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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDESIGN STANDARDS - 07-00433 & 434 - The Bank of CommerceiiR Design Standards for structures less than 25,D00 square feet. Note: Please see IZexUuxg's Development Code for design. standards for structures over 25,000 square feet, or for developments located 11-1 the Neighborhood Business District or Central Business District zones. Please demonstrate how your pro' meets the following re_ q� ents: Developments NvI'th facade aver 40 feet in lineae length shall incorporate wall projections or recesses a minimum of 3 foot depth and a minimum of S contiguous feet within each 40 feet of facade length and shall extend over 20 percent of the facade, All sides of a structure clearly visible ftorn a public street shall be so treated. Developments shill use animating fcatures such as arcades,, display windows, entry areas, or awnings along �.t least GQ percent of the facade_ There principal buildings contain additional, separatelt� owned stores, which occupy- less than twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet of grass floor area, with separate, exte�rr..or customer entrances: a. The street level facade of such stogies sham be transparent between the height of three feet and eight fact above the walk%vay grade for no less than GO percent of the horizontal length of the building facade of such additional stones. UA b. twin nws shall be recessed and should include visually pronitnerit sills, shutters, or other such Porins of fra.Ve Ntj tnin�. Building Facades shall include a repeating pattern that shall include no less tlzaaz three of the elements hsted below. At least one of theses elements shall reheat horizontally. All elements shall repeat at intervals of no more that thirty (30) feet., either horizontally or vertically. -Color change -Texture charge -Material module change -Expression of architectural or stnicttaral bay through a such as an offset, reveal, or projecting rib. change in plane no fess than 12 inches in '%xridth, a Roof hnes, shall be varied with a change in height every? 104 linear feet in the building length. Parapets, mansard roofs, gale roofs, hip roofs, or dormers shall be used to conceal flat roofs and roof top equipment from public view. Alternadng lengths and designs may be acceptable and can be addressed during the preliminary development plan. Predon�inant exterior building matcrl*ais shad be high duality materials. These .include, without lit-nitation: -Brick -Wood -S-andsto,ne -Other native stone -Tinted,, t i , concrete masonry units Facade coloxs shall be low reflectance,, subtle, neutral, ax earth tone colors. The use of high intensity calors, metallic colors, black or fluorescent colors is prohibited. Building trim and accent areas may feature brighter colors, including prffnqc-ry colors. Neon tubing shall not be an acceptable feature. for trim ox accent. Predominant exterior building materials as well as accents shall not include the following: -Smooth-faced concrete block -Tait-gyp concrete panels without mitigating surface treatment -Pre-fabricated steel panels Each principal building on a site shall have clearly. defined, highly visible customer entrances featuring no less than three of the fallowing: -canopies or porticos �verhangs -recess es/projections -arcades -raised corniced parapets over the door 1�peaked roof form s -arches -outdoor patios '}v6Spid,y, _�V111dC]WS -architectural details such as rile Nvork and moldings whzch are integrated into the builchng structure and design -integral planters or wing wills that incorporate landscape areas and/or places for sitting No more that GO percent of the off-streetparking area for the entire property shall be located bet��.Teen the front -� facade within the front hard of the principal building{s} and the primary abuttingstreet unless the principal building(s) and/or parking lots are screened from view by out -lot development such as restaurants) and additional tree plantings and/or berms.I{�-7-7 oft - Parking shall be located to the rear of the building or screened so that it does not dominate the streetscape. Feces, hedges, berms and landscaping shall be used to screen patking areas. NXI-len largc parking lots ars necessary, increasc the landscapt'ng to screen the dot and divide the lot into smaller components. Landscape V. slands must be provided in the inferior of large lots. These may double as snow storage meas in the vvintex months. Thenu'n='um setback for any building Facade shall he in �ccordance with the requirements for all Commercial zones, except Community Business Center. Whe-te the facade faces adjacent residential uses an earthen berm shall be installed, no less than G feet in height, containing at a minimum, a double row of evergreen or deciduous trees planted at intervals of 15 feet on center. Additional landscaping ma.- be required by the PlanningCommissionto effectively buffer adjacent land use as deemed appropriate". Any aid all addiLional landscape requixements of all the Commercial zones, except Central Business District, shall apply. fl, areas for outdoor storage, truck parking, trash collection or compaction, lo-ading, or other such uses shall not be visible from public or private rights-of-way. 'Jo areas for outdoor storage, gash collection or compaction, loading, or other such uses shall be located within ?0 feet of any public thoroughfare of street, public sidewalk, or internal pedestrian way. Loading docks, truck parking, outdoor storage, utdi.ty metes, MVAC equipment , tush dumpsters, trash compaction, and other service functions shall be incorporated into the overall design of the building and the landscaping so that the visual and acoustic impacts of these functions are fully contained and out of view from adjacent properties and public streets, and no attention is attracted to the functions by the use of screening materials that are different from or inferior to the principal materials of the builciing azid landscape. Non -enclosed areas for the storage and sale of seasonal inventoryshall he permanently definedeand screened with walls and/or fences. Materials, colors, and designs of screening walls and/or fences and the cover shall conform to those used as predominant materials and colors of the building.If ��such areas ars to be covered, theme the covering shall confirm to those used as predominant materials and calcars an the buildings. Tetnporary- sacs/displays, such as Christmas trees,, landscape materials, and fireworks, shall follow all outdoor / requirements for all the Commercial zones, except Commua�ity Business Center, as described in the Development v Code. Location and time/duration of such sales/displays shall be reviewed and approved by the Community Development Director or appointed designee. 1 'dewalks at ��� �s�all biov 1ded nall f the lot th-at abut a public or privqctc ri - way,luding *tt1 � a Continuous internal pedestrian %&-rallc%v,aVs, no less than five (5) Feet in width, shall be provided from the public sidewalk or right -off �,vay to the principal customer entrance of all principal buildings on the site. At a minimum, walkways shall connect focal pvints ofpedesMan activity such as, but not limited to, transit steps, street crossings, building and store entry points, and shall featutc adjoining landscaped areas that include tees, Shrubs, benches, flower beds, gro-Lmd covers, or other such materials for no less than 5[7 percent of their length. Sidewalks, no less than five (5) feet in width, shall be provided. along the fuU Icngth of the building along any facade featuring a customer entrance, and along any facade abutting public parking areas. Stich sidewalks shall be located at feast six (G) fejt from the facade of the building to provide plant'ng beds for foundation g landscaP in , except where features such as arcades or entryways are part of the facade. Internal pedestrian -\va1kways Provided'in conformance xvith Subsection b above, shall- 'de weather Protect' 1n L/ such as ativr�ings or arcades Within thirty �3Q} deet of ��1 customer entrances, constructed parallel to the .features facade of the building. This is not it�tended to extend into the driving aisles or parking areas. .All intexnal pedestrian walkways shall be distinguished from driving surfaces through the use of durable, lowmaintenance surface materials such as pavers, bricks, or scored concrete to enhance pedestrian safely and comfort, as well as the attractiveness of the walkways. Signs shall be installed to designate pedestrian walkways. Each commercial -establishment subject to these standards shall contribute to the establishment or enhancement of pedestrian and public spares by providing at least two (2) of the following: patio/seating area, pedestrian plaza with benches, transportation Centex, Window shapping walk,�vay 5, outdoor play area, kiosk area, water feat -Lite, clock tawer, steeple, or other such deliberately shaded area an a focal. feature of amenfty that, in the judgment of the Planning Conirnission, adequately enhances such Community and public spaces. Any such areas shall have direct access to the public sidewalk network and such features shall not be constructed of materials that ate inferior to the principal materials of the building and landscape.