HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-12-04; City Council; 16448; Zone Code Amendments- :Y OF CARLSBAD - AGENDA BILL
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REPEAL AND REENACTMENT OF THE PLANNED
DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE, AMENDED CITY COUNCIL
POLICY 44 AND ADOPT COUNCIL POLICY 66 -
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
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That the City Council INTRODUCE Ordinance No. ws-bl s APPROVING Zone Code Amend-
ment 01-01, ADOPT Resolution No. a00 \ - 3S3 APPROVING the Negative Declaration issued by
the Planning Director, Zone Code Amendment 01-01 and Local Coastal Program Amendment 01-01, and
ADOPT Resolutions No. acS I - 35 q and SW\- 3S5 APPROVING Amended City Council
Policy 44 and City Council Policy bb .
ITEM EXPLANATION:
On July 18, 2001, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing and recommended approval (5-I Segall) of a Zone Code Amendment and Local Coastal Program Amendment to repeal and reenact the City’s
Planned Development Ordinance (Chapter 21.45 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code) to 1) Create a user-friendly document that provides clear and detailed development standards and procedures for the development of
small-lot, single-family and two-family\multiple-family ownership dwelling units; 2) Modify development standards to ensure that homes are in better scale to lot sizes and 3) Modify residential development and
design standards to achieve the development of more livable neighborhoods.
The major revisions to the Planned Development Ordinance include the following:
1. User-friendlv tables: Detailed regulations are provided in tabular format for small lot single family, two-
family and multi-family dwelling units.
2. Homes in better scale to lot size: To ensure that homes are in better scale to lot sizes, the minimum
single-family lot size and required side yard setback have been increased and new lot coverage standards are recommended.
3. To create more livable neiahborhoods: . streets and driveways have been narrowed and landscaped parkways are required;
. front-yard setbacks have been reduced, however, the distance from the house to the street remains the same;
. front porches, courtyards or balconies are required on 50% of the units;
. garages are required to be recessed; . 15% of the units are required to’be single story;
. larger centralized common recreation areas are required and
n larger private rear yards/patios/balconies are required.
Two companion actions are also being recommended along with the proposed Planned Development
3rdinance revisions; amended City Council Policy 44 (Neighborhoods Design Guidelines) and a new City
Council Policy for (Livable Neighborhoods). The first action includes a new City Council policy outlining the
City’s vision for Livable Neighborhoods and its intent to consider these principles in the review of proposed
-esidential projects. The second action includes an amendment to City Council Policy 44, Small Lot
Architectural Guidelines (proposed name: Neighborhood Architectural Design Guidelines) to add several
xovisions addressing building mass and faqade articulation and to apply these provisions to all new single-
family and two-family development proposals. Major features of the revised policy are provided below:
1. Aoplicabilitv. The revised Architectural Guidelines would no longer apply solely to small-lot planned
developments but also to all proposed single-family homes, two-family homes, and residential remodels. There currently are no architectural guidelines applicable to such homes, whether the
project is located in an infill area or in an undeveloped area of town. Especially in the older parts of the
City, there have been complaints about the lack of compatibility demonstrated by new, larger two-story homes being developed on infill lots located in neighborhoods that are developed predominantly with
smaller, single-story homes. The amended policy would provide such a tool by addressing building mass and articulation for all new single-family and two-family homes. It will also ensure that older
homes proposed for remodeling will be compatible with surrounding development. Staff believes that
implementation of these similar design guidelines, that formerly applied only to Planned
Developments, will provide the necessary building articulation to reduce the bulk and mass of all new