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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - August 17, 1992 Page - 13 - NEW BUSINESS (continued) better than when existing houses in the area were built. He said he understands the neighbors' concerns, but all the concerns have been considered and measures will be taken. He said the neighbors were concerned about wildlife; however, this property is in the middle of a couple of hundred houses. He said he did not feel it was fair to put a burden on him to take care of the wildlife for the area. He said, when he bought the house, he thought he had the protection of the Zoning Code. He said it would not be economically feasible to try to develop the site with one house. He said the property would have retaining walls at the driveway and cut areas. Mayor Karp said the public had been allowed to express their opinions as though this were a Public Hearing; however, he said the City cannot take economics of the situation into consideration. What was before them tonight was the matter of sub-dividing one parcel into two parcels. Council Member Kerr asked if the Applicant could build a single-family home without going through the Parcel Map process . Staff indicated he could under a standard Building Permit, and this matter was on the Council 's Agenda because the Applicant was sub-dividing the property. Mr. Silva reiterated that the grading details and the configuration of the lot would all be part of the Building Permit. He said the only thing the Parcel Map issue addressed was the issues related to sub- division of the land. In response to questions from the City Council , he said the City was rejecting the right-of-way dedication at this time because the City did not want to accept the right of way until all necessary improvements were constructed. He said, at that time, right- of-way dedication would be accepted. Council Member Faria said he had trouble certifying the Negative Declaration. Council Member Perry said she felt there were difficulties with the Negative Declaration related to slippage and drainage problems. She said it was hard to approve it with all the unknowns. • Mayor Karp noted it appeared to him that the slopes on the lot were from 25-27%. He said cutting into the hill would change the contours.