Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Recognized scenic areas within the city
Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Minimal gradingGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. required
The design of the foundation and structure for each proposed building shall accommodate the natural terrain with minimal grading.
- Natural topography and vegetation to be retained
Insofar as feasible, natural topography, vegetation, and scenic features of the site shall be retained and incorporated into each proposed development.
Other
- Disturbed earth must be planted to control erosion
All disturbed earth must be planted to control the erosion.
- Permanent underground irrigation required for slopes
All natural or created earth slopes shall be provided with a permanent underground irrigation system.
- Landscaping plan required
In connection with each proposed development a landscaping plan shall be submitted with application for building permit.
- Maximum earth bank heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. without approval3 ft
earth banks exceeding 3 feet in height would be created unless the development is first submitted to and approved by the Planning Commission.
- Lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line. and depth increase for slopes
the width and depth of lots shall be increased by the total average width plus height of any earth cut or filled slope steeper than 4 feet high to 1 foot base adjacent the side lot line/s for increase of width or adjacent the front or rear lot lines for increase in depth.
- Specimen tree replacement required
All specimen trees shall be replaced with healthy trees also of specimen size except where this requirement is relieved by the Planning Commission upon justification.
- Tree removal requires Planning Commission approval
The improvement of the building site ... shall not involve alteration of the surface of the land ... through which trees would be removed ... unless the development is first submitted to and approved by the Planning Commission.
- Water course alteration requires Planning Commission approval
water courses would be altered ... unless the development is first submitted to and approved by the Planning Commission.
From the ordinance
The improvement of the building site either initially or after a principal use has been established shall not involve alteration of the surface of the land by construction, excavation, filling, or otherwise, through which trees would be removed, water courses would be altered, or earth banks exceeding 3 feet in height would be created unless the development is first submitted to and approved by the Planning Commission.