“The proposed changes are a violation on property rights,” wrote Erald Sejdini. Public comment on the revisions was skeptical. Must be carbon neutral, durable, and low-maintenance materials such as, but not limited to, brick, clay tile, natural stones, terra cotta, FSC woods, cast-in-place concrete, CMU, and recycled metals. Cooking, bathing, and toilet facilities shall be permitted in basements, but this type of use would necessitate additional provisions for light and air as well as emergency egress. BasementsĮstablish a maximum floor area of 400 square feet as well as encourage more utilitarian uses. Passageways) would be advised to have vegetative roofs as a means to add green space and support the city’s CAAP. A structure with three or more enclosed sides will be classified as a garage, the area of which will be included in FAR calculation. Carports and Porte CocheresĬarports will be required to have two fully unenclosed sides. The new standard decreases height limits for flat-roofed buildings from 25-feet to 22-feet and maintains the 25-foot average for sloping roofs. All air conditioning units must be quiet-type condensing units operating within a decibel range that does not exceed 60 decibels (db). Sump pumps and pool motors must be enclosed on all sides to buffer sound. Sources shall be shielded from adjacent properties and the public right-of way. Exterior Lightingĭownlights mounted greater than nine feet above grade shall be spaced at least ten feet apart and light The maximum height limit for fences, walls, or solid vegetation will be reduced within six feet of the front yard corners at the public right-of-way to ensure from the property for driveway visibility upon exiting and to support visibility for first responders. Landscaped walls and other such garden perimeter features shall not be permitted if either visibility of the sidewalk from the view of a motorist on private property or visibility of the driveway from the view of a pedestrian in the public right-of-way is impeded. Additionally, synthetic (or artificial) turf will be discouraged but not completely disallowed.
Soil PermeabilityĪ minimum of 40% of the driveway surface and 50% of all required setbacks and yards shall be required to be fully permeable. This will prevent a building that spans across the frontage of multiple merged property lines. In addition, staff also proposes to establish a maximum frontage of forty (40) linear feet along the public right of way. This Zone Text Amendment proposes to add to the current 0.5 floor area ratio (FAR) a second criterion for a maximum dwelling unit floor area of 2,000 square feet for lots 4,000 square feet or less and 2,500 square feet for lots greater than 4,000 square feet, whichever is less between the FAR and maximum floor area.
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