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Case # 1QOOUB-U6 <br />Item 2 <br />GENERAL INFORMATION <br />Applicant: City of Bloomington <br />Page 2.1 <br />Case 1000�B-06 <br />Request: Amend City Code to Establish New Plat Findings, Residential Lot Width Standards, <br />Building Height Standards and Residential Tree Preservation Standards <br />PROPOSAL <br />Based on neighborhood concerns with several recent in�ll residential subdivisions, the City Council <br />directed that new standards be created by the end of July, 2006 to address both the compatibility of <br />infill residential lots and homes with the surrounding neighborhood and tree preservation. The <br />planning consulting firm of Hoisington Koegler Group (HKGi) was retained to prepare the standards. <br />HKGi prepared a questionnaire on these issues for the Planning Commission and City Council and <br />further discussed potential standards at the April City Council Study Meeting. Based upon input <br />received, the proposed ordinance focuses on four areas: <br />1. New, more objective findings for plats; <br />2. New height limits for single family and two-family homes; <br />3. New residential lot width requirements; and <br />4. Tree preservation standards. <br />ANALYSIS <br />A report from the project consultant (HKGi) discussing the proposed ordinance is attached. <br />IMPACTS <br />Plat Findings <br />The proposed findings are more objective and more measurable than the existing findings. The City <br />Council expressed concerns that the existing findings are too open-ended and not tied to standards. <br />Height Limits <br />As a way of testing the proposed standards, staff analyzed the 20 most recent single-family homes that <br />have received building permits in Bloomington (see attached spreadsheet and photoslelevation <br />drawings). Of those 20 homes, three did not comply with the overall proposed height limit (measured <br />to peak of roof rather than ceiling height). Photoslelevations of these three homes are attached. <br />Homes most likely not to comply are those that have two stories, plus a walkout basement, plus a steep <br />roof pitch. The most likely way of modifying a proposed house to comply will be to redesign the roof <br />to effectively reduce the overall pitch. <br />Of the 20 most recent homes, five did not comply with the proposed height limits within 20 feet of the <br />side lot line. Homes most likely not to comply are those that have two stories, plus a walkout <br />basement, plus a gable style roof that is "exposed" to the side. The most likely ways of modifying a <br />Reportto the Planning Commission June 22,2006 <br />Planning and Economic Development Division <br />