CIY of LOMPOC 2030 Generl Pln URBAN DEIGN ELEMEN INRODUCION AND AUHORIY he Urbn Design Element is n optionl element tht ddresses the visul chrcter of Lompoc. he Urbn Design Element provides dditionl direction, beyond tht of the Lnd Use Element, regrding the plnning re s development pttern, form, structure, nd sense-of-plce. he Urbn Design Element lso provides the bsis for esthetic regultion of public s well s privte lnd nd structures. he purpose of the Urbn Design Element is to estblish gols, policies nd implementtion mesures to mintin high qulity ppernce in the existing nd future built environment by protecting the nturl fetures nd lndmrks of the vlley, enhncing nd protecting the smll town chrcter of Old own nd ensuring high qulity design nd development. he City of Lompoc desires to preserve nd protect its historic heritge nd estblished form, s well s seeks to offer opportunities for cretive development. he topics ddressed in this Urbn Design Element include: Nturl fetures nd lndmrks of the Lompoc Vlley Old own Residentil neighborhoods Urbn streetscpes nd public plces Design nd development GOAL AND POLICIE Gol 1 Protect nd enhnce the nturl fetures nd lndmrks of the Lompoc Vlley. Policy 1.1 Policy 1.2 he City shll define, protect, nd link urbn fetures, rurl fetures, nd open spce res in the Lompoc Vlley including those identified on the Urbn Design Fetures Mp (Figure UD-1). he City shll seek to protect ridgelines nd hillsides which lie in view corridors, including those ridgelines identified on the cenic Ridgelines nd Rods Mp (Figure UD-2). UD-1 CIY of LOMPOC
CIY OF LOMPOC URBAN DEIGN ELEMEN Policy 1.3 Policy 1.4 he City shll seek to protect nd enhnce the views long the scenic rods noted on the cenic Ridgelines nd Rods Mp. he City shll crete visul edge to mintin wreness of the community's setting in the Lompoc Vlley by estblishing nd mintining open spce buffers long the western nd estern portions of the Urbn Limit Line. Gol 2 Protect nd enhnce the "smll town" chrcter of the Old own. Policy 2.1 Policy 2.2 Policy 2.3 Policy 2.4 Policy 2.5 he City shll support, mintin, nd enhnce the historicl chrcter, scle, nd rchitecture of the Old own re. he City shll ensure tht ll development in the Old own re is designed in mnner tht mintins, encourges, nd enhnces pedestrin ctivity between vrious uses nd ctivities. his includes the design of buildings, street corridors, plzs, nd pedestrin spces. he City shll provide for sufficient nd conveniently locted public prking to llow the Old own re to function s pedestrin-oriented business district without on-site prking. he City shll ensure tht prking lots in the Old own re re locted nd designed to void breking the continuity of building fcdes. he City shll encourge existing commercil fcilities to improve their ppernce nd condition, nd ensure tht ll new development contributes towrd n overll positive nd cohesive visul identity. Gol 3 Protect nd enhnce the positive identity of Lompoc's residentil neighborhoods. Policy 3.1 Policy 3.2 Policy 3.3 he City shll require infill development to respect the scle nd chrcter of existing neighborhoods. he City shll encourge the protection of structures nd neighborhoods which possess loclly significnt rchitecturl styles or historic vlues. Infill development in such res shll be rchitecturlly comptible with surrounding structures. he City shll encourge nd support the efforts of homeowner nd neighborhood ssocitions to improve the visul ppernce of residentil neighborhoods. UD-2 CIY of LOMPOC
City of Lompoc Generl Pln Updte Urbn Design Element Rucke r Rd Legend City Limits City Urbn Limit Line City phere of Influence Urbn Design Elements Visul Edge Windrow City Entry Lndmrk Vist (Direction) W College Ave E College Ave W O cen Ave Old own Are W Ocen Ave Civic Center E Ocen Ave 246 E North Ave A t 246 E Centrl Ave W North Ave O t Flordle Ave W Centrl Ave Cbrillow Hwy W Centrl Ave " Z Lompoc Airport d 1 H t e Open pce n n t Y iv er zr Pu risi m R Vetern's Building 1 lin Rd n Ju Imgery provided by Google nd its licensors 2014. City limit lyers by City of Lompoc, 2014. Generl Pln Urbn Design Element, Figure 41. RRM Design Group, 2008. 0 0.325 0.65 Miles ± Urbn Design Fetures Figure UD-1 City of Lompoc
City of Lompoc Generl Pln Updte Urbn Design Element Rucke r Rd Legend City Limits City Urbn Limit Line City phere of Influence cenic Ridgeline cenic Rod Corridor W Centrl Ave E North Ave W College Ave E College Ave W Ocen Ave 246 A t W O cen Ave E Centrl Ave W North Ave O t Flordle Ave 246 d 1 Cbrillow Hwy W Centrl Ave e iv er zr H t n n t Y Pu risi m R E Ocen Ave 1 lin Rd n Ju Imgery provided by Google nd its licensors 2014. City limit lyers by City of Lompoc, 2014. cenic elements by RRM Design Group, 2008 0 0.325 0.65 Miles ± cenic Ridgelines nd Rods Figure UD-2 City of Lompoc
CIY OF LOMPOC URBAN DEIGN ELEMEN Gol 4 Protect nd enhnce the visul qulities of Lompoc's urbn streetscpes nd public plces. Policy 4.1 Policy 4.2 Policy 4.3 Policy 4.4 Policy 4.5 Policy 4.6 Policy 4.7 he City shll support efforts to improve the ppernce of rteril rodwy corridors. he City shll promote clenliness nd regulr mintennce of ll neighborhoods nd public plces. he City shll require signge to enhnce the visul qulities of the urbn streetscpe. he City shll continue to encourge provision of rt in public plces. he City shll encourge the owners nd/or opertors of lnd uses nd ctivities which re unsightly to clen up the ffected re or to use lndscping nd other design mesures to soften or screen the re. he City shll promote the development of the urbn forest long streetscpes nd in public plces. he City shll encourge the provision of open spce in ll public plces. Gol 5 Ensure high-qulity design nd development. Policy 5.1 Policy 5.2 he City shll ensure tht ll public nd privte improvements or development projects re consistent with the City s rchitecturl, lndscping, nd site design requirements. he City shll periodiclly review nd updte its rchitecturl, lndscping, nd site pln review process, s well s ny ssocited guidelines. IMPLEMENAION MEAURE Mesure 1 Mesure 2 Mesure 3 Mesure 4 he Beutifiction Commission shll estblish policies nd progrms to define nd enhnce the entrywys into the City in coopertion with Cltrns, nt Brbr County, nd the ffected property owners. [ 1.1, 1.3 nd 4.1] he City shll require new homeowner ssocitions to mintin nd preserve nturl res within their respective developments. [Policy 1.1] he City shll require buffer res between new developments nd bordering lnd designted by the City for griculturl uses. [ 1.1, 1.4] he City shll retin ridgelines identified in the cenic Ridgelines nd Rods Mp in the "Open pce District". [Policy 1.2] UD-7 CIY of LOMPOC
CIY OF LOMPOC URBAN DEIGN ELEMEN Mesure 5 Mesure 6 Mesure 7 Mesure 8 Mesure 9 Mesure 10 he City shll mend the Zoning Ordinnce to estblish stndrds for development in hillside res. hese shll ddress issues such s design, llowble uses, developble res, sfety concerns, prcel sizes, grding, lndscping, visul resources, open spce, dringe, infrstructure requirements, nd evcution plns. [ 1.1 nd 1.2] he City shll periodiclly review nd updte the rchitecturl, lndscpe, nd site pln review guidelines. [ 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 5.1 nd 5.2] he City shll mend the Zoning Ordinnce to estblish design guidelines for the outhside Old own to preserve historic structures, encourge rehbilittion, nd ensure tht new construction nd rehbilittion re comptible with surrounding historic structures. [Policy 2.1, 2.2, nd 2.5] he City shll explore methods to ensure sufficient off-site prking in the Old own re. [ 2.2 nd 2.3] he City shll continue to enforce the City Code mintennce stndrds for commercil nd industril fcilities. [Policy 2.5] he City shll review the street-nming nd street-numbering policy for future developments. [Policy 3.1] Mesure 11 he City shll continue to review development proposls on project-specific bsis with dded ttention to voidnce of degrdtion of objects of esthetic nd/or historicl significnce. New development shll be subject to design review s prt of the City's project pprovl process. [Policy 3.3] Mesure 12 he City shll estblish citywide street tree medin nd prkstrip plnting progrm, if funding is vilble. Lndscped res shll be locted nd designed to mintin vehiculr nd pedestrin sfety, to beutify the rodwys, nd to mintin trffic-flow efficiency. [Policy 4.1] Mesure 13 he City shll explore the estblishment of lndscpe mintennce districts, community fcility districts, homeowner ssocitions, prticulrly in new developments. [Policy 4.1] Mesure 14 he City shll use lndscping to screen unsightly lnd uses or ctivities on City-owned lnd. [ 4.1, 4.2 nd 4.5] Mesure 15 he City shll review the ign Ordinnce, nd updte s necessry. [Policy 4.3] Mesure 16 he Plnning Commission nd Beutifiction Commission shll review existing consistency with the policies of the Urbn Design Element. [ 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 4.1 nd 5.1] Mesure 17 Mesure 18 he City shll condition pprovl of individul development proposls within the H treet Corridor Infill Are to ssure tht development provide n inviting pedestrin-oriented environment. [Policy 3.1] he City shll condition pprovl of individul development proposls to ssure tht development shll preserve importnt view corridors, where fesible, by identifying nd UD-8 CIY of LOMPOC
CIY OF LOMPOC URBAN DEIGN ELEMEN preserving the ttributes of the view corridor tht chrcterize its significnce (e.g. frming elements nd presence or bsence of impinging detils) s seen from rodwys, pedestrin pths or other public vntge points to void view obstruction. Buildings shll be sited so s to minimize view obstruction from sensitive vntge points. his mesure shll be ccomplished through mendment of the zoning ordinnce to include stndrds for view protection s indicted in this mesure. [Policy 1.1 nd 1.2] Mesure 19 he City shll mend the Zoning Ordinnce so the following glre reduction mesures re pplied when reviewing new development on prcel specific bsis: Utilize trees or other forms of vegettion to screen nd visully soften prking res. his mesure would reduce the mount of het nd glre generted from pinted nd chrome utomobile surfces nd prevent expnses of sttionry nd moving utomobiles; Require use of hooded lights on focused-bem lmps for nighttime illumintion in prking res, shipping nd receiving docks nd within industril developments. hese lights direct the light bem towrds the ground, which if drk pvement, will not reflect light nd cuse spillge into neighboring res; nd Require use of mterils which reduce or diminish glre for windows in new developments. [Policy 5.1] Mesure 20 he City shll continue to review development proposls on project-specific bsis with dded ttention to voidnce to degrdtion of objects of esthetic nd/or historicl significnce. New development shll be subject to design review s prt of the City's project pprovl process. Mesure 21 he City stff shll coordinte plnning, design, nd mintennce of rodwy medins, prkstrips, nd open spce res with the Prks nd Recretion Divisions through the Development Review Bord process. [Policy 4.1, 4.6 nd 4.7] Mesure 22 he City shll require tht outdoor lighting round buildings, in prking lots, nd long streets be plced nd designed to prevent excessive overspill of lighting into residentil res. [Policy 5.1] UD-9 CIY of LOMPOC
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