Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 5%
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Citywide - applies to all large scale commercial, industrial, and multifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. residential development
Extracted standards
29 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Architectural style
The architectural style of new construction shall be the 'mountain village theme' pursuant to Chapter 18.60 MSMC.
- Facade treatment
Facades of buildings shall be visually broken up with mature landscaping, recesses, portolas, courtyards or other design features which add texture and humanize the scale of the structure(s).
- Human scale requirements
A human scale shall be achieved near ground level on larger buildings and along street facades and entryways through the use of elements such as portolas, windows, doors, columns and beams.
- Mechanical equipment screening
Mechanical equipment shall be screened to mitigate noise and views from all sides. If roof-mounted, the screen shall be designed to conform architecturally to the design of the building either with varying roof planes or with parapet walls.
- Minimum public street frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. with architectural features60 pct
Along any public street frontage the building design should include windows, arcades, awnings or other acceptable features along at least 60 percent of the building length.
Lighting
- Lighting fixture type
Lighting shall be full cut-off fixtures and downward facing and no direct light shall bleed onto adjacent properties.
- Outdoor lighting report required
The applicant must provide an outdoor lighting report which provides information on how outdoor lighting will be accomplished to minimize impacts on adjacent properties or roadways.
- Parking lot light heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
the height of any proposed parking lot light standard should be as short as possible and should stair step down to a lower height when close to residential uses or residentially used properties.
Other
- Building separation for connected buildings
Buildings which are separated by a minimum of 20 feet, but connected solely by exterior pedestrian walkways that are open-sided and designed and used solely as publicly accessible pedestrian passageways, are to be considered separate buildings for purposes of this section.
- Delivery hours restriction
If there is a residential use or residentially zoned property adjacent to the site, such operations shall not be permitted between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
- Delivery/loading landscape buffer width30 ft
A landscape buffer of at least 30 feet in width shall be provided adjacent to the delivery and loading area where it adjoins residential uses or zones.
- Economic impact analysis threshold20,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
An economic impact analysis shall be conducted for any retail use with a gross floor area 20,000 square feet or larger.
- Irrigation required
All landscaped areas shall be irrigated or shall be certified that they can be maintained and survive without artificial irrigation.
- Landscape buffer width adjacent to residential zones30 ft
a landscape buffer 30 feet in width shall be provided adjacent to the site property line where it adjoins residential zones.
- Large scale threshold20,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Any commercial, industrial or multifamily development in which any individual buildings exceed 20,000 GFA shall be considered 'large scale' for purposes of this section.
- Maximum gross floor area per building50,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Individual buildings in a large scale development shall each be restricted to the maximum gross floor area (GFA) of 50,000 square feet.
- Maximum GFA cannot be increased
The maximum GFA allowed by a provisional permit shall not be increased.
- Minimum building spacing20 ft
Where any building exceeds a GFA of 20,000 square feet, the minimum spacing between such building and any other building on the site shall be 20 feet.
- Minimum landscaping percentage5 pct
All sites shall have at least five percent landscaping in addition to any required buffer zones discussed in subsection (J) of this section.
- Minimum landscaping width along public rights-of-way10 ft
A minimum of 10 feet in width of landscaping should be placed for screening from public rights-of-way and shall be planted with a combination of trees, shrubs and groundcovers.
- Minimum planter area50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
If planters are used for trees, minimum planter size shall be 50 square feet, with a minimum dimension of six feet for one side.
- Minimum planter dimension6 ft
with a minimum dimension of six feet for one side.
- Outdoor storage prohibition
Except for plant nurseries, building supply yards, automobile and mobile home sales lots and similar uses or as specified in the outdoor merchandise display ordinance (Chapter 18.23 MSMC), outdoor storage of products and goods is prohibited.
- Provisional permit required
Such large scale commercial, industrial or multifamily development shall proceed only in the event of discretionary approval of a provisional permit, pursuant to MSMC 18.70.060.
- Reuse plan required
Applicants shall submit a proposal addressing plans for the reuse of the site in the case that the applicant abandons interest of the large scale building.
- Street tree spacing30 ft
One street tree per 30 feet of street frontage shall be required on all projects.
- Traffic impact analysis required
The applicant shall have a traffic impact analysis prepared by a licensed traffic engineer.
- Trash collection and loading location
Trash collection, service and loading areas shall not be located adjacent to residential property.
Parking
- Parking standards
Parking requirements shall meet the standards of Chapter 15.44 MSMC.
From the ordinance
Any commercial, industrial or multifamily development in which any individual buildings exceed 20,000 GFA shall be considered 'large scale' for purposes of this section.