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Item No . 7 _ <br /> PC : 10-20-88 <br /> Tract # 2246 <br /> Page 4 <br /> STAFF ANALYSIS <br /> POLICY CONSIDERATIONS : <br /> General Plan and Zoning: <br /> The property is zoned RR-65 , which is a consistent implementing <br /> zone for the underlying Rural Residential General Plan designa- <br /> tion. The RR-65 zoning requires a minimum lot size of 65 , 000 <br /> square feet , with a minimum lot width of 150 feet . The pro- <br /> posed lots for the Willows subdivision conform to the minimum <br /> parcel size and width requirements of the RR-65 zone . <br /> Staff has considered the housing needs of the County in recom- <br /> mending approval of this subdivision and has concluded that the <br /> housing that may result from this approval can be balanced with <br /> the service requirements of existing residents in the area. <br /> AREA/NEIGHBORHOOD COMPATIBILITY: <br /> Noise : <br /> A 65 db noise contour extends south from Eight Mile Road for <br /> approximately 163 feet . Nearly all of Parcels 1 and 23 are <br /> within this 65 db contour . The applicants had an acoustical <br /> analysis prepared by the consulting firm of Fitzroy/Dobbs. <br /> This analysis suggested two potential means of mitigating noise <br /> to acceptable levels that would fall within the standards set <br /> forth in the County Noise Ordinance . The first is to utilize a <br /> noise barrier approximately nine feet in height along the pro- <br /> perty boundaries adjacent to Eight Mile Road and extending <br /> south along the east and west property lines, approximately 113 <br /> feet from the centerline of Eight Mile Road. The second alter- <br /> native is to utilize a noise barrier of approximately seven <br /> feet in height in the same places as mentioned above in con- <br /> junction with a minimum 33-foot setback between the northern <br /> property line along Eight Mile Road and any residential <br /> construction on Parcels 1 and 23 . In both cases, the noise <br /> wall will need to be angled back at the corners of Weeping <br /> Willow Way and Eight Mile Road to provide a clear view at that <br /> intersection and to comply with the Planning Title (Section <br /> 9-3233[h] ) . A condition of approval for mitigating the noise <br /> impact has been developed. <br /> Traffic/Circulation: <br /> Access to the proposed subdivision will be from Eight Mile Road <br /> and from internal streets of the approved subdivision, Morada <br />