SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS (8-22-17)

Capital Hill PUD Page 34 of 67 Planned Unit Development Application - Tentative Stage - Written Statement March 3, 2017 (Revised:June 19, 2017, August 22, 2017) (b) New land divisions shall be planned to respect the existing topography and ensure solar potential to the extent possible. Developer shall be encouraged to investigate techniques other than grid-type division of land when planning for development. (Policy 5) The Capital Hill PUD has divided the land so the home sites are clustered around the transportation system which reduces the overall impact to existing features. The majority of the lots are oriented to the street system and meet the solar lot standards. (c) The Laurel Hill Plan supports the South Hills Study standards. In general, alteration of land contours shall be minimized to retain views of natural features and retains as much of the forested atmosphere as possible. Aside from purely aesthetic considerations, these hillside demand care in development because the topsoil is thin and the water runoff is rapid. Proposed developments shall respect the above considerations. The Valley hillside policy applies to all land with an average slope, from toe to crest of 15 percent or greater. (A 15- percent slope is one in which the land rises 15 feet per 100 horizontal feet.) 1. If, in the opinion of the responsible City official, an adverse conservation or geological condition exists upon a parcel of land proposed for a subdivision, or before any major hillside clearing, excavation, filling or construction is contemplated, the requirements of the Uniform Building Code, Chapter 70, Excavation and Grading, and those sections of the code relative to foundation design may be invoked. See attached Geotechnical/Geologic Report. All building recommendations will be adhered to during the building permit and construction phases of this project. 2. Considerable latitude shall be allowed the developer in the shaping, depth, and required street frontages of lots where it is necessary to preserve the terrain. (Policy 6) The streets and lots are designed to minimize impacts to existing topography and to preserve large expanses of property in its natural state. Much of the conservation area is on the steepest slopes and contains a large quantity of trees. The project is also designed to minimize views into the site of the proposed development, while at the same time preserving as much as possible of the existing forested area of the development site. This conservation area (as identified on the Site Plan) is contiguous with the forested area of the City of Eugene property. By preserving this area the untouched forested area is in a larger contiguous mass. New land divisions shall be planned to respect the existing topography and ensure solar potential to the extent possible. Developer shall be encouraged to investigate techniques other than grid-type division of land when planning for development. (Policy 5) Capital Hill PUD has divided the land in such a way that the home sites are clustered around the transportation system, which reduces the overall impact to existing features. Thee lots are considered solar lots, ensuring solar potential for future homes. (3) The PUD will provide adequate screening from surrounding properties including, but not limited to, anticipated building locations, bulk, and height. The surrounding area is predominantly vacant land (i.e. Hendricks Park to the north and the Ribbon Trail to the east) and low density residential to the south and west. As previously discussed under EC 9.8320(2), the South Hills Study policy requires developments to be reviewed in terms of scale, bulk, and height. Building Locations Building sites will be located closest to the street relative to the majority of the properties, especially the properties on the east boundary of the development site. In this manner, the maximum amount of contiguous open space is preserved and by extension, the existing trees in those areas are also preserved. Schirmer Satre Group • 375 West 4 m Avenue, Suite 201, Eugene, OR 97401 • (541) 686-4540