HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 5118 ORDINANCE NO. 5118
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XV :
UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE OF THF. CODE;
OF FAYETTEVILLL TO AMEN I) CIIAPTER 166:
DEVELOPMENT AND CHAPTER 172 :
PARKING AND LOADING IN ORDER TO
ADOPT URBAN RESIDFNTEAI. DESIGN
STANDARDS.
WHEREAS, the CitN Council has stated in Cite Plan 2025 that urban residential design
standards will increase the supply of quality attainable housing: and
WHEREAS, urban residential design standards will protect and enhance the City of
Fagette-ville' s appearance, identity. and natural and economic vitality, and
WHEREAS. urban residential design standards will contribute to safe, pedestrian-friendly
neighborhoods: and
WHEREAS. urban residential design standards will minimize service and parking
impacts, and
WHEREAS. urban residential designs standards will enhance the economic viabilitN of
the neighborhood and provide compatibility with surrounding properh .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FAYF,TTEVII .I,F., ARKANSAS:
Section 1 : Khat the City Council of the Cit) of Fayetie\ ille, .Arkansas, hereby adopts
166.23 . establishing Urban Residential Design Standards. a copy ofwhich is marked Iixhibit "A-
attached hereto and made a part hereof.
Section 2 : That Chapter 172 : Parking and I oading is amended by adding the follo\\ ing text
:o ti172.05 ( I:):
On-srreel parking. On-scree: parking along the project
frontage for urban residential developments shall count
toward the total required spaces for the development when
on-street parking is available or provided.
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Ord. 5118
March 18, 2008
PASSED and APPROVED this 181ty da} of March. 2008. N =
APPROVLll: ATITST: •' .. : " �;' -l`J�`°�
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DAN GOODY. Ma}or SONDRA E. SMITH. City Clerk"1'reasurer
Exhibit "A"
Proposed Urban Residential Design Standards
Sec. 166.23 Urban Residential (b) The underly ng zoning district
Design Standards setbacks snail supersede the sitirg
requ remenis for urban residential
(A) Purposes. deve opment.
( 1 ) To protect and enhance Fayettevile's
(3) Vehicular Access / Circulation / Parking.
appearance identity, and nalura and (a) Site access and internal circulation
econom c vital.
y should promote pedestrian safety.
efficiency, and convenience and
(2) To create appealing street scenes so
minimize corflicts between vehicles
that deve opment enharces the image and pedestrians. Cortinjois
of the City and provwoes safe circulator seal be provided
pedestrian-friendly neighborhood throughout the site to the greatest
environments, extent possible creating a complete,
compact, and connected
(3) To minimze service and parking transportal.or network beth within
impacts in order to preserve surrounding the development and to the
property values and scenic resources surrounding reighberhood
that contribute to the City's economic
development. i
() Garage entries, carports,
park(4) To compose attractive residertial structures
lots and parking
facades that enhance the economic behind the
shall be located
behind the 'root build-to zone
viability of and provide compatibility with and shall not protrude forward
surround ng property. from the remainder of the
(B) Applicability. All references :o urban principal facade.
resident-al design standards shall include the (ill parking areas shall be
following uses as permitted by right or accessed by mid-block aheys
conditional use in all zoning districts: whenever pcssiole
(4 ) 2 F , Two-farnily dwel irgs (0) Cr-street para:lel parking may
be provided on at least ore
(2) 3-F , Three-family dwell ngs side of the street in front of all
mutt.-fam ly buildings where
(3) MF, Multi`amily dwellrrgs feasible Each on-street
C) Site Development Standards The foIcwin parking space provided along
( ' 9 ;he project frontage shat' count
site development standards shall apply for all toward the total required
urban res dential development, spaces for the development.
(1 ) Intent. Tne intent of these site (4) Pedestrian Circulation.
development standards is to create a
pedestrian-friendly streetscape (a) Al! ground floor entrances of each
2 Building Sitio andDesi n dwelling unit that face a public
( ) 9 9 Design. street right-of-way shall have a
All Buildin s sha I be des gred to
(a) walkway that connects the front 9 entrance to the public s dewalk
have a front facade that faces onto where sidewalks exist
the public street right-of-way and
shall be located between a buildirg (b) Urbar res denial projects should
setback line of 10 feet and 25 feet incorporate pedestrian connections
from ;he public street right-of-way. to adjacert residential and
unless the building is sired more commercia properl es where
ttian 50 feet from Me public right-of- sidewalks and/or trails exist and
way, can be extended it the future.
(5) Screening Requirements if visible from (1) Intent 'he intent of these building
the highrway/streel right-of-way. design standards is:
(a) To ensure that urbar residential
(a) Mechanical and utility equipment buildings add to the character and
Ail mechanical and utilty equipment quality of the community, offer a
located on the wall and/or on the sense of security and maKe a
ground shall be screened, except positive contribution to the I fe of the
for air conditioning window units All street
roof mounted utilities and
mechanical equipment shall be (b) To maximize the quality, value and
screened by incorporating iorgevity of urban residenlial
screening into the stricture utilizing neighborhoods,
materials compatible witr the
supporting bu Iding Mechanical and (c) To make housing appeal.ng and
utility equipment over 30 inches in comfortable for its inhabitants
height shat meet building setbacks,
unless located it a utili y easement. (2) Construction and appearance design
standards for urban residential
(b) Trash areas Trash enclosures shad development.
be screened with materials that are
compatiole with and comp'ementary (a) Building Mass. Form, and Design.
to the principal structure. Access
would not be visible from the public (p In urban residential
right-of-way developments containing three
(3) or more residential
(c) Screening. Screen ng shall mean a structures a variety of colors
view obscu^ng ferce, berm, and building materials shall be
vegetation, architectural treatment used to differentiate one
consistent with the residential building from another. On;y
architecture, Ora combination of the three of the same building type
four of sufficient height to prevent in one development shall be
the view of the screened Mems from permitted.
the publ.c right-of-way Vegetat.on
shall be planted at a density (i } Anc llary structures such as
sufficient to become view obscuring carports garages, recreational
witlir. two years from the date of bu:ldings and storage
planting. structures shall be designed as
an integral part of the project
(6) Fencing The fol owing types, height architecture.
and location of fences shall be
prohibited (iii) The following architectural
elements shat: be required of
(a) Razor and/or barbed wire Razor all prircipa facades on urban
and/or barbed wire Perces are residential projects
prohibited, unless and ex;ept
barbed wire fences are used for a. Vanatiors in materials,
agricultural purposes
b. Variations in roof forms
(b) Chain link. Chain link fence is
prohibited if closer to the street than c. A f,inctional, archilectu-ally
the front of the building, emphasized entry.
(c) Height of fences in front of (iv) The principal fariade(s) of all
buildings. Fences in the front yard urban residential buildings shall
area shall have a maximum he ght be articulated through the
of 42 inches s.ibject to visib.lity incorporatior of two or more of
requirements in Chapter 164.09 the fol owing-
and 164 17.
a. Balconies;
(D) Architectural Design Standards.
b Bays or bay windows,
c Insets or other rel of :n the
wall place,
d. Porches;
e. Dormers,
f. Porticoes;
g. Turrets; or
h Consistent and
complementary
feneslra:ion patlerns
(E) planning Commission Approval. An app icant
may reauest approval from the Planning
Comrriss or of a variance `ror the
maximum requirements where unique
circumstances exist and the effect wil not
adversely impact adjoining or neighboring
property owners. The applicant sha I provide
notification to aojacert property owners prior
tc the date o` tie meeting.
Secs. 166.24.--166.99. Reserved
City of Fayetteville
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Karen Minkel Long Range Planning Operations
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Agenda Item Number
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA NIENIO
To: Mayor ar.d Cith Council
Thru : Gary Dumas. Director of Operations
Tim Conklin, Planning and Devclopmer.: Managemew Director
From : Karen :Minkel. Senior Long Range Planner
Date: lox cn.her 30, 200 7
Subject: At, ordinance amending Title XV : Vnified Development Code of the Code of
Fayetteville to amend Chapter 166: Development and Chapter 172 : Parking and I oading
in order to adopt urban residential design standards
RFCO'1 :1 ENDATiON
Planning Staff recommends approving at; onlii:acre amending Title XV : l mficd
Dc% clopment Code of the Code of Faxette\ iIle to annend Chaplcr 166: Developnncnl and
Chapter 1 ', 2 Parking and Loading in order Io adopt urban residential design standards.
BACKGROUND
0tv Plan 2025 li ;ls developing urban residenlia' design standards as one of the
benchmarks in Year I for increasing the supple of quality attainable housing. The first
version of this ordinance was presented to the Planning ( 'ommi ;sio❑ on December ? l .
_'006 . Several concerns ixcre expressed by mcmhers of the public and the Commission
about the legalit} of the ordinance and its potential to significantly increase infrastructure
costs.
Staff addressed ;hese issies in a second version that n'as presented to the Planning
Commission on January 22, 2007, nfiicli included a comparison of' the proposed
ordinance with ordinances used in peer cities. l he main concern expressed by the
Commission at the second meeting \+ as the stipulation that required urban residential
buildings to front onto public street;, eliminating a developer' s ability to front buildings
onto prixate drives or greenspace. Staff a:temptcd to find a compromise that x% ould
address these concerns, but a viable solution v% as not Round
Staff proposed separating the building .orm standards fiom the design standards at a
Planning Commission agenda session on Jnly li). 2007. Site planning and building form
xNill he addre;sed in a 1-aditional neighborhood de\ clopmcnt ordinance that is scheduled
to he de\ eloped in fear 3 of Cih' Plan 2025. The Planning Commission agreed to pursue
this option and reviex% a revised urban residential design ordinance that primanlY
addresses architectural design standards.
Planning staff revised the urban residential guideline;. which no\\ include the folloxNing
major points:
Cih Council Nfceting of March 18. 2008
Agenda 11em Number
1 ) Purposes:
a . Protect and enhance Pavcttc\ iEc' s appearance:
h. Create appealing street scenes:
c. Minimize sen ice and parking impacts: and
d . Compose attracli e residenLa! facades
'_ ) Applicability: fie ordinance will apply to : it. two-fa:nih- dwellings. h. three-
famfh dwellings: and c. multi-family dwelling;-
3 ) Site Dexelopment Standards.
a. Building Siting. Buildings must fron! onto public streets unless the
building is si:cd more than 50 feet from the public right-of-way.
Underlying zoning setbacks shall supersede the siting requirements.
b . `vehicular Access Circulation Parking: Garages entries and parking lots
shall be located behind the from build-to-zone. and on-street parking shall
he provided on at least one side of the street. counting toward the total
required spaces for the dei elopn.ent. Public streets and pm ate dries shall
he extended and corweeted to adjoining properties. ( This Section will
require amendments to parking ratios ibr multi- famil4 dwclllings in
Chapter 1 '2 of the Unified Deselopmert Code. )
c. Pedestrian Circulation : All ground floor entrances that face a public street
right-of-way shali have a walkway :hat connects to the public sidewalk .
d. Screening for Service, in Urban Residential De% elopments: Similar to
commercial design stardards, all utility equipment and trash areas visible
from the public right of way :hall be screened appropriately.
c. Fencing: Ra/or, barbed wire and chain link fences are prohibited. I he
max:mum 'ic!ght of a solid fence within the front yard shall be 42 incites.
which is consistent with the Downtown Design Overlay Distnet.
4) Architectural Design Standards
a. Building. Mass. Form and Design : In devclopmenis containing three or
more residential structures, a Nariety of colors and building materials shall
be used !o d:llerentiate one building trum another.
h Ancillary structures sha!i he sintilar architecturally to primary buildings.
c. All principal facades shall he articulated using two or more options. (e.g.
balconies, porches, bays. c1c. )
d. 4rchitectural embellishments such as aN% nings. headers, sills, and molding
arc encouraged .
Attaining connnunity consensus about what makes an appropriate urban residential
project functional and attractive lull help mitigate opposition to viable and desirable
projects. The proposed urban residential design standards identiA. key elements that make
development consistent with an attractive, pedc<trian-friendly urban fabric. The standard
vanancc piocedurc may he used if the ordinance creates undue hardship for a de\ eloper.
The Planning Commission forwarded the ordinance to the Ordinance Review Committee
on October 22, 2007 with a rote of 7-0-0. '['lie Ordinance Review Comipiltee lbrwarded
Cit% Council Meeting of lvlarch 18, 2008
Agcnda Item Numher
the proposed amendments on November 29, 2001 with a tecomi-nendation for approxal
by I' c City Council wi;h a vote of ? -tt-t).
Chapter ! 712 .05( F ) of the [ nified DcN elopment Code Nil] need to be amended in order to
accommodate the proposed parking chances m the urban residential design standards.
Minutes from the Planning Commission meeting on October 22 are also attached.
BUMET IMPACT
'.None.
ORDLNANCE NO.
Al ORDINANCE AMI- IDING 'I1TLE XV:
I • NIFIED DFATI OPMEN l CODF. OF THE CODE
01: FAYE•l TLVILLE TO AMEND C] IAPTP.R 166.
DEVELOPMENT AND CHAPTER I '2 :
PARKING AND LOADIN6 I\ ORDER TO
ADOPT LIR13AN RISIDLNTIAI . DES16N
STANDARDS .
\1"HEREAS, the City Council has stated in City ]' Ian 2025 that urban residential design
slandards will increase the supply of yua]ity attainaNe lousing: and
NNHEREAS, urban residential design standards sill protect and enhance the Cite of
llaNctte\ il ]e' s appearance, and natural and economic xitalitN. : and
W11ERF. AS. urban residential design standards sill cornnhute to safe. pedestrian- friendly
neighborhoods: and
WHEREAS. urban residential design standards will minimize seance and parking
impacts: and
NN IIEREAS, urban re<idential designs standards will enhance the economic viability of
the neighborhood and provide compatibility with surrounding pmn. erk .
NOW, THEREFORE:, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE C1TV COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS :
Section- I : That the City Council of the City o` Faycttesille- Arkansas. hereby adopts
ordinance y 166 23, establishing Urban Residential Design Standards. A copy of which
marked Exhibit "A" i; attached hereto and made a part hereof.
Section 2 : That Chapter I %2 : Parking and loading is amended by adding the following text
to til '2A5 ( E ) :
On-street prn'king. lhr- shrrl pin-Am.i> along lhe• proiect
fi-onlaKc lin- urban residential dcl, •lopmertls shall c•orrrrl
Ionm•d tlrr• totul rrgrrircd spaer .c fur 1!u' rl.icdapnx•nt trherr
air-slrrrl 1)(11-A big is arailahlr or provide° l
DRAFT
Exhibit "A": Proposed Urban Residential Design Standards
Sec. 166.23 Urban Residential requirements for urban residential
Design Standards development.
(A) Purposes (3) ✓ehicuiarAccess / Cucuiatcon / Pat king.
(a ) Site access and internal circilation
f11 To protect and enhance. Fayettevilles should promote pedestrian safety.
appearance. identity, and natural and
economic vita ity efficercy. and convenience and
minimize corflicts between vericles
(2;
To rreale appealing street scenes so and pedestrians. Continuous
that development enhances the image circulation sha,l be provided
cf t^e Cit and throughout the ste to the greatest
pede% City provides safe. extent possible rrealing a complete
environments.
endly neighborhood compact, and connected
environments. irarspodation network doth within
(3) To r-inimize service and parking the development and to the
impacts in order to preserve surrourding surround ng neighborhood
Dreperty va u(%s and scenic resources (•j Garage entries• carports,
that contribute to the City's economic parki-g lots and parking
development.
structures shall be located
,A ) To compose alt-active residential behind the front build-tc zone
and shall not protrude forward
facadrs that enhance the econom c, from the re•nainder of the
viability of and provide compatibility with principal facace
surrounding property.
9) Appiacabr4ty. All references to urban (i) Parkirg areas shal be
residential design standards shall include the accessed o ible.mid- ick alleys
followinguses as whenever possible.
permitted by rgrl or
conditional use in all zoning districts: (i i) Or-street parallel parking may
( 11 2-F Two-iamilydwe'lings ne orovided or at least one
sale of the street in front of all
m,.lti-farrtly buildings where
(2) 3-F. Trree-'arnily dwell ngs feasible. Each on-street
r parking space provided along
(3) MF. Multi- ami y dwel'ings the project frontage sha'I count
(C) Site Development Standards. The following toward the total redo red
site development standards shall apply for all spaces for the leve opmeni.
..rban residerlial deve,opment. (4) Pedestrian Circulation.
( 1 ) Intent The intent of these site (a) All ground floor entrances of each
development standards is to create a dwelling unit ;hat face a public
oedestr.an-friendly streetscape street rig^l-of-way shal! rave a
(2) Budding Siting and Design walkway that connects the `ront
entrance to the public sidewalk
fa) All 6dildmgs shall he designed to where sidewalks ex sl
have a front fayade that `aces onto ( b) (Jrbar residential projects should
the public street •igri-of-way and incorporate pedestrian connections
shall be located between a bili ding
setback line of 40 feel and 25 feet c adjacent residertiar and
commercial propeCies w'+e.•e
from the public street right-of-way• sdewalks and!or trails exist and
unless the building is sited more can be extended in the future.
than 50 feet from the public righl-of-
way' 15) Screening Requirements it wscble from
the hrghway/strect right of-way.
(b; The dndedying zoning district
setbacks shall supersede the, sit•nq
DRAFT
fa) M.echanira! and u6Bty eompmeot. 'a) To ens.,re that urban residential
All mechanical and utility ecu pment build.ngs add to :he character and
ocaled on the wall andfor on :he quality of the comm„nty. offer a
ground shall be screened. except sense o' security, and rake a
nor air Condit o^ing window units All positive contribution to the life o` the
roo` mounted 01ITes and street.
mechanical equioment sha I be
screened by lncorpolating (b) is maximize the quality, value and
screemrg into the structure utilizing longevity or urban residential
materials compatible with the neighbcnccocs.
supporting bui'ding. Mechanical and
utility equipment over 30 Inches In (c) To make hous ng apaeal.ng and
height shall• meet building setbacks, comfortanle for its inhabitants
.,n ass ocaled in a „til ty easement.
(2 ) Construction and appearance des;gr,
(b) Trash areas. Tmsr enclosures shall standards for urban res%denliai
be screened witr materials that are development
ccmpalible with and complementary
to the arincipal structire. Access (a) Building Mass. Form. and Design.
should not be visib e from the public
ngh:-cf-way. (1) In urban residential
developments corlaining three
(c) Screening. Screening shall mean a (3) or mere residential'
view obscunng lence berm, structures a variety of colors
vegetation, architectural treatment and bu•Icing materials shall he
consistent wit` the -esidenlial used to dAferentiale one
architecture or a combination of the building from another Only
`o.ir of sufficient height to prevent throe of the sar"e bu Icing type
the view of the screened items from in cne deve opment shall be
the Dual c right-or-way Vegetation permitted.
shalt be planted at a density
sufficient to become view obscuring (ii ) Ancil ary struct.ues such as
wit`ir two years from ;he date of carports, garages, recreational
planting. bulldirgs and storage
structures shall be cesegned as
;6) Fencing The following types, height, an integral part of the project
and lo(, abon of fences shall be architecture
p•oh bated
;til) The fo'lowing architectural
(a) Razor and/or barbed carie. Ra7cr elements shall he regji•ed of
andror barbed wire ferces are all principal facades on urban
prohibited, unless and except residenbal pro,ects
barbed wire fcnces are .rsed nor
agricultura• purposes a Variations in materials:
(o) Chan Irak. Chain Ink fence is b Variations it roof fo-ms:
prohibited if cioserto the street than
the front of the Wilding. c. A functional. arenitecturally
emphasized entry.
(c) Height of fences in ,fort of
buildings. Fences in the front yard (iv) 'he principal fagade(s) of all
area shall have a maximum height urban resident al buildings shall
cl 42 irches smiled :o visibility be articulated through the
requirements in Chapter 164.09 inccrpera5on of two or more of
and 164 .17. the follow:ng:
;D) Archdectura! Design Slanaarus a Balconies:
(1) lrlen!. —he intent of these building b Bays o- bay windows:
cesigr standards Is:
c. Insets or other relief in the
wall place: