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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExhibit C_Staff Findings_1175 Doolittle Circle_Castle Ridge ApartmentsExhibit C - Staff Findings 1175 Doolittle Circle Section 445.110.A, Insubstantial Amendments An insubstantial amendment to an approved Project Review or an approved Detailed Review may be authorized by the Community Development Director. An insubstantial amendment shall meet the following criteria: 1. The request does not change the use or the character of the development. Staff findings: Castle Ridge is an affordable housing development located in the R-15 zone district with a Planned Development (PD) overlay. Castle Ridge is a development consisting of 8 multi-family housing buildings. The proposed changes do not change the character or existing use of the development. Staff finds this criterion to be met. 2. The request is consistent with the conditions and representations in the project’s original approval, or otherwise represents an insubstantial change. Staff findings: Changing the entry ways from ramps to stairways, on buildings 600 and 700 represents an insubstantial change to the Castle Ridge Development. Staff finds this criterion to be met. 3. The request does not require granting a variation from the project’s allowed use(s) and does not request an increase in the allowed height or floor area. Staff finds these criteria to be met. Staff findings: The proposal does not include any variation to the allowed uses in the PD, nor is there a proposal to increase the allowed height or floor area. Castle Ridge does not have site specific approved dimensions indicated on the approved plat or relevant approval documents. So, the floor area that they have is what they get. The increase in deck area falls well below 15% of the approximately 64,000 sq. ft. of Floor Area. The approximate existing deck area is 6,624 sq. ft. and the proposed increase is approximately 425 sq. ft. This would bring the total to approximately 7,050 sq. ft. of deck area resulting in approximately 11% deck exemption (less than the 15% allowed). Staff finds this criterion to be met. 4. Any proposed changes to the approved dimensional requirements are limited to a technical nature, respond to a design parameter that could not have been foreseen during the Project Review approval, are within dimensional tolerances stated in the Project Review, or otherwise represents an insubstantial change. Staff findings: The request does not require changes to any approved dimensional requirements. The request represents an insubstantial change not foreseen during Project Review approval. Staff finds this criterion to be met. Exhibit C - Staff Findings 1175 Doolittle Circle Section 26.435.030.b, 8040 Greenline Exemption Pursuant to Land Use Code Section 26.435.030.B, Exemption, a property may qualify for an 8040 Greenline Review Exemption if the proposed development: 1. Does not add more than ten percent to the floor area of the existing structure or increase the total amount of square footage of areas of the structure which are exempt from floor area calculations by more than twenty-five percent; and Staff findings: The proposed deck areas do not increase the total amount of square footage of deck areas by more than twenty-five percent. The proposed deck increase represents an approximately 6% increase from existing conditions. Overall, the proposed alterations to the walkways result in roughly 11% of exempt deck area for the sites total allowable floor area. This is well within the 15% deck exemption allowed by the code. Staff finds this criterion to be met. 2. The development does not require the removal of any tree for which a permit would be required; and Staff findings: The proposed work does not require the removal of any tree for which a permit would be required. Staff finds this criterion to be met. 3. The development is located such that it is not affected by any geologic hazard and will not result in increased erosion and sedimentation. Staff findings: The proposed work is located such that it is not affected by any geologic hazard and will not result in increased erosion and sedimentation. Site disturbance will be minimal, and the project will need to follow all applicable engineering and parks requirements. Staff finds this criterion to be met.