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EXHIBIT 4 <br />construct additional floor levels, which would exceed the <br />maximum allowable height as part of the Two -Family <br />Residential (R-2) zoning district, and would further increase <br />development costs making the project economically <br />infeasible. To help alleviate the setback deficiency, the project <br />proposes a 29'-0 3/4" upper -story setback from the rear of the <br />property to control the mass and bulk of the structure towards <br />the rear. <br />Front -yard Fence Height Restriction (Incentive/Concession) <br />SAMC Section 41-610 (a)(1) requires that fencing within the <br />Front -yard area (defined in SAMC Section 41-172 as the yard <br />extending across the full width of the lot, the depth of which is <br />the distance between the front lot line and the main wall of the <br />building.) be a maximum of three feet in height on frontages <br />that abut a non -arterial street as designed in the Mobility <br />Element of the General Plan. <br />Maintaining the height restriction would result in reduction in <br />private open space for Unit 1 and trigger non-compliance of <br />SAMC Section 41-622.5 in which no mechanical equipment, <br />such as an AC condenser, may be located between the <br />building wall and the side property line. In order to maintain <br />the current proposed unit count, the developer would be <br />required to fully redesign the site, further increasing <br />development costs and potentially leading to a loss of <br />residential units, and a loss of further private open space. To <br />help alleviate this deficiency, the landscape plans provide <br />enhanced screening proposals which include vertical <br />landscaping elements to ensure a harmonious transition from <br />the front-yard's plants/shrubs to the built structure. <br />Building Separation (Incentive/Concession) <br />SAMC Section 41-254 (a) requires a minimum setback of 15 <br />feet between primary structures. <br />The proposed development is proposing a reduced setback <br />of 10-feet between the front duplex and the center duplex, and <br />a 9-foot setback between the center duplex and the rear <br />duplex. In order to comply with the minimum building setback <br />requirements, the developer would be required to provide a <br />full redesign of the site and/or reduce the number of units <br />provided onsite. This would result in further increasing <br />development costs and may result in the loss of potential units <br />onsite. <br />Resolution No. 2024-XX <br />Page 7 of 12 <br />