09-18-2017 Planning Commission Packet

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Item 5 Date Application Received: August 23,2017 OA, Date Application Considered as Complete:August 23,2017 f VO 60-Day Review Period Expires: October 22,2017 A s � To: Chair Thiesse and Planning Commission Members Dustin Rief,City Administrator A'rESHO'� From: Jeremy Barnhart, Community Development Director Date: September 18, 2017 Subject: #17-3969, Ian Peterson for David Weekley Homes o/b/o development of Orono Preserve, RPUD Amendment Public Hearing Application Summary: The applicant is requesting an amendment to the RPUD agreement to allow a maximum defined height of all buildings of 35 feet,from the 30 feet allowed by zoning ordiance. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends the Planning Commission discuss the proposed amendment and provide a recommendation to the City Council. Background The Development Agreement finalizing the approvals of Orono Preserve, a 39 units single family development at the SW corner of Old Crystal Bay Road and County Road 112 was approved in September, 2016. Development approval actions included rezoning the property from RR-1B to RPUD. During the review of the RPUD zoning,which is used to offer relief from the strict reading of the zoning requirements,the discussion focused on the side yard setbacks. The side yard setbacks were reduced from an Orono standard minimum of 10 feet to 7.5 feet in some situations. In part due to the fact that dimensioned building plans were not offered as part of the RPUD proposal,the need from flexibility from the height requirement was not discussed. The review of the first few homes in the Orono Preserve noted that the buildings' defined height is higher than the 30 maximum as permitted. The definition of Building Height: Building height means the vertical distance between the highest existing ground level or ten feet above the lowest ground level, whichever is lower, and the top of the cornice of a flat roof, or the deck line of a mansard roof, or the uppermost point on a round or other arch-type roof,or the median height of the highest gable of a pitched or hipped roof.Topographic changes which elevate the adjoining ground level above the existing terrain shall not be considered in determining building height. For a pitched or hipped roof situation, regardless whether the highest living space in a building is a half-story or full story, if the highest living space contains windows (excluding skylights)the upper measuring point for defining building height shall be the median height of the top of the highest window and the highest peak of the roof.