L20 B3 WR Duplex DesignPlanning & Zoning Commission
Staff Report
Submitted for the May 2, 1995 meeting
Date
Approval Requested
Project Type
Location
Zoning
27 April, 1995
Final Design Review
Duplex, new construction
Lot 20, Block 3, Wildridge Subdivision
PUD
Allowed Use Category Residential, Duplex
Introduction
This is a residential duplex. Materials are listed on the attached materials list and plan set. Material
samples will be available at Tuesday's meeting.
Staff Comments
This project was presented to the Commission for concept review on April 4. Concerns expressed
at that meeting included driveway grades in excess of 10% and extensive site disturbance. Staff
met with the applicant following the April 4 meeting to attempt to resolve these issues. The
applicant indicated that the site disturbance is not as dramatic as originally envisioned, and that
because this is a difficult site, the ability to modify the driveway with the house in its present
location is extremely limited.
The driveway on the revised plan appears to be identical to the design presented at the April 4
meeting. Staffs concerns are:
• vehicles approaching Wildridge Road will not have a "landing site" at the base of the driveway to
facilitate stopping during slippery conditions;
• vehicles entering the drive from Wildridge will require a wider, slower turn into the driveway;
• emergency access will be more difficult, particularly during slippery conditions.
Design Review Considerations
According to the Commission's Procedures, Rules & Regulations, Section 6. 10, the Commission
shall consider the following items in reviewing the design of this project:
1. Conformance with the Zoning Code and other applicable regulations of the Town.
2. The suitability of the improvement, including type and quality of materials of which it is to be
constructed and the site upon which it is to be located.
3. The compatibility of the design to minimize site impacts to adjacent properties.
4. The compatibility of the proposed improvements with site topography.
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Lot 20, Block 3. Wildridge, Final Design Review, page 2
May 2, 1995 Planning & Zoning Commission meeting
5. The visual appearance of any proposed improvement as viewed from adjacent and neighboring
properties and public ways.
6. The objective that no improvement be so similar or dissimilar to others in the vicinity that
values, monetary or aesthetic will be impaired.
7. The general conformance of the proposed improvements with the adopted Goals, Policies and
Programs for the Town of Avon.
Recommended Action
Without compelling evidence that the driveway design as presented will perform adequately, staff
cannot recommend approval of this project.
Recommended Procedure
1. Introduce Application
2. Applicant Presentation
3. Commission Review
4. Commission Action
If you have any questions regarding this or any other project or community development issue,
please call me at 949-4280 (extension 129), or stop by the Community Development Department.
Respectfully submitted,
Michael Matzko
Director of Community Development
Planning & Zoning Commission Action
Approved as submitted ( ) Approved with recommended conditions ( )
Approved with modified conditions (4 Continued ( ) Denied ( )
Withdrawn ( ) Conceptual, No Action ( )
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Date F S Sue Railton, Secretary
CONDITIONS:
1. The retaining wall in the entry from the street be no higher than 8 feet.
2. The strong recommendation that all landscaping and revegetation on disturbed
areas be blended in to maximize the natural look of surrounding area.
J. The Commission is granting the amended site plan approval based on the
difficult nature of the lot and the existing elements on the lot. 3wR.DOC