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Home My WebLink About5/6/2019 Item 2, Hewell Goodwin, Heather From:Bell, Kyle Sent:Tuesday, April 30, 2019 9:18 AM To:CityClerk Cc:Scott, Shawna Subject:RE: 974 Rachel Ct Attachments:20190409203622.pdf Please provide the attached letter as correspondence to the ARC hearing on May 6, 2019 for Item #2 (974 Rachel). Kyle Bell CDD Associate Planner T 805.781.7524 From: KAITLIN HEWELL < Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2019 8:49 AM To: Bell, Kyle <KBell@slocity.org>; Ryan Brockett <ryan@brockitecture.com> Cc: Jason RL Schutz <jason.r.schutz@gmail.com> Subject: 974 Rachel Ct Good Morning Kyle, Please see attached a letter responding to the concerns addressed in the letter Russell Mills submitted on behalf of the HOA board on 3/28. It is our hope that this communication can help to efficiently address these concerns in addition to identifying what aspects of the HOA letter are relevant concerns of the HOA and which should be addressed by guidance from the city. 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The text of this communication is confidential, and use by any person who is not the intended recipient is prohibited. Any person who receives this communication in error is requested to immediately destroy the text of this 2 Planning and Zoning City of San Luis Obispo Attn: Kyle Bell, Associate Planner 4/10/2019 RE: 974 Rachel Ct. Dear Kyle, In response to the letter submitted by Russell Mills on behalf of the SLO Terraces HOA board on 3/28/2019 and in our capacity as the property owners, we wanted to provide comments and responses to the concerns addressed in the afore mentioned letter. Please see below and feel free to contact us or our architect, Ryan Brockett with any questions you may have. We will provide a copy of this letter to Yvonne Blanchard of Aurora Property management to be relayed to the members of the HOA board. 1. The westerly portion of the proposed property is in fact not three stories as the letter describes but two as are all of the other homes on the north side of Rachel Ct. The top story is an open "loft" under a vaulted second story roof. The plans are in accordance with the maximum allowable height of 35' taken at points along grade. Given that this property is on a higher elevation than the others on the north side of Rachel Ct. it may appear taller than the other homes. The design of the westerly portion includes a change of material between the lower garage & the upper house, as a way to visually reduce the height. The proposed property conforms to the allowable size and number of bedrooms for the lot. Currently, all properties on the north side of Rachel Ct. obstruct some of the view from the Terrace Hill open space, from the street & surrounding neighbors. Also, proposed fencing for this project will open be constructed of wood posts and wire fencing so as not to further obstruct any views, which is shown in the plans. See picture below as a reference: 2. Required easements and site setbacks are indicated on the site plans. The HOA letter appears to be addressing Easement "F", which had been specifically discussed in the Pre -App submittal. The initial review by the City indicated that this was a temporary easement for the purposes of allowing the City to build a retaining wall on our land, but that once it was built the need for the easement & area shown for grading the site (to build the wall) is no longer needed. As such, the wall remains and we will design around it with our engineers. In fact, the City can allow us to remove the guardrail, as it was there for fall protection until the lot was built on. Per CCR's page 8 & 9, it doesn't list easement exhibit "F" as one that the HOA has jurisdiction over ... only "C thru E". Note, we are awaiting confirmation or input from HOA or City regarding site grading within the rear drainage easement. RACHELCOURT SLO TERRACE LOT 17/18 PORTION OF 2019 03 06_181443 PRELIMINARY CIVIL SHEET OVERLAID WITH EASEMENTS FROM SLO TERRACE HOA CCRs EXHIBIT C-1, STORM DRAIN--- EXHIBIT D-1, LANDSCAPE - EXHIBIT E-1, WALLS EXHIBIT F, SLOPE - 2.3. Reservation of Easements and Grant of E.asemenis. The Association shall have the � easements over, under and through tach Parcel as depicted on attached exhibits "C' through "E 2.4. Other Easements. Each Parcel and its Owner and the Association, as the case may be, is declared to be subject to all easements, dedications, and rights-of-way granted or reserved in, on, over, and under the Property and each Parcel as shown on the easements depicted on attached Exhibits "C' through "E". 2.5. Rights of Entry and Use. The Parcels and Common Facilities shall be subject to the following rights of entry and use: A. The access rights of the Association to maintain, repair, or replace improvements or property located in the easement areas. - Page 8 of 29 - B. The access rights of each Parcel Owner to maintain, repair, or replace improvements or property located on his or her individual Parcel. C. The rights of the Owners and the Association to install, maintain, repair, or replace public and private accessways, public and private utilities, and drainage structures. These rights relative to all public accessways and utilities arc subject to the approval of the appropriate entities. D. The encroachment casements dmr ibed above. E. The rights of Owners to make improvements or alterations authorized by California Civil Code section 4760, subject to the provisions of this Declaration to the extent applicable. eRTtrr F rlr 3. The proposed deck slightly overhangs the upper portion of the retaining wall, but may be redesigned per any conditions. It does encroach on "public utility easement", however that easement is typically reserved for street level utilities. Typically decks below 30" are allowed within easements & setbacks, which we can modify the design to meet the requirements of the adjacent grade. 4. The proposed property calls for an "Accessory Dwelling Unit", as allowed by City & State law. Note, this is not the "secondary dwelling unit" as listed in the CCRs. By law, ADUs are not required to have an additional parking space on site, specifically to promote density & walking/biking in an urban area. As for the parking length comment, we show the minimum required 18'-6" long parking space in the driveway for 1 car, along with the 2 - required parking spaces in the covered garage. This project doesn't impact the shortage of street parking on Rachel Court. 5. We don't see an easement for this channel for maintenance. Technically this is on our property, which is why we are providing the second small retaining wall to provide clearance for the channel, while supporting the stair/steps. Our plan accommodates and understands the need to allow for cleaning and maintenance of this channel as needed, which can be accessed by walking up the channel. 6. The rear ADU studio is located on/near existing grade of that area, which is uphill from adjacent properties, thus adding to the elevation height difference. Since the patio is near adjacent existing grade, the fence at the property should limit the view into the neighboring parcel. The fence height can be modified as needed & required by the neighbor, to comply with City standards. 7. During the telephone call with the board of the SLO Terraces on 3/27/2019 we asked the board members for their recommendation for where they would like us to relocate the electric meter and irrigation valves. It was suggested that the electrical be moved closer to the community mailbox which is on HOA property. We agree to this recommendation. Note, the community mailbox is not a part of our property. See images below for reference. Thank you for your consideration and assistance with this matter, l Jason Schutz and Kate Hewell Jason.r.schutz@gmai1.com / km he we]I@,g�mai1,com Cell : 714-916-78783 / 530-400-4851