PUD Design Standards

Other

• Alternative transportation amenities

  Parking areas should encourage alternative forms of transportation by providing amenities such as bicycle parking and bicycle lanes;

• Building materials

  Building materials utilized for the front and side façades of the buildings shall be limited to brick, split-faced block, fluted block, tile, concrete tile, dryvit, or other simulated stucco (EIFS), real or simulated wood and/or glass. Standard concrete masonry block shall not be used for the front and side façades of any building.

• Facade compatibility

  Adjacent façades will be compatible with each other and architectural features such as setbacks, changes in building materials, canopies or differences in roof height will be used to add visual interest. Exterior walls fronting a promenade will not exceed 100 feet in length without altering the appearance of the building(s) by using a mixture of compatible building materials or, alternatively, by providing a variance in setback of at least two feet.

• Unified architectural theme

  Façade design within the PUD shall be developed with a unified architectural theme.

• Service and delivery loading docks

  Service and delivery loading docks will be located at the rear of structures, or wholly screened from view from any right-of-way.

• Mechanical unit screening

  Any mechanical units placed on the rooftops of buildings shall be screened by architectural features which are compatible with building façade architecture.

• Parking area landscaping

  Parking areas shall include interior landscaped parking lot islands as well as landscaping along the perimeter;

• Parking location

  Parking shall be located predominantly to the side and/or rear of buildings;

• Pedestrian movement

  Parking areas are to be designed to facilitate pedestrian movement;

• Primary entrance orientation

  Primary entrances to buildings shall be clearly identified and oriented towards the primary pedestrian paths.

• Roof design

  Pitched roofs shall be provided wherever practicable. Rooflines shall be varied in order to add architectural interest and avoid the appearance of long, monotonous roofline expanses.

• Roof materials

  Roofing materials shall consist of wood, tin, copper, slate, terra cotta, standing seam metal or dimensional fiberglass shingles.

• Street frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.

  Parking lots shall not create long expanses of empty street frontage.