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RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
CHANDLER, ARIZONA
ADOPTED
MAY 23, 2002
Concrete S- Tiled Roof
Wood Corbels @ Truss Tail
Shaped Shutters
Stucco
Wood Corbels
Concrete Flat Tiled Roof
Wood Posts
And Railing
Stone Veneer
Stucco
Concrete Flat Tiled Roof
Stone Veneer
Monterey Style
Concrete Flat Tiled Roof
Vinyl Railing
Shaped
Shutters
Stucco
Craftsman Style
Spanish Style
Country French Style
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Acknowledgements
City Council
Jay Tibshraeny, Mayor
Boyd Dunn, Vice Mayor
Dean Anderson
Patti Bruno
Lowell Huggins
Donna Wallace
Phillip Westbrooks
Planning and Zoning
Mike Perry, Chair
Phil Ryan, Vice-Chair
Diane Ortiz-Parsons
Thomas Padilla
Michael Flanders
Jeanette Polvani
Rick J. Heumann
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Table of Contents
PURPOSE .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1
OBJECTIVES............................................................................................................................................................................................ 3
Infill Proposals..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................4
SECTION I ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................6
THE REQUIRED SUBDIVISION DIVERSITY ELEMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
1.
Sense of neighborhood arrival ..........................................................................................................................................................................................7
2.
Distinctive project themes.................................................................................................................................................................................................7
3. Vehicular access to rear yards...........................................................................................................................................................................................8
4.
Provide deeper rear yard setbacks for two-story dwellings ..............................................................................................................................................8
5.
Irregular shaped retention areas ........................................................................................................................................................................................9
6.
Useable and accessible retention areas .............................................................................................................................................................................9
7.
Ten (10) ft. landscaped parkway.....................................................................................................................................................................................10
8.
Staggers or other visual breaks. ......................................................................................................................................................................................10
THE OPTIONAL SUBDIVISION DIVERSITY ELEMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
1.
Curvilinear street system.................................................................................................................................................................................................11
2. Cul-de-sacs with a diversity feature................................................................................................................................................................................11
3.
View fencing...................................................................................................................................................................................................................11
4. Wider side yards .............................................................................................................................................................................................................12
5.
Group wider side yards. ..................................................................................................................................................................................................12
6.
Different lot widths.........................................................................................................................................................................................................12
7.
Widen corner lots............................................................................................................................................................................................................12
8.
Angled building envelope on corner lots ........................................................................................................................................................................12
9.
Mix of garage orientations..............................................................................................................................................................................................13
10. Stagger front yard setback lines......................................................................................................................................................................................14
11. Stagger rear setback lines................................................................................................................................................................................................14
12. Landscaped open spaces .................................................................................................................................................................................................14
13. Different lot sizes............................................................................................................................................................................................................14
14. Minimum lot size of 12,000 sq. ft within the multi-parcel PAD.....................................................................................................................................14
15. Common area lakes.........................................................................................................................................................................................................15
16. Common area lakes with recreational features ...............................................................................................................................................................15
17. Thirty-eight percent (38%) maximum lot coverage........................................................................................................................................................15
18. Thirty (30) ft. total side yard setback width between homes ..........................................................................................................................................15
19. Enlarged landscape tract .................................................................................................................................................................................................16
20. Twenty (20) foot landscaped parkway............................................................................................................................................................................16
21. Any other subdivision features not listed........................................................................................................................................................................16
SUBDIVISION DIVERSITY ELEMENTS CHECKLIST ................................................................................................................................................................17
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SECTION II............................................................................................................................................................................................. 19
THE REQUIRED ARCHITECTURAL DIVERSITY ELEMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
1.
Four-sided architecture ...................................................................................................................................................................................................20
2.
De-emphasize garage fronts............................................................................................................................................................................................20
3.
Front door or courtyard entry visible from street............................................................................................................................................................20
4. Single-story or combination one- and two-story homes on all corner lots......................................................................................................................20
5.
Enhanced rear elevations. ...............................................................................................................................................................................................21
6.
A variety of roofing colors, textures, and shapes............................................................................................................................................................21
7. Durable exterior materials and finishes...........................................................................................................................................................................21
8. “Box-on-box”(two-story) homes ....................................................................................................................................................................................21
9. Standard covered rear patios...........................................................................................................................................................................................21
THE OPTIONAL ARCHITECTURAL DIVERSITY ELEMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
1.
At least three (3) significant architectural style differences............................................................................................................................................22
2.
Prohibit same front elevation on adjoining homes..........................................................................................................................................................23
3.
Standard feature stone, brick or other accent façade material.........................................................................................................................................23
4. Distinctive architectural details on all elevations............................................................................................................................................................23
5. Screening of trash containers. .........................................................................................................................................................................................23
6.
Standard front porches ....................................................................................................................................................................................................23
7.
Limit the amount of two-story homes along arterial and collector streets ......................................................................................................................23
8.
Break up the main ridgeline on roof slopes.....................................................................................................................................................................23
9. Roof slopes visible from the arterial street......................................................................................................................................................................23
10. Variety of front yard landscape.......................................................................................................................................................................................24
11. Utilizes flat roofs.............................................................................................................................................................................................................25
12. Four-sided architecture on all portions of the building ..................................................................................................................................................25
13. Any other architectural features not listed ......................................................................................................................................................................25
ARCHITECTURAL DIVERSITY ELEMENTS CHECKLIST ........................................................................................................................................................26
SECTION III. .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
1. Ribbon curbs...................................................................................................................................................................................................................29
2. Narrower pavement.........................................................................................................................................................................................................29
3.
Elimination of sidewalks.................................................................................................................................................................................................29
4.
Modification of street lighting standards ........................................................................................................................................................................29
5.
Any other subdivision features not listed........................................................................................................................................................................29
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Local subdivisions illustrate the “sameness”
found in some residential development plans.
Small lots, rigid building orientation, limited
exterior
building
materials
and
restrictive
architecture result in monotony and lack of
diversity.
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PURPOSE
The City of Chandler historically has experienced significant
periods of rapid residential development. However, it has been
the rapid growth period during the early and mid-90's that has
made the City acutely aware of a growing trend toward
"sameness" of most new residential production development,
irrespective of the particular homebuilder. Small lots, narrow
side yards, and rigid street patterns within subdivisions,
together with a limited range of exterior building materials
(stucco walls, tile roofs), colors, building orientations, and
architecture (prominent garages), have all combined to produce
a monotony in new home construction city-wide, together with
the visual impression of building mass and closeness that has
characterized the City's low density single family residential
development.
Applications for new residential development, submitted
during this rapid growth period, have typically sought relief
under the Planned Area Development (PAD) zoning
designation from certain minimum standards otherwise
required by the Zoning Code for the smallest lot size category,
i.e., minimum 7,000 sq. ft. lot with minimum 5 ft./10 ft. side
yard setbacks, and a minimum 20 ft. front yard setbacks.
However, such requests have not demonstrated any real design
innovation or other merit justifying the departure from
conventional standards, as otherwise required by the City
Zoning Code for a PAD designation.
Hence, the purpose of the Residential Guidelines for Planned
Area Development is to achieve greater diversity within new
residential developments relative to lot sizes, subdivision
layout, and single-family architecture, and to insure that
departures from conventional zoning standards are truly
warranted by virtue of creativity, amenity, and diversity. These
guidelines are intended to carry out the purpose and objectives
of the PAD zoning designation as stated in Sections 1700 and
1701 of the Zoning Code.
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One objective of fulfilling Residential Development
Standards is to ensure that new developments are
sustainable, meaning that as families grow and their
needs change, family dwellings can be expanded on
existing lots as well.
The architectural diversity, larger lots, and
other innovative design characteristics are
all examples of the uniqueness the City of
Chandler hopes to achieve by implementing
the Residential Design Standards.
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OBJECTIVES
1.
To insure that new residential development proposals
focus attention upon design of the subdivision layout
and housing product in order to achieve certain
elements of diversity, both within the subdivision and
from one subdivision to the next.
2.
To insure that new residential development will be
sustainable, i.e., that as household characteristics
change over time, any given dwelling unit has some
capability for being expanded upon the lot, if so
desired, in order to meet the needs of family growth
without necessarily having to move from the
neighborhood.
3.
To induce design diversity, amenity, and innovation in
production home subdivisions by correlating lot size
categories with minimum/maximum percentage ranges,
where the number and size of lots being proposed
trigger all, some, or none of the diversity guidelines as
stated in this document.
4.
To induce larger lot single family home development
by
establishing
alternatives--or
trade-offs--to
conventional standards relative to, sidewalks, curbing,
pavement width, and street lighting.
To accomplish the purpose and objectives as identified above,
these guidelines are set forth under three (3) primary sections:
Subdivision Layout (Section I), Production Home-Building
(Section II), and larger lot single family Home Development
(Section III). The circumstances that trigger conformance with
all, some, or none of the guidelines, are identified at the
beginning of each section. However, the guidelines as
presented in each section are not exhaustive. Through the PAD
process, Council may approve the use of some unlisted
diversity element (s), upon finding that the unlisted element(s)
equally well achieves the diversity and environmental quality
being sought by the guidelines.
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Given the purposes and objectives of the PAD zoning
designation as provided in Sections 1700 and 1701 of the
Zoning Code, Council may find that departure from these
guidelines is warranted for a given project, upon consideration
of a particular circumstance, such as:
1) a proposed theme or environment so unique that it
would provide a new and different component to--and
in fact helping to diversify--the Chandler housing stock,
or
2) a demonstrated need for lower cost single-family
housing, such as the designated Redevelopment Area as
set forth in the Chandler General Plan, or
3. single-family
retirement
housing,
wherein
the
development proposal is otherwise consistent with the
Single-Family Retirement Development Policy.
In addition to the above circumstances, Council may also give
consideration to an infill proposal in order to capitalize on
existing
infrastructure,
eliminate
vacant
(perhaps
unmaintained) parcels, and to provide a positive contribution to
an existing (perhaps older) neighborhood. Such considerations
may be based upon the following:
1) an infill proposal involving a small or irregularly
shaped parcel, located within a developed residential
neighborhood and immediately contiguous to existing
land uses and physical barriers, such as streets, canals, etc.,
which otherwise preclude expansion.
2) parcels with boundaries limited only by ownership lines
caused by lot splits and indiscriminate parcel divisions shall
not be considered as infill.
3) geographically, such parcels are usually limited to
developed areas located ½ mile north of the San Tan
Freeway (nothing south of Pecos Road) and ½ mile east of
Price Road, and generally range in size from one (1) to ten
(10) acres.
4) minimum lot size, average lot size, and lot range shall be
determined in conjunction with the most diverse lot pattern
possible under the circumstances.
5) finding that the proposed intensity, pattern, and quality
meets or exceeds that of the surrounding environment.
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HARTFORD ST
ARROWHEAD DR
ALMA SCHOOL RD
RAY RD
GALVESTON ST
KNOX RD
Location of vacant
parcel infill being
used for new residential
developments.
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Typical infill parcel located within a developed area.
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SECTION I.
SUBDIVISIONS
Each single family development proposal for which a PAD
zoning designation is requested, whether a single parcel or a
multi-phase development, shall be subject to the following
analysis relative to the number and size of lots:
Not more than 20% of the total lot yield shall be less
than 7,000 sq. ft. each. In the event that any lots are
under 7,000 sq. ft. in size, that same number of lots
over 10,000 sq. ft. shall be required. In all cases, the
average size for all lots within any phase or unit of the
development shall be 7,500 sq. ft. or greater.
Results of the above calculation shall then trigger conformance
with the subdivision diversity guidelines identified in Section I
as follows:
• If any lots are less than 7,000 sq. ft. in size, either in a
single parcel or within any unit of a multi-parcel PAD, all
of the diversity guidelines in Section I shall be required for
the entire project.
• If all of the lots are at least 7,000 sq. ft. in size, but do not
exceed 10,000 sq. ft., all of the eight (8) standard diversity
elements and at least ten (10) points for optional diversity
elements in Section I shall be required.
• If all of the lots, either in a single parcel or within any unit
of a multi-parcel PAD, are 10,000 sq. ft. and greater, none
of the diversity standards in Section I shall be required.
• If all of the lots, either in a single parcel or within any unit
of a multi-parcel PAD, are 12,000 sq. ft. and greater, none
of the diversity standards in Section I shall be required, and
the developer may apply the "incentive" standards
identified in Section III for larger lot single family home
development.
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The required subdivision diversity elements are as follows:
1. Provide a sense of neighborhood arrival through design of
the entry street intersecting the arterial or major collector to
include such elements as monument signing, special
landscaping, specialty pavement, enhanced fence wall
details, architectural tower or arch features, water features
utilizing reclaimed water, boulevard median, etc. (Note:
all such elements must be maintained by a homeowners'
association, adjoining property owners, or other private
entity and must not impede safe traffic visibilities).
2. Provide distinctive project themes consistently throughout
subdivision, which may include examples such as
specialized fencing, accent wall details, light fixtures, plant
palette, tree-lined boulevards with detached sidewalks,
bollards, water features, signage, address labels, ornamental
artwork, etc.
This subdivision features a monument sign
combined with mesquite trees that establishes a
sense of neighborhood arrival and provides a
distinctive project theme.
Outdoor artwork enhances this neighborhood
entry.
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3. Provide a means of vehicular access to rear yards, other than
alleys, for keeping cars, small boats, and trailers, all of
which must be effectively screened from view by six (6) ft.
fence walls, solid gates, and landscaping.
4. Provide
deeper
rear
yard
setbacks
for
two-story
dwellings—not less than thirty (30) ft. (a covered patio may
extend into this minimum rear yard setback no more than
ten (10) ft.).
Provide a means of vehicular access to rear yards.
A double side-yard gate provides vehicular
access to the rear yard.
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5. Provide irregular shaped retention areas through the
subdivision as a greenbelt, rather than a single rectangular
basin, with maximum 4:1 side slopes. Retention areas must
be screened from street view with the use of berming.
These retention areas must appear natural and pleasing.
6. Design and improve retention areas to be useable and
accessible, i.e., not inundated by 10-year storm volumes for
certain
recreational
purposes,
such
as,
basketball,
volleyball, or tot lots, etc., as well as for specific site and
architectural amenities such as ramadas, benches, par
courses, etc.
Design and improve retention areas to be
useable and accessible.
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7. Provide a minimum ten (10) ft. landscaped parkway
measured from the right-of-way line to the fence, in a
common area to be maintained by an association, where
lots back onto an arterial street and five (5) ft. when
backing to a local or collector street.
8. Provide staggers or other visual breaks to relieve the linear
character of perimeter fence walls adjoining arterial streets.
Landscaped parkways and staggers or
other visual breaks help relieve the
linear character of perimeter fence wall
that adjoin arterial streets.
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The optional subdivision diversity elements are as follows:
(Minimum 10 points required)
1. Provide a curvilinear street system with safe traffic sight
visibilities, particularly at intersections.
2. Provide a number of cul-de-sacs with a diversity feature,
such as a landscaped island, or access to common open
space, etc.
3. Provide view fencing along arterial and collector streets that
provides views into subdivision and creates relief from
solid walls. View fencing is desirable along open spaces,
not along residential property lines.
A landscaped island inside of a cul-de-sac adds
diversity to this Chandler neighborhood.
View fencing creates relief from solid walls.
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4. Provide wider side yards on at least fifty percent (50%) of
the total lots dispersed throughout the subdivision -not less
than twenty (20) ft. combined width, with no side yard less
than five (5) ft. on any one side of single-story homes; for
two-story homes, a minimum fifteen (15) ft. side yard
setback shall be provided on either side. Future building
additions on individual lots shall be permitted to encroach
into the wider setback.
5. Group wider side yards on adjoining lots or arrange lots in
another fashion to add diversity.
6. Provide different lot widths (at least five (5) ft. differential)
within in the same subdivision.
7. Widen corner lots by at least ten (10) ft. more than the
interior lots on that block or include a ten (10) feet wide
landscape tract on the street side of the lot.
8. Orient the building envelope on corner lots to be angled,
rather than parallel with, side property lines.
Widen corner lots, and group wider side
yards to add diversity.
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9. Provide a mix of garage orientations--e.g., recessed,
tandem, side-entry, or angled--so that no more than fifty
percent (50%) of all floor plans offered are garage forward
facing.
Mix garage orientations, such as side-entry, to
promote streetscape diversity.
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10. Stagger the front yard setback lines to achieve a range of
six (6) ft. or more (no front yard setback shall be less than
eighteen (18) ft. from the face of the forward facing garage
to the property line).
11. Stagger the rear setback lines for all lots backing onto an
arterial street by ten (10) ft. or more (no rear yard setback
shall be less than twenty (20) ft. from the property line to a
single story structure, and not less than thirty (30) ft. for a
two-story setback). A covered patio may extend into this
minimum rear yard setback no more than ten (10) ft,
provided however, that a minimum twenty (20) ft. setback
from the rear property line to the patio cover posts is
retained. provided however, that a minimum twenty (20) ft.
setback from the rear property line to the patio cover posts
is retained.
12. Provide landscaped open spaces visible from arterial street
and residential street view with maximum 4:1 side slopes
along street frontages.
13. Within a multi-parcel PAD, provide a differential of at
least 2,000 sq. ft. between the minimum lot size of two (2)
or more parcels.
14. In addition, credit for another "diversity element" may be
granted within the multi-parcel PAD if the lot size
differential results in a parcel with a minimum lot size of
12,000 sq. ft.
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15. Provide common area lakes --whether for active or passive
enjoyment -- by use of reclaimed wastewater. (Counts as
two points)
16. Provide common area lakes that are visible from streets or
common areas -- with recreational features -- by use of
reclaimed wastewater. (Counts as two points)
17. Provide a thirty-eight percent (38%) maximum lot coverage
on at least fifty percent (50%) of the total lots, forty-two
percent (42%) maximum lot coverage on at least twenty-
five percent (25%) of the total lots, with the balance of the
lots in a subdivision not to exceed forty-five percent (45%)
lot coverage. Future building additions on individual lots
shall be permitted to increase the lot coverage.
18. Provide a minimum thirty (30) ft. total side yard setback
width between homes for at least fifty percent (50%) of
the total lots distributed throughout the subdivision. Future
building additions on individual lots shall be permitted to
encroach into the wider setback.
A larger house requires a larger lot.
This lake includes a variety of amenities.
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19. Locate a continuous enlarged landscape tract that is at least
one half of the total frontage in length along arterial or
collector streets with a depth equal to the average
subdivision lot depth and with no more than five (5) lots
backing up to the tract. The landscape areas shall not
include solid walls that would otherwise create a visual
barrier from the arterial or collector streets.
20. Provide a minimum twenty (20) foot landscaped parkway
along arterial streets, measured from the right-of-way line
to the fence.
21. Any other subdivision feature that is not listed, but which
meets the general intent for diversity, may be considered.
Examples may include, but not limited to solar
orientation, limited concrete driveways, cul-de-sac islands,
art displays, etc.
An
enlarged
landscaped
tract
provides
“barrier free” views into the subdivision.
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SUBDIVISION DIVERSITY ELEMENTS
REQUIRED 8 ELEMENTS (Minimum Required - 8 of 8):
1. Sense of neighborhood arrival
2. Distinctive project themes
3. Vehicular access to rear yards
4. Deeper rear yard setbacks – 30 ft. 2-story
5. Irregular shaped retention basins, max. 4:1 slope
6. Design and improve retention areas to be useable and accessible
7. Provide a minimum 10-foot landscape parkway from r-o-w line to fence in a common area when lots back onto an arterial
street and 5 feet when backed to a local or collector
8. Provide staggers or other visual breaks in perimeter fence walls adjoining arterial streets
OPTIONAL ELEMENTS (Minimum Required – 10 Points):
1. Provide a curvilinear street system
2. Provide a number of cul-de-sacs with a diversity feature
3. Provide view fencing along arterial and collector streets
4. Provide wider side yards on at least 50% of lots dispersed throughout the subdivision – not less than 20 feet combined
width. 15 foot side yard on each side of a 2-story home
5. Group wider side yards on adjoining lot or arrange lots in another fashion to add diversity
6. Provide different lot widths (at least 5-ft. differential)
7. Widen corner lots by at least 10 feet more than interior lots on same block or include a 10-foot wide landscape tract on
the street side of the lot
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8. Orient building envelope on corner lots to be angled rather than parallel with side property lines
9. Provide a mix of garage orientations
10. Stagger the front yard setback to achieve a range of 6 feet or more; minimum 18 feet from front facing garage to the
property line
11. Stagger the rear setback lines for all lots backing onto an arterial street by 10 feet or more (no rear yard setback to be
less than 20 feet for 1-story and 30 feet for 2-story).
12. Provide landscape open spaces visible from arterial street and residential street view with maximum 4:1 slopes along
street frontages
13. Within a multi-parcel PAD, provide a differential of at least 2,000 sq. ft. between the minimum lot size of two (2) or
more parcels
14. Credit for another element may be granted within the multi-parcel PAD if the lot size differential results in a parcel with
a minimum lot size of 12,000 sq. ft.
15. Provide common area lakes by use of reclaimed wastewater. (Counts as two points).
16. Provide common are lakes visible from streets or common areas with recreational features. (Counts as two points).
17. Provide a 38% maximum lot coverage on at least 50% of the total lots, 42% maximum lot coverage on at least 25% of
lots with the balance of the lots in a subdivision not to exceed 45% lot coverage
18. Provide a minimum 30-foot total side yard setback width between homes for at least 50% of the total lots distributed
throughout the subdivision
19. Locate a continuous enlarged landscape tract at least ½ the total frontage in length along the arterial or collector streets
with a depth equal to the average lot depth and no more than 5 lots backing up to the tract. Landscape areas not to include
solid walls creating a visual barrier
20. Provide a minimum 20-foot landscape parkway along arterial streets, measured from the r-o-w line to the fence
21. Any other subdivision feature not listed.
TOTAL POINTS (Minimum Required 8 + 10 optional points)
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SECTION II.
PRODUCTION
HOME-BUILDING
Any application for a Planned Area Development designation
shall demonstrate conformance with all of the nine (9) required
diversity elements and at least seven (7) points for optional
diversity elements, except for those applications where all lots
are 10,000 sq. ft. and greater.
The quantity of floor plans for a particular subdivision is not
prescribed and should be dependent upon the execution of the
objectives of the diversity standards.
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The required architectural diversity elements are as follows:
1. Provide four-sided architecture on all portions of the
building visible from the arterial streets, unless precluded by
a specific architectural style.
2. De-emphasize garage fronts as the most prominent
architectural feature of the dwelling front, e.g., incorporate
side access garages, "in-line" garages, L-shape floor plans,
etc. Garage forward facing plans shall encompass a
maximum one-third (1/3) of the street front elevation or not
extend out from the main body of the house by more than
eight (8) feet or include low courtyard walls that extend out
from the garage face or other de-emphasizing techniques
approved by the City. Structures such as casitas and side-
loaded garages may extend further from the main body of
the house at a reduced building setback.
3. Allow front door or courtyard entry to be visible from street,
so that the main entrance is not hidden.
4. Provide single-story or combination one- and two-story
homes on all corner lots, with the two-story portion
encompassing a maximum 75% of the building footprint and
oriented furthest away from the side yard street side.
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5. Provide enhanced rear elevations along arterial and collector
streets and open spaces. Vary rooflines at rear, e.g., avoid
unbroken roof ridgelines by using building projections or
different roof features such as dormers, parapets, etc.
extending out from main body of building
6. Provide a variety of roofing colors, textures, and component
shapes, e.g., “barrel” tile and flat concrete tile.
7. Incorporate durable exterior materials and finishes that may
include brick, masonry, stone, or stucco facades; 30-year
warranted roof materials are considered mandatory. Wood
siding is not permitted.
8. “Box-on-box”(two-story) homes to include a single-story
element on rear elevations or second story plane changes or
multiple roofs with different ridge orientations or other
features, which may include covered patios extending from
the home, bay windows, cantilevers, dormers, etc. that
break up the “box-on-box” effect as approved by the City.
9. Provide standard covered rear patios on all floor plans.
Standard rear patios provide needed shade
from the Arizona sun.
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The optional architectural diversity elements are as follows:
(Minimum 7 total points required)
1. Provide at least three (3) significant architectural style
differences in the choice of elevations offered for each
floor plan with each style showcasing at least 4 distinctive
features, unless precluded by a specific architectural style.
Styles may include Spanish, Territorial, Craftsman,
Mission, Prairie, Mediterranean and/or Ranch. Less than 3
styles may be considered if a strong, singular, and unique
architectural theme is proposed. Unique features may
include window and column detailing, arches, different
roof elements, colors, materials, ornamental ironwork, eave
details, front door styles, etc.
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2. Prohibit the same front elevation on adjoining homes or
homes located directly across the street.
3. Standard feature stone, brick or other accent façade
material on at least one (1) elevation for each floor plan
available, offered as a standard feature, not an option.
4. Provide distinctive architectural details on all elevations,
e.g., covered front entries, covered front porches, door and
window details, roof features, parapet walls with cap
features, eave details, front door styles, dormers, etc.
5. Provide screening or other accommodation for trash
containers, recycling bins, household tools and equipment.
6. Incorporate standard front porches, defined courtyards or
other defined front yard outdoor living spaces on at least
one (1) elevation for each floor plan available.
7. Limit the amount of two-story homes along arterial and
collector streets to no more than every third lot. Two-story
homes shall be prohibited from backing up to the Price and
Santan Freeways.
8. Break up the main ridgeline on roof slopes, whereby at
least 25% of the ridgeline includes multiple roof elevations
or plane changes, unless precluded by a specific
architectural style.
9. Prohibit a series of roof slopes visible from the arterial that
are all parallel with, or all perpendicular to, the arterial
street by limiting identical rear elevation roof lines to no
more than two (2) adjacent lots.
This front courtyard defines a functional
outdoor living space.
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A variation in roof slopes between homes
promotes a more diverse sreetscape.
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10. Provide a variety of front yard landscape packages installed
by the home builder.
Xeriscape Yard
Traditional Lawn and Shrubs
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LAWN & SHRUB
LOW WATER= XERISCAPE COMBINE TURF & LOW WATER
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11. Provide at least a portion of the elevation that utilizes flat
roofs on at least one (1) elevation per floor plan, e.g.,
Pueblo or Santa Fe architectural style with flat roofs.
12. Provide four-sided architecture on all portions of the
building over 6′ high (side and rear yard) walls throughout
the subdivision.
13. Any other architectural feature that is not listed, but which
meets the general intent for diversity, may be considered.
Examples may include, but not limited to, porte cocheres,
enlarged roof overhangs, extended porches, energy efficient
design (“Green” building), staggered building walls along
side yards, etc.
The flat roof breaks up the roofline for
added diversity to the subdivision.
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ARCHITECTURAL DIVERSITY ELEMENTS
REQUIRED 9 ELEMENTS (9 of 9):
1. Provide four-sided architecture especially for portions of building visible from arterial street
2. De-emphasize garage fronts
3. Front door or courtyard entry to be visible from street
4. Single-story or combination one- and two-story homes on all corner lots
5. Enhanced rear elevations along arterial and collector streets and open spaces
6. Variety of roofing colors, textures, and shapes
7. Durable exterior materials and finishes (brick, masonry, stone, stucco facades)
8. Box-on-box (two-story) homes to include a single-story element on rear elevations or second story plan changes or
multiple roof designs
9. Standard covered rear patios on all floor plans
OPTIONAL ELEMENTS (Minimum Required – 7 points):
1. Provide at least 3 significant architectural style differences
2. Prohibit the same front elevation on adjoining homes or across the street
3. Standard feature stone, brick, or accent façade material on at least one elevation for each floor plan available
4. Provide distinctive architectural details on all elevations; covered front porches, covered front entries, door & window
details, roof features, etc.
5. Provide screening or other accommodation for trash bins, recycling bins, household tools and equipment
6. Incorporate standard front porches, defined courtyards, or other defined front yard outdoor living spaces on at least one
elevation for each floor plan
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7. Limit the amount of 2-story homes along arterial & collector streets to no more than every third lot, no 2-story homes
backing onto the Loop 101 and Loop 202 freeways
8. Break-up the main ridgelines on roof slopes
9. Prohibit series of roof slopes visible from arterial street, which are parallel with, or perpendicular to the street by limiting
no more than 2 adjacent lots having identical rear elevation roof lines.
10. Provide a variety of front yard landscape packages installed by builder
11. Utilize at least one elevation per floor plan having a flat roof
12. Provide four-sided architecture throughout subdivision
13.Any other architectural feature – porte-cochére, extended porches, “Green” building
TOTAL POINTS (Minimum Required 9 + 7 optional points)
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SECTION III.
LARGE FAMILY HOME
DEVELOPMENT
Upon approval by the City Engineer or designee, the
following development standards may be employed by
subdividers and home-builders for the expressed purpose of
large family home development on lots twelve thousand
(12,000) sq. ft. and greater:
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1. Ribbon curbs in lieu of vertical or rolled curbs and gutters.
2. Narrower pavement for private streets, based upon such
traffic considerations as access and maneuverability for
emergency vehicles and public service vehicles, sight
distances, design speeds/posted speeds, traffic generation,
on-street parking restrictions, with the approval of the City
Engineer.
3. Elimination of sidewalks along private streets, based upon
considerations of traffic generation, pavement width, on-
street parking restrictions, posted speed limits, etc.
4. Modification of street lighting standards, based upon
consideration of private streets, traffic restrictions, etc.
5. Any other subdivision feature that is not listed, but which
meets the general intent for diversity, may be considered.
Modification of street lighting standards and
elimination of sidewalks are common in Large
Family Home Developments.
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