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Home My WebLink About2001-12-11; City Council; Resolution 2001-3541 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. 2001-354 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL REVISING CITY COUNCIL POLICY NO. 44 (SMALL LOT ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES) TO: 1) RENAME THE POLICY “NEIGHBORHOOD ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN GUIDELINES”, 2) MODIFY THE ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES TO ACHIEVE THE DEVELOPMENT OF MORE “LIVABLE NEIGHBOR- HOODS” AND 3) TO APPLY THE REVISED POLICY TO ALL PROPOSED SINGLE-FAMILY AND TWO-FAMILY HOMES AND RESIDENTIAL REMODELS. CASE NAME: CITY COUNCIL POLICY NO. 44 AMENDMENT The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, does hereby resolve as follows: WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, on the 1 lth day of DECEMBER 2001, considered said Policy Revision; and WHEREAS, the revised policy will ensure that a variety of architectural elements are incorporated into all new and remodeled single-family homes and two-family dwellings so that they are a) visually interesting, b) have sufficient building articulation to reduce their bulk and mass, c) are in scale to their lot size and d) strongly contribute to the creation of livable neighborhoods; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as follows: Ill Ill Ill I// Ill /I/ //I Ill I// Ill Ill Ill 1. That the above recitations are true and correct. 2. That City Council Policy No. 44 is amended as shown on Ex. “44” attached hereto. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 on the PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad 11th dayof DECEMBER 2001, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Members Lewis, Kulchin, Finnila, Nygaard, Hall NOES: None ABSENT: No (SEAL) -2- CITY OF CARLSBAD t Policy No. 44 Date Issued 12/l l/O1 COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT Effective Date 12/l l/O1 ancellation Date uperseded No. 44 Dated 10/10/89 Dated 08126197 General Subject: NEIGHBORHOOD ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN GUIDELINES Specific Subject: ESTABLISHMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIVABLE NEIGHBORHOODS Copies to: City Council, City Manager, City Attorney, Department and Division Heads, Employee Bulletin Boards, Press, File. PURPOSE AND INTENT: The purpose and intent of the architectural guidelines is to ensure that a variety of architectural elements are incorporated into single-family homes and two-family structures so that they: a) are visually interesting, b) have sufficient building articulation to reduce their bulk and mass, c) are in scale to their lot size, and d) strongly contribute to the creation of livable neighborhoods. APPLICABILITY: * Single-family home remodels that cumulatively increase the useable living area (floor area) more than 40% shall comply with architectural guidelines 3, 7, 13 and 14. * A new individual single-family home shall comply with architectural guidelines 4, 5, 7, 13, and 14 (regardless of stated percentages) and one architectural guideline from numbers 1 through 3. + New single-family and two-family residential projects of 2-4 homes shall comply with architectural guidelines 4, 5, 7, 13, and 14 (regardless of stated percentages) and one architectural guideline from numbers 1 through 3. * New single-family and two-family residential projects of 5 or more homes shall comply with all of the architectural guidelines. PROCEDURES: 1. Applicants for discretionary project applications or residential building permits shall design projects/homes so that they comply with the guidelines. Each applicant shall provide documentation demonstrating compliance with this policy concurrent with the submittal of development/building permit applications, whichever occurs first. If an applicant wishes to propose an architectural style that complies with the Purpose and Intent of this policy and yet cannot comply with the requirements of the guidelines, the applicant may request deviations from any of the architectural guidelines to achieve an architectural design or style of equally superior quality. All such requests shall be fully justified specifying how the Purpose and Intent of this policy is being achieved. 2. Staff shall review projects/building permits for compliance with the guidelines and provide recommendations to the decision-makers regarding: a. Project compliance with the policy; b. Whether or not any requested deviations are justified; and, c. Whether or not the purpose and intent of the policy would still be achieved if a deviation is granted. Decision-makers shall determine, on a case-by-case basis, whether the project complies with the intent of the policy to create livable neighborhoods. ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES: 2. 3. 4. 5. A minimum of 15% (see Note #I below) of the total number of homes shall be single-story structures. Single-story is defined as a maximum plate-line of 15 feet and a maximum building height of 20 feet. Lofts are permitted subject to CMC Section 21.04.330. As an alternative to encourage homes with alley-loaded garages, a minimum of 20% of the homes shall be single-story for the front 20% of the home (overall depth of house times 20%). A maximum of 20% of the total number of homes are exempt from the requirement to have a single- story building edge. The remaining 65% of the total number of homes shall comply with one of the following guidelines: . The home shall have a single-story building edge with a depth of not less than 8 feet and shall run the length of the building along one side except for tower elements. The roof covering the single- story element shall incorporate a separate roof plane and shall be substantially lower than the roof for the two-story element. Porches and Porte-cochere elements shall qualify as a single-story edge. Houses with courtyards that are a minimum of 15 feet wide located along the side of the house and setback a minimum of 15 feet from the property line are not required to have a single- story building edge. = The home shall have a single-story building edge with a depth of not less than 5 feet and shall run the length of the building along one side. The roof of the single-story element shall be substantially lower than the roof for the two-story element of the building. . The home shall have a single-story building edge with a depth of not less than 3 feet for 40% of the perimeter of the building. For at least 66% of the homes in a project, there shall be at least three separate building planes on street side elevations of lots with 45 feet of street frontage or less and four separate building planes on street side elevations of lots with a street frontage greater than 45 feet. Balconies and covered porches qualify as a building plane. The minimum offset in planes shall be 18 inches and shall include, but not be limited to, building walls, windows, porches and roofs. The minimum depth between the faces of the forward-most plane and the rear plane on the front elevation shall be 10 feet. A plane must be a minimum of 30 sq. ft. to receive credit under this section. Rear elevations shall adhere to the same criteria outlined in Number 4 above for front elevations except that the minimum depth between front and back planes on the rear elevation shall be 3 feet Rear balconies qualify as a building plane. For at least 66% of the homes in a project, one side elevation shall have sufficient offsets or cutouts so that the side yard setback averages a minimum of 8.5 feet. At least 66% of exterior openings (door/windows) on every home in the project shall be recessed or projected a minimum of 2 inches and shall be constructed with wood, vinyl or colored aluminum window frames (no mill finishes). Fifty percent (50%) of the homes shall be designed with a covered front porch, open courtyard, or balcony (each with a minimum area of 60 square feet) located at the front of the dwelling. The front and sides of porches shall be open except for required and/or ornamental guardrails. A variety of roof elements shall be provided over porches. Porches may not be converted to living space. 9. Floor plans in a project shall exhibit a variety of roof ridges and roof heights within a neighborhood. 10. Seventy-five percent (75%) of the homes must have a front entry to the home that is clearly visible from the street. Walkways from the front door to the street are encouraged. 11. For projects of 30 or more dwelling units, a minimum of 3 different floor plans shall be provided. Each floor plan should have at least 3 different front elevations and 3 different exterior color schemes. 12. Chimneys and chimney caps shall be in scale with the size of the home. No more than 2 chimneys shall be allowed for homes on lots in planned developments having an area less than 7,500 square feet. 13, In addition to the previous requirements, a minimum of 4 of the design elements, such as those listed in Table “A” below, shall be incorporated into the front building facade(s) of the home. 14, If any elevation of the home is adjacent to and visible from a Circulation Element roadway, such elevation is also required to include 4 design elements such as those listed in Table “A” below. Table A DESIGN ELEMENTS l Knee braces l Varied window shapes . Exposed roof rafter tails l Dormers l Arched elements 0 Columns l Window and door lintels l Exterior wood elements l Towers l Accent materials such as brick, stone, shingles, wood or siding Note #7: Fractional units of .5 or greater shall be rounded up to the next whole number and located in a manner to achieve the best project design as determined by the project planner. When a percentage of units is described in the guidelines, the intent is to have that percentage spread throughout the entire project.