In reviewing the architectural design of building(s) proposed to be built in the primary tier Overlay Zone, factors to be considered by the Plan Commission shall include but are not limited to the following:
(A) Context. All buildings shall be designed with respect to the general character of the State Road 28 Corridor and, particularly, with due consideration to buildings located on the lots that abut the project site.
(B) Massing. A single, large, dominant structure mass shall be avoided in new buildings and, to the extent reasonably feasible, in development project involving changes to the mass of existing buildings.
(C) Facade treatment.
(1) Facades along the State Road 28 frontage shall add architectural interest and variety and avoid the effect of a single, long or massive wall with no relation to human size. No wall that faces a street or connecting walkway shall have a blank, uninterrupted length exceeding 50 feet without including, but not be limited to, at least two of the following:
(a) Change in plane;
(b) Change in texture or masonry pattern;
(c) Windows, trellis with vines;
(d) Color, texture, and/or material; or
(e) An equivalent element.
(2) Facades shall have at least one of the elements of division (C)(1) above that repeat horizontally. All elements shall repeat at intervals of no more than 50 feet, either horizontally or vertically.
(D) Roofs. All facades shall have a recognizable “top” consisting of at least one element below:
(1) Parapets concealing flat roofs and rooftop equipment from public view. The average height of such parapets shall not exceed 15% of the height of the supporting wall and such parapets shall not at any point exceed one-third of the height of the supporting wall;
(2) Overhanging eaves, extending no less than three feet past the supporting walls;
(3) Sloping roofs that do not exceed the average height of the supporting walls, with an average slope of greater than or equal to one foot of vertical rise for every three feet of horizontal run and less than or equal to one foot of vertical rise for every one foot of horizontal run; or
(4) Three or more roof slope planes.
(E) Entryways. Use creative entry treatments and other focal points such as canopies, awnings, or cornice treatments.
(F) Building elements and accessory structures.
(1) Separate building elements or accessory structures should be designated as an integral part of the building design.
(2) Use signs that are complementary to and integrated with building design so that they do not dominate facades or appear tacked on.
(3) Screen appurtenances or design them as integral parts of the buildings so that they are not visible from the street.
(4) Screen docks, garage doors and service areas to minimize their visibility from adjacent streets.
(G) Landscape design. All landscaping shall be in conformance with § 155.185 as a means to enhance the built environment.
(Ord. 08-04, passed 7-14-08; Am. Ord. 14-23, passed 1-26-15)