15.4.7.1: LARGE BUILDINGS IN R-3 AND PUD DISTRICTS:

The following design standards shall apply to any building in the R-3 or PUD district, or any building approved as a special use in the PA or SB district, if such building includes three (3) or more dwelling units or more than two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet of gross floor area.

   A.   Facades:

      1.   Facades facing or visible from a public street shall incorporate wall plane projections or recesses having a depth of at least five percent (5%) of the length of the facade and extending at least twenty percent (20%) of the length of the facade.

      2.   No uninterrupted length of any facade shall exceed sixty (60) horizontal feet.

   B.   Entryways:

      1.   The principal entry to a building with any facade facing or visible from a public street should be on a facade facing a public street; if a building has facades facing or visible from two (2) or more public streets, only one principal entrance is required.

      2.   The entryway design should include elements and variations that give orientation to the building.

      3.   Each principal building on a site shall have clearly defined, highly visible public entrances facing the street and featuring no less than three (3) of the following:

         a.   Canopies or porticoes;

         b.   Overhangs;

         c.   Recesses/projections;

         d.   Arcades;

         e.   Raised corniced parapets over the door;

         f.   Peaked roof forms;

         g.   Arches;

         h.   Architectural details such as tile work and moldings which are integrated into the building structure and design;

         i.   Integral planters or wing walls that incorporate landscaped areas and/or places for sitting.

   C.   Doors And Windows: Any facade facing or visible from a public street shall include doors, windows or similar architectural voids constituting at least twenty percent (20%) of the wall area of such facade.

   D.   Roof Treatments: Variations in rooflines should be used to add visual interest to, and reduce the massive scale of, large buildings. Roof features should complement the character of adjoining neighborhoods. Roof designs must incorporate no fewer than two (2) of the following features:

      1.   Parapets screening flat roofs and rooftop equipment;

      2.   Overhanging eaves;

      3.   Sloped roofs;

      4.   Three (3) or more roof slope planes; and/or

      5.   Repeating pattern of change in color, texture, and material modules.

   E.   Illustration Of Standards:

   ILLUSTRATIONS OF STANDARDS
   IN THIS SECTION

(Ord. 2013-20)