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Home My WebLink AboutItem #1 City CodeCHUBBUCK I D A H O 1/-11• To: LU DC Community Services Department Planning Services Division 290 E Linden Ave, Chubbuck, ID 83202 208.237.2430 — Fax 208.237.2409 www.CityofChubbuck.us From: Don Matson, Planning Services Manager Date: January 4, 2022 Re: Draft Form -Based Codes to Implement Downtown Plan After the discussion at the December meeting, significant progress has been made on the draft sign, landscaping, parking, and frontage chapters for the "downtown" area. The meat of most of the chapters will be standards in tables and illustrations, rather than text. Attached are the draft tables for the frontage and parking chapters, and illustration files regarding signs to accompany the signage chapter. The text/table for signs is progressing. BUILD -TO LINE (BTL) Opposite of setback requirement Setback is a requirement to be a certain distance away from the street. BTL is a requirement for how close you need to be to the street. ■ Usually closer to the ROW than a setback line ■ Helps create the pedestrian friendly environment ■ Can also be a minimum/maximum depth for front of building Setback Line Front of building may not be closer than setback line XXXXXXXX Sidewalk Street Build -to Line Front of building must be at BTL or within BTL min/max range ✓,✓✓✓✓,✓ Sidewalk Street SIDE SETBACKS (to side property line -frontage width) Example: 0' minimum (or 0% minimum), 33% maximum 0% 0%115% 000 10%10% O00 MINIMINNINI in 40 v v Q) Q) 0% - complies 25% - complies 40% - does not with standard o with standard o comply o Q Q Q Q Draft Frontage Chapter — Standards Table DETAILS BY FRONTAGE HIGHWAY AREA INTERNAL STREETS NOTE Setbacks Build -to Line (BTL) 7 Primary Street (front 10' min 40' max 0' min 10' max Example 1 has 0-10 on Main, 0-15 on other streets. facing) 150' max Pony Express is 250'- City Hall parcel is 215' - Maverik and Jacksons 280' - Station Square in Pocatello is % block — 150' 10' on Highway (Yellowstone) accounts for landscape strip, enhances (needs to correlate with 75% min Main streets ranged up to 95% required auto environment to keep it. 60 feet setback would accommodate a changes to 16.12) 60% min 1st Example 50 and 60 drive through — that's the distance at Jack in the Box Side/Rear Street BTL 10' min 20' max 0' min 10' max 1st Example has 0-10 for Main, 5-15 for other streets How much to keep on Yellowstone side street for landscaping? Setbacks (Non -Street) Side 0' min, max 33% of 0' min, max 25% of Range observed was 0-10', also saw 10' from a neighboring building, 10' lot width lot width from residential — the % here correlates to the primary street fagade standard and limit of parking along frontage Rear setback 5' min, 0' if alley 0' min from non- 2nd Example and 3rd Example similar to this; other examples 5-10', 25' residential or mixed from SF residential (don't anticipate any new SF); if a max setback is set use; from in rear there may not be room for parking in rear residential -10' min DETAILS BY FRONTAGE HIGHWAY AREA INTERNAL STREETS NOTE Frontage and Facade Width Minimum Lot Width 25' min 25' min 2nd Example Maximum Lot Width 250' max 150' max Pony Express is 250'- City Hall parcel is 215' - Maverik and Jacksons 280' - Station Square in Pocatello is % block — 150' Primary Street Facade 67% min 75% min Main streets ranged up to 95% required Side Street Facade (and rear if applicable) 50% min 60% min 1st Example 50 and 60 DETAILS BY FRONTAGE HIGHWAY AREA INTERNAL STREETS NOTE Building Features Building Height Maximum and Minimum Height 4 stories max, 1 story min 4 stories max, 2 stories min Parking Structures Max 2 levels above ground, higher if it Not to exceed ceiling of highest One or two examples of using adjacent building limit DETAILS BY FRONTAGE HIGHWAY AREA I INTERNAL STREETS I NOTE Building Features Ground Floor Ceiling Heig Upper Floor Ceiling Heigh Windows and Transparen Window Orientation — Standard Openings Window Configurations — Ground Floor Window Configurations — Upper Floors Awnings t Blank Wall Limitation Transparency' — Ground Floor, low to high, and to a Depth of 15' Transparency Width — Ground Floor Transparency Width — Upper Floors Architectural Features and Fa Fagade Divisions Door Spacing Horizontal Expression Line (for buildings over 1 story) doesn't exceed ceiling of highest floor in adjacent building 12' min 9' min Horizontally designed windows must be no longer than 10' wide Rectangular; semi- circular above door or other window Rectangular, round, semi -circular alone or above rectangular window Must not conceal horizontal expression line if building is over 1 story 20' maximum min transparency between 3' and 8' above sidewalk 50% min 75% max 20% min 70% max :ade Openings Min every 60' At least 1 per 60' Must be within 3' of top of story floor in adjacent building 12' min 9' min Windows must be vertically' designed —taller than width Rectangular; semi- circular above door or other window Rectangular and all other configurations Fabric only, must not be glossy, back lit, or conceal horizontal expression line 15' maximum min transparency between 3' and 8' above sidewalk 50% min 75% max 30% min, 70% max Min every 30' At least 1 per 60' Must be within 3' of top of story Examples from research similar Examples from research similar 4th Example had the vertical language For Yellowstone, the 10' window length max is the standard found on the web — mostly pertaining to fast food From 4th Example 4th Example Examples of transparency to -hi were from 24' to 30' and 8' to 10' Width of transparency ranged from 40% to 75%, one had a range 40min to 70max Examples ranged from 20% to 30% min, one had a range 30min to 70max One example used major vs minor division standards Language from 4th Example DETAILS BY FRONTAGE HIGHWAY AREA INTERNAL STREETS NOTE Building Features Cornice Required to Required to Language from 4th Example Resources delineate top of delineate top of Arts, Entertainment, parapets parapets Fagade Extensions Clear Space above Sidewalk Nothing allowed 10' Example was 10' also All use groups over ITD ROW, 10' State law says liquor by drink has to remain 300 feet from any schools permitted above city sidewalk or churches, "except with the approval of the governing body of the Ground Floor Extensions Awning, Canopy Awning', Canopy Allowed conditional Commercial Retail Ground Floor ITD ROW 0'; city 8' max, up to curb Examples were 5' to 12' Encroachment into ROW (side) streets 8' line restrictions max, up to curb line Upper Floor Extensions Balcony, Bay Balcony, Bay Allowed Window', Eave Window', Eave Upper Floor Encroachment ITD ROW 0'; city 6' max, up to curb Examples were 5' to 6', they didn't mention the curb line for upper (side) streets 6' line floor encroachments max, up to curb line DETAILS BY FRONTAGE HIGHWAY AREA INTERNAL STREETS NOTE Permitted Non -Residential Uses Agricultural/Natural Feed and Seed Store Feed and Seed Store Resources permitted conditional use Arts, Entertainment, All use groups All use groups Tourism, Recreation permitted permitted Civic Services All use groups All use groups State law says liquor by drink has to remain 300 feet from any schools permitted permitted or churches, "except with the approval of the governing body of the schools/churches schools/churches municipality" conditional conditional Commercial Retail Permitted — see Permitted on Table X for ground floor; restrictions allowed on upper floors if an extension of a permitted use on ground floor DETAILS BY FRONTAGE HIGHWAY AREAI INTERNAL STREETS NOTE Permitted Non -Residential Uses Commercial Services Permitted — see Permitted — see only Table X for Table X for restrictions restrictions Health and Human Services All use groups All use groups Vacant Lot Screening See Landscaping permitted permitted Home Occupations Permitted — see Permitted — see Privacy Walls/Fences for Max 72", 10' to 15' Table X for Table X for patios, private areas' behind ROW procedure procedure Utility Meters, Mechanical Industrial/Manufacturing See Table X for See Table X for Equipment, Air screened if on side permitted uses permitted uses Conditioning Units and Warehouse and Storage Not permitted Not permitted Compressors Permitted Residential Uses Accessory Dwellings' Minimum 400 sf Minimum 400 sf In this type of developing area there should be no need for neighbors maximum 1,000 sf, maximum 1,000 sf, involvement / CUP for an ADU 1 per building 1 per building Apartments Minimum 750 sf Minimum 750 sf, 18 max density is found in a lot of places. The numbers at left are to min 600 sf in mixed begin discussion. Since we could have some really small units in upper use building floors on small lots, density could become a limiting issue/deal breaker if we're focusing on one property at a time Townhouses Not allowed Minimum 1,500 sf Spring Cove are 1500 sf, which includes the garage. Other Residential Types Not Permitted Not Permitted Additional Standards Accessory Structures Allowed in rear yard Allowed in rear yard only only, must be at least 20' from any residential structure Vacant Lot Screening See Landscaping See Landscaping Chapter Chapter Privacy Walls/Fences for Max 72", 10' to 15' Max 72", 10' to 15' patios, private areas' behind ROW behind ROW Utility Meters, Mechanical Located in rear, Located in rear, Equipment, Air screened if on side screened if on side Conditioning Units and or roof or roof Compressors Additional Standards Antennas, Satellite Dishes >18" Located in rear or on roof Located in rear or on roof 1) Rectangular windows on the ground floor may be approved up to 50% wider than the height if mullions and/or muntins are used to soften the horizontal appearance. Windows with mullions and/or muntins must be consistent across the ground floor fagade. 2) Windows must not be made opaque by window treatments except operable sunscreen devices. Bronze tint or reflective glass is not allowed. 3) On Internal Streets, awnings may not have glossy finish, may not be backlit, and must not conceal horizontal expression line. 4) Bay windows must have windows on all sides. 5) ADUs in the xx area do not require a conditional use permit or notification of neighboring property owners. 6) Screening or privacy fences and walls must be broken at least every 12' by pilaster, post, or pillar. Pilaster, post, and pillar may extend up to 6" higher than the rest of the fence. Vinyl fences must vary in color every 12' or less. Landscaping required between wall/fence and ROW or property line. See Landscaping Chapter for standards. Table X Specific Building Use Restrictions — by Land Use Group' Agricultural / Natural Resources Agricultural Feed and Seed Store Conditionally permitted All other uses Not permitted Commercial Retail Automotive Sales Not permitted Convenience Store Conditionally permitted on Yellowstone Drive -In Restaurant Conditionally permitted on Yellowstone Equipment Rental and Sales Yard Not permitted Greenhouse Conditionally permitted as accessory structure to a building use on an internal street, such as a restaurant or grocer Industrial and Agricultural Equipment Sales and Supply Not permitted Production Building Sales Not permitted Recreational Vehicle Sales, Service, and Supply Not permitted Sexually Oriented Businesses Not permitted Tire Shop, Including Recapping Conditionally permitted on Yellowstone Yard and Garden Sales and Services Conditionally permitted as accessory use on an internal street Commercial Services Animal Care Site Veterinary and grooming services permitted on ground floor, no boarding of animals not in veterinary care Auction Service No external display or activity Carwash Conditionally permitted on Yellowstone Exterminating Company Permitted on Yellowstone, Ground Floor Kennel, Commercial or Hobby Not permitted Motel Not permitted Service Station Permitted on Yellowstone only Commercial Services Minor Home Occupations Permitted Major Home Occupations and Live -Work Spaces Permitted — Property owner must provide written permission. Commercial Services Beverage Bottling Permitted as accessory use to restaurant and limited to on-site sales Food Processing/Production Permitted as accessory use to restaurant, bakery, or grocer with greenhouse Furniture/Cabinet Shop Allowed in live -work structures, see Home Occupations 1) For Land use group categories see Title 18.08.040 Land Uses by District. Draft Parking Chapter Suggested intent: 1. Ensure appropriate levels of parking, loading, etc. for a variety of uses 2. Provide flexibility for small site development 3. Maximize on street and shared parking 4. Reduce fragmented single -purpose parking 5. Provide ability to and promote park -once and enjoy internal streets on foot Suggested Applicability — Part of Site Plan Review: 1. All new construction of primary or accessory buildings, or expansion >15% 2. New or reconstructed parking facilities, including driveways and loading areas 3. Improvements to existing vehicular areas, including reconfiguration, enlargement 4. Demolition or destruction of main building on site General Requirements: 1. Parking spaces must be at least 9' wide and 18' long, drive aisles must be at least 20' a. Parallel parking spaces must be at least 8' wide and 20' long b. Exceptions for 1 -way drive aisle width may be granted between rows of angled, parallel, or mixed angled/parallel parking 2. Sites with permanent or long-term shared parking agreements may be eligible for reduced parking requirements. 3. Off-site parking is permitted a. Must be within 800 feet and not across Yellowstone Avenue from site b. Must be subject of long-term lease approval or permanently dedicated 4. Office/professional is based on net leasable floor space — common areas, restrooms, etc. are excluded a. If the building/site includes a mixture of nonresidential uses the combined total of required spaces may be reduced to 75%. 5. No off-street parking allowed in front of building/property 6. On -street parking stalls adjacent to a property can be counted toward the parking requirement STANDARDS BY AREA HIGHWAY AREA INTERNAL STREETS NOTE Parking Areas Setback and Frontage Primary Street Setback 30' min 10' min One example 30' required - this will need to correlate with any updates to Title 16.12 Draft Parking Chapter - p. 1 STANDARDS BY AREA HIGHWAY AREA INTERNAL STREETS NOTE Side/Rear Street Setback 10' min 10' min One example 5' Alley Setback 0' min 0' min Primary Street Width 33% max 25% max i.e. no more than 33% of the frontage may be parking lot Side Street Width 50% max 25% max Screening from street' See Landscaping See Landscaping Requirements Requirements Secure Bicycle Must provide secure Must provide secure See table 2 for bike parking requirements Accommodations bicycle parking for bicycle parking for patrons/ employees patrons/ employees Driveways and Access2 Driveway Locations Alley, 50' min from Alley, 50' min from Permitted street; if no alley- street; if no alley - rear street or shared single access on rear driveway from side street, or shared on street primary or side street Driveway Locations Single driveway Single driveway Conditionally Permitted for from side street from side street Single Driveways preferred over primary street 1) Screening required from street for each vacant lot created with new plat or lot split, or portion of lot that will remain vacant after construction. See Landscaping chapter for more information. a. FYI — the footnote in the draft landscape chapter reads: b. Screening required from street for each vacant lot created with new plat or lot split, or portion of lot that will remain vacant after construction: i. Minimum 4' depth of buffer strip. No trees are required for screening a vacant lot. Complete landscape strip required at time of construction. ii. Minimum 1 shrub per 8 linear feet. Shrubs must be separated to allow for visibility and safety at maturity. Perennial and annual plants encouraged, no restriction. iii. fences permitted and encouraged behind shrubs to mark edge of landscaping iv. fences must be wrought iron or other open decorative style; they must be broken at least every 12' by pilaster, post, or pillar. Pilaster, post, and pillar may extend up to 6" higher. 2) Off-street parking for residential uses shall not have individual access to, nor spaces/garages facing, the street. Draft Parking Chapter - p. 2 Suggested Parking Requirements — based mostly on cities with form -based codes. • Many form -based codes don't include parking numbers specific to the area, so the research was expanded to include additional codes. o One city had parking overlay districts with most uses getting lighter requirements than the rest of the city. The office parking requirements for upper floors are about half of requirement for ground floor. Appears to be a good idea, it might also help encourage a builder/developer who may hesitate to build a multi -story project. LAND/BUILDING USE OBSERVED RECOMMEND NOTE/CURRENT CODE BICYCLE SPACES' RESIDENTIAL Apartments — Studio/1 1 to 2 per unit 1 per unit 1 per ADU, 2 per other units No requirement for units bedroom with private storage or Apartments — 2+ 1.5 to 2 per unit 1 assigned per Normally 2 per unit garage bedrooms unit, .8 unassigned per 1 per 10 units (minimum unit 2, maximum 12), no requirement for TownhouseS2 1 to 2 per unit 1 assigned per 2 per unit structures with <5 units unit, .8 unassigned per unit NONRESIDENTIAL Assembly (Worship, 1 per 4.5 seats 1 per 5 seats in Code -Funeral Home 2/100 sf, churches 1/5 1 space per 2% of Auditorium, Funeral (pews 24" = 1 (bench seating seats, auditoriums 1/4 seats. parking requirement Home) seat) 30" = 1 seat) (minimum 2) Several codes had 24" bench/pew = 1 seat, (+ 1 per 400 sf another 32". Only 1 had a sf requirement, one Example: 250 seat daycar%ther or two specified additional activities (daycare) building = 30 parking classroom space) had a separate parking requirement. Our spaces + 2 bike spaces daycare code is 2 per classroom. Library, Museum, 1 per 300-600 sf 1/500 net sf Our code is 1/400 sf 1 per 10,000 net sf Gallery Others in Idaho were 1/600 and 1/400 (minimum 2) Office (incl Govt), 1 per 200-500 sf 1 per 300 net sf Code -1/200 1 per 10,000 net sf General Services (and 1/600 sf (leasable), upper My observation for local sites was a range of (minimum 2) upper floors) floors 1 per 400+ demand — 20% to 60% of the required spaces Draft Parking Chapter - p. 3 LAND/BUILDING USE OBSERVED RECOMMEND NOTE/CURRENT CODE BICYCLE SPACES' Lodging .75 to 1.25 per 1 per room Code-1/room + 1/2 employees (max shift) Lodging n/a room (plus 1 (+.5 per peak per 100-400 sf hour staff?) 1 or 2 separated out a restaurant for its own sf, xx% of normal for other uses) another option is to assume onsite restaurant requirement for other Other uses such would be frequented by hotel guests, so a uses as convention/ lower parking standard (50%) could be restaurant add required since it's shared parking xx% per specific land use Hospital/Treatment .2 to 1 per bed .5 per bed, incl Not likely to have in area, but a small hospital 1 per 20,000 sf floor Center (some .67/ post op, or health care facility could pop up area (minimum 2) employee or outpatient, etc. 1/1k floor area) Retail 1.7 to 4 per 1k 1 per 350 net sf Code -1/250 sf 1 per 10,000 sf sf, average 3 3 per 1k sf = 1/333 sf (minimum 2) per 1k Dining 4.5 to 5.5 per 1k .5 per seat Code -1/100 sf floor area 1 per 10,000 sf sf, or .45 per (minimum 2) seat, .5 to .6 per Observed (non -peak) 20% to 50% demand per employee requirement 1) Based on recommendations by the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals for bicycle parking guidelines. 2) Townhouses must face the street and be alley or rear loaded (with all vehicle access, parking/garages in rear) Draft Parking Chapter - p. 4 SIGN EXAMPLE ILLUSTRATIONS Roof Window Roof `�� .............. ........................ . 1p Window SIGN EXAMPLE ILLUSTRATIONS I Canopv Projecting (Blade Sign) to U a, 'o L C. (Blade Sign) Canopies are structural elements, projecting signs are attached to the structure i SIGN EXAMPLE ILLUSTRATIONS < Business Business Site Directional Pole aEn ter Exit r-> Site Directional (Directory) (Traffic Directions) SIGN EXAMPLE ILLUSTRATIONS Sidewalk A -Frame and Standing Signs (temporary) Monument PERMITTED AND NOT PERMITTED P=Permitted N=Not Permitted SIGN TYPE SUB -AREA HIGHWAY INTERNAL Awning P P Canopy P P Directory Signs P P Hanging/Projecting Signs P P Monolith P P Monument Signs P P Pole N N Projecting P P Pylon P N Sidewalk A -Frame and Standing Signs N P Site Directional P P Roof P N Wall Signs P P Window Signs P P P=Permitted N=Not Permitted SIGN HEIGHT EXAMPLES - 5-6' Travelodge Pole Sign ± 28' Jacksons ± 55' Both monuments ± 6' 7M a jjmj&,�IIIIIIIp Google Street View SIGN HEIGHT EXAMPLES - 10-15' planet fitness Travelodge ± 28' Pole sign + 70' �;W Idaho Google Street View SIGN HEIGHT EXAMPLES 15-20' ALL!ETDEN - � _ Google Street View Both signs ± 20' McDonald's ± 70' A P11,111bim, - i I b& - Denny's ± 50' 'i 1 � r Google Street View Bedrock Plaza ± 15' SIGN HEIGHT EXAMPLES 25 1 Google Street View Google Street View Both signs ± 25' 1 ��lYiY�rL� Don Matson SIGN HEIGHT EXAMPLES - 30' Travelodge ± 28' Google Street View Smith's Fuel ± 30' - _ . IPS Google Street View SIGN HEIGHT EXAMPLES 40' Burger King ± 40' _4 PFBedrock Plaza ± 70' Lowe's ± 50' Starbucks. etc. ± 40' Wendy's ± 25' LO SIGN HEIGHT EXAMPLES I J�1 SIGN HEIGHT EXAMPLES 70' McDonald's ± 70' 1 I Bedrock Plaza ± 70' Jacksons ± 55' F—Jack in the Box ± 70' Google Street View Google Street View SIGN HEIGHT EXAMPLES How they all stack up so' 11' 6' J�planet WW fitness FetEx k office UCK ® PATRIOE • SQUA verizon °�' ■. H&R BLOCK • Sprint -- 30' a 40' a F a r, .L .}