7505 LOWER RIDGE RD 2018-01-02 MF Import

MEMORANDUM TO: Dave Tyler/Gordon Witcher FROM: Jane Zimmerman DATE: September 5 1991 SUBJECT: Reasonable Use Determination, 7507 Lower Ridge Road comments to Planning: I believe that building on this lot would result in significant short and long-term impacts to the wetland and stream corridor due to the steep slopes on the site and the Proximity of the building area to the wetland edge. The location of the house leaves no rear yard area. Therefore the buffet- is effectively diminished even more than shown. The proposed locations of the house and driveway are on steep slopes. At the very least, a topographical map and a proposed grading plan should be submitted to enable the City to determine whether or not building on this lot is feasible. Other comments, if a single family home is allowed due to reasonable use issues, are: The stream/wetland buffer areas will be subject to intrusion by the adjacent property owner. In addition, there is very little natural vegetative understory to provide screening For the wetland and stream. Therefore a solid wooden fence should be placed along the edge of the buffer to help prevent intrusion into the buffer and to provide screening. Per City policies, due to the proximity of the site to environmentally sensitive areas, seasonal limitations will be placed on some site development activities. Preliminary analysis indicates that land alteration activities, as defined in the City's Design and Construction Standards and Specifications, will be restricted co the period b--':ween February 1 and November 1. Per City standards, a cha.inlin}: or solid wooden fence a minimum of 4 feet high must ne placed along the edge of the defined limits of the buffer of the environmentally sensitive areas prior 'to the initiation of any land alteration activities on the site. C yroac�f