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Commission declines variances for steep‑slope Arbor View lot after contested geotechnical debate
Summary
The commission declined to grant variances that would have allowed construction of a single‑family lot and driveway on slopes greater than 15% and to exceed watershed impervious limits (requesting 3,900 sq ft). Staff and watershed experts warned of environmental risks; applicant engineers argued piers, detention and limited disturbance would mitigate impacts, but the final motions to approve failed to garner the votes required.
Commissioners reviewed a subdivision variance request for Arbor View (CA20250085/Arbor View Subdivision) that sought three variances: driveways and building construction on slopes over 15% (LDC 25‑8‑301 and 25‑8‑302) and permission to exceed watershed impervious cover limits (LDC 25‑8‑4‑23) to allow about 3,900 square feet of impervious cover on what staff described as a predominantly >25% slope site.
City staff and Watershed Protection staff recommended denial, describing the site as steep (many slopes >25%) in the Bull Creek…
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