(a) Building Massing and Grouping. Create complimentary grouping of buildings which are appropriately scaled to their surroundings, and which present a pleasing visual experience.
(1) Each building or grouping of buildings should be stylistically consistent. Architectural style, materials, colors, form and scale should all work together to express a unified theme.
(2) Large structures should be visually broken up into smaller components through changes in massing, form and texture.
(3) Buildings on corners and major streets should be of high visual quality.
(4) Where development within this zoning district is located adjacent to a residential zoning district or residential land use, it should appropriately transition to the residential scale. Smaller buildings create a better transition to the surrounding neighborhood.
(5) Large buildings should have facades that include variations in massing, form and texture where visible to the public. Recessed window treatment and other articulation of the elevation will help to improve an otherwise planar surface and aid the buildings’ appeal. Provide shadow line or articulation of building facades at the second story level, breaking the vertical expanse of the building as well as the horizontal. Overhangs, projections, reveals and covered pedestrian walkways are encouraged as they contribute to the overall character of the building and provide shade.
(b) Exterior Building Materials Standards.
(1) Unfinished or unpainted non-decorative concrete block shall not be used on any exterior wall.
(2) Metal siding shall not be used on any wall facing a public right-of-way or a residential land use or zoning district. If metal siding is utilized on any remaining wall, it shall be subject to the approval of Planning Commission.
(3) A combination of brick, masonry, glass, or other suitable building materials shall be used on the front of the building, subject to the approval of Planning Commission.
(c) Mechanical Equipment Screening Standards.
(1) Mechanical equipment, such as compressors, air conditioners, antennas, pumps, heating and ventilating equipment, emergency generators, chillers, elevator penthouses, water tanks, standpipes, solar collectors, satellite antenna dishes and communications equipment, should not be visible from public streets or adjacent parcels.
(2) Roof mounted equipment should be fully screened by the roof parapet.
(Ord. 2022-24. Passed 5-24-22.)