The intent is to create building facades throughout this development that are varied and articulated to provide visual interest to pedestrians and to establish a unique identity for the development. The architectural design of any building within this development shall be acceptable to the City. The architecture shall express a creative presentation by careful attention to exterior building materials and details, use of fenestration, and change in building mass within the plane and roof design to lessen the plainness of appearance which can be characteristic of large commercial buildings. Building design, materials, trim, detailing, and colors shall provide continuity amongst buildings to unite all structures within the development into one project concept. All sides to each building shall receive high quality materials, finishes, and details (360-degree architectural treatment). There are no "backs" to a building. Materials should be durable, economically maintained and of a quality that will maintain their appearance over a prolonged time.
On file with the City are conceptual architectural illustrations of the general building style and material options. Once City approval is gained on a particular building design, any alteration in design before or during construction must be reviewed and approved by the City's Development Services Department.
A. Building Design And Materials: All buildings within this development shall accommodate or incorporate the following in building design and materials:
1. Corporate architecture shall be prohibited. Limited use of architectural elements characteristic of prototypical architecture may be allowed at the discretion of the Director of Development Services or the appropriate reviewing and approval body. Implementation of these architectural elements shall be minimized and whenever possible modified to give a unique image to the establishment. No standard corporate building design without modifications shall be implemented.
2. Buildings shall be organized to create a logical and identifiable relationship with the site and other buildings, open spaces, and pedestrian circulation paths.
3. The use of building articulation and materials which break up the building mass into modules that respect a pedestrian scale and reflects proportions similar to other buildings within the development.
4. The building's design should meet context and site objectives such as providing gateways, creating visual and physical linkages and framing or terminating views.
5. Variation in building height, mass and roof forms shall be provided to create interest while still maintaining an overall building continuity. Roofs should not be designed as attention- getting devices related to the reinforcement of signage or as an identifiable corporate image.
6. Entrances into buildings should be easily identified through the use of building design and detailing. Projected or recessed entryways, change in rooflines, addition of awnings or changes in building material are examples that can create this effect.
7. Shifts in building planes/facades and variation in exterior materials shall be incorporated to minimize long expanses of wall. Long blank walls shall be prohibited.
8. Variation in materials, material modules, expressed joints, textures, colors and details should be used to break up the mass of the buildings. Materials should change with the change in building planes.
9. Trim and structural elements such as posts or columns shall be sized to the scale of the building.
10. Whenever possible, ground floor areas should provide the maximum possible glazing toward sidewalks to provide pedestrians with visual interest. Use of reflective glass or mirrored glass is discouraged. Efforts should be made to use clear glass on storefronts, windows and doors to promote the linkage of the interior and exterior of buildings.
11. Natural materials such as brick and stone shall be used as the major elements of the facade. Architectural precast concrete or metal acceptable to the City may be incorporated in the design as the major element. Concrete products shall have integrated color rather than surface applied paint/staining and should generally have texture for interest; smooth finish concrete products may be used in conjunction with texture for accent purposes. The use of EIFS, synthetic stucco or composite materials shall be used in moderation and primarily used as an accent or trim material and cannot be the predominate building material. Use of EIFS is limited to areas of the building six feet (6') above grade and higher and use of vinyl materials is prohibited.
B. Area 2: It is recognized that the development of area 2 has not been planned and therefore the architectural intent for that portion of the site cannot be defined at the time of the writing of this ordinance. At such time that development of this area is pending, the architecture design and choice of colors and materials will need to be such so as to provide visual cohesiveness and achieve a unified development for the entire PUD area. At time of development of area 2, an amendment to the PUD may be necessary to address the specific architecture needs for area 2. (Ord. 2372, 7-1-2019)