Capital Hill PUD Page 14 of 67 <br />Planned Unit Development Application - Tentative Stage - Written Statement <br />March 3, 2017 Revised:June 19, 2017 <br />• 1 % miles to Roosevelt Middle School <br />• 2 miles from South Eugene High School <br />• 1 mile from Edison Elementary School <br />c. A variety of dwelling types that helpmeet the needs of all income groups in the community: <br />Capital Hill PUD will offer a range of housing types/building sizes. The proposed living opportunities <br />are as follows: <br />• Single family attached townhouses with garage <br />• Single family detached (both one story and multiple story) <br />The wide variety of building and unit types will provide a range of options and prices creating <br />opportunities for residents across a range of income groups to live here and enjoy the development <br />site. <br />It is the client's intent to create opportunities for a variety of income levels, thereby creating a <br />diverse neighborhood that encourages a sense of community for families and individuals. The goal <br />is to provide a quality living environment and to be all-inclusive. <br />d. Preservation of existing natural resources and the opportunity to enhance habitat areas: <br />This is an urban lot that is zoned for residential use. The lots and associated circulation are sited <br />and designed to preserve as many natural resources, habitat areas, and trees as practical. In <br />particular, there are existing trees on the site that are healthy, likely to survive, and are not in the <br />construction path. <br />The existing road will be improved and widened to current standards, but will be built in a way that <br />creates only minor disturbance of existing natural resources. The proposed private street is: <br />• Located where existing on-site vehicular circulation currently exists <br />• Located to minimize disturbance to the site (i.e. cut and fill) <br />• Created as a private street to minimize impact to site; and <br />• Provided as access to homes and emergency vehicles <br />This property is one of the last remaining larger pieces of under-developed property in this area. As <br />such, it has a collection of existing unmaintained trees that range from fair to poor condition, as <br />the Douglas Firs present on the site have grown to shade out deciduous trees. That being said, <br />many of those trees are low-value species, such as wild cherries, cottonwoods, ash trees, and Big <br />Leaf Maple trees, which are primarily comprised of multiple trunks. Moreover, many of the oaks <br />have been shaded as well, which is typical of an environment where Douglas Firs dominate. <br />The lots are clustered around the transportation system, which allows larger stands of trees to be <br />preserved as a unit and to preserve the forested look of the site. <br />The addition of street trees, private trees, and landscaping on the site will create a habitat that is <br />appropriate and typical of an urban infill project. The trees to remain, proposed trees, and <br />landscaping will be routinely maintained and thrive and mature into a healthy environment. <br />The selective removal of existing trees and other vegetation is appropriate given the context and <br />the zoning of the site. <br />e. Clustering of residential dwellings to achieve energy and resource conservation while also <br />achieving the planned density for the site. <br />The clustering of residential lots (and eventually structures) on this development site, where <br />several homes have existed for quite some time, is an excellent example of the sharing of services <br />and facilities. By locating multiple units in the same approximate location, existing and proposed <br />services are shared, eliminating the need for redundant or multiple systems. <br />Schirmer Satre Group • 375 West 4 m Avenue, Suite 201, Eugene, OR 97401 • (541) 686-4540 <br />