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San Bruno City Council Meeting 11-10-09 10e. Proposed Municipal Code Revisions
A
B
There
are
three
different
areas.
The
first
has
to
do
with
a
consistency.
Finding
in
many
people
do
not
know,
but
currently,
within
the
city
of
San
Bruno,
a
majority
of
additions
do
not
go
through
architectural
review.
The
only
reason
they
go
through
architectural
review
is
if
they
exceed
certain
thresholds.
B
If
not
it's
a
non-discretionary
process,
it
goes
straight
through
a
building
permit
straight
to
a
building
permit,
and
although
the
planners
do
a
good
job
of
recommending
changes
to
the
to
the
homeowners
to
make
the
home
look
better,
there's
nothing
in
with
the
code
within
the
code.
That
requires
those
architectural
changes
to
be
made,
and
that
was
actually
one
of
the
first
recommendations
of
the
subcommittee
was
that
these
residential
design
guidelines
should
apply
to
all
editions
that
affect
the
exterior
of
a
building.
B
The
second
part
of
this
area
is
that
these
the
same
finding
for
approval
would
have
to
be
made
by
the
Planning
Commission
for
all
discretionary
permits.
Ax.
Currently,
the
Planning
Commission
has
to
make
five
to
10,
depending
on
the
type
of
permit
findings
for
approval,
and
this
would
be
another
one
that
the
project
is
consistent
with
the
basic
design
principles
found
within
the
code.
The
second
door
found
within
the
residential
design
guidelines.
The
second
area
that
we
would
like
to
look
at
is
parking
requirements
for
small
homes.
B
Currently,
if
you
build
any
home
regardless
of
the
size
and
regardless
of
the
size,
a
lot
thats
on
you're
required
to
put
a
two-car
garage
on
it
now.
This
complicates
issues
because
we
have
many
25
foot,
wide
lots
and
substandard
lot
and
the
definition
of
a
substandard
light
is
anything
less
than
5,000
square
feet.
B
What
is
unique
is
that
it's
actually
inconsistent
with
our
requirement
for
existing
homes.
Currently,
our
requirement
for
existing
homes
is,
if
you
currently
have
a
one-car
garage-
and
you
don't
exceed
that
1825
foot
wide
lot,
25-foot
floor
area
plan,
you
don't
have
to
put
a
second
car
garage.
So
what
we're
recommending
here
is
that
the
to
be
remain
consistent
and
that
if
you
are
building
a
new
home
on
a
substandard
lot,
you
keep
it
under
hunt
and
25
square
foot
mark.
B
The
third
area
policy
area
has
to
do
with
front
yard,
paving
and
landscaping,
and
although
it
is
always
the
community
expectation
that
no
one
concrete
over
their
whole
front
yard,
there's
nothing
within
the
code
that
the
details
that
expectation
and
it
to
achieve
this
staff
has
identified
three
different
options
within
these
within
the
staff
report
and
presenting
to
the
city
council
tonight
how
we
can
meet
that
objective.
A
little
bit
of
background.
Currently,
the
Municipal
Code
requires
that
at
least
no
more
than
eighty
percent
of
your
lot
is
impervious
surface.
B
So
there
has
to
be
at
least
twenty
percent
pervious
surface
on
your
lot,
which,
in
pervious
service,
allows
rain
water
to
drip
through
to
the
ground
and
not
end
up
in
our
stormwater
system.
We
also
have
a
15-percent
landscaping
requirement,
but
what
our
code
does
not
point
out
is
where
that
landscaping
and
where
that
pervious
surface
has
to
be
so
someone
if
they
have
a
large
backyard.
A
large
side
yard
can
make
further
whole
landscaping
requirement
within
their
side
yard
and
backyard
and
then
pave
over
the
front
yard.
B
So,
with
that
in
mind,
we're
proposing
three
different
options.
The
first,
which
is
the
staff
recommended
option,
is
that
we
amend
the
impervious
surface
requirement
to
specify
that
front
yards
cannot
be
entirely
paved
over
and
apply
that
new
requirement
to
all
properties
within
the
city.
We
have
not
gone.
The
residential
design
guidelines
specify
a
certain
amount
and
we
make
that
a
consistent
amount
so
that
someone
could
not
pave
over
their
whole
entire
front
yard.
B
But
what
we
would
use
is
the
term
impervious
surface
and
that
would
allow
different
pavers
to
be
used,
not
necessarily
living
plant
material,
but
it
would
require
something
that
allows
rainwater
to
go
into
the
ground
and
also
allows
some
type
of
aesthetic
issues
to
be
addressed.
The
second
point-
and
the
second
option
would
be
amend
the
code
to
require
that
primary,
primarily
living
material
be
found
within
the
front
yard
at
the
same
percentage.
B
So
this
would
not
allow
for
pervious
pavers
to
be
helpmeet
that
percentage
and
would
require
that
it
be
all
living
plant
materials
and
the
third
option
is
kind
of
the
leave
it
alone
option
and
that
we
do
not
specify
it
within
the
Municipal
Code.
We
just
let
it
go,
and
we
just
have
it
within
the
residential
design
guideline
document
and
it
wouldn't
be
replicated
within
the
Municipal
Code.
B
So
those
are
the
three
areas
of
policy
that
we'd
like
to
review
with
you
tonight,
we're
going
to
be
giving
the
same
presentation
to
the
Planning
Commission
next
Tuesday
to
also
get
their
feedback
and
then
ultimately
bring
it
up
to
the
Planning
Commission
in
the
City
Council
for
review.
So
I
could
take
any
questions
at
this
time
and
laura's
also
a
real.
B
You
could
work
with,
but
I
think
you're
making
a
good
point
that
when
you
get
some
of
these
san
francisco
style
homes
that
maybe
have
a
three
foot
setback
or
five
foot
setback,
you
don't
have
that
much
room
to
work
with
and
you
you
know
you
want
a
part
of
the
area
to
walk
in
there
to
get
to
your
home
and
there
might
be.
You
know
there
might
be
other
issues
there
too.
C
The
trailer
on
the
same
subject
at
like
a
little
more
elaboration
on
trees,
I
know
with
a
lot
of
the
projects
that
go
through
use
permit
process.
Many
other
projects
are
required
to
provide
a
new
tree
and
it's
not
really
stated
water.
It
should
be
anything
but
just
stated
that
there
is
an
inn
Luffy
or
that
you.
D
C
D
B
It's
my
understanding.
The
law
could
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong.
This
recommendation
would
be
that
you
have
to
have
a
certain
amount
of
pervious
surface
within
your
front
yard,
and
it
doesn't
necessarily,
I
think
I
use
the
word
incorrectly.
It
doesn't
necessarily
have
to
be
Polly
bean
plant
material,
but
it
has
to
be
something
that
allow
water
to
drain
to
the
ground,
rather
than
taking
it
to
our
stormwater
system.
Right.
E
Exactly
when
we
do
things
when
you
look
at
how
that
might
work
out,
I
strongly
think
that
there
should
be
some
kind
of
living,
even
if
it's
a
tree
or
a,
but
you
know
some
kind
of
greenery,
even
though
the
surfaces
maybe
pervious
and
allow
rainwater.
There
should
be
something
green
in
front
on
the
side
issue.
Why
I
have
you
when
we're
going
through
when
you
go
through
the
guidelines?
Is
there
any
method
that
anyone
looking
through
this
is
going
to
be
able
to
tell
at
a
glance
what
is
required
and
what
is
recommended?
E
B
Actually,
I
think
that's
a
great
idea.
I
think
that's
something
that
if
the
council
would
all
agree
that
we
can
incorporate
some
type
of
legend
or
some
type
of
summary
sheet,
that
at
least
goes
over
the
requirements,
the
city
code
and
then
also
shows
that
these
are
other
design
characteristics
that
you
could
implement
in
order
to
meet
the
basic
design
principles
within
the
design
guidelines.
Just.
A
E
Even
italics
I
don't
know
somebody
must
have
done
it
somewhere,
but
but
some
kind
of
consideration
that
way
and
then
also
on
this-
and
these
have
been
percolating
through
my
mind,
with
the
the
sustainability
that
you
have
in
here
in
the
guidelines
which
I
think
are
great,
can
we
also
think
of
some
kind
of
carrot
to
go
with
this?
We
often
think
of
penalties
and
fines.
If
people
don't
do
things,
but
maybe
there
is
some
kind
of
you
get
ten
percent
off
your
planning
fee
permit
fee.
E
D
First
Avenue
I,
apologize,
I
stepped
out
and
I
did
not
hit
the
beginning
of
your
presentation,
but
I
have
seen
people
flat-out,
take
up
the
grass
and
put
down
the
concrete
for
years
and
I
thought
of
that
same
problem.
Is
there
any
possibility
to
put
together
a
packet
with
some
of
this
information
at
hey.