Engineer warns driveway alternatives would remove native shrubs and increase visible grading
The applicant’s engineer said options A and B would require more disturbance, longer retaining walls and greater visual impact on neighboring lots, and noted native vegetation (juniper/creosote) could take decades to recover; option C was described as least disruptive.
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Jared Bates said the options that avoid the 30% outcropping would require more earthwork, taller retaining walls and larger swaths of cleared vegetation. He noted the site supports creosote, juniper and small shrubs that "take a long time to grow" and that removing them would take decades to restore a comparable visual buffer.
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