San Diego Chapter of the International Code Council is proud to present two seminars on California Disabled Access Codes and the ADA; see the website link below for more information.
Please register for these seminars through the ICC San Diego Chapter website, which will show available seats for each seminar when link is selected under each specific seminar on the home page of website.
http://www.iccsandiego.org/csite/cms/home.htm
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Friday, March 12, 2010
March 10 Planning Director's Breakfast Recap
Thank you to everyone who attended the 2010 AIA Palomar Planning Director's Breakfast.
The meeting was a great success.
Below is a recap of the discussion from the local Planning Directors.
AIA:PALOMAR PLANNING DIRECTOR’S POWER BREAKFAST 10 MAR 2010
CITY OF ENCINITAS (PAT MURPHY)
HAS A NEW BUILDING PROGRAM THAT OFFERS $2,000. REIMBURSEMENT FOR LEED OR BUILDING GREEN APPLICATIONS.
HAVE USED PROFFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AIA, ASLA, ASID, AND AGC TO PROVIDE ONE OF THEIR OWN MEMBERS TO THEIR ADVISORY COMMITTEES INSTEAD OF CITY COUNCIL APPOINTEES.
PUBLIC WORKSHOPS, LECTURE SERIES, PUBLIC IMPUT & A CITY WIDE CELEBRATION ON MAY DAY HAVE BEEN PLANNED BY THE CITY.
THE UPDATED GENERAL PLAN WILL BE NOT BE BUSINESS OWNER DRIVEN AS IN PREVIOUS PLANS.
INCREASES IN DENSITY ARE NEEDED AS THE CITY IS “BUILT OUT.”
CITY OF ESCONDIDO (JOHN BRINDLE)
CITY BUDGET CUTS HAVE REDUCED THE STAFFING AT THE CITY.
MOST INFORMATION & APPLICATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE.
A NEW GENERAL PLAN IS EXPECTED APRIL 2010. EIR IN SEPT. 2010.
INFILL OPPORTUNITIES WILL BECOME AVAILABLE AS NO EXPANSION OF THE PERIMETER OF THE CITY ARE ENCOURAGED. SMART GROWTH, SENIOR, DISABLED PRODUCT TYPES WILL BE IN DEMAND.
MEDICAL OFFICE, INFILL MULTI FAMILY & REDEVELOPMENT DEVELOPERS NEED PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE TO “RAISE THE BAR.”
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO (ERIC GIBSON)
RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS ARE ACTIVE IN THE PERMIT PROCESS.
THE UPDATED GENERAL PLAN WILL ENCOURAGE DENSITY AWAY FROM THE EAST & TOWARDS THE WEST WHERE INFRASTRUCTURE EXISTS.
FOCUS UPON RURAL VILLAGES WITH FORM BASED CODES. RAMONA IS THE FIRST EXAMPLE WITH VALLEY CENTER TO FOLLOW.
DISCOUNTED PERMIT FEES ARE GIVEN FOR ENERGY SAVING PROJECTS
GREEN BUILDING, GRAY WATER & NEW ENERGY CODES ARE ADOPTED.
DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR MULTI-FAMILY ARE BEING FORMULATED THAT CONSIDER THE WHOLE IMAGE RATHER THAN A CHECK LIST APPROACH.
THE COUNTY WILL BECOME MINISTERIAL RATHER THAN DICRETIONARY TO ELIMINATE THE TIME CONSUMING CEQA REVIEW PROCESS.
REPUBLIC OF DEL MAR (BRIAN MOONEY)
DESIGN REVIEW PERMITS ARE REQUIRED FOR ANYTHING 12” HIGH!
CITY HAS A ROBUST INTEREST IN RESIDENTIAL AND NO COMMERCIAL INTEREST FOR its VILLAGE DISTRICT ALONG CAMINO DEL MAR.
FORM BASED CODES ARE THE FOCUS WITH ROLL-OUT IN MAY 2010.
COVERAGE & HEIGHT LIMITS WILL BE REVISED FOR COMMERCIAL.
“BUILD TO LINES” ALONG THE STREET WILL BECOME REQUIRED.
THE PEDESTRIAN ENVIORNMENT AND FOCUS UPON DESIGN WILL BE THE FOCUS WITH ANGLED PARKING AND STREET WIDTH REDUCTION TO ONE LANE EACH WAY ARE PROPOSED. A TRAIN STOP IS PROPOSED FOR THE FAIRGROUNDS TO REDUCE CONGESTION DURING EVENTS.
CITY OF CARLSBAD (DON NEU)
A GENERAL PLAN UPDATE IS BEING CONDUCTED. 7,000 RESPONSES FROM RESIDENT QUESTIONARES HAVE BEEN RECIVED FOR IMPUT.
A 19 PERSON ADVISORY BOARD HAS BEEN ACTIVE. A 9 POINT CORE VALUES “VISION DOCUMENT” HAS BEEN DEVELOPED. NEW REGULATIONS WILL ACCOMPANY THE GENERAL PLAN FOR ADOPTION.
PLANNING WANTS TO STREAMLINE THE PERMIT PROCESS TO BE MORE ADMINISTRATIVE & WORK W/ARCHITECTS TO NOT SPOIL THEIR VISION.
CALIF COASTAL COMMISSION SOMETIMES MISTREATS THE CITY STAFF.
CITY OF SAN MARCOS (GARTH KOHLER)
PRESENTLY UPDATING THE GENERAL PLAN. CITY IS MOSTLY BUILT OUT.
ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN NOW, BUT FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT. RECENT SUCCESSES HAVE BEEN SAN ELIJO HILLS, UNIVERSITY DISTRICT CSSM,
& San Marcos CREEK WITH A PROPOSED 5 TO 7 STORY HEIGHT LIMIT.
STORM WATER DESIGN COORD BY ARCHIECT, CIVIL & LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT ARE NEEDED FOR CORRECT FLOW AND FILTRATION. GOAL: BETTER DESIGNS THAT FIT IN WITH THE ENVIORNMENT & NOT FIGHT IT.
CITY OF VISTA (PATSY CHOW)
MANY CITY PROJECTS ARE NOW MOVING FORWARD. NEW CITY OFFICES WITH ONE STOP SHOPPING WILL BE OPEN IN LATE MAY 2010 THAT WILL COMBINE PLANNING, BUILDING, FIRE PREVENTION & BUS. LICENSES.
UPDATE OF THE GENERAL PLAN STARTED IN 2007 WILL BE FINISHED THIS YEAR. DESIGN GUIDELINES WERE COMPLETED LAST YEAR INCLUDING SIGN CODE ORDINANCES. PLANNING IS VERY BUSY.
THE UPDATE GENERAL PALN WILL INCLUDE THE HOUSING ELEMENT, DOWNTOWN AND THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW PASEO SANTA FE
TO REDEVELOP THE EXISTING SOUTH SANTA FE AVENUE.
CITY OF OCEANSIDE (GEORGE BUEL)
THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS REQUESTING A GENERAL PLAN UPDATE WITH SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES &HABITAT PRESERVATION GOALS. COAST HWY 101 STRATEGIC PLAN WAS COMPLETED THROUGH A ADVANCED PLANNING CHARRETTE WITH GENEROUS PUBLIC IMPUT. THIS HAS CREATED A “RANGE WAR” WITH CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEERS OVER REDUCING THE CORRIDOR TO ONE LANE EACH WAY + TURN LANES. HE SAID ARCHITECTS SHOULD VOLUNTEER TO SHARE THEIR JOINT COLLECTIVE VISION TO CREATE GREAT SPACES THAT PEOPLE TO ENJOY VISITING AND SUPPORTING FINANCIALLY.
The meeting was a great success.
Below is a recap of the discussion from the local Planning Directors.
AIA:PALOMAR PLANNING DIRECTOR’S POWER BREAKFAST 10 MAR 2010
CITY OF ENCINITAS (PAT MURPHY)
HAS A NEW BUILDING PROGRAM THAT OFFERS $2,000. REIMBURSEMENT FOR LEED OR BUILDING GREEN APPLICATIONS.
HAVE USED PROFFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AIA, ASLA, ASID, AND AGC TO PROVIDE ONE OF THEIR OWN MEMBERS TO THEIR ADVISORY COMMITTEES INSTEAD OF CITY COUNCIL APPOINTEES.
PUBLIC WORKSHOPS, LECTURE SERIES, PUBLIC IMPUT & A CITY WIDE CELEBRATION ON MAY DAY HAVE BEEN PLANNED BY THE CITY.
THE UPDATED GENERAL PLAN WILL BE NOT BE BUSINESS OWNER DRIVEN AS IN PREVIOUS PLANS.
INCREASES IN DENSITY ARE NEEDED AS THE CITY IS “BUILT OUT.”
CITY OF ESCONDIDO (JOHN BRINDLE)
CITY BUDGET CUTS HAVE REDUCED THE STAFFING AT THE CITY.
MOST INFORMATION & APPLICATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE.
A NEW GENERAL PLAN IS EXPECTED APRIL 2010. EIR IN SEPT. 2010.
INFILL OPPORTUNITIES WILL BECOME AVAILABLE AS NO EXPANSION OF THE PERIMETER OF THE CITY ARE ENCOURAGED. SMART GROWTH, SENIOR, DISABLED PRODUCT TYPES WILL BE IN DEMAND.
MEDICAL OFFICE, INFILL MULTI FAMILY & REDEVELOPMENT DEVELOPERS NEED PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE TO “RAISE THE BAR.”
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO (ERIC GIBSON)
RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS ARE ACTIVE IN THE PERMIT PROCESS.
THE UPDATED GENERAL PLAN WILL ENCOURAGE DENSITY AWAY FROM THE EAST & TOWARDS THE WEST WHERE INFRASTRUCTURE EXISTS.
FOCUS UPON RURAL VILLAGES WITH FORM BASED CODES. RAMONA IS THE FIRST EXAMPLE WITH VALLEY CENTER TO FOLLOW.
DISCOUNTED PERMIT FEES ARE GIVEN FOR ENERGY SAVING PROJECTS
GREEN BUILDING, GRAY WATER & NEW ENERGY CODES ARE ADOPTED.
DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR MULTI-FAMILY ARE BEING FORMULATED THAT CONSIDER THE WHOLE IMAGE RATHER THAN A CHECK LIST APPROACH.
THE COUNTY WILL BECOME MINISTERIAL RATHER THAN DICRETIONARY TO ELIMINATE THE TIME CONSUMING CEQA REVIEW PROCESS.
REPUBLIC OF DEL MAR (BRIAN MOONEY)
DESIGN REVIEW PERMITS ARE REQUIRED FOR ANYTHING 12” HIGH!
CITY HAS A ROBUST INTEREST IN RESIDENTIAL AND NO COMMERCIAL INTEREST FOR its VILLAGE DISTRICT ALONG CAMINO DEL MAR.
FORM BASED CODES ARE THE FOCUS WITH ROLL-OUT IN MAY 2010.
COVERAGE & HEIGHT LIMITS WILL BE REVISED FOR COMMERCIAL.
“BUILD TO LINES” ALONG THE STREET WILL BECOME REQUIRED.
THE PEDESTRIAN ENVIORNMENT AND FOCUS UPON DESIGN WILL BE THE FOCUS WITH ANGLED PARKING AND STREET WIDTH REDUCTION TO ONE LANE EACH WAY ARE PROPOSED. A TRAIN STOP IS PROPOSED FOR THE FAIRGROUNDS TO REDUCE CONGESTION DURING EVENTS.
CITY OF CARLSBAD (DON NEU)
A GENERAL PLAN UPDATE IS BEING CONDUCTED. 7,000 RESPONSES FROM RESIDENT QUESTIONARES HAVE BEEN RECIVED FOR IMPUT.
A 19 PERSON ADVISORY BOARD HAS BEEN ACTIVE. A 9 POINT CORE VALUES “VISION DOCUMENT” HAS BEEN DEVELOPED. NEW REGULATIONS WILL ACCOMPANY THE GENERAL PLAN FOR ADOPTION.
PLANNING WANTS TO STREAMLINE THE PERMIT PROCESS TO BE MORE ADMINISTRATIVE & WORK W/ARCHITECTS TO NOT SPOIL THEIR VISION.
CALIF COASTAL COMMISSION SOMETIMES MISTREATS THE CITY STAFF.
CITY OF SAN MARCOS (GARTH KOHLER)
PRESENTLY UPDATING THE GENERAL PLAN. CITY IS MOSTLY BUILT OUT.
ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN NOW, BUT FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT. RECENT SUCCESSES HAVE BEEN SAN ELIJO HILLS, UNIVERSITY DISTRICT CSSM,
& San Marcos CREEK WITH A PROPOSED 5 TO 7 STORY HEIGHT LIMIT.
STORM WATER DESIGN COORD BY ARCHIECT, CIVIL & LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT ARE NEEDED FOR CORRECT FLOW AND FILTRATION. GOAL: BETTER DESIGNS THAT FIT IN WITH THE ENVIORNMENT & NOT FIGHT IT.
CITY OF VISTA (PATSY CHOW)
MANY CITY PROJECTS ARE NOW MOVING FORWARD. NEW CITY OFFICES WITH ONE STOP SHOPPING WILL BE OPEN IN LATE MAY 2010 THAT WILL COMBINE PLANNING, BUILDING, FIRE PREVENTION & BUS. LICENSES.
UPDATE OF THE GENERAL PLAN STARTED IN 2007 WILL BE FINISHED THIS YEAR. DESIGN GUIDELINES WERE COMPLETED LAST YEAR INCLUDING SIGN CODE ORDINANCES. PLANNING IS VERY BUSY.
THE UPDATE GENERAL PALN WILL INCLUDE THE HOUSING ELEMENT, DOWNTOWN AND THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW PASEO SANTA FE
TO REDEVELOP THE EXISTING SOUTH SANTA FE AVENUE.
CITY OF OCEANSIDE (GEORGE BUEL)
THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS REQUESTING A GENERAL PLAN UPDATE WITH SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES &HABITAT PRESERVATION GOALS. COAST HWY 101 STRATEGIC PLAN WAS COMPLETED THROUGH A ADVANCED PLANNING CHARRETTE WITH GENEROUS PUBLIC IMPUT. THIS HAS CREATED A “RANGE WAR” WITH CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEERS OVER REDUCING THE CORRIDOR TO ONE LANE EACH WAY + TURN LANES. HE SAID ARCHITECTS SHOULD VOLUNTEER TO SHARE THEIR JOINT COLLECTIVE VISION TO CREATE GREAT SPACES THAT PEOPLE TO ENJOY VISITING AND SUPPORTING FINANCIALLY.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Intelligent Building Solutions: The Energy Plan
Intelligent Building Solutions: The Energy Plan
Presented by: Justin W. Miller, Xnergy
Wednesday | March 24, 2010
Location:
Old Spaghetti Factory
111 N Twin Oaks Valley Rd
San Marcos, CA
Schedule:
Social | 5:30 pm
Appetizers | 6:00pm
Program | 7:00 pm
Cost:
$25 Members
$30 Non-members
$15 Students
RSVP ONLINE!
by C.O.B. March 22, 2010
To RSVP CLICK HERE
Presented by: Justin W. Miller, Xnergy
Wednesday | March 24, 2010
Location:
Old Spaghetti Factory
111 N Twin Oaks Valley Rd
San Marcos, CA
Schedule:
Social | 5:30 pm
Appetizers | 6:00pm
Program | 7:00 pm
Cost:
$25 Members
$30 Non-members
$15 Students
RSVP ONLINE!
by C.O.B. March 22, 2010
To RSVP CLICK HERE
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