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File #: 20-442    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Hillside Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 11/15/2020 In control: Hillside Building Committee
On agenda: 11/18/2020 Final action:
Title: Combined Review for a rooftop solar installation at 7039 N 40th Street (APN 169-13-043).
Attachments: 1. Hillside Map.pdf, 2. Vicinity Map.pdf, 3. Aerial.pdf, 4. Application.pdf, 5. Notification Materials.pdf, 6. Narrative.pdf, 7. Report.pdf, 8. Plans.pdf

To:

Hillside Building Committee

 

 

From:

Hugo Vasquez; Hillside Development Administrator

 

 

Date:

November 18th, 2020

 

 

Subject:

Combined Review for a rooftop solar installation at 7039 N 40th Street (APN 169-13-043).

 

 

Narrative:

The proposed project will add solar panels to existing residence.  The new project has an application date of September 1st, 2020 and will be reviewed under the 2018 Hillside Development Regulations.

 

Lot Data

1.

Area of Lot

1.494 ac or 65,098 ft²

2.

Hillside Assurance

$0

 

Background

The property contains a 3,500 ft2 residential property constructed in 1971. 

 

Solar

The proposed project will add thirty-two (32) solar panels to the residence.  The solar panels will be mounted at an 8-10° tilt and will be hidden below the building’s parapets.  The east and south portions of the roof shall be screened with sheet metal walls and shall be painted to match the existing residence (LRV <38%).  All site disturbances shall remain the same as before. 

 

Hillside Safety Improvement Plan

The applicant is not required to submit a Hillside Safety Improvement Plan based on the scope of work.

 

Solar Combined Plan Review

Should the Hillside Committee wish to approve this application, staff suggests the following stipulations:

 

1.                     Any changes to the Hillside-approved plans may result in delays in permit plan review and inspection processes.  Any proposed changes should be reported to the Staff to determine compliance with Hillside Development Regulations.  Changes may be subject to a Staff, Chair, or Committee review. 

 

2.                     The Applicant shall submit a Construction Staging Plan to the Town per the Hillside Safety Improvement Measures and Process Manual for review and approval prior to being issued a building permit.

 

3.                     The Applicant shall submit a liability insurance policy for the proposed project in the amount of $2 million per occurrence and $5 million aggregate naming the Town of Paradise Valley as an additional insured prior to being issued a building permit.

 

4.                     All construction parking shall be located on the property as much as possible.  Any offsite parking shall be confined to the adjacent streets along the immediate property frontage.  All offsite parking shall be located on the same side of the street.  No construction materials will be allowed to be stored on the Town’s right-of-way.

 

5.                     No final approval or certificate of occupancy shall be issued until all Hillside stipulations and all Town Code requirements are complied with, including, but not limited to, landscaping, fire flow, fire safety and all onsite and offsite improvements.

 

6.                     Noise from construction that can be heard off-site, including, but not limited to, hydraulic ram hammers, equipment used to cut through rock, machinery with audible back-up warning devices, powered machinery, truck delivery and idling, constant and persistent hammering, shall comply with Article 8-10, Nuisance Noise, as set forth in the Town Code. Heavy Equipment and construction-related deliveries are generally limited between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday; no work on Saturday, Sunday or legal holidays. Exceptions include a one hour early start time in summer, time exceptions granted by the Town Manager, and construction not defined as Heavy Equipment or deliveries that can occur outside the 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, time frame.