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HomeMy WebLinkAbout18 OLD TOWN DSGN 08-15-94AGENDA NO. 18 8-15-94 Inter-Com DATE: AUGUST 15, 1994 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: CITY COUNCIL COM/~ONITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OLD TOWN RESIDENTIAL DESIGN GUIDELINES RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 94-98 approving Residential Design Guidelines for Old Town Tustin. FISCAL IMPACT Previous Fiscal Year Budgets allocated $25,000 for the preparation of Old Town Design Guidelines. On December 7, 1992, the City C6uncil approved a Professional Services Agreement with Urban Design Studios in the amount of $25,000 for the preparation of Residential Design Guidelines for the residential portion of the City's Cultural Resources District. BACKGROUND~DISCUSSION Attached for the City Council's review and approval is a copy of "Residential Design Guidelines - Cultural Resources District". The Design Guidelines were created to develop the design criteria for the City's Cultural Resource District and create an illustrated guide to assist city staff, property owners, architects and contractors to make design decisions that enhance the character of the Cultural Resources District. Adopted on June 20, 1988 the Cultural Resources Overlay District (Ordinance No. 1001) ensures the maintenance and enhancement of Tustin's Old Town area. The Cultural Resources Overlay District generally covers the area south of First Street east of the SR-55 Freeway, north of Sixth Street and west of Prospect Avenue. The development of Residential Design Guidelines were recommended by the Cultural Resources Advisory Committe~ in 1990 in order to promote the preservation, protection and enhancement of the historic character and culturally significant structures within the Cultural Resources District. The Guidelines are intended to be available as a reference manual to be used when making improvements to historically significant City Council Report Old Town Residential Design Guidelines August iS, 1994 Page 2 residential property located within the Cultural Resource District residential area of Old Town Tustin. The Guidelines are also useful as a basic information tool for non-historically significant properties. The proposed Design Guidelines are intended to be voluntary; property owners and their architects will find them useful in preparing plans for such projects as rehabilitation, additions, landscaping and other improvements to their residences. The Guidelines are meant to provide a comprehensive set of design principles and criteria to assist a property owner in making improvements to their property that are compatible with the character of Old Town Tustin and the Cultural Resource Overlay District. A public hearing notice identifying the time, date and location of the public hearing on this matter was published in the Tustin News. Property owners within the residential portions of the Cultural ResOurces District have received notice of all Cultural Resources Advisory Committee workshops, the July 11, 1994 Planning Commission meeting and tonight's City Council meeting. Notices were posted at the Police Department and City Hall. Review of the Guidelines: A first draft of the Guidelines was prepared and provided to the Cultural Resources Advisory Committee for their comments on April 5, 1994. Committee comments and staff comments were incorporated into a Revised Draft of the Residential Guidelines. The Revised Draft of the "Residential Design Guidelines - Cultural Resources Overlay District" was reviewed by the Cultural Resources Advisory Committee at two advertised public workshops (April 20, 1994 and June 22, 1994). Upon completion of the two workshops, the consultant made changes to the Guidelines which included corrections incorporating public workshop comments. Copies of the Cultural Resources Advisory Committee comments and identification of corrections from both workshops are included in Attachment B, Planning Commission report dated July 11, 1994. At their second public workshop, on June 22, 1994, the Cultural Resources Advisory Committee unanimously recommended approval to the Planning Commission of the Residential Design Guidelines as revised. The Cultural Resources Advisory Committee has prepared a preface to be included in the Final Residential Design Guideline document. The purpose of the preface is to identify previous achievements by the City to preserve cultural resources and introduce the City Council Report Old Town Residential Design Guidelines August 15, 1994 Page 3 Guidelines to the community. A copy of the Introductory Preface is included as Attachment C. In addition to the Introductory Preface the final Guideline document will contain an acknowledgement page, naming Councilmembers, Planning Commissioners, Cultural Resources Advisory Committee members and City staff who reviewed, approved and assisted in the preparation of the document. On July 11, 1994 the Residential Design Guidelines were reviewed and considered by the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission did not make any changes to the Guidelines and recommended to the City Council adoption of the Residential Design Guidelines by Resolution. The authority to approve the Residential Design Guidelines rests with the City Council. Section 9252 (j) of the Tustin City Code provides that the City council may establish, and adopt by Resolution, design criteria and standards for properties in the Cultural Resources District. Section 9252 (j) further states that design criteria may include but not be limited to: acceptable materials, textures, colors, exterior fixtures, appurtenances, accessories and architectural ornamentation. CONCLUSION These Residential Design Guidelines will serve as an effective tool to promote the City's goals to preserve, protect and enhance the existing historic character and culturally significant structures within the Cultural Resources District. Rita Westfield~ ' Assistant Director Community Development Department RW: kbc\resguide, rw Attachments: A - Resolution No. 94-98 B - Planning Commission ReFort July 11, 1994 C - Introductory Preface to Residential Design Guidelines - Cultural Resources Advisory Committee D - Residential Design Guidelines ATTACHMENT A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. 94-98 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING RESIDENTIAL DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR THE CULTURAL RESOURCES DISTRICT The City Council of the City of Tustin does hereby resolve as follows: The City Council finds and determines as follows: A. Section 9252 (j) of the Tustin City Code adopted by City Council in 1988 provides that the City Council may establish and adopt by Resolution, design criteria and standards for properties in the Cultural Resources District of Tustin. B. The development of Residential Design Guidelines were recommended by the Cultural Resources Advisory Committee in order to promote the preservation, protection and enhancement of the historic character of structures within the Cultural Resources District. The Residential Design Guidelines provide a comprehensive set of design principles and criteria to assist property owners of historically significant homes when making improvements to their property. The Planning Division of the Community Development Department is responsible for performing Design Review for any new construction or major exterior alterations or enlargements of existing structures and issuing Certificates of Appropriateness for projects within the Cultural Resources District. That certain guidelines are needed to assist the Community Development Department when considering and reviewing Design Reviews and Certificates of Appropriateness for rehabilitation of residences within the Cultural Resources District. II. The City Council hereby approves the Residential Design Guidelines for the Cultural Resources District attached hereto as Exhibit A, as policy guidelines for the Community Development Department's use when approving Certificates of Appropriateness and evaluating proposed improvements to properties in the Cultural Resources District in Old Town Tustin. In addition, the guidelines may be used by property owners to protect and enhance the historic character of their residences. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Tustin at a regular meeting held on the day of , 1994. THOMAS R. SALTARELLI Mayor MARY E. WYNN City Clerk ATTACHMENT B ITEM NO. 4 ?eport to the Planning Commission DATE: SUBJECT: APPLICANT: LOCATION: ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS: REQUEST: JULY 11, 1994 OLD TOWN RESIDENTIAL DESIGN GUIDELINES CITY OF TUSTIN 300 CENTENNIAL WAY TUSTIN, CA 92680 CULTUR3~L RESOURCES DISTRICT, OLD TOWN TUSTIN THE DESIGN GUIDELINES AS A "NON-PROJECT" ARE EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFOR/~IA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT. ADOPTION OF RESIDENTIAL DESIGN GUIDELINES RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the Planning Commission recommend that the City Council adopt the Residential Design Guidelines by Resolution. BACKGROUND\DISCUSSION Attached for the Planning Commission's review and recommendation to the City Council is a copy of "Residential Design Guidelines Cultural Resources District". Section 9252 (j) of the Tustin City Code provides that the City Council may establish, and adopt by Resolution, design criteria and standards for properties in the Cultural Resources District. Section 9252 (j) further states that design criteria may include but not be limited to: acceptable materials, textures, colors, exterior fixtures, appurtenances, accessories and architectural ornamentation. The City entered into an agreement with the consultant fi~m of Urban Design Studic in the m±d Spring of 1993 to prepare Design Guidelines for the residential portion of the City's Cultural Resources District. The Design Guidelines were intended to develop the design criteria referenced in the Cultural Resource District Ordinance and create an illustrated guide to assist city staff, property owners, architects and contractors to make design decisions that enhance the character of the Cultural Resources District. Planning Commission Report Residential Design Guidelines July 11, 1994 Page 2 The Cultural Resources Overlay District generally covers the area south of First Street east of the SR-55 Freeway, north of Sixth Street and west of Prospect Avenue. Adopted on June 20, 1988 the Cultural Resources Overlay District (Ordinance No. 1001) ensures the maintenance and enhancement of Tustin's Old Town area. The development of Residential Design Guidelines were recommended by the Cultural Resources Advisory Committee in 1990 in order to promote the preservation, protection and enhancement of the historic character and culturally significant structures within the Cultural Resources District. A first draft of the Guidelines was prepared and provided to the Cultural Resources Advisory Committee for their comments on April 5, 1994. Concurrent with the Cultural Resources Advisory Committee review of the document, a copy of the Draft was also provided to the Planning Commission. Committee comments and staff comments were -incorporated into the Revised Draft of the Residential Guidelines. The Guidelines are intended to be available as a reference manual to be used when making improvements to historically significant residential property located within the Cultural Resource District residential area of Old Town Tustin. The Guidelines are also useful as a basic information tool for non-historically significant properties. The proposed Design Guidelines are intended to be voluntary; property owners and their architects will find them useful in preparing plans for such projects as rehabilitation, additions, landscaping and other improvements to their residences. The Guidelines are meant to provide a comprehensive set of design principles and criteria to assist a property owner in making improvements to their property that are compatible with the character of Old Town Tustin and the Cultural Resource Overlay District. A draft of the "Residential Design Guidelines - Cultural Resources Overlay District" was reviewed by the Cultural Resources Advisory Committee at two public workshops. A first Cultural Resources Advisory Committee workshop was held on Wednesday, April 20, 1994. A second Cultural Resources Advisory Committee public workshop was held on June 22, 1994. Upon completion of the two workshops, the consultant made changes to the Guidelines which included corrections incorporating public workshop comments. Copies of the Cultural Resources Advisory Committee comments and identification Planning Commission Report Residential Design Guidelines July 11, 1994 Page 3 of corrections from both workshops are included as Attachment A and B of this report. At their second public workshop, on June 22, 1994, the Cultural Resources Advisory Committee unanimously recommended approval to the Planning Commission of the Residential Design Guidelines as revised (see Exhibit B June 22, 1994 comments). The Residential Design Guidelines have been forwarded to the Planning Commission to make a recommendation to the City Council. Ordinance No. 1001 states that the City Council may establish and adopt by resolution design criteria and standards as a guide to evaluate new construction, rehabilitation or additions on property within the Cultural Resources District. Property owners within the residential portions of the Cultural Resources District have been informed of tonight's discussion. Assistant Director Community Development Department EU: kbc\resguide, rw EXHIBIT A (APRIL 20, 1994) 1. Comment: Mention Cultural Resources Survey and Old Town Video Response: Preface will be prepared by Jeff Thompson, Cultural Resources Advisory Committee Chairman and include discussion of the survey and video 2. Co~m~ent: List architectural styles on cover sheet Response: Architectural styles have been identified on cover sheet 3. Comment: Encourage undergrounding of utilities in conjunction with rehabilitation and new infill development Response: Page 70, bullet #6 has been expanded to refer the reader to Section 9402 of the Electrical Code 4. Com%ment: index Response: Expand Table of Contents so it reads more like an Table of Contents has been expanded 5. Comment: Highlight statement regarding City's flexibility in interpreting guidelines for specific projects Response: Page 2, Paragraph 1, statement has been bolded 6. Comment: Refer reader to Glossary of Terms Response: Page 1, Paragraph 7, the following sentence has been added: "A glossary of terms is also provided in the Appendix" 7. Comment: Provide definition of "Designated Cultural Resource" Response: Appendix A: Glossary of Terms, Page 9 definition of Designed Cultural Resources has been added 8. Comment: Identify limitations of Cultural Resources Advisory Committee powers Response: Page 4 a new section on Cultural Resources Advisory Committee authority has been added Exhibit A Page 2 9. Comment: Reference architectural styles to be addressed Response: Page 7 identifies the nine residential architectural styles in the report 10. Comment: Architectural style identification should be bolder and offset and addresses of examples should be included Response: Refer to changes made on pages 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23 and 25 11. Comment: Identify era or dates under each style Response: Refer to changes made on pages 7, 8, 10, 12, 18, 20, 22 and 24 14, 16, Comment: Italicize name of architectural style Response: Refer to italicized architectural style in text on pages 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22 and 24 13. Comment: Confusion regarding description of windows with "6 lights" Response: Page 13, Bullet #6 has been revised to read: double hung windows with 6 windowpanes each 14. Comment: Add character defining features heading to Period Revival Monterey and Tudor Architectural Styles Response: Character defining features heading has been added to pages 25 and 26 15. Comment: Add language to encourage use of Design Guidelines outside of the Cultural Resources District Response: The summary on page 27, paragraph 2 has been revised to encourage review of guidelines for houses of historic significance outside of the Cultural Resources District Exhibit A Page 3 16. Comment: Add discussion of the State Historical Building Code and its relationship to rehabilitation, preservation, restoration or relocation of historic buildings Response: A discussion of the State Historical Building Code has been added to Page 27 17. Comment: Add note to meet with city early in planning process Response: A discussion of the benefits of a preliminary meeting with city staff has been added to Page 27 18. Coherent: Add illustration showing different shapes of shingles 4 Response: Example of various shingle shapes has been added to Page 35 19. Comment: Response-. page 48 Include the types of roofing material permitted Class B roofing material description included on 20. Comment: Typographical error on Page 35, Paragraph 1 Response: Typographical error has been corrected 21. Comment: Change example of potentially serious crack from width of hair to something more identifiable Response: Discussion of cracks on page 32 has been revised to read: "cracking wider than a penny should be watched, to determine if the cracking is continuing" 22. Comment: Add the word "of" under bullet 2 page 37 Response: Page 37, Bullet 2 has been revised to read: "The use of mechanical grinders ..." - Exhibit A Page 4 23. Con%merit: The term plaster instead of stucco should be used since stucco is a 1930's term Response: Page 38 has been revised using the term plaster in lieu of the term stucco 24. Comment: Add illustration identifying stair/rail components and discuss range of acceptable railing heights Response: Page 40 has been revised to include an illustration identifying stair/porch parts and includes a discussion of Uniform Building Code requirements and State Historic Code exemptions. 25. Comment: Discuss original materials used for rain gutters Response: Page 50, bullet #1 has been added recommending whenever possible, original gutters and downspouts should be r~paired and replaced 26. Comment: Add discussion of reinforcement of chimneys for seismic safety Response: Discussion of earthquake preparedness added to Appendix B, pages 22, 23 ahd 24 27. Comment: Remove example of metal awning on Page 57 and add explanation of building permit requirements for awnings Response: On Page 57 examples of awnings have been changed and a bullet has been added stating that a building permit is required for awning placement 28. Comment: Address barn-style garages and compatibility Response: Paragraph 2 on Page 66 has been expanded to include discussion of barn-style garages 29. Comment: structure, but New additions should not be aligned with original offset. Response: Page 61 diagram has been amended Exhibit A Page 5 30. Comment: Page 67, amend diagram to reflect actual examples from the neighborhood Response: On Page 67, under discussion of New Infill Development Site Plan Considerations paragraph 2 has been added which discusses setback consistency within a neighborhood 31. Comment: New development should "respect" existing scale and character of the neighborhood Response: Sentence 1 on Page 67 has been revised to include this concept and architectural considerations section on page 68 has been revised to include this concept 32. Comment: example ' Response: Replace or eliminate photograph Photograph has been deleted of second-story 33. Comment: Reference City's landscape and irrigation guidelines as source for landscape ideas Response: On Page 72 under Variety discussion a second paragraph has been added which referendes the City's guidelines 34. Comment: Remove or change photograph of iron gate on page 73 Response: Photograph of iron gate has been eliminated and photograph title has been changed to "Appropriate Examples of Fences" 35. Comment: Add example of dog-ear type fencing to examples of appropriate Victorian/Colonial Revival style fencing 74 Response: Dog-ear fencing illustration has been added to page 36. Comment: Amend site plan on Page 75 to eliminate term "semi- public", identify acceptable location of fences/walls at side yards and add footnote referencing city code for setbacks Exhibit A Page 6 Response: Fence Heights and Location site plan on Page 75 has been corrected per comments 37. Conm~ent: Add definition of the term "Light" to Glossary Response: Definition has been added to Appendix A, page 3 38. Comment: Add illustration of knob-and-tube wiring Response: Illustration added to Appendix B, page 15 39. Comment: For homes without foundations discussion and example of foundation tie downs may not be applicable Response: Discussion and illustration of foundations on pages 11 and 22 have been deleted. Discussion of Earthquake Preparedness h~s been added to pages 22, 23 and 24 40. Comment: Add blank pages for notes Response: Four blank pages labeled notes have been added the back of the document to EXHIBIT B (June 22, 1994) 2 o Comment: Page 21, address on illustration is incorrect. Correct address is 230 So. B Street. Response: Address on illustration has been corrected. Corament: Page 3. Add city vicinity map to boundary map graphic to help orient people who are unfamiliar with the District. Response: included Figure 1 Vicinity map used for Planning Reports has been with Cultural Resources District, Boundary Map - Comment: Page 10, Detail of Porch Bracket is not historically authentic and is part of a commercial structure. Response: Porch bracket detail has been changed to show example from house at 540 West Third Street. Comment: Page 26, Example of Tudor with Cross Gable front yard landscaping is not reflective of appropriate landscaping for housing style. Response: Photograph has not been replaced. Home is excellent example of a Tudor style and other examples within the district have less appropriate features. Comment: Appendices A through G should not be numbered sequentially, renumber i.e., A-l, B-1 and C-1. Response: Appendices have been re-paginated. ATTACHMENT C Augnst 15, 1994 Dear Readers: The Cultural Resources Advisory Committee is pleased to present "Residential Design Guidelines". The development of Residential Design Guidelines is one more of a continuing effort by the City of Tustin to record and encourage the preservation of the rich historical past of "01d Town Tustln". Previous achievements by the City to enhance, protect and preserve the City's cultural resources have included: Creation of a Cultural Resources Overlay District to the area known as "0Id Town Tustin", 1988 Establishment of a Cultural Resources Advisory Committee comprised of five members representing residential, business and historical interests, 1988 Completion of the Tustin Historical Survey, identifying structures of historical value within the City, 1990 Recognition of Tustin as a Certified Local Government for historic preservation by the State of California, 1991 Completion of an 0Id Town Educational Video promoting the benefits of historic preservation and 01d Town's value as a cultural and educational resource, 1993 In 1990 the Cultural Resources Advisory Committee recommended a number of programs and objectives to the Tustin City Council. One recommendation was to use our committee as a resource for preparation of informational guidelines that would be prepared for those interested in renovating homes in 01d Town Tustin. The Cultural Resources Advisory Committee, has provided extensive input into the development of these *'Residential Design Guidelines". Our primary goal has been to ensure that this document serves as aguide and simplifies the process of making home repairs and preserving important historical resources in Tustin. The document will also be an excellent resource in describing some of the unique cultural/architectural resources we have in "01d Town Tustin". We would like to express appreciation to the City Council for prioritizing projects such as this documenL We also thank Urban Design Studios and Thirtieth Street Architects and staff from the Community Development Department who assisted in the preparation of this document, applied their expertise, and guided our committee through our review process. 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