EC9.8320(3).ThePUDwillprovideadequatescreeningfromsurroundingproperties <br />including,butnotlimitedto,anticipatedbuildinglocations,bulkandheight. <br />OnPage34of67,the8/22/17Applicationstates:“Thesurroundingareaispredominantly <br />vacantland(i.e.HendricksParktothenorthandtheRibbonTrailtotheeast)andlowdensity <br />residentialtothesouthandwest.AspreviouslydiscussedunderEC9.8320(2),theSouthHills <br />Studypolicyrequiresdevelopmentstobereviewedintermsofscale,bulk,andheight.” <br />SeetheCommittee’scommentsregardingtheSouthHillsStudyunderEC9.8320(2)ofthis <br />ResponseDocument. <br />#### <br />Page34of67ofthe8/22/17Applicationalsostates: <br />“BuildingLocations <br />Buildingsiteswillbelocatedclosesttothestreetrelativetothemajorityofthe <br />properties,especiallythepropertiesontheeastboundaryofthedevelopmentsite.” <br />Per EC9.2750ResidentialZoneDevelopmentStandards,Table9.2750,lotsinZoneR-1 <br />(suchasthesubjectdevelopment)havea50%maximumlotcoverageratio.Thesegeneral <br />limitationstypicallyworkwellforstandardsubdivisiondevelopment.Theypreventahome’s <br />footprintfromover-poweringitslottothedetrimentofareasonthelotthatshouldbesetaside <br />forlandscapingandopenspace. <br />TheCity’ssetbackguidelinesfurthersupportthisgoal,bypreventingbuildingsandsomefences <br />frombeingconstructedtooclosetolotboundaries.However,theCommitteepointsoutthe <br />following: <br />1)LotCoveragefor13Lots(Lot5andLots8through19): <br />TheApplication’sdesiretoincludelargeamountsofpreservationareaintopartoftheland <br />conveyedtosomelotowners,whattheApplicationcalls“IndividualTaxLotPreservation <br />Areas”(theCommitteereferstotheseareashereinas“ITLPAs”)isill-conceived.Thirteen <br />lots(Lot5and8through19)containtheseso-calledITLPAs.Thesearesomeoftheissues: <br />Theso-calledITLPAsrangeinareafromquitesmall(1,120sq.ft.)tosubstantial(17,742sq. <br />ft.).Theseareasareontaxlotsattheveryeastsideoftheproposedproject,asitdropsoff <br />towardtheRibbonTrail.TheCommitteeestimatesthattheslopeoftheseareasrangesfrom <br />32%to46%,withanaverageslopeof38%.(SeeAttachmentAA:EstimatedSlopeData) <br />Thislandisextremelysteepandnot“usable”otherthanasvisuallyaccessiblenaturalareas. <br />Thepicturebelowgivesthereaderanideaoftheterrainwearediscussing. <br />34 <br /> <br />