Low Density Residential

Aspen

Aspen is a beautiful site in the hills west of Marysville, Washington. This 199-lot, rural cluster has views of the Cascades to the east and north of the site. The land was considered unbuildable for over twenty years until HBA Design Group lead a team of experts to develop a creative solution. The development of this site required the creation of a self-sufficient water system and approval by two agencies, Snohomish County and the Tulalip Tribes. The site also had several drainage basins requiring a different drainage approach for each one. Due to the proximity to Tulalip Tribal Land and the complex nature of the water system, the permitting for this project was extremely complicated. The completed site has become a very desirable community and is achieving some of the highest lot prices in the County.

Cedar Hollow

Cedar Hollow is a rural cluster subdivision near Monroe, Washington. Snohomish County is the lead regulating agency for this site. The site's value comes from the natural beauty of this forested location sitting on a small private lake. These features also present difficulties. The lake is regulated by a small private dam, and the lake is also habitat for Bull Trout, an endangered species. These two issues combined with the forested condition of the site give jurisdictional authority to three federal agencies, three state agencies, and two local agencies. Each agency has different requirements for protection of lake, associated wetlands and forest. In addition to the permitting challenges for this site, the site has steep slopes, primarily located where the access road was to be sited. Since the value of the site was in the natural beauty, mass grading was not an option.

HBA Design Group overcame each of these often conflicting issues for each of the regulating agencies. Then HBA Design Group designed a grading plan that reduced the grading impact to little more than the area of the access road. The result was a beautiful forested lakeside community.