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Proposed Code Amendments
Planning
Commission
May 7, 2020
Planning Commission - May 7, 2020
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Residential Design Standards Code and LCP Amendments (PA2019-070)
Where We
Started
In May 2019, City Council initiated
Code amendments and directed staff
to:
1.Reduce third floor massing;
2.Reduce height and bulk of single-unit
dwellings and duplexes in Multiple
Unit Residential (RM) Zoning Districts;
and
3.Incentivize the preservation of beach
cottages.
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2010
Code
Changes
PRE-2010 ZONING CODE CURRENT ZONING CODE PROBLEM
24’ flat roof or rails
29’ sloped (midpoint @ 24’)
24’ flat roof or rails
29’ sloped (min 3:12 pitch)
Only applicable to
enclosed floor area
Covered decks and
attics excluded
Floor Area
Definition:
•Unfinished attics
excluded
•Silent on required
openings
Certain Areas
Exempt:
•Balboa Island
•RM Zones
•25’ wide R-2 lots
29’
Sloped
1st Floor
2nd Floor
3rd Floor
29’
Sloped
1st Floor
2nd Floor
3rd Floor
24’
Midpoint
x
3:12 roof pitch
15’15’
Bulk controls :
•3rd floor step backs
•Maximum 3rd floor area
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Problems Easy to
enclose
Bulky 3rd
Floor Decks
No 3rd Floor
Relief
Not Always
Applicable
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Intent of
Code
Amendment
Eliminate unintended
consequences from 2010 ZC
Update
Provide more consistency in
application of residential design
standards
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Not Intent of
Code
Amendment
Comprehensive overhaul of
design standards
Not changing allowed heights
Not prohibiting covered roof
decks
Not changing allowed floor area
potential
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What Has
Happened
08/19/19
•1st Community Meeting
•Support for changes except from RM Owners
09/10/19
•City Council Study Session
•Mixed comments; regulate covered deck openings
•SB 330 –Housing Crisis Act concerns
02/11/20
•Cottage Preservation Ordinance Adopted
various
•Consultation with community members and
designers
•Code refinements
03/09/20
•2nd Community Meeting
•Mixed support; competing interests
•Front and rear step-backs to R2 lots (25’ wide or less)
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Proposed
Code
Amendments
A.Revisions to 3rd Floor Standards
B.Clarification of Gross Floor Area
C.Applicability to Balboa Island,
RM, and R-2 (25’ wide) Zones
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1st Floor (up to 100% of buildable)
2nd Floor (up to 100% of buildable)
Range of Covered Area
3rd Floor
(up to 20%)
Possible 3rd
Floor
Location
Possible 3rd
Floor
Location
P
L
P
L
3rd Floor
(up to 20%)
Side View
Overhead View
Current
Code
15’
15’
15’
15’
FSB
FSB
RS
B
RSB
Third Floor
Limits
•15-ft
stepbacks
•Floor area
limit (15-20%
of buildable
area)
•No limits on
non-floor area
•No limits on
covers
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Covered
decks not
subject to
3rd floor
limits
Problem-Overpowering 3rd floor massingCurrent
Code
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1st Floor (up to 100% of buildable)
2nd Floor (up to 100% of buildable)P
L
P
L
50% Covered
3rd Floor
(up to 20%)
3rd Floor
(up to 20%)
Side View
Overhead View
Proposed
Change
15’
15’
15’
15’
FSB
FSB
RS
B
RSB
Open
Open
Third Floor
Limits
•15-ft
stepbacks
•Floor area
limit
•Covered 3rd
floor deck
areas subject
to stepbacks
•50% max
coverage
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Comparison
CURRENT CODE
•Only applies to enclosed floor area
•Floor area limited to 15-20%
PROPOSED CODE
Will apply to floor area and covered deck area
with a 50% maximum coverage allowance
Side Elevation Side Elevation
3rd Floor
Limits
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Covered
decks subject
to 3rd floor
limits
Desired Outcome-Restrained 3rd floor massingProposed
Change
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3rd Floor
Side
Stepbacks
Additional 2’
from side
setbacks
CURRENT CODE
-Only applies to enclosed floor area
-Only applies to lots wider than 30’
PROPOSED CODE
-Will apply to enclosed floor area and covered
decks
-Will apply to lots 30’ wide or greater
•Majority of lots 30’
•Results in 3 levels of non-articulated walls
•Results in more designs with 3rd floor
articulation
1st Floor
2nd Floor
3rd Floor
Front Elevation
1st Floor
2nd Floor
3rd Floor
Front Elevation
Side Elevation Side Elevation
2’ Stepback
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3rd Floor
Side
Stepbacks
Problem–Minimal articulation of 3rd floor massing
Current
Code
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3rd Floor
Side
Stepbacks
Desired Outcome-Increased articulation of 3rd floor massingProposed
Change
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Proposed Code
Amendments
A.Revisions to 3rd Floor Standards
B.Clarification of Gross Floor Area
C.Applicability to Balboa Island,
RM, and R-2 (25’ wide) Zones
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Comparison
Openings
Required for
Covered
Decks
PRE-2010 CODE CURRENT CODE PROBLEM
Two Sides Open Silent, but implemented:
•One side completely open
•Two sides substantially open
Bulky Designs
Easy to Enclose
Moves required
openings from front
and rear of structure
to sides where less
visible
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Openings
Required for
Covered
Decks
Problem-Larger appearance and bulk; unpermitted enclosures
Easy to
enclose
Bulky
designs
Easy to
enclose
Limited
openings
Current
Code
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Openings
Required
for Covered
Decks
Desired Outcome-Reduced bulk; increased transparency
Two sides open, except:
•Minimal structural supports
•Open guardrails (40%) or glass
•Ground level
Glass
Guardrails
Required open
space moved to
front
Open
Guardrails
Open above
Proposed
Change
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Current
Code
Attics
Side
View
Overhead View
3rd Floor Deck3rdFloor
Area
Unfinished Attic
15’
Gross Floor
Area
•Attics over 6
feet in height
do not count
as floor area
is unfinished.
•Only floor
area is
subject to 3rd
floor step
backs
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Proposed
Change
Attics
3rd Floor Deck
3rd Floor
AreaUnfinished Attic +6’
Height
Reduced Attic Heights and
Bulk
Gross Floor
Area
Any interior
finished portion
of a structure that
is accessible and
that measures
more than six feet
from finished
floor to ceiling.
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Proposed
Code
Amendments
A.Revisions to 3rd Floor Standards
B.Clarification of Gross Floor Area
C.Applicability to Balboa Island,
RM, and R-2 (25’ wide) Zones
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3rd Floor
and Open
Space
Limits
CURRENT CODE –Not applicable to:
•Balboa Island (R-BI) Zone
•Multiple Residential (RM) Zone
•Two-Unit Residential (R-2) Zone lots that are 25 feet wide or less
No 3rd Floor
Limits
No 3rd Floor
Stepbacks
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Additional
Applicability
Proposed third floor and open
volume standards will also apply to:
Balboa Island
1 or 2 unit structures in Multiple-
Unit Residential (RM) Zone
No changes in height
Not applicable to 3+ units
Front and Rear step-backs will apply
to 25-foot wide or less R-2 lots
Exempt from 3rd floor area, side
step backs, and open volume
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SB330
Housing Crisis
Act
Stimulate homebuilding to
address housing shortage
Expedites housing development applications
Increased tenant protections and no net loss
housing
Suspends downzoning
Suspends changes in development standards
that result in less intense use
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SB330
Housing Crisis
Act
Development standard can’t:
Reduce density –number of potential units
Reduce intensity of development -height, floor area,
setbacks, lot coverage, or anything that lessens the
dwelling unit potential of development.
Amendment Compliance:
No changes in achievable height, setbacks, floor area,
density
Incentivizes more density in RM zone by exempting 3+
units
3rd floor step-backs are not setbacks (design standard)
Open Volume encourages modulation, does not impact
floor area potential
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Recommendations
•Public hearings
•Planning Commission –recommendations to City Council
•City Council
•Recommendations for projects
under review:
•Discretionary applications deemed complete (e.g., CDPs)
and projects submitted for plan check prior to effective
date of ordinance allowed to be reviewed under existing
regulations.
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Jaime Murillo,
AICP
Principal Planner
949-644-3209
jmurillo@newportbeachca.gov Questions?
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