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integrated into the roof of the house with dormers used for windows or to provide adequate head clearance. The applicant is proposing to allow the primary building on Lot 5 to be 30 feet in height and two stories. Staff believes that Lot 5 should be subject to the same two- story parameters as Lots 3, 4, 6, and 7. · Proposed building height would be measured vertically from the lowest finished grade to the top of the roof ridge, excluding chimneys. The applicant is proposing to define the "finished grade" as six inches below the top of the foundation. Staff recommends that the Specific Plan height measurement be used: Building height is measured vertically from the lowest elevation of the building to the highest elevation of the building, excluding chimneys. Staff also recommends that language be added to clarifY that the "lowest elevation of the building" is the lowest finished grade adjacent to an exterior wall of the house. · The proposed 25-foot height limit proposed for accessory structures (excluding arbors, trellises, gazebos, and related shade structures that are open on three sides which would be limited to 12-feet in height) is consistent with the height limit specified in the Specific Plan. The Specific Plan also indicates that accessory structures shall be limited to one story. Staff recommends that this restriction be added to the guidelines. Building Envelooes/Designated Develooment Areas · Given the irregular-shaped lots, staff recommended that the applicant create building envelopes for each lot rather than list minimum setbacks as it would be difficult to designate the front, side, and rear yards for each lot. The proposed building envelopes, identified as Designated Development Areas (DDA), have been provided in the guidelines and as a plan sheet in the development plans. Although the Specific Plan allows "agricultural" accessory structures to be located in the Open Space District areas of the lots, the applicant is proposing to require all structures (Le., the main dwelling and all accessory structures, including "agricultural" accessory structures) to be located within the Designated Development Areas. · The Specific Plan requires a 35-foot minimum front yard setback for HR lots. As noted earlier, the Specific Plan allows building setbacks to be modified through the PUD approval process. Given that the proposed flat pad areas would be limited in area, the applicant has proposed to reduce the setbacks along the private street for Lots 1-4, and 6 and 7 to approximately seven to ten feet, depending on the lot. Since the homes would front onto a private hillside street with a small number of homes on it, staff does not believe that a 35- foot setback is necessary and could be reduced. Staff finds the proposed setbacks to be acceptable with one exception. Since the home on Lot 2 is going to be quite visible from Old Vineyard Avenue and beyond, staff recommends that Lot 2 should have at least a 15- Page - 10