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Capital Hill PUD Page 43 of 63
<br />Planned Unit Development Application - Tentative Stage - Written Statement
<br />(8) Residents of the PUD will have sufficient usable recreation area and open space that is convenient and
<br />safely accessible.
<br />Over 80 acres of Hendricks Park, which connects into the Ribbon Trail, abuts the proposed PUD.
<br />Residents couldn't get any closer to this superb recreation experience.
<br />A short walk to the end of Capital Drive and residents will be in the park, which is accessible to
<br />bicyclists and pedestrians only.
<br />A large, open space area that is visually accessible is proposed for the eastern portion of the
<br />development site in order to preserve some of the tree canopy, as well as continue to provide a buffer
<br />between development and the Ribbon Trail.
<br />(9) Lots proposed for development with one-family detached dwellings shall comply with EC 9.2790 Solar
<br />Lot Standards or as modified according to subsection (10) below.
<br />EC 9.2790 Solar Lot Standards
<br />(1) Applicability. Solar lot standards apply to the creation of lots within subdivisions in R-1 and R-2.
<br />This is a proposal for lots within a subdivision on property zoned R-1.
<br />(2) Solar Lot Requirements. In R-1 and R-2, at least 70% of the lots in a subdivision shall be
<br />designed as "solar lots" and shall have a minimum north-south dimension of 75 feet and a front lot
<br />line orientation that is within 30 degrees of the true east-west axis. For purposes of this subsection,
<br />a lot proposed for more than one dwelling unit shall count as more than one lot, according to the
<br />number of units proposed.
<br />Technically, 7 of the proposed 35 lots do not have front lot lines. Of the 28 remaining lots, 8 are
<br />solar lots (or 2991o).
<br />Out of all the 35 lots, only 3 do not achieve the minimum 75 foot north-south dimension, despite
<br />their orientation to the front lot line or lack of front lot line.
<br />(3) Exceptions to the Solar Lot Requirements. A proposed subdivision shall be exempt from EC
<br />9.2790(2) if either of the following exists:
<br />(b) Site Constraints. One of the following circumstances is present:
<br />1. Compliance with applicable street standards of public street plans requires a street
<br />configuration that prevents the lots from being oriented for solar access.
<br />Capital Drive is an existing dedicated right-of-way. The street runs primarily north-south for
<br />a couple of segments and one segment is oriented within 30 degrees of true east-west,
<br />allowing one lot on the street to meet the solar requirements.
<br />Street A connects to Capital Drive and resides within an existing area that was used for
<br />vehicular circulation by prior owners to access the property. They naturally located it on the
<br />flattest portion of the site and travelled parallel with the existing contours to reduce impact
<br />to the site. That means that Street A also runs in a primarily north-south direction,
<br />prohibiting proposed lots from meeting the requirement for the front lot line to be within 30
<br />degrees of true east west.
<br />Street orientation is the exception for the following lots:
<br />Lots 1, 2,3,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20, 21,22,23,24, 25,26,27,29,30,31, and 32.
<br />Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, 28 and 33 meet solar lot standards, although technically some of these lots do
<br />not have front lot lines.
<br />Lot 34 does not meet solar lot standards.
<br />The streets are oriented in such a way as to prevent the majority of the lots from meeting
<br />solar lot standards. Therefore, the subdivision is exempt.
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