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1-7-91
JANUARY 1991 A%&AV Inter - Com
DATE:
TO: WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER
FROM: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
SUBJECT: STATUS OF HILLSIDE REVIEW, EAST TUSTIN PHASE IV
RECOMMENDATION:
Receive and file.
BACKGROUND:
At the City Council meeting of December 17, 1990, Mayor Edgar
requested a status of grading within the Hillside District of Phase
IV in East Tustin.
The rough grading for Tract 13627 (Phase IV) has been completed
which created the rough builder level parcels for the northern most
- portions of East Tustin. Many of the parcels within Phase IV are
also located within the Hillside District of the East Tustin
Specific Plan. Those parcels located within the Hillside District
are subject to Hillside Review as part of the Design Review and
Tentative Map process at the time a specific development proposal
for a parcel is made. Hillside Review is required to ensure that
proposed grading in those identified areas conforms to the goals,
objectives, guidelines and development standards of the City's
Grading Manual and Ordinance and hillside guidelines in the East
Tustin Specific Plan. In addition, specific findings to ensure
such conformity are required to be made by the Planning Commission.
As defined by Tract 13627, the Hillside District includes all or
portions of Lots 7-13, 24 & 25 (Attachment A). To date, a
preliminary application for Hillside Review, Design Review and
Tentative Map have been made for Lots 9 and 10 (TT 14397) and Lots
12, 13, 24, and 25 (TT 14396). No proposals for Lots 7, 8, and it
have been submitted. Staff is presently working with The Foothill
Community Builders (applicant for TT 14396 and TT 14397) related to
the grading concepts for these lots. The first City screen check
has identified some significant concerns related to consistency
with the City's Grading Manual, including ridgeline grading and
large cutslopes, which the applicant is presently addressing. In
addition, reviewing City departments have not accepted the
preliminary submittal as complete, due to other missing technical
-- information or clarifications needed.
Status of Hillside Review, East Tustin Phase IV
January 71 1991
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On the issue of phasing of grading activities, it is the
applicant's desire for grading to occur in multiple phases on lots
due to economic and market considerations. Grading in some areas
could be dependent on grading in others (in the use of cut and fill
operations) which could necessitate larger grading phases. While
staff will take this issue under consideration, there is concern
about creation of large pads in the Hillside District without a
specific development proposal; pads which could sit for some time
without development activity and pads in their design which do not
conform with the City's Hillside Review requirements. The actual
layout of a development proposal (or lot pattern) in larger areas
prior to approval of mass grading could present some opportunities
for sensitive contour grading perhaps more consistent with the
natural hillside terrain. Grading without consideration of
potential development and only to maximize a large flat pad for lot
yield purposes could defeat the interest of Hillside Review.
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