TO: Hillside Building Committee
DATE: April 12, 2017
FROM: George Burton, Planner
SUBJECT: Concept Review for McLinden Residence - 5564 E. Palo Verde Lane (APN: 172-47-058C). Application to construct a new single family residence, casita, pool, and trellis.
The owner of the property located at 5564 E. Palo Verde Lane submitted an application to construct a new residence. This project consists of constructing a new house, casita/ guest house, pool, and a trellis/shade structure.
New Single Family Residence
There is an existing house on the property that will be demolish and replaced with a new home. The new home is 8,872 square feet in size, 23' tall, and will meet all setback and height requirements. Code allows for a maximum height of 24' measured from natural grade and a minimum setback of 40' from the front/rear property lines and a 20' setback from the side property lines. On-site retention will also be placed around the property.
Casita/Guest House
The guest house is a detached accessory structure and is located on the northwest part of the property. The guest house is 918 square feet in size, 14' tall, and will meet all setback and height requirements. Code allows for a minimum setback of 60' from the front property line and a 20' setback from the side/rear property lines.
Pool
A new pool will be will be placed between the main house and guest house and will meet all setbacks. The applicant will be required to provide a pool barrier plan for formal review. Pool barriers are allowable provided they are 80-percent open view fencing.
Detached Trellis/Shade Structure
A detached trellis will be placed in front of the pool area to provide covered parking for guests. The shade structure has a floor area of 625 square feet, is 12' tall, and will meet al setback and height requirements for an accessory structure.
Disturbance and Floor Area
The property is 1.15 acres in size and has a building site slope of 10.0%. The proposed home, casita, and sha...
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