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Home My WebLink AboutORD 2642so -� NO, � 606 q5_0 I,, BILL NO. 67 ORDINANCE NO. 2642 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 10 -01 -03 OF THE CALDWELL ZONING ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE SEMI -RURAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE (R -S) "LAKE ZONE ". WHEREAS, The City of Caldwell is "rrently reviewing its Zoning Ordinance with the intent to revise and clarify certain policies; and WHEREAS, The City of Caldwell has identified the properties in this ordinance as appropriate for expediting the process of permit review and simplify the administration of such actions; and WHEREAS, The City of Caldwell has determined that it is in the best interests of the City to amend the existing language of such ordinances; and WHEREAS, The City has held public hearings on the proposed changes on August 8, 2006, and November 6, 2006; and WHEREAS, The City Council has reviewed all evidence and testimony submitted at the City of Caldwell hearings. NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY OF CALDWELL ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 10 -01 -03 of the Caldwell Zoning Ordinance shall be amended as follows: R -S SEMI -RURAL RESIDENTIAL AND LAKE ZONES, R -S -1 and R -S -2: The purpose of the R -S (semi - residential) zone is to provide areas by zoning procedures in accordance with the comprehensive plan that help to protect and enhance single - family living areas that are rural in character or otherwise transitional in relationship to more urbanized residential areas of higher density. Such areas may not necessarily have a full range of urban utilities and services contingent upon topography, density, lot size, development designs and other development and engineering criteria being properly met. BASELINE DENSITY: The R -S -1 classification minimum land area per single family dwelling is forty- thousand (40,000) square feet. The R -S -2 classification shall have central domestic water service, or both domestic water and central sewage collection and a minimum land area of twenty- thousand (20,000) square feet per single family dwelling. Based upon total net residential building area available in the development, these residential units may be clustered into multi- family building styles. THE INTENDED AND ENFORCEABLE NATURE OF THE R -S CLASSIFICATIONS IS ILLUSTRATED BY THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTIONS: • Regard for the site's natural and environmental features, preserving wherever possible, the natural topography, drainage, and rare native plant species, • Use of open spaces, including pastures or other agricultural fields, wildlife corridors, and storm water retention areas to create well defined edges to each neighborhood. • Where the land has a suitable slope from which there are long -range views, building structure and arrangement should preserve various vistas for all parts of the development and for adjoining land. • Incorporate a system or web of well connected vehicular through -lanes and Bill No. 67 Page 1 of 3 Ordinance No. 2642 09 00 pedestrian/bicycle paths to enable and encourage non - motorized means of movement. Cul -de -sacs may be allowed if properly designed to effect in overall environmental approach but do not necessarily of themselves foster the desired "community" atmosphere. • Narrow lanes and streets that appear to be defined by buildings, trees, and lighting to create an attractive, friendly, people -scale outdoor environment in areas where people live and congregate. • Shop areas where small businesses may be woven into the community and may have operator dwellings incorporated as a part of the structure. • Both formal and informal public spaces providing a variety of passive and active recreational opportunities, perhaps incorporated with a school site or other public facility, are focal points. • A network of rear lanes, alleyways, and common or shared driveways designed to enable traditional village service functions. • Capsule Community; Within a larger development proposal, when full urban utilities and services plus adjacent, improved, open recreation land is made available, a diversity of housing densities above and within an intended commercial area may or may not be approved as a bonus boost based upon certain design criteria in overall density. The objective is to provide apartments /condominiums within short walking distance of areas of employment, indoor and outdoor sports facilities, community facilities, and services. THIS IS NOT COMMONLY GRANTED but is a potential feature that depends upon design integration and convincing argument for its benefit to the City. Conversely, approval of a commercial area may not occur without this design integration irrespective of any density bonus boost. • Landscaping requirements will be heightened and will require a higher degree of variety, size, and specimen type quality in order to ensure the required ecological, environmental, and tranquility of this zone. PRIMARY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS OF THE R -S ZONES: 1. Additional development approval criteria: a) Length of blocks (that portion of street length between cross - streets) shall be not more than an approximate twelve- hundred (1200) feet. b) Pedestrian/bicycle paths shall be interconnected within the residential area at approximate six - hundred (500) foot intervals. However, substantial design flexibility will be accorded during the preliminary design stages for consideration of creative ways to provide highly convenient, safe, and attractive non - motorized circulation throughout the proposed development. c) All water bodies or water courses shall be used as green space and pedestrian/bicycle trails for general connection to the greater Caldwell area. d) In addition to the water course trail system, there shall be trails connecting schools or future school sites with residential areas. These should be networked to include any commercial area that contains a neighborhood grocery store. e) They may propose a design structured as a mini -city having sites or developed facilities for a law enforcement substation, a fire and emergency response substation, a grounds, maintenance and programs facility, plus integrated retail shops with owner or renter living quarters, and a small grocery store. 2. Procedure for proposals in the R -S -1 and R -S -2 Lake Zones shall be the Chapter 11, Subdivisions, process. All appropriate Comprehensive Plan provisions and the design objectives of Section 10- 03 -07, Planned Unit Developments shall be incorporated in that subdivision process. Bill No. 67 Page 2 of 3 Ordinance No. 2642 IT 11 IN 1 �. IN J IN NJ ; - •I 1: '' IN I M. yl i I 1 TI ' ■ f ', T I =1 f ' A Y �I■ I 1J ■ 19kI♦ . ,Jr. — 1 1 IN II�t6 1' � ' I ti _C'. 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