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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDRB120371 code excerpts for DRB303/305 Mill Creek Circle: 14-6-3: NATURAL FEATURES: Grading that is detrimental to existing natural features is discouraged. 14-10-2: GENERAL COMPATIBILITY: A. Structures shall be compatible with existing structures, their surroundings, and with Vail's environment. It is not to be inferred that buildings must look alike to be compatible. Compatibility can be achieved through the proper consideration of scale, proportions, site planning, landscaping, materials and colors, and compliance with the guidelines herein contained. B. Any building site in Vail is likely to have its own unique landforms and features. Whenever possible, these existing features should be preserved and reinforced by new construction. The objective is to fit the buildings to their sites in a way that leaves the natural landforms and features intact, treating the buildings as an integral part of the site, rather than as isolated objects at odds with their surroundings. 14-10-3: SITE PLANNING: A. The location and configuration of structures and accessways shall be responsive to the existing topography of the site upon which they are to be located. Grading requirements resulting from development shall be designed to blend into the existing or natural landscape. Any cuts or fills shall be sculptural in form and contoured to blend with the existing natural undisturbed terrain within the property boundary. B. Building siting and access thereto shall be responsive to existing features of terrain rock outcroppings, drainage patterns, and vegetation. C. Removal of trees, shrubs, and other native vegetation shall be limited to removal of those essential for development of the site, those identified as diseased or those essential for creating defensible space. Mitigation may be required for tree removal. 14-10-5: BUILDING MATERIALS AND DESIGN: L. Footings And Foundation: Building footings and foundations shall be designed in accordance with the minimum standards of the adopted building code. Footings and foundations shall also be designed to be responsive to the natural topography of the site, and shall be designed and constructed in such a manner as to minimize the necessary amount of excavation and site disturbance 14-10-6: RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT: A. The purpose of this section is to ensure that residential development be designed in a manner that creates an architecturally integrated structure with unified site development. Dwelling units and garages shall be designed within a single structure, except as set forth in subsection B of this section, with the use of unified architectural and landscape design. A single structure shall have common roofs and building walls that create enclosed space substantially above grade. Unified architectural and landscape design shall include, but not be limited to, the use of compatible building materials, architectural style, scale, roof forms, massing, architectural details, site grading and landscape materials and features. 14-10-8: LANDSCAPING, DRAINAGE, AND EROSION CONTROL: A. The goal of any landscape plan should be to preserve and enhance the natural landscape character of the area in which it is to be located and serve as an aid in fire prevention and protection. The landscape scale and overall landscape design shall be developed so that new vegetation is integral with the natural landscape and the inherent form, line, color and texture of the local plant communities. Since the major objective of the landscaping is to help reduce the scale of new structures and to assist in the screening of structures, the planting of large sized plant materials is encouraged. Fire wise plant materials are encouraged due to their ability to resist fire. Trees should be maintained through limbing and pruning in order to prevent limbs from being too close to structures and other plant materials. Special care should be taken in selecting the types of plants to use when designing a landscape plan. Final selection should be based upon the soils and climate, ease of establishment, suitability for the specific use desired, ability to deter the spread of fires and the level of maintenance that can be provided. New planting shall use plants that are indigenous to the Rocky Mountain alpine and subalpine zones or are capable of being introduced into these zones. E. Whenever possible, natural drainage patterns upon the site shall not be modified. Negative drainage impacts upon adjacent sites shall not be allowed. K. Paving near a tree to be saved must contain a plan for a "tree vault" in order to ensure the ability of the roots to receive air. 14-10-9: FENCES, HEDGES, WALLS, AND SCREENING: A. Placement: The placement of walls and fences shall respect existing landforms and fit into land massing rather than arbitrarily follow site boundary lines. Fences shall not be encouraged except to screen trash areas, utility equipment, etc. B. Design: Design of fences, walls, and other structural landscape features shall be of materials compatible with the site and the materials of the structures on the site. Retaining walls and cribbing should utilize natural materials such as wood timbers, logs, rocks, or textured, color tinted concrete. No chainlink fences shall be allowed except as temporary construction fences or as required for recreational facilities. C. Setbacks Observed: All accessory uses and structures except fences, hedges, walls and landscaping, or ground level site development such as walks, driveways, and terraces shall be located within the required minimum setback lines on each site. Recreational amenities may be exempted by the design review board if it determines that their location is not detrimental environmentally and/or aesthetically. E. Height Limitations: Fences, hedges, walls and landscaping screens shall not exceed three feet (3') in height within any required front setback area, and shall not exceed six feet (6') in height in any other portion of the site, provided that higher fences, hedges, walls or landscaping screens may be authorized by the administrator when necessary to screen public utility equipment. No barbed wire or electrically charged fence shall be erected or maintained. 14-10-10: ACCESSORY STRUCTURES; UTILITIES; SERVICE AREAS:/ A. Design of accessory structures upon a site shall be compatible with the design and materials of the main structure or structures upon the site. B. Accessory buildings generally should be attached to the main building either directly or by means of a continuous wall, fence or similar feature of the same or a complementary material as the main building's exterior finish.