Meeting 18: Friday, January 14^th - 1:30 p.m.
Neighborhood Visual Survey Report & Continued FAR Discussion

Agenda

Neighborhood Workshops - Visual Survey Results

Neighborhood Visual Survey Workshop ScanTron Data

Preliminary Survey Results from the March 23rd Citywide Neighborhood Visual Survey Workshop.

Written Comments

Statistics About Homes Rated

Meeting 19: Friday, January 28 2005 - 1:30 p.m.

Agenda
Meeting Notes

Meeting 20: Friday, February 11th - 1:30 PM

Agenda
Hillside Issues:  Paper I
Meeting Notes

Attachments:

1.      Thirteen Hillside Design District Boundary Study Areas (not available on-line)

2.      Memorandum, Bettie Hennon, Calculation of Average Slope of Parcels to Determine if Development Applications Can Be Exempted From ABR, May 6, 2002.  (not available on-line)

3.      Architectural Board of Review Guidelines, Part III, pages 9 through11

4.      City of Santa Barbara Single Family Design Guidelines Excerpts, pages H-6, H-7 and H‑11 (text only)

5.      City of Santa Barbara Building Height Definition Handout and Options

6.      Survey of Other Jurisdictions’ Definitions of Height

7.      Santa Barbara County Toro Canyon Plan Implementing Zoning Ordinance, pages 9-12

8.      Conservation Element Excerpt, pages 9- and 51-52. (not available on-line)

“L.A.Limits Height of Retaining Walls”, Los Angeles Times, January 8, 2005. (not available on-line)

Meeting 21: February 18, 2005, 1:30 PM
Agenda
Meeting Notes

Meeting 22: SATURDAY MEETING:

April 16th from 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM

Draft Meeting Notes
Meeting Agenda

Meeting 23:  April 22nd at 1:30 PM

Meeting Agenda
Meeting Notes

·        Issue Paper D - Follow-Up Discussion II Floor to Lot Area Ratio Regulations Refinement

Attachment 1

·        Comparison of 5 Draft FAR Tables

·        Table 1: 8/25/04  Issue Paper D

·        Table 2: 12/2/04 Issue Paper D Follow-Up Discussion I

·        Table 3: 12/10/04 Steering Committee Discussion Notes

·        Table 4: 3/10/05 FAR Steering Subcommittee First Draft

·        Table 5: 4/1/05 Revised FAR Steering Subcommittee Draft

·         Table 6:  4/8/05 Table #5 With Staff Recommended Options - updated

·        Draft FAR Table #5 Compared to Zones’ Minimum Lot Sizes

·        FARs in Local Jurisdictions Comparison Graphs

·        Standard and Bonus Application Routing Flow Chart

Attachment 2

·        List Server Response Summary

Meeting 24: May 13^th at 1:30
To be televised on Channel 18 on Thursday 5/26 at 11:00 AM

Meeting Agenda
Meeting Notes

Issue Paper J Part I:  Triggers for application Routing
FAR Table #7

Attachments:

ABR Guidelines Excerpt Describing Hearing Review Levels, p. 7
Existing Design Review Routing for Single Family Projects

Pie Charts Illustrating Project Routing

Meeting 25: May 20^th at 1:30

Meeting Agenda (Revised)
Meeting 25 Notes
Issue Paper K: Draft Story Pole Option
Attachment: Story Pole Requirements in Other California Cities
Issue Paper J Part I (Revised):  Triggers for Application Routing
Addendum Memo to Issue Paper J: Part I
FAR Table #7

Attachments:

ABR Guidelines Excerpt Describing Hearing Review Levels, p. 7
Existing Design Review Routing for Single Family Projects
Pie Charts Illustrating Project Routing

Meeting 26: June 10^th at 1:30

Meeting Agenda
Meeting 26 Notes
Issue Paper J Part II:  Routing Options Further Refined

Addendum

·         Attachment 3 Revised

·        New - Attachment 7 Hillside Design District

      Potential caseload impact if < 20% slope property projects also reviewed

      Hillside Description

      Hillside Calculations

Attachments

1.                  Routing Charts

2.                  Preliminary Draft Administrative Review Standards

3.                  >85% FAR Project Requirements revised

4.2003 Summary Case Data Table

2003 Sample Case FAR & Hearings Data

5.Summary of Green Building Programs in Other Jurisdictions (not available on web)

Listing of Green Checklist Items Which Might Have Aesthetic Effects – GreenBuilt

Listing of Green Checklist Items Which Might Have Aesthetic Effects – Draft Potential City Crafted Green Standards

6.                  Hillside Design District Addition of 500 Parcels Caseload Impact Estimate

Meeting 27:  July 22nd 1:30 PM

Agenda
Meeting 27 Notes
FAR Subcommittee Notes
Green Building Subcommittee Notes
Staff Recommended Edits to BuiltGreen Handbook

Hillside Routing Subcommittee Notes
Caseload Projections

·        Figure 1: One-story vs. two-story Proportion Calculation Method

·        Figure 2: Current Alteration Sitework Projects

·        Figure 3: Sample Data: Hillside Single-Family Residences Alteration & Sitework Projects

·        Figure 4: 20% Slope Review

·        Figure 5: Review Regardless of Slope

·        Figure 6: Review at 15%

Steering Committee Meeting #28

SFDG/NPO Update Package, March 4, 2006:

Preface from Paul Casey, Community Development Director

Transmittal & Staff Report:  NPO Update Package Overview Including Background & History

Single Family Design Guidelines Updated Draft

Changes to SFDG Since Last Steering Committee Memo

Architectural Board of Review Guidelines Updated Draft

Municipal Code Recommended Changes Summary

Floor to Lot Area Ratios Updated Chart

        Draft FAR Chart Compared to Other Local Jurisdiction FARs

Steering Committee Meeting #29:
Friday, March 10th 1:30 PM
David Gebhard Public Meeting Room
Meeting Agenda

Steering Committee Meeting #30:
Friday, March 17th 1:30 PM
David Gebhard Public Meeting Room
Meeting Agenda
Handouts:  Lot Size Summary Statistics
Vote Topics

Subcommittee Meetings:
Single Family Design Guidelines Subcommittee
3/28/06 at 9:30 AM,
David Gebhard Public Meeting Room

Findings to Exceed Maximum FAR Subcommittee
3/28/06 at 3:30 PM,
David Gebhard Public Meeting Room

Steering Committee Meeting #31:
Wednesday, April 12th 5:30 PM
David Gebhard Public Meeting Room
Meeting Agenda

Draft Proposed Findings to Exceed a Maximum FAR

Draft requirements to Exceed a Maximum FAR

Temporary Ordinance Advisory: 

New Design Review Requirement for Some Two-Story Homes

On 8/23/05 the City Council considered a concept for a potential temporary update to the Neighborhood Preservation Ordinance (NPO). The Ordinance Committee discussed the detail of a draft ordinance on 9/27/05. The proposed temporary ordinance is scheduled for introduction at the City Council meeting on 10/18/05.  The City Council may adopt the proposed ordinance as soon as 10/25/05. The ordinance would go into effect thirty days after adoption.

Tours:

Council Tour Information: A special meeting was called for Monday, August 7, 2006, 1:30 P.M. Click here for the August 7^th, Agenda Information.

A site visit of several neighborhood locations was planned to develop a contextual reference for the City Council's discussion of the Single Family Design Guidelines/ Neighborhood Preservation Ordinance (SFDG/NPO) at its regular meeting on August 8, 2006, at 6:00 p.m.  The following sites were visited:

• East Mesa:  1370 Shoreline Drive, 202 Las Ondas, Santa Catalina neighborhood, 1216 Del Oro, 118 Santa Rosa Place, 249 San Nicolas, 408 El Monte, 217 Los Alamos
  
  

• Alta Mesa:  610 Aurora; Island, Surf View, Flora Vista, and Calle Galicia neighborhoods
  
  
• San Roque:  3408 Madrona
  
  
• East San Roque:  2930 Paseo Tranquilo, 2818 Valencia
  
  
• Lower Riviera:  Plaza Rubio
  
  
• Laguna:  218 Equestrian, 536 De La Vista

Detailed site visit directions

Tour Maps:

Mesa Map

San Roque Map

Laguna Map

Tour Data:
Site Visit Data

Planning Commission Tour Information:  The Planning Commission (PC) conducted a site visit to homes of interest to the public on 6/8/06. A list of homes has been compiled which were suggested by the public to visit. Available statistics regarding home sizes, heights, FARs, and permit approvals are included on the list. Homes on the list vary as to whether or not they received Architectural Board of Review approval and as to whether or not they would exceed proposed Floor to Lot Area Ratios. Check back for additional statistical updates to the site visit list as more information becomes available. A map of the homes on the site visit list is also available at 630 Garden Street, 2nd floor Planning Reception.
PC Site Visit North Map
PC Site Visit South Map

Ordinance Committee Meeting:  October 24^th
The Ordinance Committee considered three topics within the NPO Update package on 10/24/06:

1) Findings for "Over-Maximum" FAR projects, 2) FARs and single-family (sf) projects located outside of sf zones, 3) Should the NPO Update further address private views?

The agenda and the Staff Report, Attachment 1, & Attachment 3 are also available at the City Clerk's Office.

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