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• s <br />flexible. However, in this case, perhaps the new home site location shown was meant <br />specifically for the area immediately south of the existing house. The Commission should <br />determine if the new HR home site should precisely follow the location shown on the land <br />use plan or if it would be acceptable to locate the new HR home site in the general vicinity <br />of the location shown on the land use plan. The Commission's decision would be used from <br />this point forward for all remaining HR development i~z the Specific Plan. <br />Is the grading for the building location appropriate? <br />- Is the grading of a portion of the knoll acceptable? <br />- Is the flat pad acceptable? Staff generally tries to obtain a stepped home on a hillside <br />lot. However, in some cases, stepping a home on a hillside can make it more visible. <br />Grading down the existing knoll would help reduce views of the residence (compared to <br />stepping the house on the existing grades on top of the knoll). Such atrade-off has been <br />used elsewhere in the City. <br />- Is the uniform slope bank above (south of) the proposed house acceptable? <br />Is the vineyard grading in the LDR area acceptable? <br />Is the proposed road alignment acceptable? The road grading will need to be mod~ed to <br />comply with the 3:1 maximum permitted slope. The road may need to be widened to a 16- <br />footpaved and 20 foot clear (excluding drainage ditches) along its entire length to <br />accommodate fire-fighting equipment. <br />Is the proposed tree removal acceptable? <br />Site-specific geotechnical and slope-stability studies and mitigation measures are required <br />for each individual development in the Specific Plan Area. The applicants have prepared <br />these studies, which are being peer reviewed by the City's consulting geologist. The peer <br />review will need to be completed before the Planning Commission and City Council review <br />the formal application. <br />Building Design/Architecture <br />Staff has compiled the following excerpts of the Specific Plan that the Commission may <br />consider when reviewing the building design/architecture: <br />1. Table 1V-2 Residential Development Standards (p. 25) -Maximum Building Height~6~ in the <br />HR District is 30 feet~~~. <br />PUD-32 Page - 7 - September 28, 2005 <br />