Sec. 83-477
Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Facade colors
Façade colors for all portions of the building shall be low reflectance, subtle, neutral or earth-tone colors (no primary colors).
- Permitted facade materials
Building façade materials shall be limited to wood, brick, stone, decorative block, stucco, or other materials with a similar appearance, durability, and quality. The use of metal or vinyl siding is subject to review and approval by the director.
- Facade offset requirements for facades >60 ft
Street-facing front building facades that are greater than 60 feet wide shall be articulated with wall offsets (e.g. projections or recesses in the façade plane) that are at least one foot deep, at least ten feet wide, and spaced no more than 40 feet apart.
- Maximum total building area in Village Center45,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
In the Village Center (VC) and Village Center Planned Development (VC-PD) districts, total building area shall not exceed 45,000 square feet, unless a conditional use permit (CUP) is approved by the Board of Supervisors.
- Minimum ground floor transparencyGround-floor transparencyThe share of a ground-floor street wall that must be windows rather than blank surface.30 pct
At least 30 percent of the street-facing façade area of the ground-level floor of buildings (as measured from the grade to the underside of the eave, top of the parapet, or the story line denoting the second floor) shall be occupied by doorways or transparent windows.
- Minimum wood/brick/stone facade percentage70 pct
At least 70 percent of building façades visible from existing or planned roadways shall be constructed of wood, brick, stone, and/or other materials with a similar appearance, durability, and quality.
- Primary entrance orientation
The primary entrances of buildings shall be oriented towards a street along the perimeter of the development, towards streets or driveways interior to the development, or towards open space areas, courtyards, or plazas.
- Roof pitch range
Principal buildings shall incorporate roof pitches between 3:12 and 12:12, or incorporate a parapet at least three feet high with a three-dimensional cornice around a flat roof.
Parking
- Maximum surface parking in front of building (other districts)50 pct
In all other instances, no more than 50 percent of the number of off-street parking spaces shall be surface parking located between the front of the principal building(s) and the street it faces.
- Parking location in Village Center districts
In Village Center (VC) and Village Center Planned Development (VC-PD) Districts, all required off-street surface parking shall be located to the side or rear of the front facade of the principal building(s).
From the ordinance
These institutional, commercial, and mixed-use development standards are intended to protect and enhance a pleasant environment for working and shopping and promote the desirability of investment and occupancy in business and other properties.