09-17-2018 Planning Commission Packet

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Date Application Received: August 16, 2018 Date Application Considered as Complete: August 29, 2018 60 -Day Review Period Expires: October 29, 2018 To: Chair Thiesse and Planning Commission Members Dustin Rief, City Administrator From: Laura Oakden, Planner Date: September 17, 2018 Subject: LA18-000071, Dan Mulrennan o/b/o James Van Riemsdyk, 2655 North Shore Drive, Conditional Use Permit- land alteration, Public Hearing Application Summary: The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit for grading over 500 cubic yards and creating a new engineer grade for the property. Staff Recommendation: Planning Department Staff recommends approval. Background A permit was issued to demolish the existing home. During this activity, it was discovered the existing soil was not suitable to support a home and would need to be replaced. 2,046 cubic yards was cut from the site, and 1,648 yards was used for fill for the property. Additionally, the applicants propose a grading plan that converts the flat lot into a walk -out lot. This transformation, coupled with the grading being done independent of a building triggers a Conditional Use Permit. The owner's architect and builder worked with planning staff to develop plans for the new home at 2655 North Shore Drive. The plans were designed to conform to all of the applicable zoning requirements. The property is approximately 1.9 acres in area and the grading of the site does not appear to result in a home which would be out of character in the neighborhood or create drainage concerns. Section 78-305- Lot Area/Width: DISTRICT LR -1A Lot Area Lot Width Required 87,120 s.f. (2 acres) 200' Actual 83,277 s.f. (1.9acre) 247'@ OHWL Applicable Regulations: 78-967 (a) (1): Allow over 500 cubic yard of soil disturbance on the site independent of a building permit. 78-967-(a)(4)2: The applicant will establish a new engineered grade for the property, artificially raising above preexisting topography.