environmental impact

Environmental Impact

Agoura Hills is located in the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains on the far western edge of Los Angeles County in the Conejos Valley. Agoura Hills is characterized by rolling hills and a blend of semi-rural and suburban style development. The city is cut off by the Ventura Freeway, and is approximately 36 miles west of downtown Los Angeles. Agoura Hills is known for its distinct neighborhoods, natural landscape, and array of recreational resources. The City of Agoura Hills in accordance with the design standards and guidelines outlines our proposed design plan. The primary goal of this plan is to reduce the project site to a size that would reduce construction cost. In addition, this section addresses the potential impacts of the proposed project related to water quality during construction and longer-term operational phases of the proposed project. The will be disturbed during construction will be less permeable than natural surfaces. This will result in higher volumes of runoff from these areas than would occur under natural conditions. Changes in drainage pattern could result from land disturbance, but in our proposed project plan, since the area needed for the intended construction is smaller comparing to the total site area, the construction of the gym and open parking lot has hardly little contribution for a higher volume of runoff from this site. And also since there is no much grading activity planed on the site the runoff will be easily routed toward the natural receiving body at a facility sites.

A tremendous effort has been put to select appropriate space on the pan site to avoid grading expenses. The proposed plan would reduce the amount of potential grading activity onsite, soil export and/ or import, impacts to biological resources, hydrological conditions. As this project fully complies with the city’s design standards and guidelines, the design plan achieves environmental friendly atmosphere as intended since a major component of the area would remain untouched.