Capital Hill PUD: PDT 17-01 Page 3 of 9 <br />Completeness Review Response <br />16. Provide elevation drawings that portray the scale and appearance of proposed buildings. <br />• Several elevation drawings showing the typical build out of the site would be helpful to provide a <br />sense of how the site will be viewed from beyond the property and how the preserved and <br />proposed vegetation and site layout will limit the visibility of the site. Elevations will also provide <br />evidence of the intent to meet the Purpose Statement and Recommendations of the South Hills <br />Study particularly the following: <br />✓ That developments be viewed in terms of scale, bulk and height to in-sure that <br />development blends with rather than dominates the natural characteristics of the south <br />hills area. <br />✓ That all proposed road locations be reviewed to insure minimum grade disturbance and <br />minimum cut and fill activity particularly in those areas visible due to slope, topographic or <br />other conditions, <br />We will be building to the existing R-1 standards just as everyone else has up in that area. <br />The bulk, height and scale will be similar to the types and styles of housing found in R-1 <br />properties in the general area. <br />No building elevations are submitted as that becomes a guessing game of building style and <br />location. There are no clear and objective standards within the building code or land use code <br />with respect to bulk, height and scale for any development of any kind (land use approval or <br />straight building permit) other than that which is found in Table 9.2750 Residential Zone <br />Development Standards. This project will adhere to those standards and is not asking for <br />flexibility. <br />The buildings will not be seen beyond the property, except by immediate neighbors directly <br />across Capital Drive. <br />The existing trees on the developed lots directly west of the property on both Capital Drive and <br />Cresta De Ruta are very mature and serve to screen the development site from views into the <br />site. Very few of the existing trees on the site, near the existing house (shown in pink on the Site <br />Plan) and Lots 1,2 and 3 make up the existing view into the site as a result of the mature <br />vegetation to the west. <br />We have not been able to visually locate (with the naked eye) the existing 2 and in some places 3 <br />story pink house on Lot 23 (it is painted pink) from the valley floor. This should be visible if <br />anything up there is. This house sits at the highest point on the entire property (elevation 924). <br />Practically speaking the only proposed and vacant lots that orient to the valley floor are Lots <br />1, 2,3, 21,22,24,25 and 26. <br />Lot 22 contains very few trees and has a large portion of the property that requires no tree <br />removal for development. <br />Lots 1 and 2 contain a few of the health Douglas firs and yet existing trees across the street and <br />existing homes will prevent views into the site (from off site) to see these homes. <br />Lot 3 contains very few significant trees and is also screened from view by existing mature trees <br />to the west and existing homes. <br />Lot 21 configuration "forces" the buildable area around to the eastern portion of the lot away from <br />Capital Drive. It too is screened by mature off-site vegetation and existing homes. <br />Lot 24 contains the carriage house (garage) for the house on Lot 23. It is already a 2 story <br />structure and cannot be viewed from off-site. It is the perfect place to construct a new home. We <br />have not been able to locate this structure from off-site either as a result of existing mature off- <br />site trees and homes that screen the view. <br />Lot 25 and 26 have generous buildable areas and preservation of some of the tree could be <br />possible. Not all trees are in good condition. <br />Schirmer Satre Group • 375 West 4 m Avenue, Suite 201, Eugene, OR 97401 • (541) 686-4540 <br />