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The PUD Design Standards and Guidelines describe and illustrate building patterns emphasizing their relationship to the street for defining space. They address the importance of creating visual focal points along the streetscape and the treatment of public spaces. The PUD Design Standards and Guidelines which may be revised and updated periodically, shall be kept on file with the Community Development Department and will be made available to the applicant.
(Ord. 16-19. Passed 9-16-19.)
(a) The scale, design and detailing of structures are essential to creating a visually and architecturally appealing environment that is sustainable. The Architectural Standards and Guidelines define and articulate design principles that relate to the scale, positioning, detailing of facades, roofs, windows, and appurtenances to buildings. The Architectural Design Standards and Guidelines which may be revised and updated periodically shall be kept on file with the Community Development Department and will be made available to the applicant.
(b) Dwelling units shall comply with the residential appearance standards set forth in Section 1115.06.
(Ord. 16-19. Passed 9-16-19.)
(a) The minimum setback of buildings from the perimeter of the total tract shall be determined by the development plan based on the classification of the adjacent zoning district.
(b) Building separation shall be maintained in accordance with the requirements of the Fire Code, state or local Building Code and other safety codes of the City and in accordance with good design principles as defined in Sections 1123.06 and 1123.07. All setbacks and building separations shall be defined by the development plan and shall be maintained as permanent landscaped open space, free of buildings, structures, driveways, streets or off-street parking.
(c) Fences, earth berms, walks, barriers and landscaping shall be used, as appropriate, for the protection and aesthetic enhancement of property and privacy of its occupants, screening of objectionable views or uses and reduction of noise, but shall not obstruct the vision of motorists and pedestrians on or near public or private roads.
(Ord. 16-19. Passed 9-16-19.)
(a) The proposed PUD shall not create traffic congestion nor overload existing roadway facilities.
(b) Points of ingress or egress shall be designed to discourage traffic on minor streets in the PUD. The internal traffic system shall provide for safe and efficient flow, being sensitive to such items of convenience, safety, access to living units and non-residential facilities, separation of vehicular and pedestrian traffic and general attractiveness.
(c) There shall be no direct access from single-family residential lots to a major thoroughfare and direct access from single-family residential lots to collector streets shall be minimized.
(d) There shall be access for emergency vehicles to all buildings.
(e) Sidewalks shall be provided on each side of every street. The Planning Commission may modify this requirement where a multipurpose path or other acceptable alternatives are proposed.
(f) Multipurpose paths for pedestrian and bicycle circulation are encouraged. Where possible these paths should be segregated from vehicular traffic, especially at intersections.
(g) Streets within a PUD may be dedicated to public use or may be retained under private ownership on the condition that they are built to the same standards applied to streets acceptable for public dedication outlined in Chapter 1135. Standards of design and construction of private roadways may be modified, if deemed appropriate, by the Planning Commission.
(h) Any future dedication of private streets to public streets, shall require any action necessary to have the streets fully conform to the design requirements for public streets at the time of dedication and acceptance, with the exception of those standards which may have been waived for the PUD by the Planning Commission and accepted by City Council upon dedication.
(Ord. 16-19. Passed 9-16-19.)
(a) Each dwelling unit shall have two off-street parking spaces of not less than nine feet in width and 20 feet in length located within 300 feet of the building. Not less than one guest parking space shall be provided for every three dwelling units. Such parking shall be reasonably dispersed throughout the development and may be either on streets within the development or in off-street parking areas. The Planning Commission may waive or modify this requirement if it finds that the intent of this section will be adequately met.
(b) Where appropriate, common driveways, parking areas, walks and steps shall be provided, maintained and lighted for night use. All parking spaces and service drives shall be improved with bituminous asphalt or concrete or equivalent surfacing and so graded and drained as to control the release of all surface water accumulation within the area.
(c) Where necessary to control drainage and/or automobile circulation, curbs or a combination of curbs and gutters is required for parking lots. Screening of parking or service areas is required through the use of trees, shrubs, hedges, grade changes, fencing and or other visual and acoustical barriers between parking or service areas and housing units. The minimum landscape buffer width is ten feet. Non-residential parking areas shall be screened from adjacent structures, roads and traffic arteries in the same manner.
(d) No more than 15 parking spaces shall be located in a continuous row without being interrupted by landscaping, except as may otherwise be approved by the Planning Commission. The landscape area shall include trees, shrubs and other plant materials approved by the Planning Commission. Group garages and/or carports shall not be built in continuous unbroken lengths of more than 160 feet, but shall be divided by planting areas, changes of elevation, walks and/or pavement changes. Wherever possible, parking areas for all uses shall be located behind or beside buildings, well screened from adjacent dwellings. Any single parking areas shall not contain more than 80 parking spaces. Parking for non-residential areas shall provide adequate and safe loading areas, storage, lighting, grading and drainage, as approved by the Planning Commission.
(Ord. 16-19. Passed 9-16-19.)
PUDs shall provide underground utilities and appropriate easements for drainage, gas, sewer and water, communications, electric, telephone and street lighting systems unless otherwise approved by the Planning Commission. All utility structures shall comply with Section 1119.15.
(Ord. 16-19. Passed 9-16-19.)