HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 3A - 2246 Monument Ct ARC - PresentationProposed Single Family Dwelling on a hillside lot at2246 Monument Court (Desert Palisades)
Agenda Item #3A
Case #AR-2024-0073 Date: January 21, 2025
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Details of the Application:
•16,078-square foot lot.
•4,944-square foot home.
•Desert Palisades Specific Plan.
•“No-build” buffers at side property lines.
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Topography & Solar / View Analysis
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Landscape Plan
•Generally consistent w/DPSP Landscape Guidelines:
•Blackbush Acacia not listed, but appropriate for the context of DPSP.
•3/8” Black Lava gravel not permitted, staff conditioned to use natura-colored gravel, but site is to be re-naturalized, not covered with gravel.
•Open site areas to be broadcast seeded w/indigenous seed mix.
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Plans – Lower, Upper, Roof
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Building Height Conforms
(18’ ‘pillow’, not to exceed 25’ in total)
South Elevation (Street side) East Elevation
North Elevation West Elevation
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Materials & Colors
•Thermally Modified Wood – vertical accent panels
•Natural Cedar – underside of exposed eaves
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Sections
N-S Section looking east @ Bedrooms N-S Section looking east @ pool / kitchen
N-S Section looking west to bedrooms thru kitchen E-W Section looking north through garage
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Elevations in situ
South (front) Elevation North (rear) Elevation
East (right side) Elevation West (left side) Elevation
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Roof and Aerial Perspective
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Affirmative Findings
•Eligible for Categorical Exemption pursuant to CEQA.
•Conforms to the Criteria in the Hillside Ordinance (PSZC 93.13.00)
•Conforms to the Criteria for Architectural Approval (PSZC 94.04.00)
•Conforms to the Desert Palisades zoning code (DPSP Section III).
•Conforms to Desert Palisades Architectural & Site Design Guidelines (DPSP Section V).
•Conforms to Desert Palisades Landscape Guidelines (DPSP Section VI).
•Conforms to the ESA-SP zone design guidelines (PSZC 92.21.01.1.05).
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Staff Recommendation:
•Determine the project to be Categorically Exempt pursuant to CEQA.
•Approve the project based on the findings in the Staff report subject to Conditions of Approval in Exhibit “A” and the consistency findings of the Desert Palisades Specific Plan outlined in Exhibit “B”.
Thank you
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