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09/21/2015 ATTY/RESO.3134/CC RESO APPROVING PLANNED DEVELOPMENT – FINGER RESO. # 15445 REV: 09‐17‐15 VR MUFF # 613 Page 6 of 29 Finger Avenue streetscape aesthetic that complements the adjacent, neighboring parcels, these properties would also contain homes that would meet R-1 (Single Family Residential) front yard setbacks, lot width, building height and lot coverage standards. Garages would also be located at the rear (vs. front) portion of the lots, so that garages and driveways would not be the dominant or primary features of the Project as viewed from Finger Avenue. The Project’s other six single family residences would be situated at the rear of the property, behind the smallest new residences. The new homes would surrounded by dense landscaping similar to other detached single-family residences in the neighborhood that are set further back from the public right of way. The Project would be also not be gated and the private roadway would have a public access easement and therefore would be integrated into the existing neighborhood. (c) Access to the eight residences would be provided from a private 22-foot wide, one-way looped roadway that incorporates a 4-foot wide rolled curb pedestrian pathway. The private roadway is proportionally sized to a small, eight unit infill subdivision and the City’s Plan Review Committee (Fire, Engineering, Traffic, Planning and Building Divisions) found that the roadway design meets emergency vehicle and overall circulation needs of the homes that it would serve. (d) The residences would be individually designed with architecturally varied, traditional (Mediterranean, Tudor, Spanish, English country, Victorian country, Craftsman & Vernacular influenced) styles that are intended to complement the neighborhood’s individually designed homes and eclectic character, using high quality building materials/detailing (i.e. stone, brick, stucco and shingle wood siding; custom doors/window; tile roofing, brackets, shutters, wainscoting, dormers, porches and other architectural detailing) and landscaping concepts. Each parcel would contain at least 900 square feet of private open space. The rearmost lots would contain a natural, open space water feature (Cordilleras Creek) that would contain new riparian vegetation to improve and restore the creek’s natural character. The lots that back onto Cordilleras Creek would provide a minimum of 25 feet of vegetated pervious area between the top of bank and any new residences and impervious surfaces. In addition, the Project would provide riparian landscaping along Cordilleras Creek to improve and restore its natural character, and would retain 34 of the existing trees on-site while providing 52 new trees, for a total of 86 trees on-site, along with new street trees and planter strips to match the existing Finger Avenue streetscape. In addition, the Project would incorporate landscaping and fencing between the project site and adjacent, neighboring properties, including the adjacent historic Finger Farmhouse. An on-site storm drainage system would also be installed in order to filter and treat storm drainage that would be conveyed at discharge rates and