Question - additional setbacks are mandatory. Additional 5’ 2nd story setbacks.
May 2023 Objective Residential Design Guidelines subject to the following:
J. Modular construction no limitation materials, must comply with the zoning for where it is located.
No setback changes; keep the FAR bonuses for setbacks.
Studying encourage front doors at the front, and locating garages on the side where feasible; mandatory front facing front doors in R2 and r3 and sideloading garages.
Continue for Further Hearing, Analysis from
Construction Community, Residents re Impacts:
R1
B. Basements – p330
A.5 -- Seems reasonable but let’s discuss with the design community.
A. Basements – p332 – A.6. – Gross Floor Area in R Zones – let’s asak homebuilders about it.
B. Basements – p334
B.3 – When is Basement Floor Area Not included in Gross Floor Area Discsussion of when basement floor area is / is not included in gross floor area Additional Second Story Setbacks
Location and Balcony Access re Mezzanine
Balcony and Roofdeck
E. Balcony, Decks, and Roof Decks Continued
Stairs or elevators
providing roof access shall be enclosed within
the second story building envelope or shall be
set back 20 feet from the edge of building on
the front elevation, 15 feet from the edge of
building on the rear elevation, and 7 feet from
the edge of building on the front elevation.
F. Other Privacy and Neighborhood Compatibility Standards 1&2
Mature trees with greater than 12-inch
diameter 4.5 feet above ground shall be
preserved and incorporated into new
development and additions. The tree may be
relocated or replaced with a 24-inch, 36-inch box tree if the approval body determines that maintaining
the tree in its current location will reduce the
number of units for the project.
R1A
C2 paragraph 2 and all of paragraph 3 - Mezzane
D2 Study
Roof deck location – p358.
D.3 –
D.6 – second sentence
Other Privacy & Compatibility Standards – p359
E1 and E2
Modular Construction – 362
H. entirely?
R-2 and R-3
P364 – Site Planning
A.1 – Setbacks for Neighborhood Compatibility (remove for now, or change to current standards – i.e., R-2 is 20’ average, but no less than 15’, R-3 is 18’ average, but no less than 14’– currently is.
A.4 – Private open space changes (can be part of later outdoor living space discussion).
Zein – Did you want to keep A.2 – Preserve Existing Mature Trees – or revisit? Mature trees with greater than 12-inch diameter 4.5 feet above ground shall be preserved and incorporated into new development and additions. The tree may be relocated or replaced with a 36-inch box tree if
the approval body determines that maintaining the tree in its current location will reduce the number of units for the project.”
Architecture – p366
C.3 – Variation and Upper Story Setbacks – should NOT apply to R-2 and R-3 Each building elevation shall have a break in the wall plane at least 5 feet deep at least every 25 linear feet of wall surface. A setback of at least 5 feet shall be used above the first story for 30% of a façade that faces another residence.*) Mezzanines, Roof Decks and Balconies – p368
D.2 – Mezzanines – 2nd and 3rd paragraph
D.4 – Balconies – 1st paragraph.
Other Privacy & Compatibility Standards – p369
E1 and E2
RMD and RH Mutli-Family Zoning District Standards -p375 No Changes
R-1 Character Area Design Guidelines – p404
Remove TRW tracts as a character neighborhood.
Remove Firmona South as a character, and remove Spanish from the Zein E. Obagi, Jr.
Council Member, District 4
City of Redondo Beach City Council
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