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Presentation Special Meeting Workshop ODS_3.14.2023CITY COUNCIL / PLANNING COMMISSION COMMUNITY WORKSHOP Objective Design Standards (ODS) March 14, 2023 Planning and Development Services Division Collective Legislation Requires Objective Design Standards Housing Accountability Act (HAA) Affordable Housing Streamlined Approval Process (SB 35) Housing Crisis Act (SB 330) Intent of the State Legislature Reduce local regulatory barriers and costs Streamline the housing approval process Residential projects must be reviewed objectively Requires ministerial review and approval process NEW STATE LAWS Housing Accountability Act (HAA) Can’t deny a project or reduce density if compliant with ODS Projects must be reviewed against objective standards Exceptions to ODS –full Planning Commission review Affordable Housing Streamlined Approval Process (SB 35) Opt-in program to obtain faster approval Very narrow and specific criteria to meet eligibility Rely only on ODS –no discretionary review –exempt from CEQA Housing Crisis Act (SB 330) Preliminary application process Freezes or vest the standards that apply to a formal application Specific timeframes for City and developer for reviews and submittals NEW STATE LAWS 4 Allowed Under Current Standards On May 19, 2022, the Planning Commission received a presentation introducing the proposed ODS requirements No action was taken Planning Commission provided comments to Staff On June 16, 2022, a special workshop meeting was held by the City Council/Planning Commission to review the proposed ODS requirements No action was taken City Council and Planning Commission provided feedback to staff 5 BACKGROUND On January 19, 2023, the Planning Commission held a Public Hearing Meeting Voted unanimously 5-0 recommending City Council Approval of the ODS Requirements Included a couple of provisions: Compliance with SBC Fire Mitigate privacy issues to adjacent existing residential development On February 14, 2023, the City Council held a Public Hearing Meeting 6 BACKGROUND No Specific Architectural Style Balance Flexibility with Quality of Design Combination of “required for all” and “menu” options for design elements Importance of Sustainable Design Graphics for clear identification of standards Amenities are scalable and adaptable Procedures for review and approvals Goals Chapter 18.64 -Objective Design Standards Applicable to multifamily and mixed-use with two-thirds residential Addresses Sustainable Building and Site Design Additional design standards for mixed-use NEW CHAPTER TO TITLE 18 A. Zoning and Development Standards. Multifamily residential development or mixed-use development with a residential component that is designed in conformance with this Chapter shall also comply with all development standards and regulations of the designated zoning district and other applicable provisions of Title 18 (Zoning). B. Subdivision Regulations. Multifamily residential development or mixed-use development with a residential component that is designed in conformance with this Chapter that requires the approval of a subdivision action in order to establish a legal building site for such development, shall comply with all applicable requirements of Title 17 (Subdivisions). 18.64.020 Other Standards and Requirements C. Building/Fire Codes. Multifamily residential development or mixed-use development project with a residential component that is designed in conformance with this Chapter shall also comply with all applicable regulations of Title 15 (Buildings and Construction)… Projects must comply with San Bernardino County Fire submittal and review requirements. D. California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Multifamily residential development or mixed-use development …, qualifying for a ministerial review process, shall be considered exempt from CEQA pursuant to Government Code Section 65913.4. This exemption does not preclude a determination by the City that certain technical reports (e.g., stormwater quality management plan, water and sewer studies, traffic studies, noise studies, parking studies, biological survey, historical survey)…. 18.64.020 Other Standards and Requirements (Continued ) 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. 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. 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. 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. 18.64.030 Definitions 18.64.040 Sustainable Design LEED Platinum Requirement. For the purposes of this Chapter, all multifamily residential buildings… shall demonstrate that the application qualifies for the “Platinum Level Certification,” or an equivalent standard as defined by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) of the United States Green Building Council. 18.64.040 Sustainable Design Water Efficient Landscape Requirement. For the purposes of this Chapter, all multifamily residential development… shall demonstrate that the application is in compliance with all applicable requirements by the Riverside Highland Water Company and compliance with the City’s Water Efficient Landscape regulations in Chapter 15.56. The landscaping application shall demonstrate conformance with the latest Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO) guidelines by the California Department of Water …, development shall comply with the Municipal Code design development standard requirements of the underlining zoned district in which they are located, including but not limited to front setback requirements, distance between buildings, required height, and lot coverage. 18.64.050 Building Design CURRENT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS Area (Minimum square feet)12,000 Width (Minimum linear feet)60 Lot Depth (Minimum linear feet)100 Street Frontage (Minimum linear feet)40 Setbacks (Minimum linear feet)` •Front Yard 25 •Rear Yard 20 •Side Yard 10 Height (Maximum linear feet)35 Lot Coverage (Maximum percent)60 Residential Entries.The primary orientation of a building or unit entrance in multifamily residential site shall be designed in accordance with the following standards: Street-oriented Entries. Buildings fronting a public street shall have a primary residential door entrance oriented to the public street or oriented to within 45 degrees of the line parallel to a public street …. Direct and unobstructed universal access shall be provided between the public sidewalk and the residential primary building entrance. Where a site is located on two or more public streets, the primary building first floor residential entry shall be oriented toward the street with the highest roadway classification… 18.64.050 Building Design Street Oriented Entries 18.64.050 Building Design Individual Residential Unit Entries. Multi-family residential buildings with exterior residential unit entries shall front and be setback a minimum of ten (10) feet from the public sidewalk. Entries shall be linked to the public sidewalk with a ten (10) foot minimum width access walkway, ramp, and/or stairs … Common Open Space-oriented Entries. Multi-family residential building primary entries are permitted to be located at the first floor and directly accessible from publicly accessible common open space paseos, courtyards, plazas, or a street fronting residential setback Common open space entries shall have direct sightlines and continuous and unobstructed universal access sidewalk routes between the entries and the street public sidewalk. 18.64.050 Building Design Individual Residential Entries 18.64.050 Building Design Exterior Multiple Unit Entries. Residential entrances serving multiple units shall be accessed from a first floor lobby or stairwell that is linked to a public sidewalk, publicly accessible open space, or residential front setback. Exterior entrances to individual units on upper floors utilizing an exterior access corridor visible and/or connecting to a public street shall serve a maximum of four units and shall be recessed with a minimum depth of ten (10) feet as illustrated in Figure 18.64.050 B. 18.64.050 Building Design 18.64.050 Building Design Modulation and Articulation. Setbacks. When a multifamily residential building is constructed adjacent to any parcel that includes an existing structure, a fifteen (15) foot setback is required wherever the multifamily building is located within ten (10) feet of a required side or rear setback. The setback shall be for stories that are one (1) story greater than the highest roof line elevation of any existing residential structure. 18.64.050 Building Design CURRENT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS Area (Minimum square feet)12,000 Width (Minimum linear feet)60 Lot Depth (Minimum linear feet)100 Street Frontage (Minimum linear feet)40 Setbacks (Minimum linear feet)` •Front Yard 25 •Rear Yard 20 •Side Yard 10 Height (Maximum linear feet)35 Lot Coverage (Maximum percent)60 18.64.050 Building Design Modulation and Articulation Setbacks Size and location of windows. Residential units shall reduce the number and locate residential windows to minimize sightlines to existing development. All California Building Code egress window requirements for residential occupied units shall be met. Landscape privacy screening. When adjacent to existing residential development, a 10 foot landscaped setback shall include vertical evergreen trees, at a minimum height of 20 feet, and maximum spacing of 10 feet on-center at installation. All privacy screening trees shall be planted at a minimum of twenty-five (25) percent of full growth maturity. All trees shall be provided at a minimum size of 36-inch box. 18.64.050 Building Design Facade Modulation. All building facades shall be articulated horizontally a minimum of every fifty (50) feet along all sides, using facade projections, recesses, or step backs of upper floors Façade area used to meet this standard shall be a minimum of five feet in depth and 10 feet in width and shall be articulated vertically a minimum of two-thirds (2/3) of the height of the structure. 18.64.050 Building Design 18.64.050 Building Design Modulation and Articulation Façade Modulation Facade Modulation.Articulation of any facade greater than 20 feet in length along any street-facing frontage, or 30 feet along any façade. These facades shall be articulated by incorporating at least three (3) of the following features Window and door fenestration. All individual or window and door systems shall project a minimum of two (2) inches in depth from the primary wall plane or shall be recessed from the primary wall plane a minimum of three (3) inches Recessed ground floor modulation. Exterior arcades, porticos or cantilevered ground floor building recesses that provide sheltered walkways, patios, stoops or porches within the building footprint, having a minimum area of fifty (50) square feet; 18.64.050 Building Design Horizontal modulation. Projected or recessed bay, oriel, or alcove of a minimum two (2) foot depth variations from the primary wall plane for 30 percent of building frontage; Modulated entries. A recessed stoop or porch or projected vestibule or foyer unit entry with a minimum area of fifty (50) square feet; Vertical articulation pilasters Project a minimum of six (6) inches in depth from the primary façade and extend the full height of the building from the first story finished floor elevation to the rooftop eave or top of parapet or cornice line. 18.64.050 Building Design 18.64.050 Building Design Roofline Articulation. All building rooflines shall be vertically articulated at least every fifty (50) feet, through one of the following techniques. An increase or decrease in height of a minimum four (4) feet; A change in at least one (1) roof pitch or form; Articulation of the roofline utilizing of one (1) of the following-dormers, gables, varying height cornices, and/or clerestory windows. façade(s). 18.64.050 Building Design 18.64.050 Building Design Modulation and Articulation Roofline Articulation Horizontal Articulation. Buildings three (3) stories or greater in height shall be horizontally articulated a minimum of every one hundred (100) feet along all frontages through the use of either façade recesses or façade projections. Setbacks or projections shall be a minimum of five (5) feet in depth and ten (10) feet in width and shall extend the full height of the building from the first story finished floor elevation to the roof eave or top of parapet or cornice line. 18.64.050 Building Design Horizontal Articulation. 18.64.050 Building Design Vertical Articulation. Buildings three stories or greater in height shall vertically differentiate the function and use of the first story from the upper story(s) by providing a façade cladding material change between the first story and upper stories for a minimum of 75 percent of all facades. Facades shall incorporate at least two of the following to achieve this differentiation Recesses or Projections. Variation in the primary façade plane projecting or recessing a minimum of four (4) inch in depth at the vertical transition line between the first story and upper story(s) façade materials. Horizontal Banding. Horizontal articulation between the first story and upper story(s) primary façade planes utilizing a twelve (12) inch projecting ornamental or functional water table, belt course, molding or ledge. 18.64.050 Building Design Masonry Base. The first floor primary façade shall consist of a masonry material, including hand laid and mortared field stone, brick, split face, sand blasted, or burnished concrete masonry units (CMU), projecting a minimum depth of one inch from the primary façade of the building. Alternative masonry materials include tile, wood siding, shakes, or metal panels. Step Backs. Recessing the top story(s) of the façade a minimum of five (5) feet from the lower story(s) primary façade(s). 18.64.050 Building Design 18.64.050 Building Design Vertical Articulation. 18.64.050 Building Design Articulation in all Dimensions 18.64.050 Building Design 18.64.050 Building Design Architectural Elements Buildings in multifamily residential development parcels shall be designed in accordance with the following standards: Four (4) Sided Architecture. All buildings and structures within a multifamily development parcel shall utilize the same façade design elements, utilized the same materials and roof materials and articulation and modulation treatment on all building facades, including the use of paint colors. Quality. Mixed income multi-family development parcels that include both affordable residential units and market rate residential units are required to be constructed using the same façade articulation and modulation treatment, façade colors, and materials such that the façades of affordable and market rate units are indistinguishable. Private Open Space Amenity. All first (1) floor residential units shall include a private terrace or patio. All upper floor residential units shall include a private balcony or rooftop terrace. 18.64.050 Building Design Architectural Projections. All building façades and/or roofs shall include a minimum of two (2) of the following features above the first (1) floor of the building along all street frontages as The horizontal distance between features shall be no greater than twenty-five (25) feet. The minimum width and depth of these features shall be as follows: Greenhouse or garden windows-must be at least eight (8) inches in depth at the farthest point from the primary façade of the building, and five (5) feet in width. Bay Windows-must be at least ten (10) inches in depth measured at the farthest point, and five feet in width. Roof dormers-must be at least two (2) feet in depth measured at the farthest point from the roof surface of the building, and four (4) feet in width. Balconies and Rooftop decks-must be at least five (5) feet in depth and ten (10) feet in width. 18.64.050 Building Design 18.64.050 Building Design Blank Walls. First floor façade without doors or windows shall be no greater than two hundred (200) square feet where fronting sidewalks, multi-use paths, or publicly accessible outdoor common space areas. Blank wall frontages shall include front or side yard setback landscape screening foundation planting beds that must be a minimum of three (3) feet in width for the entire façade length. Blank Wall Standards. Blank walls shall be mitigated where it is infeasible to provide openings, such as a parking garage, trash room, mechanical room, or electrical room. 18.64.050 Building Design One of the following treatments shall be provided for any blank wall greater than twenty (20) feet in length: Wall treatment. Wall treatment in the form of permitted graphic or sculptural art; decorative ceramic tile; or painted metal or treated wood latticework combined with living plant material shall be provided along the blank wall. A minimum of fifty (50) percent of the blank façade shall be treated. 18.64.050 Building Design Blank Walls. Surface texture. Surface articulation that recesses or projects a minimum of two (2) inches from the face of the primary facade shall be provided. Stone, stone veneer, cast in place or precast concrete, and finished concrete block are permitted surface treatments. A minimum of fifty (50) percent of the blank facade shall be treated. 18.64.050 Building Design Blank Walls. Screen Landscaping. Planting in the form of any combination of climbing vines, perennials, annual flowers, decorative grasses or shrubs, shall be provided in planting beds, raised planting beds or planter boxes in front of the blank wall. Such planting bed or planter boxes shall extend to a depth of at least three (3) feet, inclusive of any structure containing the planted material. Any individual planted area shall have a width and height of at least five (5) feet at time of landscape installation. A minimum of fifty (50) percent of the blank façade shall be screened by planted material. 18.64.050 Building Design Blank Walls. Building Colors and Materials. Primary Façade Material. Building primary façades shall be wood, stone, brick, stucco, fiber cement or other cementitious material, or composite wood or stone. Secondary Façade Material. At least two (2) secondary façade materials shall be used on all building façades. Building Color. Buildings shall have a minimum of one (1) primary façade color, one (1) secondary façade color, and two (2) accent window and door frame, or trim colors, and one (1) roof color. 18.64.050 Building Design 4. Façade Color Standards. Facade colors shall be select that are appropriate for Grand Terrace’s Inland Empire setting. Paint color and finish shall be muted and flat to imitate colors found naturally in nearby Blue Mountain soil, trees, rocks, and other organic materials. The use of color and materials shall strengthen and complement building vertical and horizontal modulation. All building facades shall be painted equally. Facade Colors. The primary color and secondary colors shall be limited to warm white shades and rich, warm colors containing some brown (ranging from neutral tan to deep brown). The outer ring of the color wheel illustrates the range of colors that are of an earth tone and are acceptable for use. Facade colors within the illustrated earth tone spectrum may vary in tint and tone but are not allowed to use the hue (pure color). 18.64.050 Building Design Building Color and Materials. Fenestration Color Standards. Windows, doors, and trim shall be limited to a minimum of two (2) and a maximum of three (3) paint colors. Windows and doors trim are permitted to utilize all the tints and tones of the full color spectrum. Windows shall be limited to shades of black or warm colors containing deep brown. Doors shall be permitted to utilize the tints and tones of the full color spectrum. Prohibited Colors. Trim, Doors and Windows are prohibited from utilizing the hue of any color. Color Sources. Building shall use the hex color palettes identified as earth tones in Hexcolorpedia equivalent on-line color tool that provides information about earth tone color. Buildings shall be limited to: Primary Building Façade Colors. The primary hex color tints, tones and shades. Primary Color Blending. Blending two hex color values to create a gradual transition. Secondary Color Schemes. Complementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, aesthetic, hue rotation and monochromatic hex colors schemes. 18.64.050 Building Design Building Color and Materials. Prohibited Façade Materials. The following materials shall not be used for mult family residential building façade. Cladding shall include the following prohibited materials: vinyl siding, corrugated fiberglass siding, chain link fencing parapet or mechanical equipment screens, crushed colored rock veneer panel siding, corrugated metal, engineered oriented OSB sheathing panels, tongue and groove and T1-11 plywood siding. 18.64.050 Building Design Building Color and Materials. No more than five (5) percent of a façade may be of reflective vision and/ or spandrel glazing, tumbled glass tiles, ceramic tiles or architectural metal paneling. MDO or CDX grade or better weather protected painted or stained plywood panels used for board and batten cladding is permitted. No cladding shall have exposed or unfinished edges. Windows. True divided lite window types are permitted. Simulated divided lite windows with decorative grilles embedded or applied to window glass glazing is prohibited. Window tinting is prohibited. Doors. Fifty (50) percent minimum transparent glass doors for multiple unit lobby entrances shall be required but shall not be required for individual residential unit entries. 18.64.050 Building Design Building Color and Materials. At-Grade Parking Lots and Individual Residential Unit Parking Garages/Carports. In addition to the requirements of Chapter 18.60 (Off-Street Parking), multifamily residential sites with at-grade parking lots, or where units are served by individual residential unit garages/carports, shall be designed in accordance with the following: Location. At-grade parking lots, parking spaces, or loading zones shall not be located between the building frontage and public streets. If a site consists of multiple buildings, this standard only applies to the building(s) fronting public streets. At grade parking lots shall only be located behind street fronting buildings. 18.64.060 Site Design 18.64.060 Site Design Pedestrian Access. Publicly accessible six (6) foot minimum width sidewalks shall be provided through at-grade parking lots at a minimum of every four rows of parking or at a minimum of every one hundred thirty (130) feet, whichever is less. Publicly accessible sidewalks shall be aligned to connect to buildings with consolidated entries and linked to other public sidewalks, and publicly accessible sidewalks within the site. All such pathways shall be clearly marked and differentiated from at-grade parking lot drive lanes areas by colored and or surface textured asphalt, unit pavers, or stamped concrete pavement treatment. Public accessible sidewalks shall meet the right-of-way established in the Grand Terrace, Circulation Element and shall include the required street landscape, per Municipal Code, Chapter 12.28-Street and Parkway Trees. 18.64.060 Site Design Motor Vehicle Access. At-grade parking lot motor vehicle access shall be taken from an any existing alley. For sites without an alley, at-grade parking lot motor vehicle access shall be from a public street curb cut and driveway with the lowest roadway classification as identified in the Grand Terrace Circulation Element. Alleys shall be considered part of the multi-family site and shall be maintained by the property owner as a condition of use. 18.64.060 Site Design At-grade parking lot motor vehicle access shall be taken from an any existing alley. For sites without an alley, at- grade parking lot motor vehicle access shall be from a public street curb cut and driveway with the lowest roadway classification as identified in the Grand Terrace Circulation Element. Alleys shall be considered part of the multi-family site and shall be maintained by the property owner as a condition of use. 18.64.060 Site Design Garage Door Setback. Individual residential unit parking garage doors that front the street shall be setback a minimum of five (5) feet behind the front primary façade of the multi-family building or the front façade of a covered porch or stoop that projects in front of the primary façade. 5. Garage/Carport Design. Individual residential unit parking garages and/or carports shall include equivalent façade design elements, fenestration, material and color application as those of the residential buildings within the site. 18.64.060 Site Design Structured Parking. In addition to the requirements of Chapter 18.60 (Off-Street Parking),multifamily residential buildings that include structured parking shall be designed in accordance with the following standards: Screening. Where multifamily building fronts public streets, structured parking shall not comprise more than fifty (50) percent of the first floor building width subject to the following: Any two hundred (200) square feet or greater facade shall include required façade articulation, landscaping, and/or other requirements of C. Architectural Elements 5. Blank Walls. Ventilation. Façade natural exhaust ventilation openings shall be screened with wrought iron grilles and/or landscaping. Ventilation openings shall not exceed twenty (20) percent of any street fronting first floor façade. Control and Access. Mechanically or manually-controlled structured parking doors or gates shall be setback a minimum of forty (40) feet behind the back of a public sidewalk. 18.64.060 Site Design Site Access and Connectivity. Multifamily residential site streets, sidewalks, and multiuse pathways shall include: Internal Sidewalks. Sites shall provide unobstructed American with Disabilities … compliant five (5) foot minimum width surface separated by a minimum three (3) foot wide planting bed where fronting any building. Site Design. For multi-family sites, the following standards shall apply as illustrated Internal Circulation. Multi-family sites that include internal streets or driveways shall provide uninterrupted continuous vehicle and walking connections through the site and a minimum of two (2) access points to fronting public streets or alleys and sidewalks. All site internal streets, driveways, alleys, sidewalks, and multi-use pathways shall align with all existing and planned streets, alleys, sidewalks, and multi-use pathways external and fronting to the site.. 18.64.060 Site Design Any internal site cul-de-sac or other dead-end street longer than three hundred (300) feet shall provide sidewalk or multi-use pathway connections between internal or external streets sidewalks or multi-use pathways. …sites shall not be greater than six hundred (600) feet in length, measured from any fronting cross-street centerline, alley center line, or side property line. Walking and biking midblock access connections shall be provided at distances no greater than three hundred fifty (350) feet measured from a cross-street center line, alley center line, or side property line to the midblock sidewalk or multi-use pathway center line. All connecting midblock sidewalks or multi-use pathways shall have a ten (10) feet minimum width. 18.64.060 Site Design 18.64.060 Site Design Site Access and Connectivity Landscaping and Common Open Space Amenities. … shall comply with all open space requirements of each zoning district and the following additional site design standards: Minimum Requirements. Sites shall include live landscape plant and/or mulch materials throughout except where paved parking lots, streets, driveways, sidewalks, patios, service or utility structures/ pads, recreation facilities, or water elements occur. Live landscape planting will comprise a minimum of seventy-five (75) percent coverage and planted at fifty (50) percent (minimum) at installation. Minimum Size. All site trees and shrubs shall be planted at a minimum of twenty five (25) percent of full growth maturity. Trees within landscaped areas shall be provided at a minimum size of 36-inch box, or a minimum 48-inch box if tree specimen has a 20-foot canopy. 18.64.060 Site Design Concrete Surface Standards. Multi-use pathways adjacent to common open space areas that include flat work concrete surfaces greater than ninety-six (96) square feet shall be poured in place concrete. A minimum of fifty (50) percent shall be a stamped, salt, or exposed aggregate finish or utilize multiple colors of concrete with no individual section having more than ninety- six (96) square feet of one color or texture. Stamped, or aggregate finish shall be used in high traffic areas. 18.64.060 Site Design Other Landscape Requirements. Landscape requirements not specifically stated on this Ordinance shall comply with the Municipal Code, Chapter 18.61-Landscape Requirements Walls and Fences Walls and fences within the front setback shall not exceed 3 feet in height. Concrete or Concrete Masonry Unit (CMU) Will be constructed with split faced or shot blast CMU; or stone veneer over precision block; or monolithic poured concrete with surface resembling either stone veneer, or split face finish; or monolithic poured concrete with raised or depressed patterns of at least one half inch (1/2”) covering 50% of the surface. Fences must be constructed of cedar or vinyl materials. All posts must have caps. 18.64.060 Site Design 18.64.060 Site Design Other fences include: Wrought iron or decorative iron, must have twelve (12) inches by twelve (12) inches pilaster a minimum of every ten (10) feet Brick, stone, or brick or stone veneer over precision block. Glass fencing panels Columns of brick, stone, stone veneer or CMU as above no more than ten (10) feet apart with any of allowed fencing materials between the columns 18.64.060 Site Design Common Open Space Standards. Common open space resident amenities areas shall have a minimum dimension of 15 feet in depth and width and shall be contiguous to accommodate passive individual or group active recreational activity areas. Common Open Space Siting Criteria. Equal distance or less to no less than fifty (50) percent of all residential units within the multifamily building or site. Solar orientation. Preferred Option-oriented no more than thirty (30) degrees off of a true south facing axis line. Prohibited-oriented off a north facing axis line. 18.64.060 Site Design Screening. Visually obstructed from first floor windows, streets, service areas and parking lots with a minimum five (5) wide landscaped planting bed and/or fencing excluding chain link materials. All fencing shall be subject to the height limitations of the zoning district and requirements of Chapter 18.73.070 (Fences and Wall Height). 18.64.060 Site Design Required Common Open Space Amenities. Common open space areas shall be designed to provide specific amenities as shown in Table 18.64.060A based upon the number of units within a multifamily residential development. The required amenities outlined in Table 18.64.060B are additive and require that the Base Amenity Type and Minimum Size of Amenity be satisfied for the applicable number of units threshold, plus all preceding Base Amenity Type and Minimum Size of Amenity Type, plus any additional increase in number or size of the amenity based upon the Additive Amenity Ratio. 18.64.060 Site Design Amenities 72 Table 18.64.060A Multifamily Residential Development Amenity Standards # Of Units Base Amenity Type And Minimum Size of Amenity Additive Amenity Ratio 4 Barbecue with table seating 1/10 Units 8 32 sf Community Garden 8 sf/4 Units 12 1200 sf Outdoor Active Use Area 50 sf/1 Unit 16 Provide One of Two: •Business Center with 2 Work Stations •250 sf of Gym •1 Workstation/8 Units •5sf/I Unit 24 Provide Two of Three: •Business Center with 3 Work Stations •290 sf Gym •Clubhouse with 400 sf Kitchen •1 Workstation/8 Units •5sf/I Unit •5sf/I Unit 32 Provide all of the following: •Business Center with 4 Work Stations •290 sf Gym •Clubhouse with 440 sf Kitchen •1 Workstation/8 Units •5sf/I Unit •5sf/I Unit Amenities 73 Table 18.64.060B Multifamily Residential Development Amenity Standards # Of Units Base Amenity Type And Minimum Size of Amenity AdditiveAmenity Ratio 40 Provide allAmenities listed as the Base for 32 Units, and: Provide •One 36 SF In-Ground Outdoor Spa Same rate as 32 Units 1.5 sf Increase/1 Unit > 100 Units 65 Provide allAmenities listed as the Base for 40 Units,and: Provide One of Two: •800 sf Pool •1000 sf Children's Play Area1 Same rate as 40 Units •10sf/I Unit •10sf/I Unit 80 All Amenities Listed as the Base for 65 Units Same Rate as 65 Units 100 AllAmenities2 Listed for 80 Units and Provide one of two3: •One full sized Basketball Court •One full sized Tennis Court •1 Court +75 Units •1 Court +100 Units 150 All Base Amenities2 Listed for 100 Units Same Rates for All Apply Notes: 1.Substitute 400 sf Wellness Facility 55+Age Restricted Development, with an Additive Amenity Ratio calculated at 5 sf/1 Unit. 2.Allows Wellness Facility Substitution for 55+Age Restricted Development 3.For 55+Age Restricted Development May Substitute the Basketball Court with a Bocce Ball Court and/or replace the tennis Court with a Pickleball Court As an example, a multifamily residential development consisting of 16 units shall provide a business center with at least two work stations or a 250 square foot gym, plus an outdoor active use area or facility, 1200 + (4*50) = 1400sf plus 48 square feet of community garden area, 32 + (8*2) = 48sf and two barbecue areas with seating. 1 + 1 = 2 18.64.060 Site Design Illumination. Common Area/Private Open Space Service areas and vehicular traffic areas: minimum two tenths (0.2) fc, maximum four (4) fc. Sidewalks and building entries: minimum one (1) fc, maximum five (5) fc, with an average of two (2) fc. Parking lot and area: minimum one (1) fc, maximum four (4) fc. Sidewalks. Sidewalk lighting shall have a maximum light pole and fixture height of fifteen (15) feet. 18.64.060 Site Design Parking Lots. Fixtures shall be fully shielded, and dark sky rated. The light pole and fixture height shall be no greater than eighteen (18) feet above the parking lot finished grade. Accent Lighting. Glare-free direct accent light fixtures with an illumination ratio of less than thirty to one (30:1) shall be permitted to highlight façade articulation, artwork and landscape specimen plantings. The extent of light coverage of all site light installations shall not exceed two (2) foot candle maximum illuminance impact on any fronting residential or commercial sites. 18.64.060 Site Design Equipment and Service Areas. All service connections and on-site utilities including wires, cable, and pipelines and equipment shall be installed underground. All exterior mechanical and electrical equipment, which includes, but is not limited to roof-mounted, façade-mounted, or ground-mounted heating, venting, and cooling (HVAC) units, gas and electric utility meters, telecommunication equipment, backflow preventions, assemblies, irrigation control valves boxes, electrical transformers, pull boxes, and all HVAC ducting shall be screened. 18.64.060 Site Design Roof -mounted equipment shall not be visible from eye level at five (5) feet above grade of fronting streets centerlines and/or first floors of buildings within twenty (20) feet of the multi-family site property lines Screen façades shall utilize the same façade design elements, colors and materials of the building. All roof mounted equipment shall be screened from public view by screening materials of the same nature as the building. Mechanical equipment shall be located below the highest vertical element of the building. Ground mechanical equipment units shall be screened in a manner consistent with the building façade. 18.64.060 Site Design Ground-mounted Screening. All ground-mounted mechanical equipment, shall not be visible from eye level at five (5) feet above grade from any publicly accessible open space (rights-of-way, public trails, and parks). Screen façades shall utilize the same design elements, colors and materials of the building. 4 18.64.060 Site Design Refuse Standards. Refuse collection and storage areas shall comply with the requirements of the City’s service provider and the following standards: Individual dwelling unit refuse containers shall be limited to buildings of four (4) units or less. The containers shall be stored within an unobstructed area of each resident’s assigned parking garage space or within a common enclosed refuse container structure that utilizes the same façade design elements, materials, and colors of the residential building. 18.64.060 Site Design buildings consisting of five (5) or more units, common container areas shall be provided and comply with the following standards: An enclosed refuse container structure that utilizes the same façade design elements, materials, and colors of the residential building(s). Enclosed structure(s) shall be separated by a minimum of twenty (20) feet from any dwelling unit The enclosed structures shall be located a maximum of one hundred (100) feet distance from the dwelling units served. Trash enclosures shall be completely sheltered by a roof. No minimum distance from dwelling units is required if the containers are located within a fully enclosed refuse room of a residential building. The enclosed refuse room shall be located a maximum of seventy (75) feet from the dwelling units served. Refuse container structures shall comply with Burrtec requirements. 18.64.060 Site Design A. Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (EVCS) A minimum of one (1) Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) per garage, and one (1) EVSE per five parking spaces will be required on a multi- family building site. Parking spaces shall be exclusively dedicated for Electric Vehicle (EV) charging use. Where undedicated/guest parking is provided at least one EV space shall be located in the common use parking area and shall be available for use by all residents or guests. All EV spaces shall be located under a weather protected carport, within a parking structure, or private garage. 18.64.070 Additional Standards A. Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (EVCS) EV parking spaces shall comply with at least one of the following options: The EV space shall be located adjacent to an accessible parking space The EV space shall be located on an accessible route, Electric Vehicle Charging Space (EV Space) Dimensions. Cons=istent with standard parking space criteris Smart Metering. Separate or sub-metering that allows electricity used to be isolated from the rest of the building’s energy use. All EV parking spaces shall be identified as EV ONLY A minimum of ten (10) percent of electricity generated from solar panels installed on carports over EV spaces shall be credited to low income tenants for EVSE use. 18.64.070 Additional Standards Public Art Standards. All multi-family development(s) greater than twenty (20) million dollars in value shall incorporate permanent public art installations into the planning, design, and construction of the multi-family residential building or site. The public art shall be an original, site-specific work of art, constructed of durable materials such as, but not limited to, metal, glass, stone, light, or mosaic. art siting locations The artwork shall be sited as to provide the greatest visibility and accessibility from the public realm. Proximity to high pedestrian and cyclist activity areas, including lobbies, common areas, building and site ingress and egress points. The site must be ADA assessable. 18.64.070 Additional Standards Bicycle Parking Standards. ensure that required bicycle parking is designed so people of all ages and abilities can access the bicycle parking and securely lock their bicycle. The standards allow for a variety of bicycle types, including but not limited to standard bicycles, tricycles, hand cycles, tandems, electric motor assisted cycles and cargo bicycles. Minimum Bicycle Parking Requirements. Long-term bicycle parking shall be provided in secure, weather protected facilities for multi-family building residents who need bicycle parking for several hours or longer… and shall be located in publicly accessible, highly visible locations that serve the main entrance of a multi-family building. Short-term bicycle parking shall be visible to bicyclists on the street and is intended for visitors. 18.64.070 Additional Standards 18.64.070 Additional Standards Bicycle Parking Standards Long Term Parking -(1) space per unit for Multi-family buildings with 5 or more units. 20 units or fewer, up to 100 % parking is permitted in the dwelling units 20 units or more, up to 20% of parking is permitted in dwelling units Elderly or disabled multi-family uses shall provide (1) parking/10 units Short Term Parking –(1) space per 20-units 86 18.64.080 Additional Mixed-Use Standards Conformance with Standards and Requirements. Mixed-use sites and buildings that include residential dwelling units shall comply with both development standards of the zoning district and all applicable multi-family design standards of this Chapter. Low Income Units. Developments proposing twenty (20) residential units or more are required to provide ten (10) percent low income units or five (5) percent very-low income units. No in-lieu fee shall be accepted. Off-street Parking. Mixed use sites shall comply with all requirements of the Municipal Code Chapter 18.60–Off-Street Parking 87 18.64.080 Additional Mixed-Use Standards Ground Floor Use and Height First floor residential units are prohibited along street facing frontages First floor height shall be a minimum of 14-feet Upper floor height shall not exceed 14-feet First Floor Window and Door Transparency Commercial or retail uses: minimum 75% first floor façade Office, Hotel, and other non-residential uses: minimum 75% first floor façade Tinted, mirrored, grazed material preventing view to the interior is prohibited 88 18.64.080 Additional Mixed-Use Standards Storefront Treatment Awnings and Canopies Not lower than 8-feet height Signage or graphics are prohibited Base Panels Maximum 24-inches in height Signage Compliance with the Municipal Code, Chapter 18.80-Signs 18.64.090 Permits and Approvals Ministerial Action Compliance with all ODS requirements Compliance with the development standards of Title 18 Submittal requirements established on Chapter 18.63 No Minor Deviation or Variance is supported Building Permit Fees Permit Applications 90 91 Allowed Under Current Standards 92 93 No Action Required Tonight City Council Meeting Public Hearing First reading –March 14, 2023 Second reading –March 28, 2023 WHAT IS NEXT? 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