To:
Hillside Building Committee
From:
Hugo Vasquez; Hillside Development Administrator
Jose Mendez; Hillside Development Planner
Date:
June 8th, 2022
Subject:
Combined review of a natural-looking path and sitting area with Sonoran Desert vegetation 4211 E Claremont Avenue (APN: 169-22-097). (continued)
Narrative:
The proposed project shall construct a sitting area and path with additional landscaping and landscape/pathway lighting. The new project has an application date of October 4th, 2021 and will be reviewed under the current Hillside Development Regulations.
Lot Data
1.
Area of Lot
1.032 ac or 44,935 ft?
2.
Area Under Roof
No Change
3.
Floor Area Ratio
No Change
4.
Building Site Slope
7.20%
5.
Allowable Disturbed Area
26,961 ft? (60.00%)
6.
Existing Net Disturbed Area
15,468 ft? (34.42%)
7.
Proposed Net Disturbed Area
17,200 ft? (38.28%)
8.
Maximum Building Height
No Change
9.
Overall Height
No Change
10.
Volume of Cut/Fill
No Change
11.
Hillside Assurance
$0
Background
The property contains a single family residence originally constructed in 1994. The Town was recently notified that the property had created a landscaped path and created disturbances without hillside approval. The applicant intends to complete the landscaped path, landscaping, and lighting if approved by the Hillside Building Committee. The Hillside Building Committee elected to continue the application during the May 11th, 2022 meeting after providing feedback to the applicant. The applicant has now proposed reduced the scope of work and has also proposed additional desert varnish treatment to the DC cobble rip rap.
Hardscape
A mix of gray and brown pavers (LRV 12-37), DC cobble rip rap, and decomposed granite (Madison Gold) are proposed for the walking path and sitting area surfaces taking 1,732 ft2 of disturbance. DC cobble rip rap has been proposed for the path border. The applicant has proposed to use Natina desert varnish (or equivalent) to blend the DC cobble rip rap m...
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