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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-029 '. . . . . . .. ~ ~~HILLS CITY OF ARDEN HILLS COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO, 05-29 RESOLUTION AMENDING APPENDIX A OF ZONING ORDINANCE NO, 291 TO INCLUDE DESIGN GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES FOR COVERED FRONT PORCHES AS ENCROACHMENTS INTO FRONT AND SIDE YARD CORNER SETBACKS WHEREAS: Arden Hills has adopted new regulations allowing covered front porches in front and side-yard corner setback areas subject to certain conditions. WHEREAS: These regulations include a specific administrative review procedure and design guidelines for covered porches proposed to encroach in the front yard or side-yard corner setback areas up ten feet but in no case leaving a setback of less than thirty feet from the porch to the property lines. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Council of the City of Arden Hills directs staff to include in Zoning Ordinance No. 291, Appendix A, the design guidelines and application procedure for porches which encroach into the front and side-yard corner setback areas. ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARDEN HILLS THIS 9th DAY OF MAY, 2005. . ~~~. / Bever Ap lkowski, Mayor ATTEST: /ff~ C~~~ Michelle A. Wolfe, City Administrator . . . APPENDIX A PROCEDURAL MANUAL SITE PLAN REVIEW ....................................,.....................................................................,.......,3 REZONING .............,.....,.................,......................,.................,...........................'.......................,. 7 SPECIAL USE PERMIT ...............,......,......................,.................................................................8 VARIAN CE ......................................,............................................,....................................,.........11 PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT ......................................................,..................................12 ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT .........,........................................................................18 SI GN PERMITS ...,...........................................................................,...........................................19 PRELIMINARY PLAT (PLAN)............,.............................................................................,......22 FINAL PLAT ...........................................................................,..........................,.............,...........25 MINOR SUBDIVISION/LOT SPLIT OR CONSOLIDATION ..............................................27 LANDSCAPE PLAN ................................................................................,.................,................29 COVERED FRONT PORCH ENCROACHMENTS AND COVERED FRONT PORCH ENCROACHMENT DESIGN GUIDELINES ............................................31 This Procedural Manual is not adopted as part of the Zoning Ordinance but has been adopted by resolution. Amendments to this Procedural Manual will therefore be made by subsequent resolutions. . . . COVERED PORCH ENCROACHMENTS AND COVERED PORCH ENCROACHMENT DESIGN GUIDELINES A. CITY REVIEW PROCEDURE 1. Applicant reviews proposal with City Planner before plans are finalized. 2. Applicant submits application and submission documents to the City. 3. Community Development Director or their designee reviews application and review the findings to determine compliance with City regulations 4. The Community Development Director or their designee provides a written review of application to tht' City Building Official and the applicant. 5. If the Community Development Director or their designee has approved the porch addition the applicant may submit an application for a building permit. B. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS WRITTEN ~TATEMENT 1. The applicant shall provide a written description of the proposed covered front porch encroachment including; the general style and form of the porch, roof materials, exterior wall materials, floors and interior materials, ceiling materials, column materials, spindle and railing materials, and base materials, to provide an accurate description of the proposed covered front porch encroachment and demonstrate compliance with the City's covered porch encroachment design guidelines. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS 1. Photographs showing the location of the proposed covered porch encroachment. 2. Elevations or renderings ofthe proposed covered porch encroachment. 3. Other plans, as appropriate to request. SURVEY The applicant shall provide the City with a survey showing the property lines, existing setbacks and proposed setbacks so that City staff may determine if the proposed covered porch encroachment is compliant with City Covered Front Porch Encroachment Design Guidelines and Zoning Ordinance Regulations. Surveys shall include the following: 1. The date, north point, map scale, name and address of the applicant, owner, operator, surveyor, engineer and designer, including their license numbers and seals; A correct boundary survey and legal description of the subject property made and certified to by a registered Land Surveyor indicating total acreage of sife; Depiction of all watercourses, lakes, marshes, wooded areas, rock outcrops, power transportation poles and lines, gas lines, single trees with a diameter of eight (8) 2. 3. . . . 4. inches or more as measured three (3) feet above the base of the trunk, and any other significant existing features; Delineation of topography of subject property with contour intervals of not more than two (2) feet and supplemental of one (I) foot in extremely flat areas, the data for which shall be derived from the fifth general adjustment of 1929; The location, right-of-way width, dimensions and names of existing or dedicated streets or otber public lands, pernlanent buildings and structures, easements, section and corporate lines within the subj ect property and within a distance of one hundred (100) feet from the property boundaries; Descriptions, reference ties and elevations of all benchmarks; Location of all monuments existing at the time of the survey, and those which the surveyor shall have located at the comers of the subject property; Reference to and relations of municipal, township, county or section lines to lines of the subject property by distances, angles, radii, internal angles, points and curvatures, tangent bearings and lengths of all arcs; and Boundary lines of adjoining property within one hundred (100) feet, identifYing owners. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. SITE PLAN Sufficient detail to clearly show the conditions of the property, the location of the proposed porch, and the area surrounding the proposed porch. This may be shown on the surveyor included as a separate document. Plans should be drawn to scale (engineer's or architect's scale) not less than Y. inch to one foot; and the scale shall be listed on the plans. Please also include the following: 1. Principal building location(s), dimensions and setbacks. 2. Accessory building location(s), dimensions and setbacks. 3. Calculation oftotal building coverage. 4. Calculation or impervious/hard surface coverage. 5. Driveway and sidewalk location. 6. Fences and retaining walls. 7. Shoreland boundaries, if applicable (including official OHWelevation). 8. Wetland boundaries, if applicable. DRAlNAGE PLAN 1. Existing and generalized proposed drainage facilities 2. Potential ponding areas STRUCTURAL PLANS 1. Sketches or illustrations indicating the architectural treatment of the proposed covered porch encroachment. . . . . .. C. COVERED FRONT PORCH DESIGN GUIDELINES The following are general design guidelines and criteria that will help you in the planning, design, and construction of your porch addition. Porches that encroach into the front or side-yard comer setback areas shall be required to meet the following design guidelines and shall require approval of the Community Development Director or their designee prior to any building pennits being issued (per Section 6.C.2.d of the Zoning Ordinance) . General Form The form of your porch addition is the outer shape created by the exterior walls and roof. The form ofthe addition should be appropriate and compatible to the form of your existing homc. See specific recommendatiOlls for twd story, one and one-half story and ra\tl1?lcr style homes on thetq\ldWillg pages. Base ofthe Porch The base of the porch is not open, the base shall be either a masonry perimeter foundation, providing for proper drainage; or be screened by a solid fascia consistent with the front of the home or lattice with openings no larger than 2 inches by 2 inches and painted to be consistent with the front of the home. Ceilings Open-air porches must have ceilings of durable grade materials such as beadboard or painted or stained wood. Columns Structural columns should be clad in finish grade, wood trim or be a decorative shape that is compatible with the design of the existing house. The columns should be expressed on the exterior of the porch to help articulate the porch fa,ade. Exterior Walls The exterior walls are considered to be those exterior surfaces from the floor line to the ceiling of the porch. This surface is to be at least 65 percent open and no more than 35 percent solid. The open surfaces are to be open air or occupied by screens, and/or screen doors. The solid surfaces are to be exterior materials that are consistent or complementary in color, texture, and quality to those of the front of the existing home. Solid surfaces may only include columns, spindles, and railings; solid walls (even partial) are prohibited. Floors Open-air porches must have floors of durable exterior grade materials such as concrete, painted or stained solid wood, high quality composite maferials, or brick. Railings The height and spacing of railing must meet the requirements of the International Building Code. Acceptable railing materials are painted or stained wood, high quality composite materials, and painted metal. The design of the railing assembly should be compatible with the details of the existing house. Roofs The roof or your porch addition should be properly proportioned in shape and pitch to the rooflines of the existing house. Roofing materials should match as closely as possible to the materials of the . . . . '. existing home. Landscaping Integrating your porch addition into your yard is as important as its integration to your house. Plant materials and landscape features should transition the porch into your yard, providing a visual base. Landscaping could also be placed along the entry path.