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Planning commission recommends slope waiver to allow single-family home on steep lot
Summary
The Brighton Planning Commission recommended approving a slope waiver to allow construction on slopes above 30% (averaging under 40%) for a single-family dwelling at a lot staff identified as owned by Jamie Lum; commissioners asked for geotechnical review, utility sign-offs and noted Lot 7 would require a separate application.
The Brighton Town Planning Commission on May 21 recommended approval of a slope waiver that would allow a new single-family home to be built on slopes above 30% (but averaging under 40%) after staff described site constraints and technical checks needed before final approval.
Jim Nockemer, NSE staff, told the commission the application seeks to move the build site above a 10-foot public utility easement and described slope mapping showing some areas at or above 40% but an overall average below 40% in the proposed development area. "Because of the averaging and how we define slopes, it still averages less than 40% for the overall development area," Nockemer said, adding that the proposed house would meet…
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