Laurel Hill Plan <br />The following findings address those policies (shown in italics) of the Laurel Hill Plan found to <br />be applicable to the proposed tentative PUD. To the extent that the findings and analysis in the <br />reference. <br /> <br /> Land Use and Future Urban Design <br /> Policy 1: Approval of Valley Development will take into consideration: <br />a. Density. The appropriate density for residential development shall be determined <br />based on 1) the provision of the Metropolitan Area General Plan \[MetroPlan\] <br />calling for an overall density range of one to ten units per acre; and 2) provisions of <br />the South Hills Study, including those limiting density to five units per acre for sites <br />above 500 feet in elevation. <br />b. Size. Large apartment complexes (over thirty-two units) are objectionable because <br />their dominance would alter entirely the character of the Valley. Approval of <br />apartment complexes larger than 32 units will depend upon the feasibility of <br />providing adequate urban services, streets, schools, and transportation. <br />c. Dispersal. Planned Unit Developments composed primarily of multiple family <br />dwelling units shall be separated and dispersed and not abutting. <br /> <br />As noted by the applicant, and under the South Hills Study density standard above, the <br />proposed development will result in a gross density of 2.5 to 2.8 units per acre in compliance <br />with policy (a) above. Neither subsections (b) or (c), apply to the project since the applicant is <br />proposing only 2 of the 34 lots as having a maximum of 3 attached dwellings on each lot. <br /> <br />Policy 5: New land divisions shall be planned to respect the existing topography and <br />ensure solar potential to the extent possible. Developers shall be encouraged to <br />investigate techniques other than grid-type division of land when planning for <br />development. <br /> <br />ite plans, the site contains challenging topography with slopes in <br />excess of 40% along the eastern half of the property. The proposed private road (Cupola Drive) <br />has been sited along an existing graded vehicular accessway, and most of the lots are either <br />clustered around this street or around existing Capital Drive, thereby reducing the overall <br />impacts to existing features. The proposed lot configuration is not a grid-type division of land, <br />which is appropriate given the layout of the site and surrounding properties as well as <br />topography. As discussed later in this report, the proposed PUD is exempt from the solar lot <br />standards. The steepest slopes along the eastern portion of the site have mainly been <br />preserved through preservation areas of common open space (Tract A) and individual <br />preservation areas for all lots that border the eastern boundary of the site. These combined <br />preservation areas will preserve approximately 33% of the entire site, which is approximately <br />4.54 acres. With the chosen location of Cupola Drive based on the site topography, the <br />clustering of lots around the road system and not in grid-type fashion, and the preservation <br />area located in the steepest portion of the site with the heaviest vegetation, the proposed <br />development is consistent with this policy. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Capital Hill PUD (PDT 17-1) February 2018 16 <br />Page 16 <br /> <br />