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Home My WebLink About2022-01-11 - RESOLUTIONS - TWO UNIT RESIDENTIAL MC 21-224 — RESOLUTION 22-2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING MASTER CASE 21-224, AND ADOPTING THE TWO-UNIT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT DESIGN STANDARDS AS SHOWN IN EXHIBIT A THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. FINDINGS OF FACT. The City Council does hereby make the following findings of fact: A. On September 16, 2021, the Governor signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 9, which mandates the City of Santa Clarita(City) to ministerially approve two-unit residential developments on parcels zoned for single-family uses, and to ministerially approve a parcel map for the lot split of a parcel zoned for single-family use; B. California Government Code Section 65852.21(j) permits a local agency to, by ordinance, provide for regulating the creation of a two-unit residential developments on a parcel zoned to allow a single-family dwelling unit; C. California Government Code Section 66411.7(n) permits a local agency to, by ordinance, provide for regulating a parcel map for an urban lot split of a single-family zoned parcel; D. California Government Code Sections 65852.21(b) and 66411.7(c) permits a local agency to impose objective zoning standards, objective subdivision standards, and objective design review standards for two-unit residential development and urban lot split projects; E. The proposed two-unit residential development design standards (development design standards) are attached as Exhibit B; F. The proposed development design standards are in compliance with State law and provide the City with criteria for the architectural design of two-unit residential development for the purposes of implementing two-unit residential developments and urban lot splits in conformance with Unified Development Code (UDC) Amendment 21- 003, adopted under separate ordinance; G. The Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on this issue commencing on December 7, 2021, at, or after, 6:00 p.m. at City Hall, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Santa Clarita, California; and — H. At the hearing described above, the Planning Commission considered a staff presentation, the staff report, and public testimony on the proposed development design standards, and in a 4-0 vote, recommended the City Council approve Master Case 21-224 and its associated entitlements; Page 1 of 3 I. The project was duly noticed in accordance with the public hearing noticing requirements of the UDC, and a 1/8th page advertisement was placed in The Signal Newspaper on December 21, 2021; J. The City Council held a duly noticed public hearing on this issue commencing on January 11, 2022, at, or after, 6:00 p.m. at City Hall, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Santa Clarita, California; and K. At the hearing described above, the City Council considered a staff presentation, the staff report, and public testimony on the proposed amendments, and introduced and passed to second reading an ordinance to regulate two-unit residential developments and urban lot splits. These Development Design Standards (Exhibit B) would support the ordinance by providing objective architectural criteria to regulate two-unit residential development. SECTION 2. NOW, THEREFORE, by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, California, does hereby resolve as follows: Adopt Resolution 22-2, adopting Two-Unit Residential Development Design Standards as shown in Exhibit B. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 11th day of January, 2022. r MAYOR ATTEST: CA/YL&AA/C;44 CITY CLERK DATE: I R13-a--- .r. Page 2 of 3 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) I, Mary Cusick, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 22-2 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 11 to of January 2022, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Smyth, McLean, Miranda, Gibbs, Weste NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None CITY CLERK Page 3 of 3 EXHIBIT A n 1 Santa Clarita Two-Unit Residential Development Design Standards 1. The following development design standards apply to a two-unit residential development when the dwelling unit is proposed on a parcel with an existing single-family dwelling unit. a. The new unit shall utilize the same exterior materials and colors as the existing dwelling unit, however, the primary siding shall not be comprised of metal. b. The color and material palette shall be applied to all exterior elevations (360-degree architecture). c. Sloped Roof. The slope of the roof shall match the roof pitch of the existing dwelling unit, but in no case shall the roof pitch be less than an incline of two to twelve (2:12) feet. d. Roof-mounted or installed air conditioners shall be prohibited. This however, shall not preclude the replacement of existing legal roof-mounted air conditioners with new units which are the same dimensions of the original unit. e. Rain gutters, downspouts, vents and other roof protrusions shall be painted to match the adjacent building or roof surface. f. Windows. All exterior windows shall be accented with the same material as the existing unit, except, if no window trim exists on the existing structure, then one of the following window accents shall be incorporated on the new unit: wood trim, stucco foam surround, shutters, window sills, trellis, or awning g. The garage door of any new fully enclosed parking space(s) shall be recessed a minimum of four (4) inches from the exterior wall plane. "` 2. The following development design standards apply to a two-unit residential development if the parcel does not include an existing single-family residence, or if an existing single-family residence is proposed to be demolished. a. The new units shall utilize the same exterior material and color palette. MIMI b. The color and material palette shall be applied to all exterior elevations (360-degree architecture). c. The roof shall be sloped with a minimum incline of two to twelve (2:12) feet. d. Roof-mounted or installed air conditioners shall be prohibited. e. Rain gutters, downspouts, vents and other roof protrusions shall be painted to match the adjacent building or roof surface. f. The garage door of any new fully enclosed parking space(s) shall be recessed a minimum of four(4) inches from the exterior wall plane. g. Windows. All exterior windows shall be accented with one of the following: wood trim, stucco foam surround, shutters, window sills, trellis, or awning. h. Metal Siding. The primary siding shall not be comprised of metal.