Agenda Item Title:
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Planchita Special Exception for
Restoration within 30% or greater slopes
10074 S Stone Mountain Cove
[Bell Canyon, Community #29]
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Presenter:
Melissa Anderson, Zoning Administrator
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Description/Background:
The applicant and property owner, Roman Planchita, is requesting a Special Exception for the property located at 10074 S Stone Mountain Cove. The request is for grading and restoration of a hillside slope with 30% or greater slope in the Sensitive Area Overlay (SAO). The subject property is a 1.02-acre legal lot in the Stone Ridge Subdivision. The lot is in the R-1-15 zone (min. 15,000 sq. ft. lot), and within the SAO zone with delineated non-buildable areas within 30% or greater slopes. This site is bordered by single-family homes to the north, east and west, and the Lower Bell Canyon Reservoir and Natural Recreation Area to the south.
In 1991, 10074 S Stone Mountain Cove was platted as Lot 13 of the Stone Ridge Subdivision. Notably, within this lot, there's a delineated non-buildable area with a 30% slope. Subsequently, a single-family home for Lot 13 was designed and approved, adhering to the stipulated setbacks from the delineated protected slope. This was all done in the County, prior to annexation to Sandy City in 1992.
In October of 2022, the city was alerted about an unauthorized alteration into the protected slope area of this lot. Investigations confirmed areas of disturbance within the protected hillside area with 30% or greater slopes. After confirming the existence of a violation in the SAO, the City issued a stop work order for the property. Investigations of the violation revealed that the homeowner engaged a contractor to construct an above-ground swimming pool on their property and some associated landscaping of their yard. The contractor began rough grading a protected slope with the intent to create a rock staircase up to a large boulder and small natural depression. The intent ...
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