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3.2.2. Keep building elements from blocking views with sensitive placement and sizing, for example use chimneys with narrow profiles or minimalist flues.
3.3. Organize functions on a site to preserve reasonable privacy for adjacent properties (unlike the proposed home shown above in dashed lines with an upper deck that overlooks a neighboring patio).
3.3.1. Screen patios, terraces, and active areas of adjacent properties through the position of buildings and the preservation of significant trees.
3.3.2. Locate and size windows and skylights to avoid views in or out of neighboring indoor and outdoor active use areas. Limit windows to 12sf or less on side walls adjacent to neighbors.
3.3.3. Locate and screen balconies and decks to avoid overlooking active indoor and outdoor use areas of adjacent properties.
3.4. Minimize negative impacts to surrounding properties.
3.4.1. Fully integrate utilities and services, including gas meters, electrical panels, water heaters, and trash receptacles, into the architectural design of the building.
3.4.2. In cases where full architectural integration is not possible, Eliminate the visual impacts of utilities and services by grouping and shielding them with architectural and landscape elements, such as cabinets, walls, fences, or plantings, of integrated material and color.
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3.5. Vary the design of a new building from that of nearby and abutting properties (as shown by how the home above left, with its stone walls and roof ridge parallel to the street, varies from the neighboring home above right, with its wood shingles and roof ridge perpendicular to the street).
3.5.1. Provide variety in building materials along a block.
3.5.2. When using painted or otherwise coated surfaces, provide variety in building color along a block.
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4. RETAIN and build upon Carmel’s established architectural heritage (as exemplified above clockwise from top left by local masterworks in the traditions of Craftsman , Mission Revival, Fairytale , Organic, and Modern).
Background: Carmel’s founders explicitly advertised to attract folks working in the “aesthetic arts” in order to achieve homes “artistic in character” and to avoid destructive speculative development. The town’s visual history testifies to the individual expressiveness and stylistic eclecticism of the architecture that resulted and that must be carefully studied and interpreted so as to meaningfully contribute to this legacy.
Process: design steps most relevant to this section include… • developing a timeless, and perhaps inventive, construction language • assembling a sample materials board
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4.1. Preserve historic and existing resources.
4.1.1. Re-use existing buildings and their components, for example restoring rather than replacing original windows (like the restored antique steel casement window in its original adobe home above).
4.1.2. Respect adjacent historic resources by preserving adequate, light, open space, and views of and around the structure.
4.1.3. Check zoning standards for related incentives, such as expedited processing.
4.1.4. Follow additional standards for properties recognized as having official historic significance, such as the Municipal Code, the Historic Context Statement, and Historic Review Board consideration.
4.2. Continue Carmel’s tradition of architectural diversity.
4.2.1. To avoid uniformity and the appearance of speculative development and to promote individual artistic expression, differentiate a new building’s plan, massing, and overall design from that of nearby and abutting buildings.
4.2.2. When reproducing historic architecture, use the same materials and craftsmanship as those of the reproduced period (for example, the genuine, handcrafted, rolled wood shingle roof above).
4.2.3. For any architectural language, use materials of equivalent quality and craftsmanship to those of historic architecture.
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4.2.4. Do not use designs that resemble those in speculative or “McMansion” developments or that present a commercial or industrial appearance.
4.3. Use traditional, natural building materials (such as the structurally-stacked Carmel stone and the untreated, rough, wood shingles, shown above).
4.3.1. Use the preferred materials traditionally used in Carmel, such as wood, stone, tile, brick, artistically-crafted concrete, and stucco for walls, patios, and decking, as well as wood shingles and shakes, clay, slate, and concrete tiles for roofs.
4.3.2. Use metal roofs only if they are carefully detailed and handcrafted, devoid of stiffening corrugations or striations (unlike the industrial roof shown above left), have narrow flat panels, use genuine, field-installed, standing or flat seams or horizontal lapping, are unreflective, and are of integrated, non-coated, earth-toned color such as anodized aluminum, matte galvanized raw steel, or natural metal such as pure zinc (like the traditional metal roof shown above right).
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4.3.3. Choose materials that will form a desired natural patina over time or that can be maintained in their original condition (such as the unstained, unevenly weathering, wood siding shown above).
4.3.4. Use materials in their natural conditions, scales, and colors.
4.3.5. When adding surface treatments, use matte finishes and muted earth tones, rather than highly polished treatments such as mirrored glass or reflective metals.
4.3.6. Apply materials using methods traditional to Carmel, for example, wood siding in shingles, horizontal clapboard, or board and batten, brick in its traditional modular dimension, or stucco in smooth or lightly textured finishes.
4.3.7. Use unclad wood, solid metal, or recyclable, “designed for disassembly” aluminum-clad wood, with no visible plastic elements, for windows, doors, and garage doors.
4.4. Use manufactured materials according to traditional, natural principles.
4.4.1. Use manufactured materials only if they are ecologically sensitive: able to form a natural patina over time, able to be maintained rather than disposed, able to be fully dismantled and recycled or reused, biodegradable, and environmentally non-toxic or beneficial.
4.4.2. Do not use petroleum-based architectural elements.
4.4.3. Use products that meet or exceed the most current national or international ecological building standards (such as certified Cradle-to-Cradle or Design for Disassembly) meet Carmel standards for manufactured materials.
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4.4.4. Do not use manufactured materials that fake or mimic natural or other materials in their textures or finishes, including machine-stamped faux woodgrains (like the stamped grain cement clapboard at top left, the faux slate-colored and -textured roof tiles at top center, or the tie-dyed, stamped faux stone pavers at top right). Use cast concrete only with monochrome, integral color (like the pavers at middle right and the rooftiles at middle center and bottom center), or with non-uniform, handcrafted patterns such as those provided by human artistry (like the pebbled patio at bottom right) or made with genuine wood formwork (like the site-poured wall at bottom left).
4.4.5. Apply manufactured materials in a manner that conveys a traditional human scale.
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5. DESIGN every built structure with modesty (such as the small-scaled vernacular cottage above with uncomplicated massing, natural materials, and simple construction).
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Background: In Carmel’s early days, many of the artistically-inclined newcomers designed, or even built, their own modest cottages. Though this approach has become vanishingly rare, its emphasis on modesty remains. In Carmel, modesty is valued both in itself, as a visual statement of deference to history and to nature, and also as a practical means to achieve that deference. Modesty discourages individual properties from upstaging one another in unwinnable and environmentally destructive contests and helps avoid imported formulas of grandeur that fit better in estate settings. Instead, modesty helps eclectic structures work together to create a unified texture that coheres the town visually and signals community.
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5.1. Restrain building forms, materials, and details
5.1.1. Design a building consistently, with the chosen design concept extending to all sides of the building and with no mixing of architectural languages (as shown above by the continuation throughout the entire building of the eccentric, handcrafted masonry vocabulary).
5.1.2. Keep primary building volumes simple, as seen traditionally, limiting the number of subordinate volumes (see just two above) and using basic rectangular, L-, T-, or U-shaped plans.
5.1.3. Avoid visual complexity,“ busy” building forms (like the five protrusions on the two subordinate volumes shown above), too many different materials, excessive and overly ornate or ostentatious details, and materials and details that contrast strongly within a single building or with neighboring buildings.
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5.1.4. Do not use building elements that are complex, monumental, formal, out-of-scale, or that increase the visual prominence of the building.
5.1.5. Use restraint when introducing variation in building planes, use building offsets only for clear purposes such as avoiding tree limbs or expressing a major change of function. (for example, the volume in the foreground above is not an offset but instead clearly provides a separate function with a separate entrance from the building behind). Do not use small, purposeless offsets only for visual interest and do not change wall materials at offsets.
5.1.6. Compose roof forms with just a few, simple planes with limited subordinate attachments such as dormers. For example, traditional gable and hip roofs have basic forms while mansard roofs and sloping roof “skirts” that conceal a flat area add too much complexity.
5.1.7. Subdue the character of the garage by using a rectilinear form with materials and colors that do not contrast with the main buildings.
5.2. Ensure that a building appears to be no more than two stories in height, as viewed from the public right-of-way.
5.2.1. Present one-story heights to the street and locate two story elements away from the street, except where this would appear dominant or out of scale when viewed from the public right-ofway or a neighboring home. Remember that a garage, even sunken below grade, counts as a story.
5.2.2. Make detached garages one story, one-car, and small in scale, with the wall plate height no taller than that of the first-story plate of the main house.
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5.3. Convey human scale in a building’s basic forms (as shown above by the unexaggerated, standard dimensions of the doors, windows, and story-heights).
5.3.1. Use historic Carmel styles only at their traditional, human scales.
5.3.2. Organize building mass into realistic modules to reduce perceived size, breaking a larger house into subordinate modules which appear, not just as minor offsets meant to create interest but instead authentic, in that they reflect real, functioning, interior spaces (as shown by the room above, which protrudes to the right in order to center its fireplace in the room within).
5.3.3. Emphasize the low and horizontal so that buildings appear to hug the ground.
5.3.4. Use a low building plate height, generally not over 8 feet. Keep plate heights and roof eave lines low in scale, tucking upper story rooms under roof slopes, so as to reduce the height of exposed walls. The maximum plate height of 12 established in the Land Use Code is only to accommodate sloping building sites.
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5.3.5. Do not use design features that produce a top-heavy appearance such as large cantilevered building elements, wide chimney structures, or roof forms that dominate the body of the building. Proportion roof forms to the scale of the building.
5.4. Use building details to provide interest but not to exaggerate the scale of a building.
5.4.1. Add details to relieve blank surfaces and achieve a scale compatible with the building’s forms and its architecture (such as shown above where the wavy half-timbering appropriate to the quirky Fairytale language helps shrink the appearance wall down to the required Elfin scale).
5.4.2. Use all materials, natural or man-made, at traditional scales, dimensions, and modules.
5.4.3. Use appropriately sized, never oversized, building elements, such as windows (unlike the out-ofscale arches on an otherwise vernacular home shown above left), doors, entries, chimneys, overhangs, dormers, and porches to reduce scale, especially as visible from public view (like the appropriately small and architecturally integrated fenestration on the Prairie Style home shown above right).
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5.4.4. Keep visible openings subordinate in scale to the building. Do not use “grand", oversized entryways, windows, or doors (like the enormous entry door and clerestory window combination shown above left nor the anomalous rock border emphasizing the door above right).
5.4.5. When reproducing historic architecture, limit the dimension of any glass to that which was possible to span using only the original construction techniques of that historic era (at the above left Mission Style home very thick areas of stucco surround a small arched window, which authentically reflects the limited spanning strength of heavy masonry traditional in mission construction; while at the above right Mission Style home very thin areas of stucco surround large arched windows, which betrays the long spanning strength of steel construction that could have never be used in mission construction).
5.4.6. Limit the use of specialty windows that add to building bulk to no more than one visible from the street. Avoid altogether bay and oriel windows facing the street if this would create a repeating pattern within the context of adjacent structures.
5.5. Keep the overall color scheme muted to blend with the forest palette.
5.5.1. Limit the use of bright colors, if any, to key accent features, such as an entry door.
5.5.2. Avoid starkly contrasting color schemes.
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6. DETAIL every property authentically and consistently (like the homes above with expressive wood detailing authentic to their architecture: heavy carved posts, beams, and other details for the revivalist cottage on the left and light smooth siding, fascia boards, and glazing panels for the modern home on the right).
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6.1. Use building materials and features in a manner that conveys authenticity.
6.1.1. Convey a sense of true craftsmanship in architectural details.
6.1.2. Do not use fake, purely decorative building elements such as dummy chimneys, doors, windows, or shutters. Size any shutters so that they would cover their entire window, whether or not they are in active use.
6.1.3. Do not use materials or details inauthentic to the architecture or that appear non-structural, gratuitous, or applied as superficial elements, wall “accents” or veneers.
6.1.4. On multi-paned windows and doors, use true dividers that go from inside to outside between the panes of glass.
6.1.5. Where materials do not simply remain un-coated, finish with a plain, uniform, matte varnish, stain or paint, without faux finishes.
6.1.6. Use details that are true structural elements, such as natural wood exposed rafter tails, beams (like the truly structural roof beams protruding beyond both the house wall and the roof above to provide visual interest), or stacked stone foundations. If costs prove prohibitive, simplify the architectural language rather than mimic more costly methods.
6.1.7. Whether on a building or a landscape element, stack stone traditionally so that it appears, or actually is, structurally load-bearing (as above right, not wallpapered or sprinkled on as above left).
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6.1.8. Use a“ hierarchy” of building materials, with heavier coarser materials below lighter materials (such as the wood clapboard over stacked stone shown above left or the vertical wood siding and glass over the poured concrete foundation above right).
6.1.9. Do not “float” stone above lighter materials or use it purely decoratively, such as framed just around windows or doors, or randomly clustered on corners, walls, or chimneys.
6.1.10. Detail new and/or manufactured materials in ways authentic to their own composition. For example, carefully plan the woodgrain and modules of formwork for exposed poured concrete or use cement board siding with a smooth, untextured surface, rather than an added, faux woodgrain.
6.2. Use building materials or features in a consistent manner.
6.2.1. Use design details and surface materials throughout the full exterior of the building. Do not apply special materials or design treatments to the street facade only.
6.2.2. Do not stop wall materials at corners, instead wrap them around the entire building.
6.2.3. Use only one primary material for all building walls with any additional materials clearly subordinated to foundations and the like (as in the above home, clearly identifiable as “stucco”, with only one secondary material used only on separate features such as the foundation, chimney, and addition).
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6.2.4. Make window and door styles, materials, and finishes uniform throughout a design.
6.3. Make architectural details integral elements of the overall building design concept (such as the corner-mitered glass shown above, which by eliminating an expected structural member, reinforces the lightness and floating of the roof).
6.3.1. Use window and door proportions, sizes, styles, and materials accurate for the architectural style of the building. Traditional historic styles and their reproductions require small openings, in keeping with older technologies (as shown above left by the small punched windows surrounded by enough solid surface to appear like the heavy, stacked, masonry construction -- as seen in traditional Mission Style -- and as shown above right by the use of full glazing rather than actual “windows” filling the space between light, spanning, structural elements -- as seen in modern styles). image(s) tbd.
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6.3.2. Integrate the primary entrance with the overall design of the house (as shown above by the recessed porch of the same material as the overall house, tucked subtly under a slight asymmetrical flare of the roofline and with arched openings of similar height to nearby window openings).
6.3.3. Rather than installing a standard overhead product, craft a garage door either to provide visual interest (like the quirk, handmade double doors above), to recede completely into the materials and colors of the building wall, or orient it so as not to face the street.
6.3.4. Blend any skylights, their size, shape, placement, number, and framing into the overall roof and building design (like the glass ridge integrated into the structural roof members above). Preserve the Enhance. Subordinate. Fit. Retain. Design. Detail.
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6.3.5. Design a balcony to be subordinate in scale and proportion to the house, while using materials and details appropriate to the overall building design.
6.3.6. Locate and proportion a traditional chimney and its cap to integrate into the overall building design. Make a chimney attached to the side of a building appear to be self supporting (as shown above right where the chimney material sits on the ground and clearly integrates with the foundation material), not “floating” above the ground or foundation (as shown above left).
6.3.7. Choose roof materials and installation details accurate to the architectural style of the building.
Add new energy conservation and generation technologies, including “cool” and planted areas, to roofs only if subdued in appearance.
6.3.8. Handcraft any fences, using unfinished grapestakes (as shown above left) or wood pickets and not ornate wrought iron or chain link (as shown above right).
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6.3.9. Integrate any garden wall with the building architecture and materials, using matte-finished native stone, river rock, brick, or plain-textured plastered masonry (as shown above left where the low garden wall is of the exact same color, dimension, and pattern of adobe brick as the home itself), not unfinished concrete or concrete block (as shown by the store-bought industrial retainage above right).
6.3.10. Integrate an arbor into the fence or wall design, incorporating vines or other landscaping to blend it into the garden.
6.3.11. Distinguish a gate from the adjoining fence or wall with crafted or individualized details, while maintaining filtered views into the property. Do not use vehicle gates except on unusually large estate properties.
6.3.12. Never use gate posts or columns that are monumental or out-of-scale with the building design, nor stone columns that are not integrated into other stone elements. Keep posts and columns the same height as their adjacent fence or wall.
6.3.13. Use house identification devices, such as name and number signage, that is subordinate to and appropriate to the architecture.
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Scientific Name Common Name
TREES
Acer macrophyllum big-leaved maple
Acer negundo box elder
Arbutus menziesii madrone
Aesculus californica California buckeye
Cupressus goveniana ssp. goveniana Gowen cypress
Cupressus macrocarpa Monterey cypress
Myrica californica Pacific wax myrtle
Quercus agrifolia coast live oak
Pinus muricata bishop pine
Pinus radiata Monterey pine
Platanus racemosa sycamore
Salix lasiolepis arroyo willow
Salix scouleriana Scouler's willow
Sambucus mexicana blue elderberry
SHRUBS
Adenostoma fasciculatum chamise
Arctostaphylos tomentosa ssp. bracteosa Monterey manzanita (shaggybarked) Arctostaphylos hookeri Hooker's manzanita
Arctostaphylos pumila sandmat manzanita
Artemisia californica California sagebrush
Baccharis douglasii Douglas's baccharis
Baccharis pilularis coyote brush
Berberis pinnata California barberry
Ceanothus cuneatus var. rigidus Monterey ceanothus
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus blue blossom
Chrysolepis chrysophylla var. minor chinquapin
Corethrogyne filaginifolia branching beach aster
Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis western red dogwood
Ericameria fasciculata Eastwood's golden fleece
Eriodictyon californicum yerba santa
Eriogonum elongatum long-stem buckwheat
Eriogonum latifolium coast buckwheat
Eriogonum parvifolium seacliff buckwheat
Gaultheria shallon salal
Heteromeles arbutifolia toyon
Holodiscus discolor cream bush, oceanspray
Lepechinia calycina pitcher sage
Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans hairy honeysuckle
Lotus scoparius deerweed
Lupinus albifrons silver bush lupine
Lupinus arboreus tree lupine
Mimulus aurantiacus sticky monkey flower
Oemleria cerasiformis oso berry
Rhamnus californica coffeeberry
Rhamnus crocea redberry
Ribes divaricatum creek gooseberry
Ribes malvaceum chaparral currant
Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum pink-flowering currant Ribes speciosum fuchsia-flowered gooseberry
Rosa californica California wild rose
Rosa gymnocarpa wood rose
Rosa pinetorum pine rose
Salvia mellifera black sage
Salvia spathacea crimson sage
Solanum douglasii Douglas' nightshade
Symphoricarpus mollis creeping snowberry
Symphoricarpos rivularis common snowberry
Toxicodendron diversilobum poison oak
Vaccinium ovatum huckleberry
HERBACEOUS PLANTS
Achillea millefolium yarrow
Agoseris grandiflora mountain dandelion
Allienz hickmanii Hickman's onion
Arnica discoidea rayless arnica
Aster radulinus rough-leaved aster
Calochortus albus white globe lily, fairy lantern
Calochortus luteus yellow mariposa lily
Calochortus uniflores large-flowered star tulip
Calystegia macrostegia ssp. cyclostegia coast morning-glory Castilleja affinis coast paintbrush
Chlorogalum pomeridianum soaproot
Claytonia perfoliata miner's lettuce
Cordylanthus rigid ssp.littoralis seaside bird's-beak
Cynoglossom grande hound's tongue
Dichelostemma capitatum blue dicks
Scientific Name Common Name
Epilobium ciliatum California willow-herb
Eschscholzia californica California poppy
Fragaria vesca wood strawberry
Fritillaria affinis checker lily, mission bells
Galium californicum California bedstraw
Horkelia cuneata wedge-leaved horkelia
Iris douglasiana Douglas iris
Lomatium parvifolium small-leaved lomatium
Lotus formosissimus bicolored lotus, witch's teeth
Lotis stipularis stipulate lotus
Madia elegans common madia
Madia madioides woodland madia
Osmorhiza chilensis sweet cicely
Pedicularis densiflora Indian warrior
Piperia elegans elegant piperia
Piperia elongata tall rein-orchid
Piperia yadonii Yadon's rein-orchid
Perideridia gairdneri Gairdner's yampah
Polygala californica California milkwort
Potentilla hickmanii Hickman's cinquefoil
Rubus ursinus California blackberry
Sanicula crassicaulis gambleweed
Satureja douglasii yerba buena
Sidalcea malvaeflora checkerbloom
Sisyrinchium bellum blue-eyed grass
Smilacina racemosa fat solomon
Solidago californica California goldenrod
Spiranthes romanzoffiana hooded ladies' tresses
Trifolium polyodon Pacific Grove clover
Trifolium trichocalyx Monterey clover
Trillium chloropetalum giant trillium
Triteleia ixioides pretty face
Xerophyllum tenax bear grass
Zigadenus fremontii Fremont's star lily
FERNS
Adianturn aleuticum five-finger fern
Adiantum jordanii California maiden-hair
Dryopteris arguta wood fern
Pellaea andromedaefolia coffee fern
Pityrogramma triangularis goldback fern
Polypodium californicum California polypody
Polystichum munitum sword fern
GRASSES, SEDGES AND RUSHES
Agrostis pallens leafy bent-grass
Bromus carmatus California brome
Calamagrostis nutkaensis Pacific reed-grass
Carex barbarae Santa Barbara sedge
Carex brevicaulis short-stemmed sedge
Carex obnupta slough sedge
Carex praegracilis clustered field sedge
Carex tumulicula foothill sedge
Cyperus eragrostis tall cyperus
Danthonia californica California oatgrass
Deschampsia caespitosa tufted hair-grass
Elymus glaucus Western ryegrass
Festuca californica California fescue
Festuca rubra red fescue
Juncus balticus wire rush, Baltic rush
Juncus bufonius common toad rush
Juncus effusus common rush
Juncus falcatus sickle-leaved rush
Juncus occidentalis Western rush
Juncus patens spreading rush
Juncus xiphioides iris-leaved rush
Koeleria macrantha junegrass
Leymus condensatus giant ryegrass
Leymus triticoides beardless ryegrass
Luzaida comosa common wood rush
Melica californica western melica
Melica imperfecta Coast-Range melica
Nassella lepida foothill needlegrass
Nassella pulchra purple needlegrass
Poa secunda pine bluegrass
Scirpus cernuus low club rush
Scirpus amiericanus three square
PREFERRED PLANTING MATERIALS
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PREFERRED BUILDING MATERIALS
MATERIAL NOTES USES
NATURAL
wood reclaimed or FSC sustainable
redwood or cedar or fir
posts, beams, siding, trim, un-clad windows, doors, garage doors, fireproofed roof shingles or shakes,
bark reclaimed or FSC sustainable
redwood or cedar or fir
siding, roofing
bamboo sustainably cultivated flooring, siding, structural panels cork sustainably cultivated flooring, siding, structural panels living plants drought-tolerant, native species
(see Preferred Planting Materials)
walls, roofs
stone local, dry-set or mortared stacked in dry-set
structurally-feasible patterns only
mudstone/golden granite for walls, foundations, driveways, Carmel stone for walls, patios, walkways
earth locally sourced cob or rammed soils/sands walls
brick locally-sourced clay or adobe walls, patios, walkways bale locally sourced straw walls, insulation
tile genuine ceramic, clay, or concrete mono-chromatic for roofs, patios, walkways multi-chromatic for decorative accents
basic metal uncoated, naturally-aging
zinc, bronze, brass, aluminum
roofing, gutters, hardware, cladding for
deconstructable/recyclable wood windows
glass low-E, clear, or evenly sandblasted,
non-mirrored, non-tinted
windows and other glazed openings
sealing oil penetrating, non-peeling, non-VOC, pure tung, linseed, hemp, teak oils
exposed wood treatment, when natural aging is undesired
MANUFACTURED
poured concrete artistically-crafted in natural or in uniform, integrated color with only non-uniform, handcrafted textures (as
with exposed aggregate or genuine wood formwork)
walls, patios, walkways, pavers
cast concrete integrated, uniform color, and finish without stamped, faux “natural” textures
walls, patios, walkways, pavers, roof tiles
alt-crete e.g. ashcrete, sandcrete, grasscrete, woodcrete, hempcrete: poured or cast, maintain original surface
pattern and color
walls, patios, walkways, pavers, roof tiles
fiber cement e.g. Hardiboard, Equitonesmooth texture only, no mimicry of natural materials
siding
stucco uncoated, non-pigmented, smooth textured wall coating advanced brick e.g. wool brick, shell brick walls, patios, walkways advanced metal steel, galvanized steel, stainless steel, Cor-Ten steel, Zincalume, Galvalume, earth-toned anodized
aluminum
slim-profile windows, siding, landscape elements, standing seam roofing with non-corrugated flat panels, devoid of ribbing
advanced wood FSC sustainable: mass timber, industriallypickled/acetylated, pre-charred/shou-sugi-ban, thermally-modified, bio-based fiberboard super-wood
posts, beams, siding, trim, un-clad windows, doors, garage doors, fireproofed roof shingles or shakes,
stain penetrating, naturally-fading, rather than peeling, monochrome, earthtone pigment
exposed wood treatment, when added color is desired
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PROJECT REVIEW
Process, Checklist, & Narratives
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CARMEL BY THE SEA remains beautiful because of the community’s rigorous design expectations.
These Design Guidelines are a mandated regulatory tool for the CC, SC, and RC districts that conveys these expectations. They also help explain and illustrate design standards in the City’s other regulations. Existing projects never establish precedent for proposed projects. Instead, all projects must meet or exceed the expectations described by and under the community’s six Core Design Guidelines.
Where uncertainty arises, city officials will interpret guideline adherence on a case-by-case basis. Strict adherence to this document and its related, linked regulations will help ensure that a proposed project will meet community expectations and have a smooth approval process.
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Core Design Principles Narrative Form
Purpose of Completing This Narrative
This narrative is intended to guide applicants in thoughtfully employing Carmel-by-the-Sea’s six core design principles at the earliest stages of project design. For each principle, applicants are asked to briefly describe how their proposed project responds to and harmonizes with that principle. The intent is not for applicants to restate regulations, but to demonstrate design intent and awareness of the heritage that shapes Carmel’s built environment. Completing this narrative helps ensure that projects begin in the right direction, are grounded in the spirit of the Design Guidelines, and are developed with sensitivity to the community, the site, and Carmel’s village-in-a-forest character.
How to use this form
Please provide a brief written narrative for each principle below describing how your proposed project addresses and complies with that principle. We invite you to include visuals and details that illustrate consistency with the guidelines. If additional space is needed, please attach supplemental sheets.
1. ENHANCE, restore, and preserve the native forest in all improvement projects:
private, public, and otherwise.
Design the project as an extension of Carmel’s native forest. The upper and lower canopy should remain the primary site feature, with buildings visually secondary. Projects should retain significant trees, supplement the forest with new planting, and reinforce continuity of the forest character across the site and surrounding area.
Describe how the project addresses this principle:
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APN: _____________________________________
Owner Name: _____________________________
Applicant Name: ___________________________
Date: _____________________________________
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2. SUBORDINATE every built structure to the character and continuity of the forest, natural environment, and to the natural features of its own site.
Ensure all buildings are clearly secondary to the site’s natural features and topography. Massing, excavation, and foundations should follow existing slopes, minimize grading, and avoid visual dominance. The design should feel woven into the landscape rather than imposed upon it.
Describe how the project addresses this principle:
3. FIT every built structure within its neighborhood context.
Design the project to respect the scale, massing, setbacks, and open-space patterns of the surrounding neighborhood. New construction should protect neighbors’ privacy, views, and access to light while maintaining Carmel’s informal streetscape, natural slopes, and forested foreground.
Describe how the project addresses this principle:
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4. RETAIN and build upon Carmel’s architectural heritage.
Draw from Carmel’s tradition of individual expression and eclectic architectural styles. Use forms, materials, and detailing that convey human scale, craftsmanship, and a natural patina, while remaining compatible with the village-in-a-forest setting.
Describe how the project addresses this principle:
5. DESIGN every built structure with modesty and restraint.
Keep building scale, form, and mass restrained and appropriate to the site. Designs should reflect traditional proportions, break larger volumes into realistic components, and avoid oversized or speculative expressions that dominate the street or surrounding landscape.
Describe how the project addresses this principle:
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6. DETAIL every property authentically and consistently.
Use architectural details and materials that are genuine, functional, and consistently applied on all sides of the building. Avoid applied or faux elements, and ensure that craftsmanship, materials, and detailing reflect authenticity throughout the entire property.
Describe how the project addresses this principle:
Applicant Certification
I certify that the responses above accurately describe how the proposed project has been designed to comply with the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea’s Design Guidelines.
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Core Design Principles Narrative Form
Supplemental Information
1. ENHANCE, restore, and preserve the native forest in all improvement projects:
private, public, and otherwise.
Project Address: ___________________________
APN: _____________________________________
Owner Name: _____________________________
Applicant Name: ___________________________
Date: _____________________________________
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Core Design Principles Narrative Form
Supplemental Information
2. SUBORDINATE every built structure to the character and continuity of the forest, natural environment, and to the natural features of its own site.
Project Address: ___________________________
APN: _____________________________________
Owner Name: _____________________________
Applicant Name: ___________________________
Date: _____________________________________
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Supplemental Information
3. FIT every built structure within its neighborhood context.
Project Address: ___________________________
APN: _____________________________________
Owner Name: _____________________________
Applicant Name: ___________________________
Date: _____________________________________
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Supplemental Information
4. RETAIN and build upon Carmel’s architectural heritage.
Project Address: ___________________________
APN: _____________________________________
Owner Name: _____________________________
Applicant Name: ___________________________
Date: _____________________________________
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Core Design Principles Narrative Form
Supplemental Information
5. DESIGN every built structure with modesty and restraint.
Project Address: ___________________________
APN: _____________________________________
Owner Name: _____________________________
Applicant Name: ___________________________
Date: _____________________________________
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Core Design Principles Narrative Form
Supplemental Information
6. DETAIL every property authentically and consistently.
Project Address: ___________________________
APN: _____________________________________
Owner Name: _____________________________
Applicant Name: ___________________________
Date: _____________________________________
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Design Review Tracks
The Design Review process is organized into separate tracks, which correspond to the scale of a project or its complexity.
Some projects may be approved at staff level while others may require comment and/or action by a board, committee or commission of the City. Submittal requirements vary accordingly. Consult with City Planning staff to determine the process for a specific project.
Carmel-by-the-Sea Municipal Code (CMC) Section 17.58.040 Residential Design Review outlines the two established residential design review tracks, Track 1 (Staff Approval) and Track 2 (Planning Commission Approval). Note: Per CMC Section 17.58.040.A.3.b, Track 1 projects that comply with the zoning regulations, but do not comply with the design guidelines or design objectives will be referred to the Planning Commission for resolution or shall be redirected into Track 2.
Track 1 (Staff Approval)
• Staff level discretionary approval
• Limited to:
o Exterior changes or additions that do not increase the floor are by more than 10% o Changes in exterior materials, site coverage, landscaping, fenestrations, chimneys, fences, or walls
o Minor changes to historic resources
Track 2 (Planning Commission Approval)
• Discretionary review process for project that requires public hearing with the Planning Commission
• Include:
o All new construction, demolition, and grading over 25 cubic yards o Additions that increase building coverage by more than 200 square feet or 10% o Projects requiring grading within 6’ of a significant tree (as determined by the City Forester)
o Any project requiring a Coastal Development Permit that is not exempt from Public Hearing
Note:
CMC Section 17.10.010 (Purpose and Design Objectives) establishes the standards and requirements for development in the R1 district. The Residential Design Guidelines implement these design objectives (CMC Section 17.10.060, Residential Design Guidelines).
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Gaining Project Approval
Each project shall follow a series of steps in order to ensure that the proposed work meets all the relevant design guidelines. Compliance review with relevant zoning code regulations occurs concurrently. Check with Planning Staff for specific submittal requirements.
Step 1: Site Assessment
Step 2: Concept Review
Step 3: Final Review
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• Applicant applies for preliminary site assessment. (General Planning application and survey created within a year of application submittal.) • Planning and Forestry staff assess the site.
• The applicant uses the assessment and the core principles in developing the project design.
• Owner develops the Concept Design level information.
• Planning Commission reviews for compliance.
• When approved, applicant continues to Final Design.
• Owner developsthe Final Design, gets a volume study through the city, and addresses any conditions of approval from the Concept Design hearing. • Planning Commission reviews for compliance.
• When approved, applicant applies for other city permits, including building permit.
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GLOSSARY
Selected Definitions
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Eden E•den |ˈēd(ə)n| noun. 1. a place or state of great happiness; an unspoiled paradise: pining for the Eden of her childhood. 2. Carmel-by-the-Sea GLOSSARY Enhance. Subordinate. Fit. Retain. Design. Detail. future content
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INDEX
Keywords& Concepts
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Arbors _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 14, 39 Asphalt ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________4, 12 B
Balconies ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 12, 15, 20, 38 Beams _________________________________________________________________________________________ 8, 10, 11, 14, 17, 22, 33, 34, 7 Brick ________________________________________________________________________________________6, 8, 10, 12, 17, 12, 24, 25, 39, 7 C
Canopies ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 19, 22, 3, 4, 6, 9, 16 Coatings_________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 16, 34, 7 Colors ___________________________________________________________________________16, 17, 12, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 29, 32, 37, 39, 7 Columns________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 19, 20, 39 Compounds ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________18 Concrete________________________________________________________________________ 9, 12, 15, 16, 19, 21, 22, 4, 12, 24, 26, 35, 39, 7 Connectivity ________________________________________________________________________________________________________22, 5 D
Decks______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 20, 24 Doors__________________________________________________________________8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 21, 11, 25, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 7 Drainage_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3, 7 Driveways______________________________________________________________________________________________________5, 11, 12, 7 E
Entries______________________________________________________________________________________ 7, 14, 15, 16, 7, 16, 29, 31, 32, 37 Estates__________________________________________________________________________________________________8, 10, 13, 20, 18, 39 F
Faux _______________________________________________________________________________________________________12, 26, 34, 35, 7 Fences ________________________________________________________________________________________ 12, 24, 4, 13, 14, 15, 20, 38, 39 Finishes ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 11, 19, 25, 26, 34, 36, 7 Forest__________________________________________1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 18, 32, 2 Formality___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 9, 4, 7, 12, 29 Foundations ____________________________________________________________________________11, 12, 21, 3, 9, 10, 11, 12, 34, 35, 38, 7 G
Garages_________________________________________________________________________________________________ 11, 18, 25, 29, 37, 7 Glass ___________________________________________________________ 8, 9, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 13, 25, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 7 Grading ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 3, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 29 Grass ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________6 Gravel ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4, 5, 12 H
Heights ____________________________________________________________________________________ 12, 17, 9, 10, 15, 19, 29, 30, 37, 39 Hierarchies ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 35 Historic _______________________________________________________________________________________ 1, 7, 13, 20, 21, 23, 30, 32, 36 I
Informality __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4, 5, 7, 12, 14 Enhance. Subordinate. Fit. Retain. Design. Detail.
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Irrigation _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________4 L
Lighting ______________________________________________________________________________9, 17, 20, 21, 9, 14, 15, 16, 19, 23, 33, 36 Limbs____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 22, 3, 29 M
Manufactured __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 25, 26, 35 Massing ________________________________________________________________ 3, 11, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 6, 9, 17, 18, 19, 23, 27, 30, 7 Materials ____1, 6, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 7 Metal _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 15, 24, 25, 7 P
Paint_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________15, 21, 34 Parking ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________4, 5, 11 Patina _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 24, 25 Paving ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13 Planes _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 10, 16, 22, 9, 19, 29 Plants_____________________________________________________________________________________ 1, 6, 8, 21, 22, 5, 6, 7, 12, 18, 20, 7 Plastics _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 13, 25 Porches __________________________________________________________________________________________________7, 9, 10, 19, 31, 37 Posts_________________________________________________________________________________7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 17, 18, 22, 10, 33, 39, 7 Preferred _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1, 24, 7 Private_________________________________________________________________________________ 1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 21, 2, 3, 5, 11, 12, 13, 20, 2 Public______________________________________________________________________________ 1, 3, 8, 9, 21, 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 13, 16, 29, 31, 2 R
Rafters_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________34 Recycling ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________25 Retaining ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 39 Rights-of-way ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 3, 4, 5, 6, 13, 29 Roofs ___________________________ 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 7, 9, 21, 23, 24, 26, 29, 30, 31, 34, 36, 37, 38, 7 S
Scale____________________________________________________________________ 12, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 6, 7, 18, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 38, 39 Screening_________________________________________________________________________________________________17, 3, 6, 9, 13, 20 Setbacks _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 11, 18, 19 Shingles ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________10, 23 Shrubs _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5, 13 Shutters _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________34 Siding ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 7, 9, 11, 6, 25, 33, 35, 7 Signage _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7, 11, 21, 28, 37, 39 Sizing _________________________________________________________________________________ 14, 21, 9, 14, 16, 18, 20, 30, 34, 36, 37 Skylights _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 16, 20, 37 Spaces _________________________________________________________ 16, 19, 21, 22, 24, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19, 23, 30, 36 Speculative __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 20, 21, 23, 24 Stain________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 34, 7 Stone __________________________________________________________________________ 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 12, 15, 21, 24, 26, 34, 35, 39, 7 Stories ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 11, 14, 18, 20, 11, 19, 29, 30 Streets __________________________ 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 21, 29, 32, 35, 37, 38 Structural_________________________________________________________________________________________ 9, 10, 11, 14, 34, 36, 37, 7 Style________________________________________________ 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 28, 30, 31, 32, 34, 36, 38 Enhance. Subordinate. Fit. Retain. Design. Detail.
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Terracing __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 9, 10, 12, 16, 20 Textures _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 12, 26, 7 Tile __________________________________________________________________________________________________12, 13, 14, 15, 24, 26, 7 Topography ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 20, 3, 4, 10, 15 Trees _______________________________________________________________ 3, 6, 8, 9, 12, 17, 19, 21, 22, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16, 18, 20, 29 U
Utilities _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________20 V
Vegetation______________________________________________________________________________________ 19, 20, 24, 3, 4, 5, 11, 14, 16 Views ____________________________________________________ 8, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 19, 20, 23, 31, 39 Volumes____________________________________________________________________________ 10, 12, 14, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 9, 19, 28, 29 W
Walls ___________ 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 19, 20, 21, 24, 26, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35, 37, 39, 7 Windows _____________________________ 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 9, 12, 16, 19, 20, 23, 25, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 7 Wood_________________________________________ 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 14, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 33, 34, 35, 38, 7 Woodgrain ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 35 Enhance. Subordinate. Fit. Retain. Design. Detail.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
It Takesa Village.
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Special thanks to…
Carmel-by-the-Sea Community Planning and Building Division:
Brandon Swanson Acting City Administrator
Anna Ginette Community Planning and Building Director
Jake Olander Associate Planner
Planning Commission:
Michael LePage Chair
Stephanie Locke Co-Chair
Mel Ahlborn Member
Erin Allen Member
Stephan Karapetkov Member
Winter & Company of Boulder CO:
Nore Winter Consultant
Julie Husband Consultant
Design Traditions Steering Committee:
Victoria Beach Co-Chair
Doug Schmitz Co-Chair
Melanie Billig Member
Don Goodhue Member
Mary Ann Schicketanz Member
and most importantly to…
The Citizens of Carmel-by-the-Sea whose determination to protect this singular place and whose willingness to volunteer their observations and insights over countless hours inspired every aspect of this crucial document.
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