- NEIGHBORHOOD PATTERN & DESIGN CREDITS
- NPD Credit 1: Compact Development 1 to 7 Points
Intent: Conserve land. Promote community livability, transportation efficiency, and walkability.
Residential Density (DU/acre) > 60 and ≤ 70 Non-residential Density (FAR) > 3.0 and ≤ 3.5
· A site plan indicating densities by parcel. - NPD Credit 2: Diversity of Uses 1 to 4 Points
Intent: Promote community livability, transportation efficiency, and walkability
Diverse Uses within Walking Distance
1. On a vicinity map inclusive of the site, identify each dwelling unit and Appendix A Diverse Uses within the site and a ½-mile radius of the project boundary. Use shortest path analysis to create a table of walk distances from the dwellings to the diverse uses (Table 1). Sort the distances and destinations to calculate the percent of total dwelling units that are within a ½-mile walk of 2, 4,
7, and 10 diverse uses. Use the results to confirm that 50% or more of dwelling units can reach the specified numbers of diverse uses in order to earn points.
Table 1: Walk Distances to Diverse Use No. Diverse Uses Reachable within ½ mile
· A site and/or vicinity map of the vicinity showing the project’s dwelling units and walking routes to any of the relevant uses defined in Appendix A.
· A table of walk distances between each dwelling unit and relevant uses defined in Appendix A, and calculation of the percentage of dwelling units that lie within the specified distance.
· For any streets with speed limits greater than 25 miles per hour that intersect with walking routes to the relevant uses defined in Appendix A, verify that vehicle traffic controls exist or will be installed at all walking route intersections. - NPD Credit 3: Diversity of Housing Types 1 to 3 Points
Intent: To enable citizens from a wide range of economic levels and age groups to live within a community.
Requirements: Include a sufficient variety of housing sizes and types in the project such that the total variety of housing within the project, or within a ¼ mile of the center of the project, achieves at least 0.5 according to the following calculation, which is based on the Simpson Diversity Index using the housing categories below.
· A site and/or vicinity map showing the location of different types of housing, either 1) within the project; or 2) within ¼ mile of the center of the project.
· The number of dwelling units in each category, the total number of dwelling units, and the results of the Simpson Diversity Index calculation. - NPD Credit 4: Affordable Rental Housing 1 to 2 Points
Intent: To enable citizens from a wide range of economic levels and age groups to live within a community.
Requirements: Include a proportion of rental units priced for households earning below area median income such that:
OPTION 3 At least 15% of total rental units are priced for households up to 50% of area median income and an additional 15% of total rental units are priced for households at up to 80% of area median income and units are maintained at affordable levels for a minimum of fifteen years (2 points).
Identify the area median income and the resulting rental unit price points. Many cities have housing departments or staff that specialize in affordable housing. Check with municipalities for pre-calculated charts of affordable rental unit price points.
· Confirmation of current HUD data regarding the area median income and the resulting maximum monthly rents.
· A table showing the number of affordable and market rate housing units, the rental prices of any affordable units, and a calculation of the percentage of rental units that are priced within the specified range.
· A copy of, or a written commitment to create a regulatory and operating agreement, deed restrictions, or other recorded document evidencing that the units will be maintained at the specified affordable levels for a minimum of fifteen years. - NPD Credit 5: Affordable For-Sale Housing 1 to 2 Points
Intent: To enable citizens from a wide range of economic levels and age groups to live within a community.
Requirements: Include a proportion of for-sale housing affordable to households at or slightly above the area median income such that: OPTION 3
At least 10% of for-sale housing is priced for households up to 80% of the area median income and an additional 10% of for-sale housing is priced for households at up to 120% of the area median income (2 points).
· Confirmation of current HUD data regarding the area median income and the resulting maximum housing sale price(s).
· A table showing the number of affordable and market rate housing units, the sale prices of any affordable units, and a calculation of the percentage of for-sale units that are priced within the specified range. - NPD Credit 6: Reduced Parking Footprint 2 Points
Intent: Design parking to increase the pedestrian orientation of projects and to minimize the adverse environmental effects of parking facilities.
Requirements: For any non-residential buildings and multifamily residential buildings that are part of the project, locate all off-street surface parking lots at the side or rear of buildings, leaving building frontages and streetscapes free of surface parking lots; AND Use no more than 20% of the total development footprint area for surface parking facilities, with no individual surface parking lot larger than 2 acres. For the purposes of this credit, surface parking facilities include ground-level garages unless they are under or over space intended for human occupancy. Underground or multi-story parking facilities can be used to provide additional capacity, and on-street parking spaces are exempt from this limitation; AND For any non-residential buildings and multifamily residential buildings that are part of the project, provide bicycle and/or carpool parking spaces equivalent to 10% of the total automobile parking for each non-residential and multifamily building on the site. Signage indicating carpool parking spots should be provided, and bicycle parking should be within 200 yards of the entrance to the building that it services.
The 10% carpool/bicycle space requirement can be met with any combination of bicycle and carpool parking. Calculations for Submittal Templates Total Off-Street Parking Area and Maximum Lot Size 1. Calculate the percent of development footprint covered by off-street surface parking facilities. Confirm that the result is 20% or less.
2. Measure the total area of each off-street surface parking lot to confirm that none exceed 2 acres.
Bicycle/Carpool Parking
1. For any non-residential and multifamily residential buildings in the project, sum the auto parking
spaces associated with each building. Multiply the sum of spaces by 0.10 to obtain the minimum number of bike and carpool spaces for each building (Equation 1).
Equation 1
Minimum bike/carpool spaces = 0.1 x total NR & MF spaces
· A site plan indicating the location of all surface, underground, or multi-story parking facilities, including relevant carpool and bicycle spaces and carpool signage.
· For bicycle spaces provided for non-residential buildings, indicate the distance between the spaces and the entrance of the building they serve.
· The percentage of total development footprint that is used for surface parking facilities.
· The size of each individual parking lot that is part of the project.
· For any non-residential or multifamily residential buildings, submit the number of conventional automobile parking spaces, carpool spaces, and bicycle parking spaces that will be provided. - NPD Credit 7: Walkable Streets 4 to 8 Points
Intent: Provide appealing and comfortable pedestrian street environments in order to promote pedestrian activity. Promote public health though increased physical activity.
Requirements: Design and build the project such that all of the following are achieved (4 points):
a. A principal functional entry of each building has a front façade that faces a public space such as a street, square, park, paseo, or plaza.
b. A minimum of 30% of all street frontages located within the project, if any, are planned for development that complies with the minimum building-height-to-street-width proportions of 1:3; and where building sites are planned along streets bordering the project, a minimum of 15% of the total street frontage of such sites contains (or is dedicated to) development that will produce a building-height-to-street-width proportion of 1:3. Street frontages are to be measured in linearfeet.
c. Continuous sidewalks or equivalent provisions for walking are provided along both sides of all streets within the project. New sidewalks must be at least 4 feet wide. Equivalent provisions for walking include woonerfs and footpaths.
d. All streets along exclusively residential blocks within the project, whether new or existing, are designed for a maximum speed of 20 mph.
e. All streets along non-residential or mixed use blocks within the project, whether new or existing, are designed for a maximum speed of 25 mph. If the above measures are achieved, the project may earn additional points as follows: 1 point for designing and building the project such that any three measures on the list below are accomplished (up to 4 additional points):
f. The front façades of at least 80% of all buildings are no more than 25 feet from front property line.
g. The front facades of at least 50% of all buildings are no more than 18 feet from the front property line.
h. The front facades of at least 50% of mixed-use and non-residential buildings are contiguous to the sidewalk.
i. Functional building entries occur every 75 feet, on average, along non-residential or mixed use blocks.
· To achieve the base 4 points, submit a site plan or plans indicating the following:
(a) the principal functional entries of all buildings and any streets or other public spaces.
(b) any street frontages planned for development with a minimum building height- to-street-width proportion of 1:3. (c) the location and width of sidewalks or equivalent provisions for walking.(d/e) the location of residential and non-residential uses, and the speed for which each street within the project will be designed.
· To achieve the base 4 points, submit the following additional documentation:(b) a calculation showing the percentage of street frontage within the project that will meet the minimum building height-to-street-width proportion of 1:3; and the same percentage for street frontage on the borders of the project.
· To achieve additional points, submit a site plan or plans indicating the following (asappropriate to the measures attempted) SEE Page 154 - NPD Credit 8: Street Network 1 to 2 Points
Intent: Encourage the design of projects that incorporate high levels of internal connectivity and the location of projects in existing communities in order to conserve land, promote multimodal transportation and promote public health through increased physical activity.
OPTION 1 – FOR PROJECTS SMALLER THAN 7 ACRES
If new cul-de-sacs are created as part of the project, include a pedestrian or bicycle through-connection in
at least 50% of any new cul-de-sacs. Locate the project such that the street grid density within a ¼ mile radius from the center of the project falls within one of the ranges listed in the table below, OR design the project such that the project’s street grid density falls within one of the ranges listed in the table below.
Street grid density (centerline miles/sq.mi.) >30 for 2 points.
Potential Technologies and Strategies
Achieving this credit requires that a project design the project with a dense street network and/or locate the project in an area with a dense street network. Higher street network densities are accomplished with smaller blocks served by a hierarchy of streets. Street design features such as cul-de-sacs generally reduce the street network density, however they may be required when certain topographic features are present such as steep slopes, protected habitat or water bodies.
· A site plan indicating the location of any cul-de-sacs and pedestrian or bicycle through connections.
· A site plan and map of the vicinity showing the street grid density of the area within a ¼ mile radius of the center of the project site.
· A calculation of the street grid density within a ¼ mile radius of the center of the project site. - NPD Credit 10: Transportation Demand Management 2 Points
Intent: Reduce energy consumption and pollution from motor vehicles by encouraging use of public transit. Requirements: OPTION 1 Create and implement a comprehensive transportation demand management (TDM) program for the project aimed at reducing weekday peak period trips by at least 20% compared to the forecasted trip generation for the project without the TDM strategies; and fund for a minimum of two years following buildout of the project (1 point);
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Parking cash out – This means that people (typically commuters and residents of multi-family housing) who are offered a free parking space are also offered the cash equivalent when they use alternative transportation modes and so do not impose parking costs.
• Charging for parking – This is when motorists pay directly for using parking facilities. Time variable parking pricing can be used as a congestion reduction strategy.
• Flextime – This is when the employer allows employees to work variable hours to avoid driving
in peak commute times.
• Rideshare and ridematch programs – Ridesharing is a program where residents or workers drive
together to work in carpools or vanpools. Ridematching is a system that matches residents or workers together to facilitate ridesharing.
• Pedestrian and bicycle promotion – These include a variety of programs that support and promote non-motorized transportation, such as providing bicycle parking, showers, and reimbursement of employee cycling mileage.
• Guaranteed ride home – These programs provide an occasional subsidized ride to commuters who use alternative modes (such as ridesharing, cycling or transit). For example, if a bus rider must return home in an emergency, or a car pooler must stay at work later than expected. This addresses a common objection to the use of alternative modes. Guaranteed ride home programs may use taxies, company vehicles or rental cars. To quantify trip reductions based on TDM strategies, first identify the baseline trip generation rates using Institute for Transportation Engineers (ITE) standard rates or comparable references used by the regional transportation agency or state department of transportation. Second, to determine the potential reductions from the various TDM strategies, contact the state department of transportation, the local Metropolitan Planning organization or the regional air quality management district. Often, these agencies have standard trip reductions that can be applied to different strategies. If regional or state standards do not exist, then use the trip reductions developed for California’s URBEMIS transportation model (www.urbemis.com).
Option 1
· A narrative describing the TDM program, including the strategies used, the estimated resulting trip reduction percentage, and the estimated cost of the program for two years following buildout of the project.
· A written commitment to fund the TDM program for two years following buildout of the project if the project is built. - NPD Credit 11: Access to Surrounding Vicinity 1 Point
Intent: Provide direct and safe connections, for pedestrians and bicyclists as well as drivers, to local destinations and neighborhood centers. Promote public health by facilitating walking and bicycling.
Requirements: Design and build projects such that there is at least one through-street at the project boundary every 800 feet, or at existing abutting street intervals, whichever distance is smaller. This does not apply to connections that cannot physically be made; e.g. wetlands, rivers, railroads, extreme topography, natural gas lines, pipeline easements, highways, expressways and other limited-access roads.
· A site and/or vicinity map showing the project boundary, existing abutting street intervals, the through-streets at the project boundary, and the distances between throughstreets. - NPD Credit 12: Access to Public Spaces 1 Point
Intent: To provide a variety of open spaces close to work and home to encourage walking, physical activity and time spent outdoors.
Requirements: Locate and/or design project so that a park, green plaza or square at least 1/6 acre in area lies within 1/6 mile walk distance of the 90% of the dwelling units and business entrances in the project. Parks less than 1 acre must also have a proportion no narrower than 1 unit of width to 4 units of length and parks greater than 1 acre must be at least 150’ in width
· A site and/or vicinity map showing 1) the location of all residential units and nonresidential building entrances; 2) the location, size, and proportions of all relevant parks; and 3) the walking routes between the project’s buildings and relevant parks.
· A table of walk distances between each dwelling unit or non-residential building entrance and the closest relevant public space, and a calculation of the percentage of dwelling units and non-residential building entrances that lie within the specified distance. - NPD Credit 13: Access to Active Spaces 1 Point
Intent: To provide a variety of open spaces close to work and home to encourage walking, physical activity and time spent outdoors.
Requirements: OPTION 1 Locate and/or design the project so that an active open space facility (e.g., general playfields, soccer, baseball, basketball and other sports fields) of at least 1 acre lies within ½ mile walk distance of 90% of the dwelling units and building entrances in the project;
· A site and/or vicinity map showing 1) the location of all residential units and nonresidential building entrances; 2) the location and size of all relevant active open space facilities; and 3) the walking routes between the project’s buildings and relevant facilities.
· A table of walk distances between each dwelling unit or non-residential building entrance and the closest relevant active open space facility, and a calculation of the percentage of dwelling units and non-residential building entrances that lie within the specified distance. - NPD Credit 15: Community Outreach and Involvement 1 Point
Intent: To encourage community participation in the project design and planning and involve the people who live in a community in deciding how it should be improved or how it should change over time.
Requirements: Meet with immediate neighbors and local public officials to solicit input on the proposed project during the pre-conceptual design phase, AND Host an open community meeting during conceptual design phase to solicit input on the proposed project, AND Modify the project design as a direct result of community input, or if modifications are not made, explain why community input did not generate design improvements, AND Work directly with community associations and/or other social networks of the community to advertise public meetings and generate comments on project design,
AND Establish ongoing means for communication between the developer and the community throughout the design, construction, and in cases where the developer maintains control of part or the entire project, postconstruction.
· For projects that have already undertaken community outreach and involvement, submit
the following:
1) some documentation that at least one public meeting was held (examples could include meeting fliers, agenda, minutes, invitation letters, photographs of the meeting, copies of meeting sign-in sheets);
2) a brief narrative and/or illustration demonstrating how community input influenced changes to the design or an explanation of why changes were not made;
3) at least one letter of support from a community association and/or social network stating that the project team worked directly to engage with the association or network to advertise and generate comments on the project;
4) a brief narrative describing the ongoing means of communication between developers and community during design, construction, and in cases where the developer maintains control of part or the entire project, after construction. - NPD Credit 16: Local Food Production 1 Point
Intent: Promote community-based and local food production to minimize the environmental impacts from transporting food long distances and increase direct access to fresh foods.
Requirements: Establish CC&Rs or other forms of deed restrictions that do not prohibit areas for growing produce, including greenhouses, on any portion or area of residential front yards, rear yards, side yards, balconies, patios or rooftops. Greenhouses, but not gardens, may be prohibited in front yard areas that face the street. AND Meet the requirements under one of the following Options:
OPTION 1 – NEIGHBORHOOD FARMS AND GARDENS
Dedicate permanent and viable growing space and/or related facilities (such as greenhouses) within the project at the square footage areas specified below. Provide fencing, watering systems, soil and/or garden bed enhancements (such as raised beds), secure storage space for garden tools, solar access, and pedestrian access for these spaces. Ensure that the spaces are owned and managed by an entity that can include occupants of the project in its decision-making, such as a community group, a homeowners association, or a public body.
Project density (dwelling unit/acre) > 35 Required growing space (sq ft per dwelling unit) 60 sq ft
OR OPTION 2 – COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE
Purchase shares in a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program located within 150
miles of the project site for at least 80% of the households within the project for two years. Shares must be delivered to within ¼ mile of the project on a regular schedule, which shall not be less than twice per month at least four months of the year.
OR OPTION 3 – PROXIMITY TO FARMERS’ MARKET
Locate and/or design the project such that the center is within project within ¼ mile of an established farmer’s market (that has been operating for at least two years), with at least three producer vendors, and that operates at least once a week for at least 5 months of the year.
· A copy of, or a written commitment to create, any necessary CC&Rs, development agreements, deed restrictions, or other binding documents that will establish that areas for growing produce are not prohibited as specified.
Option 1
· A site plan showing the location and size of dedicated space for growing and/or related facilities.
· A calculation showing the required growing space based on density.
· A written commitment to provide the items specified if the project is built.
· A brief narrative explaining what entity will serve to own and manage the growing spaces and facilities.
Option 2
· Identification of available CSA programs that can deliver to within ¼ mile of the project site according to the specified schedule, and an estimated cost for purchasing shares for 80% of the project’s households for two years.
· A written commitment to purchase shares for 80% of the project’s households for two years, if the project is built.
Option 3
· A map showing the location of the relevant farmers’ market in relation to the project.
· A brief narrative describing the number of producer vendors and the market’s schedule of operation.
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