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Planning Commission approves two single‑story hillside homes on Phillips Road after debate over easement, setbacks and road maintenance
Summary
The Planning Commission approved two adjacent single‑story homes on Phillips Road (HDPs) with conditions after public comment about private‑road easements and potential off‑site impacts; parcel A’s variance was approved and parcel B was approved without a variance subject to a plan shift or phase‑2 compliance.
Staff introduced two adjacent parcels on Phillips Road proposed for one‑story single‑family houses (Parcel A: 20,207 sq ft / 0.46 acres; Parcel B: 17,590 sq ft / 0.4 acres). Both lots lie within a Class 2 ridgeline setback and each proposal included a roughly 4,940 sq ft gross house footprint (including attached three‑car garages). Staff described grading triggers, access easements and the need for exceptions tied to development in the ridgeline setback.
Applicant Jeff Stone and architect Charles Davos presented designs that emphasize low massing, butterfly roofs and landscape screening intended to reduce visibility from below. Stone told commissioners his “first goal is is to build…
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