Agenda Item Title:
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Rozenfeld Special Exception for
Cuts and Fill over 10 Feet & Alteration of 30% Slope
3802 E Catamount Ridge Way
[Granite, Community #30]
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Presenter:
Melissa Anderson
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Description/Background:
The applicant, Yuri Rozenfeld, is requesting a Special Exception for the property located at 3802 E Catamount Ridge Way. The request is to develop a new single-family home on a hillside slope in excess of 30% grade and for cuts and fill greater than 10 feet in height on a lot in the Sensitive Area Overlay zone.
See the attached staff report and exhibits for full details.
Recommended Action and/or Suggested Motion:
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission grant a Special Exception to allow cuts over 10 feet and alteration of 30% slopes for the property located at 3802 E Catamount Ridge Way, based on the following findings and conditions of approval:
Findings:
1. The subject property is a legal lot (Lot 8 of the Little Cottonwood View Estates Subdivision) approved in Salt Lake County.
2. The Board of Adjustment granted a variance to allow construction of a new home on a hillside slope in excess of 30% grade within the Sensitive Area Overlay zone, with the condition that the Planning Commission review the grading plan and decide whether cuts over 10 feet will be allowed.
3. The unique location and topography of the subject lot creates an exceptional circumstance for construction. All land disturbance needed to be contained below the upper access road leading to a city water tank, to minimize geological hazards and to avoid negative impacts to city infrastructure facilities. As such, to access the new home from the lower road with a driveway slope of less than 12%, deep cuts into the triangle of land between the roadways are required.
4. The City Engineer recommends approval of the proposed grading pla...
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