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Condominium Design Standards

The document outlines design standards for new condominium projects in the city. It addresses standards for density, building setbacks, site design, structure design, landscaping, and compatibility with surrounding developments. Requirements include meeting zoning district standards, maintaining minimum separations between buildings, utilizing varied designs and heights to reduce massing, incorporating landscaping to screen structures and enhance entries, and designing project edges to be compatible with adjacent communities.

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Condominium Design Standards

The document outlines design standards for new condominium projects in the city. It addresses standards for density, building setbacks, site design, structure design, landscaping, and compatibility with surrounding developments. Requirements include meeting zoning district standards, maintaining minimum separations between buildings, utilizing varied designs and heights to reduce massing, incorporating landscaping to screen structures and enhance entries, and designing project edges to be compatible with adjacent communities.

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Condominium design standards.

     The following standards shall apply to all condominium projects citywide, including specific plan
areas, which are approved after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section. This section
provides minimum design and development standards for condominiums which are subject to approval of
a development plan permit in compliance with Chapter 17.42 and which shall be constructed in the
following manner:
     A.      Density. The maximum density of the underlying zoning district may be allowed only with
demonstration that the project meets or exceeds city standards and that superior design elements are
utilized.
     B.      Building Setbacks.
     1.      Structures shall be located on the project property to meet the requirements of the zoning district
for setbacks and distances between buildings except as provided herein. Setback requirements shall be
measured from the subdivision boundaries, common area boundaries and curb face of private streets
whichever is nearest as applicable. Where condominium structures are not located along a street, and are
located behind other structures, or where there are structures back to back, there shall be a minimum fifty-
foot separation between buildings and there shall be an unobstructed, minimum twenty-four foot wide
separation distance between buildings along the street, where it would be necessary to bring a fire truck to
a location within one-hundred sixty-five feet of any portion of the exterior walls of any condominium
structure.
     2.      In calculating the additional setbacks required for building heights above twenty feet, where
there is no property line from which to measure setbacks, the required separation distances between
buildings shall be increased pursuant to Section 17.20.100.
     C.      Site Design.
     1.      There should be an efficient and harmonious grouping of structures and space which encourages
the individuality of separate condominium dwelling units within a unifying design concept.
     2.      The applicant shall utilize site planning techniques and architectural treatments to reduce the
impact of building mass. Use of varied building heights, building articulation, landscaping, walls and
fences, screening and other similar techniques may be employed to achieve the goal of reduction of
building mass impacts.
     3.      All condominium lots shall be situated in such a way that noise impacts will be mitigated.
Dwellings shall be sound attenuated against present and projected noise to mitigate noise impacts on
outdoor living areas and in all habitable rooms.
     4.      Buildings shall be placed in a manner to allow streetscape building diversity. Clusters of
condominiums shall be sited in a manner that respects the natural topography and that avoids excessive
massing. Front setbacks of structures shall be varied by increasing some setbacks to the extent necessary
to create an interesting appearance from the street.
     5.      Private drives serving the clusters of single-family homes shall be curvilinear, either following
the natural contours, or in the event of a flat site, to avoid long straight-aways.
     6.      Condominium structures shall be offset to avoid linear arrangement of homes between clusters
and across streets.
     7.      The project shall establish safe, direct and convenient access to common amenity areas.
     8.      Private driveways serving four or less dwelling units having no parking within the travelway
shall have a minimum paved width of twenty-four feet.
     D.      Structure Design.
     1.      Building design shall integrate and equitably distribute details on sides of proposed structures
which face private streets, common areas and public rights-of-way as follows:
     a.      Light and shadow achieved through openings, projections, recesses and details;
     b.      Avoidance of large blank façades;
     c.       Roof lines shall vary by use of varying roof structural configurations and slopes.
     2.      Rear building elevations shall incorporate design features consistent with front building
elevations.
     E.      Landscaping.
     1.      Hierarchy of the circulation system shall be reinforced by landscaping. Project plans shall
identify opportunities and techniques for the creation of focal points where appropriate. Such
opportunities may include, but shall not be limited to, use of attractive hardscape elements, specimen
trees, water features or unusual plant groupings.
     2.      The use of special landscape treatments and/or thematic elements shall be used to embellish
distinguishable features of the condominium project.
     3.      The applicant shall enhance entry view corridors. Design treatments which enhance project
entries through the use of raised medians, additional landscaping, landscape theme and location of
recreational amenities may be required.
     4.      It shall be demonstrated that trees will be distributed on slopes, common areas and/or lots and
along private streets so as to interrupt and soften the silhouette of structures visible from outside the
project.
     5.      The natural vegetation and topography should be preserved where such natural features
contribute to the attractiveness of the project and compatibility within the neighborhood or district.
     F.      Compatibility with Surrounding Development.
     1.      The applicant shall design the project to create project edges which are compatible with adjacent
residential communities, which have been previously approved by the city. Similar structure heights,
comparable or more attractive perimeter walls, architectural features and landscaping improvements shall
be designed.
     2.      The design of the condominium structures and overall site plan should be compatible with the
physical characteristics of the site, with buildings adjacent to the site, and with the character of the
neighborhood or district. Design compatibility of buildings includes harmonious building style, form,
size, color, materials and relationship to site topography. A compatible design plan is one which preserves
the existing neighborhood character, facilitates efficient and convenient circulation, is functionally related
to the natural topography, utilizes natural characteristics of the site, and is an asset to the community.
     3.      Due consideration should be given to the impact of condominium development on the
neighborhood or district in which property is located. Development should be designed to minimize view
obstruction. (Ord. 1027 § 2, 2011; Ord. 862 Exh. A, 2004)

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