HomeMy WebLinkAboutFroom Ranch Specific Plan Story Poles Description & Exhibits_Page_1Froom Ranch - Story Poles Installation Plan
November 15, 2019
Background:
City Council Resolution # 10704 (2016 Series) dated April 5, 2016 initiated moving forward with the
General Plan Amendments necessary to process the Froom Ranch Specific Plan. This Resolution
included requirements for the project applications to provide all necessary information to fully evaluate
the potential effects of development on natural and scenic resources. The necessary information to
evaluate potential aesthetic impacts for the Froom Ranch project listed in City Council Resolution #
10704 included a wide range of techniques including the erection of story poles. The specific wording of
the Council direction is included in the excerpt below:
The formal application shall include all necessary information to fully evaluate the potential
effects of development on natural and scenic resources (particularly as it relates to visual
impacts on the City's edge), including but not limited to: erection of story poles representative
of potential development both above and below the 150 foot topographic elevation,
photosimulations, cross sections, grading plans (with cut and fill details), circulation diagrams,
and preliminary building layouts and massing details; assessment of potential visual effects as
seen from public areas including but not limited to roads, highways, and open space areas; a
comprehensive project -specific and quantified impact analysis on special -status plants, animals,
vegetative communities and trees, and creeks, drainages, and wetland habitat proposed
mitigation plan(s) for both on and off -site restoration ( as applicable); and hydrological analysis
accompanying proposed plans to modify and restore Froom Creek."
Situation:
The attached exhibits and this narrative are being submitted to the City for the Director's approval of
the story pole installation plan. The timing and description of the plan are included in the following
paragraphs.
Story Poles Placement:
Based on the City's request to demonstrate the proposed building heights, story poles will be
temporarily erected in various locations throughout the Life Plan Community (Villaggio) portion of the
site. The poles have been strategically located to show the tallest buildings at the highest elevations on
the site. Refer to the attached Story Pole Locations map.
Story pole located above the 150' elevation will use the maximum building height of 238' and be
measured from proposed finished grade.
Story poles located below the 150' elevation will utilize proposed building heights and finished
grade.