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MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 3, 2000
TO: Associate Engineer, Jeremy Riddle
cc: Skip Hamman; Bob Wojcik, Chris DeCerbo
FROM: Associate Planner, Anne Hysong
SUBJECT: CT 98-16 - WORTHING SUBDIVISION GRADING PLAN
I just received the 3rd grading plancheck for the subject project. I have commented on
their import proposal on the previous two planchecks. The applicant has gone from
balanced grading approved with the TM (2,500 cy cut/2,500 cy fill) to 2,005 cy cut and
3,351 cy fill requiring 1,346 cy of import. Alex Pantich at Landspace Engineering
submitted a letter indicating why the quantities have changed.
My concern is that this is infill and that the decision makers were not informed that there
would be import. Due to the controversial nature of infill projects, i.e., citizen concern
over transport of dirt to a project that was not approved by the decision makers, I am
not comfortable with approving import to the site without at least a substantial
conformance review in which we document the City's administrative approval. I think
the Engineering Department processes applications for substantial conformance for
grading.
The Planning Department recommends that if the substantial conformance review
reveals that grading cannot be balanced in accordance with the approved tentative map
and the revised plan is approved, then the grading permit should be conditioned to limit
the hours during which trucks can transport dirt to the site to between 9:00 a.m. and
2:00 p.m. If no conditions can be attached to the grading permit, then we may need to
return to Planning Commission with a map revision.
If you have any questions, call me at ext. 4622.