(a) Site design.
(1) An overall site amenities theme and materials palette shall be presented and approved by the village as part of the site plan review process required under § 13-1-127.
(2) Buildings along with trees and landscaping shall be predominant. Parking lots and freestanding signs shall be secondary features of a site.
(3) Loading docks or delivery doors shall be placed to reduce visibility from residential areas or public streets.
(4) To ensure that building entrances are welcoming and easily identifiable from the street and sidewalks, the principal entry for persons to the building shall be marked by an architectural element such as a building canopy, large entry doors, or landscaping with seating.
(5) Pedestrian and bicycle connections into and throughout the site shall be clearly defined. Pedestrian access to the building shall be visually and functionally clear and shall offer a convenient access.
(6) Provide accessible and high-quality bicycle parking. Bicycle racks shall be placed within 50 feet or the primary entrance of the building they are intended to serve.
(7) Parking lots shall have decorative landscape treatment at the perimeter of the lot and, for larger lots, in island areas within the lot, to provide break-up of the expanse of paving.
(8) All sites shall be planned and constructed so that surface drainage drains from structures.
(b) Building architecture, mass, and articulation.
(1) An overall architectural theme and building materials palette shall be presented and approved by the village as part of the site review process.
(2) Buildings shall include articulation along the facades facing and visible from public rights-of-way; flat blank walls are not allowed.
(3) Building masses and long, straight fronts and sides (relative to the overall length of the building) that are visually accessible shall be broken up and made more variegated with staggers and offsets, with landscaping or surficial features or with accumulation of mass in the form of smaller, related units.
(4) Any side of the building visible from a street or public open space shall be given architectural treatment utilizing windows, awnings, or other architectural details.
(c) Landscaping and lighting.
(1) The proposed site shall provide landscaping of sufficient height and density to accomplish positive visual impact and complement the site and building.
(2) Exterior lighting shall be established, directed and maintained so as not to be cast directly on public right-of-way or occupied structures or neighboring properties or be lighted in intensity or colors seriously disturbing to neighboring properties.
(Ord. passed 1-18-2021)