A.
The
purpose of the architectural guidelines is threefold:
1.
To provide the city with the necessary assurances at the time of
adoption of Specific Plan No. 25 that the community will develop in
accordance with the quality and character proposed in this chapter;
2.
To provide policy guidance to builders, residents, engineers, architects,
landscape architects, and other design professionals in order to comply
with the standards contained herein;
3.
To provide guidance to the development plan review board, planning
commission and the city council in the subsequent review of plans
as noted in plan review and disposition procedures.
B.
The
city council may, by resolution, adopt additional design guidelines
to illustrate the purpose and intent of this article.
(Ord. 1106 § 1, 1999)
Architectural statements should convey a feeling or impression
rather than standing out as any particular style. Each residence should
convey its own blend of building forms, textures and site relationships.
There is not one particular style but rather an atmosphere that should
be the result of building designs, sensitively integrated with the
site, the topography and character of the property. Desirable building
design goals include, but are not limited to, the following:
A.
The
creation of a human scale of buildings such that the structures do
not appear to be monumental in size or visual scale;
B.
The
promotion of controlled variety by the use of such techniques as breaking
up long wall surfaces and roof lines into staggered masses, employing
natural or highly textured materials on buildings or walls and employing
balconies to provide useable outdoor space as well as visual relief;
C.
Variation
in roof forms by occasional turning on end, the addition of architectural
details, or the use of differing heights of roof peaks;
D.
Avoidance
of conflicting or "hodgepodge" effects in style or materials within
planting areas;
E.
The
overall scale and massing of structures shall respect the natural
surroundings and unique visual resources of the area by incorporating
designs which minimize bulk and mass, follow natural topography, and
minimize visual intrusion on the natural landscape.
F.
Building
forms shall be scaled to the particular environmental setting so as
to complement the hillside character and to avoid excessively massive
forms that fail to enhance the hillside character (see figures below).
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G.
Building
facades shall change plane or use overhangs as a means to create changing
shadow lines to further break up massive forms.
H.
Wall
surfaces facing towards viewshed areas shall be minimized through
the use of single story homes, single story dwellings placed on split
pads, setbacks, roof pitches and landscaping.
I.
Roof
lines and elements shall reflect the naturally occurring ridgeline
silhouettes and topographical variation, or create an overall variety,
that blends with the hillside (see figures below).
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J.
Architectural
style, including materials and colors, should be compatible with the
natural setting. The use of colors, textures, materials and forms
which will attract attention by not relating to other elements in
the neighborhood is to be avoided.
(Ord. 1106 § 1, 1999)
Buildings and other improvements should be appropriate in mass
and scale to the site on which they are placed. The site and its relationship
to other structures, scenic values, climatic orientation and topography
should be dominant factors in the design or orientation of structures
on each site.
(Ord. 1106 § 1, 1999)
Landscape design and proper use of plant materials can dominate
the total visual image presented by the buildings. Landscape materials
should include native materials. The design of fencing and exterior
lighting is an integral part of the landscape design process.
(Ord. 1106 § 1, 1999)
The building and its elements should be unified in textures,
colors and materials to provide an order and coherence, not only with
themselves, but also with the surrounding environment or natural setting.
Nature provides a strong coherent order without monotony that includes
symmetrical, asymmetrical, linear and curvilinear forms, and rough
and smooth textures. The design of improvements should complement
this natural site order in form, texture and color.
(Ord. 1106 § 1, 1999)
