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Open House: Subdivision & Sign Code Concepts
- Presentation -
December 16, 2015
Council Chambers
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What’s Happening?
City Council has asked staff to:
• Review and propose updates to development regulations:
– Administration & processes
– Subdivisions & planned residential developments
– Various other topics
Tonight’s focus is on the subdivision & sign codes
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SUBDIVISION CODE CONCEPTS
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Subdivision Design
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Subdivision Design Standards & Guidelines
• Zoning district standards
• Lot access standards
• Sustainable design standards
• Street, sidewalk, access, and dedication standards
• Water, sewer & storm drainage system provisions
• Critical area standards
• Tree and vegetation preservation standards
• Underground utilities
• Easement provisions (if applicable)
• Monument & survey standards
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Subdivisions: Low Impact Design
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Subdivisions: Low Impact Design
Proposal: LID may be applied to short or formal subdivision through usual review/ decision process
Why? Better option to protect/enhance:
• Existing trees
• Critical areas
• Natural features
• Stormwater
• Solar access
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Subdivisions: Low Impact Design
Design Standards:
• Preserve & manage critical areas and buffers
• Additional protection or enhancement of trees, critical areas, natural features, stormwater management, or solar access must be provided
• Some flexibility to dimensional standards
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Subdivision Design Standards & Guidelines
• Low impact stormwater techniques must be provided
• Total impervious area cap – No more than 50% of the site for smaller lots
(8,000sf or less)
– No more than 40% for each larger lot.
• Trees that must be retained or that are voluntarily being retained shall be protected, consistent with best management practices.
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Short Subdivisions
Proposal: Change definition from “4 or fewer lots” to “9 or fewer lots” while adding stronger design standards and clearer criteria.
Why? Cuts out incentive for developers to do 2 side by side 4-lot subdivisions and instead have unified design
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Short & Formal Subdivisions
Short & Formal Subdivisions are subject to the requirements of one of the following:
• Conventional design
• Low impact design or
• Fee simple unit lot design for townhomes
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What is next?
• Public input being sought
• Any draft code amendments to be refined – With more options for public input & additional
changes
• Final draft to be considered for recommendation by Planning Board
• Final decision to be made by City Council
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Open House: Subdivision & Sign Code Concepts
- Presentation -
December 16, 2015
Council Chambers
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What’s Happening?
City Council has asked staff to:
• Review and propose updates to development regulations:
– Administration & processes
– Subdivisions & planned residential developments
– Various other topics
Tonight’s focus is on the subdivision & sign codes
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Why Sign Code Review?
• Some complaints that signs are creating visual blight or are cluttering public right of way, esp. downtown
• Some parts of sign code lack clarity or may incentivize wrong thing
• We conducted an open house on August 3 to discuss sign code issues and take comments from community members
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PROPOSED SIGN CONCEPTS
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Sign Area Calculations
1. Clarify how current permitted sign area is calculated:
Current definition: “Sign area” is the maximum actual area of a sign that is visible from any single point of observation from any public vantage point. Supporting structures which are part of a sign display shall be included in the calculation of the sign area.
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Sign Area Calculations -
Clarification
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Sign Area Calculations
2. Update the way maximum sign area is regulated for multi-tenant commercial buildings
Current: Maximum allowed sign area is now consolidated for all businesses in the building: 1sf of sign area per 1 lineal foot of building frontage containing the main public entrance.
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Sign Area Calculations
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Proposal: Apply the measurement to the individual storefront (and not the whole multi-tenant façade)
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Wall-Mounted Signs
1. Centered, proportional, and shaped to the architectural features of the buildings.
2. Signage shall not exceed 2/3 of individual storefront dimension. This standard also applies to upper level businesses.
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OK NOT OK
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Wall-Mounted Signs
Example of centered and proportional signs on first and second floors
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Wall-Mounted Signs
Allow face of mansard roof on existing 1-story buildings to serve as wall for wall sign
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Temporary Signs Downtown
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Temporary Signs Downtown A-frame or “stanchion” (aka portable post-style) signs to be allowed in the ROW downtown, subject to limits:
Other standards: • Must be temporary –
not limited by # of days, but must be removed after hours
• Must have a city permit • 3-1/2’ height limit
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Consideration: Where an individual storefront functions as an entry for more than one business, allow a second sign provided it is placed on the opposite side of the entry
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Otherwise – a blade sign could be used to advertise the additional business
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Temporary Signs Downtown
Snapshot of example temporary signs Downtown (taken in June)
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Temporary Signs Downtown
Allow stanchion (a.k.a. standing signs) as an alternative to A-frame signs
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Pole Signs
• Many Washington Cities no longer allow NEW pole signs
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Downtown Directional Signs
• Up to 4 locations
• Master sign plan (perhaps as proposed by a public entity, and approved for design by the Architectural Design Board)
• City permit
• Maintained by the entity that sponsors the master sign plan.
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Downtown Directional Signs
Example concepts
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Downtown Directional Signs
Example concepts
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Along Highway 99
Considering options associated with NEW pole signs
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Along Highway 99
• Prohibit new pole signs on properties less than 1 acre in size.
• Allow monument sign within setback, if sign is no taller than 6’ and not blocking views for traffic safety
Monument Sign:
6’ max
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What is next?
• Public input being sought
• Any draft code amendments to be refined – With more options for public input & additional
changes
• Final draft to be considered for recommendation by Planning Board
• Final decision to be made by City Council