(A) Architectural elements.
(1) Architectural materials. The following materials are permitted on visible walls within the commercial/community zone:
(a) Brick and tile masonry;
(b) Stucco (cementitious finish);
(c) Native stone (or synthetic equivalent);
(d) Pre-cast masonry (for trim and cornice elements only);
(e) Gypsum reinforced fiber concrete (for trim elements only);
(f) Metal (for beams, lintels, trim elements and ornamentation only);
(g) Wood lap siding;
(h) Logs (or synthetic equivalent); and
(i) Concrete composite siding.
(2) Architectural details for commercial buildings.
(a) For commercial buildings, doors and windows must consume a minimum of 40% of the first floor facade between two feet and ten feet measured from the grade in front of the structure. Upper floors shall have door and window coverage of not less than 30% between three feet and nine feet measured from the base of the second story.
(b) For all commercial and community buildings, awnings and overhangs are permitted to extend out a maximum of five feet from the building or over the sidewalk, whichever is greater, and must be a minimum of eight feet above the grade.
(c) For all commercial and community buildings, stoops, steps and ramps shall not extend into the public right-of-way. Garage doors shall not face the front lot line.
(d) For all commercial and community buildings, colors used shall be earth tones harmonious with the surrounding area. Accent colors are permitted on smaller details such as cornices, doors, window trim, columns and bullheads.
(e) For all commercial and community buildings, color, architectural treatment and details shall be similar on all facades visible by the public.
(f) Bicycle requirements: Bicycle parking facilities (bike racks) at a ratio of at least one bicycle parking space for every ten automobile parking spaces or fraction thereof shall be provided.
1. No building or buildings sharing a parking area shall have fewer than three bicycle parking spaces nor be required to exceed a maximum of ten spaces.
2. Bicycle spaces shall be located within the parkway/street furniture zone a maximum distance of 50 feet from the building entrance or shall be located at least as close as the closest automobile space.
3. Each space shall include a metal anchor sufficient to secure the bicycle frame when used in conjunction with a user-supplied lock.
(B) Development of corner lots.
(1) Block corners. Buildings on lots at block corners may be designed with increased setbacks, greens, additional height and architectural embellishments, such as corner towers, steeples or other features to emphasize their location and serve as a visual focal point for the area subject to Board approval.
(2) Access corners. Parking access where developed with planting strips and sidewalks increases the significance of the structures on either side. The Board encourages developers of these lots to design structures with “front” facades facing both the primary street and the parking access and to fully utilize the design advantages of a building corner with such embellishments as corner doorways, triangular-shaped patios or plazas.
(C) Buildings that are set back to ten feet from the sidewalk shall use the increased area between the front facade and the sidewalk for landscaping, seating, public art, street furniture, outdoor dining, outdoor display of merchandise during business hours, or other similar uses.
(D) The town encourages the placement of street furniture along the paved planting strip or along sidewalks with a width greater than eight feet.
(E) (1) All HVAC systems, exhaust pipes or stacks, and elevator housing shall be screened from view from the public right-of-way and from adjacent properties by using walls, fencing, roof elements or landscaping.
(2) In no case will chain-link fencing be permitted.
(F) (1) Solid metal security gates or solid roll-down metal windows shall not be permitted. Link or grill type security devices shall be permitted only if installed from the inside, within the window or doorframes.
(2) Security grills shall be recessed and concealed during normal business hours.
(Prior Code, § 9.06.060)