amazon Creek are to be filled. This development is a worst <br />case scenario for the wetlands and Videra Creek/Amazon Creek ecosystems. <br /> <br /> <br />How can residents or emergency vehicles negotiate single <br />entry and egress under emergency conditions? Residents <br />exiting will compete with emergency vehicles entering. <br />What if these are multiplex units?