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01.19.2023 Grand Terrace Planning CommissionGRAND TERRACE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS Planning Commission Presentation January 19, 2023 This project is funded and managed by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) through their Regional Early Action Planning (REAP) program with grant funding from State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) 01 OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS HCD INTENT Accelerate housing production and reduce housing costs through: •Certainty in adopted ODS. •Faster permitting 02 OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS CRANDALL ARAMBULA ROLE Provide ODS expertise and planning assistance to city staff. CRANDALL ARAMBULA TASKS •Step 1: Evaluate Grand Terrace’s adopted multi-family residential regulations and multifamily application processes compliance with HCD requirements •Step 2: Provide Grand Terrace refined and new ODS tools •Step 3: Assist with adoption process 03 OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS 04 OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS CHAPTER 18.64 OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS Sections: 18.64.010 Purpose, Intent and Applicability 18.64.020 Other Standards and Requirements 18.64.030 Definitions 18.64.040 Sustainable Design 18.64.050 Building Design 18.64.060 Site Design 18.64.070 Additional Standards for Mixed-Use 18.64.080 Permits and Approvals 05 OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS 18.64.030 Definitions A. “Multifamily Residential Development” means a building(s) with two or more attached residential units. It also includes a mixed-use development with a residential use as defined herein. This term does not apply to accessory dwelling units generally unless the application is for new construction of a single-family home with an attached accessory dwelling unit. 06 OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS 18.64.030 Definitions B. “Mixed-Use Development” means a building(s) and site where at least two-thirds (2/3) of the square footage of the building(s) shall be designated for residential use. The two-thirds (2/3) calculation is based upon the ratio of gross square floor area (square feet) of residential units and related residential facilities to gross building(s) floor area (square feet) for the nonresidential use, such as commercial. Buildings that include both residential and nonresidential uses shall be credited proportionate to the intended use. The calculations of building(s) square footage shall not include non-conditioned building floor area or below- grade floor area, such as basements, or underground parking garages. 07 OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS 18.64.030 Definitions C. “Ministerial Review Process” means a process for development approval involving little or no personal judgment by the City as to the wisdom or manner of carrying out the project. The ministerial review process simply ensures that the proposed development meets all the requirements of this Chapter. 08 OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS 18.64.030 Definitions D. “Objective Design Standards” are defined in Government Code Sections 65913.4 and 66300 (a)(7) to mean that no personal or subjective judgment is used by the City. The standards are uniformly verifiable by reference to an external and uniform benchmark or criterion available and knowable by both the development applicant/proponent of the project and City prior to submittal of a development application. 09 18.64.050 BUILDING DESIGN RESIDENTIAL ENTRIES 1.Street-oriented Entries 2.Individual Residential Entries 10 18.64.050 BUILDING DESIGN RESIDENTIAL ENTRIES 3.Common Open Space Entries 4.Exterior Multiple Unit Entries 11 18.64.050 BUILDING DESIGN MODULATION AND ARTICULATION 1.Setbacks 12 18.64.050 BUILDING DESIGN MODULATION AND ARTICULATION 2.Façade Modulation 13 18.64.050 BUILDING DESIGN MODULATION AND ARTICULATION 3.Articulation of any facade greater than 20 feet in length along any street-facing frontage, or 30 feet along any façade. 14 18.64.050 BUILDING DESIGN MODULATION AND ARTICULATION 4.Roofline Articulation 15 18.64.050 BUILDING DESIGN ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS 1.Four-Sided Architecture 2.Quality 3.Private Open Space Amenity 4.Architectural Projections 16 18.64.050 BUILDING DESIGN BUILIDING COLORS AND MATERIALS 1.Façade Color Standards 2.Secondary Façade Material 3.Buildin Color 4.Façade Color Standards 17 18.64.060 SITE DESIGN SITE ACCESS AND CONNECTIVITY 2.Site Design 18 18.64.060 SITE DESIGN LANDSCAPING AND COMMON OPEN SPACE AMENITIES 5.Walls and Fences 19 18.64.080 ADD. MIXED USE STANDARDS STOREFRONT TREATMENT 1.Awnings and Canopies 2.Base Panels 3.Signage 20 JOINT WORKSHOP COMMENTS/QUESTIONS OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS 1.Public Art 2.Low Income Housing 3.Parking 4.Bicycle Parking 5.Building Color 6.Ministerial Review Process GRAND TERRACE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS Planning Commission Presentation January 19, 2023 This project is funded and managed by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) through their Regional Early Action Planning (REAP) program with grant funding from State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD)