CHINQUAPIN HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION
Architectural Review Committee

Skylights - Introduction & Intent

[ Skylight Specifics ]

1. One part of CHINQUAPIN'S updated vision includes the replacement of skylights installed over the past years. The goal is to replace all older skylights with more visually pleasing and more energy efficient units. Visually, the glare resulting from the domed plastic and bright metal frames can have a significant negative visual impact on the property owners who view the roofs below their own.
   
   
2. CHINQUAPIN owners are encouraged to explore using traditional methods of providing daylight to their interior spaces. Within reasonable limits, increasing the number of windows in walls is preferred over the installation of skylights. Homeowners are encouraged to supplement daylight through the use of vertical glazing prior to considering the addition of skylights.
   
   
3. Keep in mind that it is possible that skylights may not be appropriate based on the individual architectural style of the unit or building and the configuration of the roof for which they are proposed.
   
   
4. When locating your skylights, attempt to locate them so as to be as inconspicuous from as many vantage points as possible.
   
   
5. In the interest of minimizing architectural incongruity, existing skylights should be replaced on an entire-building basis. Individual property owners wishing to replace their skylights are encouraged to discuss the proposal with their neighbors in the same building and present a proposal for the entire building’s skylights. This suggestion for completing the replacement for entire buildings only addresses the color and shape of skylights. Symmetry in the location of skylights on a unit-by-unit basis is not the goal.
   
   
6. Regardless of whether your neighbors will be replacing their skylights, where new skylights are proposed for an individual unit, other existing skylights on that unit must be brought into conformance with the requirements for new skylights.
   
   
7. After approval by the ARC, skylight projects must be designed by a licensed architect or registered professional engineer, must be legally permitted by both the County and TRPA (if necessary), and must be installed by a licensed contractor. The cost of design, engineering, permitting and installation of all skylights will be the responsibility of the applicant[s].
   
   
8. Be certain that your skylight model is rated for the snow load found at Chinquapin. The snow load can be determined by calling the Placer County Building Department.
   
   
9. Homeowners who install new or replacement skylights assume full responsibility for any water leaks related to these skylight(s). Such responsibility must be communicated in writing, and be agreed to, by subsequent owners of the unit.

SKYLIGHTS - SPECIFICS

1. The total percentage of skylight area [including frame] may not exceed 4% of the roof’s area as measured along the plane of the roof. In no case may the maximum number of skylights exceed four per home.
   
   
2. The minimum size for an individual skylight is 2’ x 2’. The maximum size for an individual skylight is 3’ x 4’.
   
   
3. The skylights allowed for a single home may be grouped together in one area, but each skylight must be separated from others by a minimum of 16” in both directions.
   
   
4. For all proposals, be certain that all skylights in a single home are the same in appearance. This applies when adding new skylights where some already exist as well as to projects proposing replacement of skylights. New skylights may not be added to a roof with old skylights without replacing the existing ones.
   
   
5. The total projection of the skylight is limited to 6” above the plane of the roof covering.
   
   
6. Ridge skylights and other skylights that change pitch within the same skylight are not acceptable. Further, skylights must be installed so that the frame and the glazing matches the exterior slope of the roof in which they are installed.
   
   
7. In the interest of safety, do not place skylights in areas of the roof that receive shedding or creeping snow from roofs above.
   
   
8. Skylights must be constructed with flat glass. Skylights may not have glazing in a domed, pyramidal or barrel-vaulted shape. Tubular skylights may not be used in that their roof penetration is circular and the covering is domed.
   
   
9. Because a larger amount of a home’s structure may be visible and to avoid nighttime light pollution, clear glazing is not allowed for skylights. Glazing must be gray-tinted to match the surrounding roofing material colors and may not be frosted, sandblasted or a color other than gray.
   
   
10. Skylights may be operable to provide for natural ventilation.
    
    
11. The exterior perimeter cladding of the skylight frame may be vinyl or aluminum. Both must be factory finished and nearly match the roofing surface.
    
    
12. If skylights are fitted with interior shades, the face of the shading device visible from the exterior must match or nearly match the color of the frame and surrounding materials. The manufacturer does not offer a shade that complies with these requirements. If a shade is desired, it must be provided by someone other than the skylight manufacturer.
    
    
13. The following skylights are approved for use in Chinquapin:
    1. Velux: Models VSE; VS; FSF; FS; GPL; and FCM, within size limitations.
       1. Velux may only be used on pitched roofs.
    2. Royalite brand may be used on flat and pitched roofs.

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Last modified: 02/17/11