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PREFACE
PUD #1 THE PRESERVE ON GRAND
PUD #2 GRAND WOODS
PUD #3 HEATHERWOOD
PUD #4 HEATHERWOOD 2
PUD #5 BEH
PUD #6 BEH II
PUD #7 PARKHAVEN
PUD #8 SOMERFIELD
PUD #9 SOUTHWOODS KNOLL
PUD #10 S AND F/KARP
PUD #11 SOUTHWOODS EAST 2
PUD #12 SOUTHWOODS EAST
PUD #13 STONEBRIDGE
PUD #14 WISTFUL VISTA
PUD #15 SOUTHWOODS WEST
PUD #16 WESTBROOKE
PUD #17 THE KNOLLS
PUD #18 WEST PARK
PUD #19 WOODLAND PARK
PUD #20 THE SHOPPES AT VALLEY WEST
PUD #21 WESTDALE PLAZA
PUD #22 COUNTRY PARK
PUD #23 JORDAN PARK VISTA
PUD #24 MEADOWVIEW
PUD #25 SUN PRAIRIE
PUD #26 SUN PRAIRIE WEST
PUD #27 WEST LAKES
PUD #28 COUNTRY CLUB OFFICE PLAZA (CCOP)
PUD #29 REED'S CROSSING
PUD #30 GLEN OAKS
PUD #31 ASHWORTH CORRIDOR
PUD #32 RYUN FARM
PUD #33 WIRTZ PROPERTY
PUD #34 BOONE FARM
PUD #35 98TH STREET
PUD #36 WESTOWN CENTRE
PUD #37 CORPORATE PLACE
PUD #38 WRENWOOD PLACE
PUD #39 WATER TOWER PLACE
PUD #40 THREE FOUNTAINS COMMERCIAL
PUD #41 BLUE CREEK
PUD #42 WESTIN HEIGHTS
PUD #43 SOUTH WATER TOWER PLACE
PUD #44 42ND STREET
PUD #45 50TH STREET
PUD #46 MAPLE GROVE NORTH
PUD #47 JORDAN CREEK TOWN CENTER
PUD #48 BRIDGEWOOD
PUD #49 ASHAWA
PUD #50 VALLEY GREEN
PUD #51 5940 UNIVERSITY
PUD #52 COLBY OFFICE PARK
PUD #53 GREENWAY CROSSING
PUD #54 WEST GRAND BUSINESS PARK
PUD #55 MILLS CROSSING
PUD #56 RESERVED
PUD #57 ASHWORTH CROSSING
PUD #58 BATY FARM
PUD #59 DEPOT AT ASHWORTH
PUD #60 LAKE VIEW
PUD #61 BENNETT
PUD #62 WEST GLEN TOWN CENTER
PUD #63 LINCOLN STREET PARK
PUD #64 KING'S VALLEY
PUD #65 CLEVEN
PUD #66 KING'S RIDGE
PUD #67 RESERVED
PUD #68 GALLERIA
PUD #69 ROBEL FARM
PUD #70 WELLS FARGO WEST DES MOINES CAMPUS
PUD #71 JORDAN CREEK CROSSING I
PUD #72 SOUTH MAPLE GROVE
PUD #73 BELLA SOUTH
PUD #74 JORDAN CREEK CROSSING II
PUD #75 JORDAN HEIGHTS
PUD #76 MAPLE GROVE WEST
PUD #77 PUBLIC SAFETY STATION #19
PUD #78 HERITAGE BEND
PUD #79 VILLAGE AT JORDAN CREEK
PUD #80 TALLYN'S REACH
PUD #81 VILLAGE OF PONDEROSA
PUD #82 PLAZA AT JORDAN CREEK
PUD #83 JORDAN CREEK BUSINESS PARK
PUD #84 MERCY WEST LAKES
PUD #85 LUTHERAN-MYERS
PUD #86 COUNTRY CLUB DENTAL
PUD #87 JORDAN WEST
PUD #88 PARADISE POINTE
PUD #89 SILVERWOOD
PUD #90 BROADMOOR APARTMENTS AT JORDAN CREEK
PUD #91 AVIVA USA
PUD #92 ESCALADE TOWNHOMES
PUD #93 WESTOWN CITY CENTER
PUD #94 TACO JOHN'S
PUD #95 RACCOON RIVER QUARRIES
PUD #96 WEST BANK-CASEY'S
PUD #97 60TH AND ASHWORTH CENTER
PUD #98 FAREWAY
PUD #99 DENTON
PUD #100 KINGS LANDING
PUD #101 ROGER'S FARM
PUD #102 MIDWEST TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS PARK
PUD #103 CLOCKTOWER SQUARE
PUD #104 GRAND VALLEY
PUD #105 ELDORADO ESTATES
PUD #106 1ST STREET REDEVELOPMENT
PUD #107 PLATINUM POINTE TOWNHOMES
PUD #108 MAJESTIC OAKS
PUD #109 DELLA VITA
PUD #110 SAMMONS FINANCIAL GROUP
PUD #111 QUAIL PARK WOODS
PUD #112 PHENIX
PUD #113 THE FOUNDRY
PUD #114 THE PARKWAYS
PUD #115 TRAIL SIDE
PUD #116 RB WDM GRAND LLC
PUD #117 BROWNS WOODS HOLLOW
PUD #118 WDM PUBLIC SERVICES
PUD #119 CEDAR RIDGE
PUD #120 GRAND RIDGE
PUD #121 THE PRESERVE
PUD #122 MIDTOWN REDEVELOPMENT
PUD #123 DOWLING CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
PUD #124 WENDY’S
PUD #125 SOUTH BRANCH BUSINESS PARK
PUD #126 VILLAGE ON JORDAN CREEK
PUD #127 KING’S GROVE
PUD #128 WESTOWNE SHOPPING CENTER
PUD #129 MILLS LANDING
PUD #130 LINNWILL HY-VEE
PUD #131 THE WILDER PINES
PUD #132 M&W MINI STORAGE (CUBESMART)
PUD #133 ERIK'S BIKES
PUD #134 THE VILLAGE AT SUGAR CREEK
PUD #135 PAVILION PARK
PUD #136 JORDAN RIDGE
PUD #137 JORDAN CREEK TOWER
PUD #138 SUITE SHOTS
PUD #139 ASHWORTH 88
PUD #140 WOODHOUSE
PUD #141 VALLEY WEST MALL
PUD #142 VAL AIR BALLROOM
028-03: CONDITIONS:
Whereas, title 9 of the city code establishes certain regulations and guidelines pertaining to accompanying information required on a submittal of a final plat, final site plan, and permitted conditional use permit documents; now, therefore, the following conditions, restrictions, and regulations are adopted as part of this approval, to wit:
   A.   General Conditions: The sketch plan incorporates office, commercial/retail and light industrial land uses which shall be distributed by area, types and location according to the sketch plan as presented.
In addition, the following general criteria shall be integrated into and made a part of the planned unit development and sketch plan document:
      1.   All subdivisions, public streets, public street rights of way and general development shall adhere to the standards and design criteria set forth in the West Des Moines subdivision ordinance pertaining thereto unless otherwise stated within this ordinance.
      2.   Any regulation, standard, provision or requirement that is not specifically addressed within this document that is regulated elsewhere in the city code of West Des Moines, the requirements of the city code are applicable and shall be enforced.
      3.   In all areas within a 100-year frequency flood hazard zone, or adjoining drainageways, detention ponding areas involving potential flood hazards, no building shall be erected which has a lowest floor, including basements, less than one foot (1') above the determined level of the 100-year frequency flood event.
      4.   The developer, their successors and assigns, if any, shall pay all construction and engineering costs for public improvements directly associated with the development of the property covered by the PUD, as required by this ordinance, or the subdivision ordinance of the city of West Des Moines, Iowa. Such improvements shall include streets, storm sewers, sanitary sewers, drainageway improvements, detention basins, water mains, buffers and other improvements within the PUD as may be required by the subdivision ordinance, zoning ordinance or this ordinance.
   B.   Land Use Design Criteria: In addition to the general conditions as stated in subsection A of this section, the following land use design criteria shall apply to the development areas designated by parcel on the sketch plan. The sketch plan document which is made a part of this rezoning action per section 028-02 of this ordinance, delineates eight (8) parcels of the PUD as parcels A-1, A-2, C, D, E, F, G and H for application of specific standards of land use and development regulations. (Note: There is no parcel B.) The following development standards and use regulations shall apply to each of the individual parcels as applicable: (Ord. 1601, 9-28-2004)
      1.   Parcel A: The sketch plan document which is made a part of this rezoning action per section 028-02 of this ordinance, delineates two (2) areas, A-1 and A-2 for application of specific standards of land use and development regulations, marked exhibit A on file in the city. The following general use regulations, performance standards and provisions shall apply to all development proposals for that property within either parcel A-1 or A-2 as shown on the sketch plan of the Country Club Office Plaza PUD.
      2.   Parcel A-1: This parcel shall encompass a maximum of nineteen (19) acres. This parcel is generally located west of the intersection of Office Plaza Drive and Jordan Creek Parkway, with fifteen (15) acres south and 3.75 acres north. All general use regulations, performance standards and provisions set forth in title 9 of the city code for the support commercial (SC) district shall apply to any development proposal for all property within parcel A-1 as shown on exhibit A on file in the city, the sketch plan of Country Club Office Plaza PUD; except as provided herein. (Ord. 1601, 9-28-2004; amd. Ord. 1865, 5-17-2010)
         a.   Permitted Uses: Permitted uses within parcel A-1 shall include the following:
For the parcel south of Office Plaza Drive (maximum 15 acres):
All permitted (P) uses and permitted conditional uses (Pc) allowed within the professional commerce park (PCP) district, unless otherwise noted.
All permitted (P) uses and permitted conditional (Pc) uses allowed within the support commercial (SC) district, except for auto dealers (SIC 551 and 552) unless otherwise noted. No outside storage in A-1 is allowed.
Other uses permitted (P) in the A-1 area:
Apparel and accessory store (56).
Bookstore (5942).
Candy, nut, and confectionery stores (544).
Dairy store (5451).
Dance studios, schools, and halls (791).
Department store (531).
Florist (5992).
Furniture stores (5712).
Garment making, alteration, and repair (7219.01).
Gift, novelty and souvenir shops (5947).
Hardware store (525), no outside storage.
Hobby, toy and game shop (5945).
Household appliance stores (5722).
Jewelry stores (5944).
Luggage and leather goods (5948).
Meat and fish market (542).
Musical instrument stores (5736).
Paint, glass, and wallpaper store (523).
Radio, television, and consumer electronics stores (5731).
Record and prerecorded tape stores (5735).
Retail nurseries, lawn and garden supply stores (526), no outside storage.
Sporting goods stores and bicycle shops (5941).
Stationery stores (5943).
Used merchandise stores - antique shops (5932.02).
Other uses allowed in the A-1 area(s) by permitted conditional (Pc) use:
Coin operated laundries and dry cleaning (7215).
Motion picture theaters (7832).
For the A-1 parcel north of Office Plaza Drive (maximum 3.75 acres):
All permitted (P) uses and permitted conditional uses (Pc) allowed within the professional commerce park (PCP) district.
All permitted (P) uses and permitted conditional uses (Pc) allowed within the support commercial (SC) district, except for uses with outside storage, and auto dealers (SIC 551 and 552).
         b.   Development Standards: Any development in parcel A-1 shall have a minimum lot size of two (2) acres. Permitted uses are to be developed with providing a unified master plan. The master plan shall include, but not limited to, multiple buildings on a site organized utilizing a compatible planned open space, landscape plan, and parking plan, traffic and pedestrian circulation to serve and maintain the master plan concept. Multiple buildings separated by parking areas or drives and lots less than two (2) acres in size may be considered acceptable if approved by the planning and zoning commission and city council as part of an acceptable master development plan for the A-1 area.
All uses shall have a minimum of fifty foot (50') building setbacks from all exterior property lines abutting the PUD boundaries, and abutting public streets. A building setback of less than thirty feet (30') to zero feet (0') may be allowed between adjoining lots when said adjoining lots are located in the same zoning district and provided all buildings involved are master planned in order to ensure a unified development with unified architecture, building color and materials, parking, and general site design. All other building setbacks shall be a minimum of thirty feet (30').
Open space requirements of twenty percent (20%) shall apply to development within parcel A-1. In addition, in any case, all parking areas shall include landscape area, islands, screens, etc., equal to not less than ten percent (10%) of the total paved area.
A landscaped area of not less than twenty feet (20') shall be provided along all public street rights of way. A landscaped area of not less than ten feet (10') shall be provided along all other lot lines, except that no landscaped area is required between adjoining lots when said adjoining lots are located in the same zoning district (PUD parcel). All twenty foot (20') landscaped areas shall be planted with a minimum amount of two- thirds (2/3) of the planting requirements of a thirty foot (30') landscape buffer park as per the city zoning ordinance. All ten foot (10') landscaped areas shall be planted with a minimum amount of one-third (1/3) of the planting requirements of a thirty foot (30') landscape buffer park as per the city zoning ordinance.
A two (2) to three foot (3') berm shall be provided along the existing public streets. Earth berming and landscaped plantings shall be required to provide a landscaped open space area to enhance the proposed uses within this area from adjacent property, roadways, and for occupants on site. Landscaped areas shall be designed by a registered landscape architect, architect or engineer and shall be reviewed and approved during the site planning process associated with the development of parcel A-1. For that portion of parcel A-1 beginning approximately two hundred feet (200') north of Office Plaza Drive, the height of a building shall not exceed a height of sixty feet (60').
Parking lot setbacks for each lot shall be twenty feet (20') from any established public street right of way and ten feet (10') from all other lot lines. Parking lots located adjacent to any private street or drive shall have a minimum ten foot (10') parking lot setback measured from the back of curb of said private street or drive. No parking lot setback is required between adjoining lots located within this PUD when said adjoining lots are located in the same zoning district (PUD parcel) and have shared parking lots joined by at least one or more access drives.
No building, accessory structure, drive or parking area shall be located or encroach into any landscape buffer setback.
Buffers and screening of items, such as, but not limited to, rooftop mechanical units and trash receptacles, shall meet the requirements as outlined in ordinance 1073, and as modified, herein. Large rooftop mechanical units may be screened by painting the units to match the exterior of the building, where smaller rooftop mechanical units shall be screened by the use of parapet walls, as reviewed and recommended by the plan and zoning commission and approved by the city council. The proposed method for minimizing the visual impacts of mechanical units/elements shall be reviewed and approved by the city during the site plan review process.
         c.   Architecture: Architectural design and use of materials for the construction of any building within the parcel shall be accomplished in a manner compatible with professional commerce park zone (PCP) district building standards. The architectural design of any building shall be acceptable to the city and all buildings within the parcel shall have as a primary element of the exterior being fascia glass, face brick, architectural steel or stone panels with all sides of any building built on the parcel consistent in design and use of materials. No wood, masonite, visible asphaltic exterior wall or roof material, aluminum siding, nonarchitectural sheet metal, concrete block, EIFS, stucco, or other similar materials shall constitute a portion of any building except as a trim material, unless the city council of West Des Moines, after having received a recommendation from the plan and zoning commission of West Des Moines, shall determine said material when used as a primary element, enhances the physical appearance, or provides continuity desired to unite all structures within the parcel together into one project concept. (Ord. 1601, 9-28-2004)
      3.   Parcel A-2: This parcel shall encompass a maximum of 40.5 acres. This parcel generally sits between Interstate 80 and the Union Pacific Railroad, west of Jordan Creek Parkway, excluding the ground identified in parcel A-1. All general use regulations, performance standards and provisions set forth in title 9 of the city code for the professional commerce park (PCP) district shall apply to any development proposal for all property within parcel A-2 as shown on the sketch plan of Country Club Office Plaza PUD; except as provided herein. (Ord. 1601, 9-28-2004; amd. Ord. 1865, 5-17-2010)
         a.   Permitted Uses: Permitted uses within parcel A-2 shall include the following:
All permitted (P) uses and permitted conditional uses (Pc) allowed within the office and professional commerce park (PCP) districts.
Eating places (no drive-throughs).
Office warehousing uses for light distribution (except miniwarehousing) shall be permitted wherein a minimum of twenty five percent (25%) of the floor area shall be office use.
Printing and film processing.
         b.   Development Standards: Principal buildings constructed within parcel A-2, together with accessory structures, shall be located on a lot having an area of at least two (2) acres.
All uses shall have a minimum of a fifty foot (50') building setback from all exterior property lines and abutting public streets, except for I-80 and the railroad right of way shall have a thirty foot (30') building setback. A building setback of less than thirty feet (30') to zero feet (0') may be allowed between adjoining lots when said adjoining lots are located in the same zoning district and provided all buildings involved are master planned in order to ensure a unified development with unified architecture, building color and materials, parking, and general site design. All other building setbacks shall be a minimum of thirty feet (30').
A landscaped area of not less than ten feet (10') shall be provided along all public street rights of way and along all other lot lines, except that no landscaped area is required between adjoining lots when said adjoining lots are located in the same zoning district (PUD parcel). All ten foot (10') landscaped areas shall be planted with a minimum amount of one-third (1/3) of the planting requirements of a thirty foot (30') landscape buffer park as per the city zoning ordinance.
A two (2) to three foot (3') berm shall be provided along the existing public streets. Earth berming and landscape plantings shall be required to provide a landscaped open space area to enhance the proposed uses within this area from adjacent property roadways and for occupants on site. Landscaped areas shall be designed by a registered landscape architect, architect or engineer and shall be reviewed and approved during the site planning process associated with the development of parcel A-2.
Open space requirements of twenty percent (20%) shall apply to development within parcel A-2. In addition, in any case, all parking areas shall include landscape area, islands, screens, etc., equal to not less than ten percent (10%) of the total paved area.
Parking lot setbacks for each lot shall be twenty feet (20') from any established public street right of way and ten feet (10') from all other lot lines. Parking lots located adjacent to any private street or drive shall have a minimum ten foot (10') parking lot setback measured from the back of curb of said private street or drive. No parking lot setback is required between adjoining lots located within this PUD when said adjoining lots are located in the same zoning district (PUD parcel) and have shared parking lots joined by at least one or more access drives.
No building, accessory structure, drive or parking area shall be located or encroached into the landscape buffer setback.
Buffers and screening of items, such as, but not limited to, rooftop mechanical units and trash receptacles, shall meet the requirements as outlined in ordinance 1073, and as modified, herein. Large rooftop mechanical units may be screened by painting the units to match the exterior of the building, where smaller rooftop mechanical units shall be screened by the use of parapet walls, as reviewed and recommended by the plan and zoning commission and approved by the city council. The proposed method for minimizing the visual impacts of mechanical units/elements shall be reviewed and approved by the city during the site plan review process.
         c.   Architecture: Architectural design and use of materials for the construction of any building within the parcel shall be accomplished in a manner compatible with PCP professional commerce park zone district building standards. The architectural design of any building shall be acceptable to the city and all buildings within the parcel shall have as a primary element of the exterior being fascia glass, face brick, architectural steel or stone panels with all sides of any building built on the parcel consistent in design and use of materials. No wood, masonite, visible asphaltic exterior wall or roof material, aluminum siding, nonarchitectural sheet metal, concrete block, EIFS, stucco, or other similar materials shall constitute a portion of any building except as a trim material, unless the city council of West Des Moines, after having received a recommendation from the plan and zoning commission of West Des Moines, shall determine said material when used as a primary element, enhances the physical appearance, or provides continuity desired to unite all structures within the parcel together into one project concept.
      4.   Parcel B: There is no parcel B. (Ord. 1601, 9-28-2004)
      5.   Parcel C: This parcel shall encompass a maximum of twenty one (21) acres with a maximum depth from Jordan Creek Parkway of one thousand feet (1,000') at the Interstate 80 intersection and a maximum depth of approximately six hundred feet (600') at the south boundary of parcel C as shown on the sketch plan for the Country Club Office Plaza PUD. All general use regulations, performance standards and provisions set forth in title 9 of the city code for the support commercial (SC) district shall apply to any development proposal for all property within parcel C as shown on exhibit A on file in the city, the sketch plan of Country Club Office Plaza PUD; except as provided herein. (Ord. 1601, 9-28-2004; amd. Ord. 1865, 5-17-2010)
         a.   Permitted Uses:
            (1)   Parcel C North: The following use regulations, performance standards and provisions shall apply to any development proposal for the property within parcel C that is located north of the established public street right of way of Vista Drive, except as shall be further provided herein.
   Permitted uses shall include:
All permitted (P) uses and permitted conditional uses (Pc) allowed within the professional commerce park (PCP) district.
All permitted (P) uses and permitted conditional uses (Pc) allowed within the support commercial (SC) district except travel trailer parks, landscape-garden plant stores and any use which has outside display areas for retail sales or outside storage.
            (2)   Parcel C South: The following use regulations, performance standards and provisions shall apply to any development proposal for the property within parcel C that is located south of the established public street right of way of Vista Drive, except as shall be further provided herein.
   Permitted uses shall include:
All permitted (P) uses and permitted conditional uses (Pc) allowed within the professional commerce park (PCP) district and office (OF) district.
All permitted (P) uses and permitted conditional uses (Pc) allowed within the support commercial (SC) district except travel trailer parks, landscape-garden plant stores and any use which has outside display areas for retail sales or outside storage.
Other uses permitted (P) in parcel C south of Vista Drive:
Apparel and accessory store (56).
Bookstore (5942).
Candy, nut, and confectionery stores (544).
Dairy store (5451).
Dance studios, schools, and halls (791).
Florist (5992).
Furniture stores (5712).
Garment making, alteration, and repair (7219.01).
Gift, novelty and souvenir shops (5947).
Hobby, toy and game shop (5945).
Household appliance stores (5722).
Jewelry stores (5944).
Luggage and leather goods (5948).
Meat and fish market (542).
Musical instrument stores (5736).
Radio, television, and consumer electronics stores (5731).
Record and prerecorded tape stores (5735).
Retail nurseries, lawn and garden supply stores (526), no outside storage.
Sporting goods stores and bicycle shops (5941).
Stationery stores (5943).
Used merchandise stores - antique shops (5932.02).
Other permitted conditional (Pc) uses in parcel C south of Vista Drive:
Coin operated laundries and dry cleaning (7215).
Motion picture theaters (7832).
         b.   Development Standards:
            (1)   Parcel C North: The following use regulations, performance standards and provisions shall apply to any development proposal for the property within parcel C that is located north of the established public street right of way of Vista Drive, except as shall be further provided herein.
Minimum lot area, frontage, and yard requirements shall comply with the following standards:
               (A) Lot area: A minimum of twenty one thousand seven hundred eighty (21,780) square feet (1/2 acre);
               (B) Lot width: Fifty feet (50');
               (C) Front yard setback: Forty five feet (45'). All yards abutting a public thoroughfare shall be considered front yards and shall comply with the requirements for a front yard setback;
               (D) Side yard setback: None required; and
               (E) Rear yard setback: Twenty five feet (25').
            (2)   Parcel C South: The following use regulations, performance standards and provisions shall apply to any development proposal for the property within parcel C that is located south of the established public street right of way of Vista Drive, except as shall be further provided herein.
Minimum lot area, frontage, and yard requirements shall comply with the following standards:
                  (A) Lot area: A minimum of eighty seven thousand one hundred twenty (87,120) square feet (2 acres). Lots less than two (2) acres in size may be considered acceptable if approved by the plan and zoning commission and city council as part of an acceptable master development plan for the property;
               (B) Lot width: Fifty feet (50');
               (C) Front yard setback: Fifty feet (50'). All yards abutting a public thoroughfare shall be considered front yards and shall comply with the requirements for a front yard setback;
               (D) Side yard setback: None required unless adjoining any residential district in which case a minimum fifty foot (50') side yard setback is required;
               (E) Rear yard setback: Fifty feet (50').
            (3)   All Property Within Parcel C: All property within parcel C shall comply with the following:
Multiple use of the site by more than one building shall be consistent in architectural design and use of materials and organized utilizing a compatible planned open space, landscape plan, and parking plan to serve and maintain a unified master plan concept.
A thirty foot (30') landscape area shall be required along Interstate 80 to provide landscaped open space that presents a pleasing initial image of or identity for the city of West Des Moines to interstate travelers. Landscaped areas of not less than thirty feet (30') shall also be provided along Jordan Creek Parkway, while twenty foot (20') wide areas shall be provided along all other parcel perimeter boundaries. Landscape plantings, either with or without berming, shall be utilized to provide a landscaped open space area that enhances the proposed uses from adjacent property, roadways, and for occupants on site. All landscape areas shall be planted, at a minimum, with the appropriate proportionate quantity of a thirty foot (30') buffer park in relation to the landscape area width (i.e., 20 foot wide landscape areas require 2/3 of the planting requirements per the city zoning ordinance of a 30 foot landscape buffer park, 10 foot wide areas = minimum 1/3 of a 30 foot requirement, etc.). Buffer planting requirements are in addition to open space planting requirements. Landscaped areas shall be designed by a registered landscape architect, architect or engineer and shall be reviewed and approved during the site planning process associated with the development of this parcel.
Parking lot setbacks shall be fifteen feet (15') from established public street right of way and ten feet (10') from private streets and all other lot lines. Parking lots located adjacent to any private street or drive shall have a minimum ten foot (10') parking lot setback measured from the back of curb of said private street or drive. No parking lot setback is required between adjoining lots located within this PUD when said adjoining lots are located in the same zoning district (PUD parcel) and have shared parking lots joined by at least one or more access drives.
Open space equal to not less than twenty percent (20%) of the total lot area shall be incorporated within each lot developed within parcel C.
Vegetation or other measures, with or without berming, shall be required to provide opaque screening of all parking areas, dumpsters, ground mechanical equipment, etc., from view from all streets (public or private) and adjoining dissimilar land uses. Buffers and screening of items, such as, but not limited to, rooftop mechanical units and trash receptacles, shall meet the requirements as outlined in ordinance 1073, and as modified, herein. Large rooftop mechanical units may be screened by painting the units to match the exterior of the building, where smaller rooftop mechanical units shall be screened by the use of parapet walls, as reviewed and recommended by the plan and zoning commission and approved by the city council. The proposed method for minimizing the visual impacts of mechanical units/elements shall be reviewed and approved by the city during the site plan review process.
         c.   Architecture: Architectural design and use of materials for the construction of any building within this parcel shall be accomplished in a manner compatible with PCP professional commerce park zone district building standards. Building height shall comply with the height regulations identified within the support commercial (SC) district. The architectural design of any building shall be reviewed and approved by the city. All buildings and all sides of the buildings, within this parcel shall have primary elements of the exterior composed of fascia glass, face brick, architectural steel or stone panels. No wood, masonite, visible asphaltic exterior wall or roof material, aluminum siding, nonarchitectural sheet metal, concrete block, EIFS, stucco, or other similar materials shall constitute a portion of any building except as a trim material, unless the city council of West Des Moines, after having received a recommendation from the plan and zoning commission of West Des Moines, determine said material when used as a primary element, enhances the physical appearance, or provides continuity desired to unite all structures within the parcel together into one project concept. (Ord. 1601, 9-28-2004)
      6.   Parcel D: This parcel shall encompass a maximum of seventy five (75) acres. All general use regulations, performance standards and provisions set forth in title 9 of the city code, for the professional commerce park (PCP) district shall apply to any development proposal for all property within parcel D as shown on exhibit A on file in the city, the sketch plan of the Country Club Office Plaza PUD; except as further provided herein. For those parts of parcel D which adjoin areas to the east and south to be zoned and developed for single-family residential housing, a minimum thirty foot (30') landscaped buffer shall be provided with earth berming, landscaping and wall structures as necessary to screen, as practical, the professional commerce park uses, accessory uses and associated parking areas and drives from adjoining residential properties. No building, accessory structure, drive or parking area shall be located or encroach into the thirty foot (30') landscape buffer. The required building setbacks will be allowed to be reduced to forty feet (40') in those instances where a property line abuts a common or shared detention area.
      7.   Parcel E: This parcel shall encompass a maximum of 8.0 acres. The following general use regulations, performance standards and provisions shall apply to all development proposals for that property within parcel E as shown on the sketch plan of the Country Club Office Plaza PUD. All general use regulations, performance standards and provisions set forth in title 9 of the city code for the professional commerce park (PCP) district shall apply to any development proposal for all property within parcel E as shown on exhibit A on file in the city, the sketch plan of the Country Club Office Plaza PUD; except as further provided herein. (Ord. 1601, 9-28-2004; amd. Ord. 1865, 5-17-2010)
         a.   Permitted Uses: Permitted uses within parcel E shall include the following:
All permitted (P) uses and permitted conditional uses (Pc) allowed within the professional commerce park (PCP) district, unless otherwise noted.
The following permitted (P) and permitted conditional (Pc) support commercial (SC) uses shall be allowed:
Art and architectural supply stores (5999).
Barbershop (724).
Beauty shop (723).
Bookstores (5942).
Camera and photographic supply stores (5946).
Drugstores and proprietary stores (limited to 50 percent of the leasable area of 1 building floor; no drive-through allowed) (591).
Educational aids and electronic training material stores (5999).
Florist (5992).
Garment pressing and agents for laundries and dry cleaning (7212).
Individual and family social services (832).
Job training and vocational rehabilitation services (833).
Optical goods store (5995).
Personal appearance services (7299-01).
Photographic studio, portrait (722).
Security system services (7382).
Stationery stores (5943).
Telephone and communication equipment stores (5999).
Tobacco stores and stand (5993).
Typewriter and business machine stores (5999).
No restaurant drive-throughs are allowed.
No outdoor storage is allowed.
         b.   Development Standards: Principal buildings constructed within parcel E, together with accessory structures, shall be located on a lot having an area of at least two (2) acres. Multiple use of the site by more than one building shall be consistent in architectural design and use of materials and organized utilizing a compatible planned open space, landscape plan, and parking plan to serve and maintain a unified master plan concept. Lots less than two (2) acres in size may be considered acceptable if part of an acceptable master development plan for the property and approved by the plan and zoning commission and city council.
All uses shall have a minimum of fifty foot (50') building setbacks from all parcel boundaries. No building setback is required between adjoining lots when said adjoining lots are located in the same zoning district or incorporate similar land uses, provided all buildings involved are master planned in order to ensure a unified development with unified architecture, building color and materials, parking, and general site design.
A landscaped area of not less than thirty feet (30') shall be provided along Jordan Creek Parkway and twenty feet (20') along all other public street rights of way. Landscaped areas of not less than ten feet (10') shall be provided along private streets and all other lot lines, except that no landscaped area is required between adjoining lots when said adjoining lots are located in the same zoning district (PUD parcel) or are adjacent to a similar land use. Landscape plantings, either with or without berming, shall be utilized to provide a landscaped open space area to enhance the proposed uses within this area from adjacent property roadways and for occupants on site. All landscape areas shall be planted at a minimum, with the appropriate proportionate quantity of a thirty foot (30') buffer park in relation to the landscape area width (i.e., 20 foot wide landscape areas require 2/3 of the planting requirements of a 30 foot landscape buffer park per the city zoning ordinance, 10 foot wide areas = minimum 1/3 of a 30 foot requirement, etc.). Buffer planting requirements are in addition to open space planting requirements. Landscaped areas shall be designed by a registered landscape architect, architect or engineer and shall be reviewed and approved during the site planning process associated with the development of parcel E.
Open space equal to not less than twenty five percent (25%) of the total lot area shall be incorporated within each lot developed within parcel E. In addition, open space equal to not less than ten percent (10%) of the total paved area shall be incorporated within each lot within parcel E.
Parking lot setbacks for each lot shall be twenty feet (20') from any established public street right of way and ten feet (10') from all other lot lines. Parking lots located adjacent to any private street or drive shall have a minimum ten foot (10') parking lot setback measured from the back of curb of said private street or drive. No parking lot setback is required between adjoining lots located within this PUD when said adjoining lots are located in the same zoning district (PUD parcel) and have shared parking lots joined by at least one or more access drives.
No building, accessory structure, drive or parking area shall be located or encroached into the landscape buffer/area setback.
Parking areas shall be designed to create aesthetically landscaped and screened parking lots designed to function not only in the interest of accommodating automobiles, but also in the interest of the pedestrian. All parking areas shall include landscape area, islands, screens, etc., equal to not less than ten percent (10%) of the total paved area. As an alternative to the required ten percent (10%) within the parking, parking lots within parcel E may implement the following:
            (1)   Landscape islands shall be spaced no greater than twelve (12) parking stalls apart within a single row of parking. Islands shall be ten feet (10') in width by thirty eight feet (38') in length for dual parking rows and ten feet (10') in width by nineteen feet (19') in length for single rows.
            (2)   Landscaped islands shall be located at the terminus end of all parking rows.
            (3)   Landscape pods shall be spaced no greater than six (6) parking stalls apart from another landscape pod or island within a single row of parking. Landscape pods shall measure a minimum of six feet (6') back of curb to back of curb in each direction.
            (4)   A minimum of one tree should be installed in each landscape pod and ten foot by nineteen foot (10' x 19') island; two (2) trees shall be installed in each ten foot by thirty eight foot (10' x 38') island.
The above parking lot standards are in addition to any vegetation required as part of open space and buffer park/landscape area requirements.
Vegetation or other measures, with or without berming, shall be implemented to provide opaque screening of all parking areas, dumpsters, ground mechanical equipment, etc., from view from all streets (public or private) and adjoining dissimilar land uses. Buffers and screening of items, such as, but not limited to, rooftop mechanical units and trash receptacles, shall meet the requirements as outlined in ordinance 1073, and as modified, herein. Large rooftop mechanical units may be screened by painting the units to match the exterior of the building, where smaller rooftop mechanical units shall be screened by the use of parapet walls, as reviewed and recommended by the plan and zoning commission and approved by the city council. The proposed method for minimizing the visual impacts of mechanical units/elements shall be reviewed and approved by the city during the site plan review process.
         c.   Architecture: Architectural design and use of materials for the construction of any building within this parcel shall be accomplished in a manner compatible with professional commerce park (PCP) district building standards. The architectural design of any building shall be reviewed and approved by the city. All buildings and all sides of the buildings, within this parcel shall have primary elements of the exterior composed of fascia glass, face brick, architectural steel or stone panels. No wood, masonite, visible asphaltic exterior wall or roof material, aluminum siding, nonarchitectural sheet metal, concrete block, EIFS, stucco, or other similar materials shall constitute a portion of any building except as a trim material, unless the city council of West Des Moines, after having received a recommendation from the plan and zoning commission of West Des Moines, determine said material when used as a primary element, enhances the physical appearance, or provides continuity desired to unite all structures within the parcel together into one project concept. (Ord. 1601, 9-28-2004)
      8.   Parcel F: This parcel shall encompass a maximum of 8.07 acres. The following general use regulations, performance standards and provisions shall apply to all development proposals for that property within parcel F as shown on the sketch plan of the Country Club Office Plaza PUD. All general use regulations, performance standards and provisions set forth in title 9 of the city code for the professional commerce park (PCP) district shall apply to any development proposal for all property within parcel F as shown on exhibit A on file in the city, the sketch plan of Country Club Office Plaza PUD; except as provided herein. (Ord. 1601, 9-28-2004; amd. Ord. 1865, 5-17-2010)
         a.   Permitted Uses: All permitted (P) uses and permitted conditional uses (Pc) allowed within the professional commerce park (PCP) district. No drive-through is permitted in conjunction with any eating establishment.
         b.   Development Standards: Principal buildings constructed within parcel F, together with accessory structures, shall be located on a lot having an area of at least two (2) acres. Multiple use of the site by more than one building shall be consistent in architectural design and use of materials and organized utilizing a compatible planned open space, landscape plan, and parking plan to serve and maintain a unified master plan concept. Lots less than two (2) acres in size may be considered acceptable if part of an acceptable master development plan for the property and approved by the plan and zoning commission and city council.
All uses shall have a minimum of fifty foot (50') building setbacks from all parcel boundaries. No building setback is required between adjoining lots when said adjoining lots are located in the same zoning district (PUD parcel) or incorporate similar land uses, provided all buildings involved are master planned in order to ensure a unified development with unified architecture, building color and materials, parking, and general site design. (Ord. 1601, 9-28-2004)
A landscaped area of not less than thirty feet (30') shall be provided along Jordan Creek Parkway, and the east property line. A landscaped area of not less than twenty feet (20') shall be provided along all other street frontages, while a landscape area ten feet (10') in width shall be established along the railroad right of way and any remaining perimeter boundaries of parcel F. Landscape plantings, either with or without berming, shall be utilized to provide a landscape open space area to enhance the proposed uses within this area from adjacent property roadways and for occupants on site. All landscape areas shall be planted at a minimum, with the appropriate proportionate quantity of a thirty foot (30') buffer park in relation to the landscape area width (i.e., 20 foot wide landscape areas require 2/3 of the planting requirements of a 30 foot landscape buffer park per the city zoning ordinance, 10 foot wide areas = minimum 1/3 of a 30 foot requirement, etc.). Buffer planting requirements are in addition to open space planting requirements. Landscaped areas shall be designed by a registered landscape architect, architect or engineer and shall be reviewed and approved during the site planning process associated with the development of this parcel.
Open space equal to not less than twenty five percent (25%) of the total lot area shall be incorporated within each lot developed within parcel F. In addition, open space equal to not less than ten percent (10%) of the total paved area shall be incorporated within each lot within parcel F.
Parking lot setbacks for each lot shall be thirty feet (30') from Jordan Creek Parkway and the east property line, twenty feet (20') from all other established public street right of way and ten feet (10') from all private streets and remaining lot lines. The setback for parking lots located adjacent to any private street or drive shall be measured from the back of curb of said private street or drive to back of curb of parking area. No parking lot setback is required between adjoining lots located within this PUD when said adjoining lots are located in the same zoning district (PUD parcel) and have shared parking lots joined by at least one or more access drives. (Ord. 1645, 9-12-2005)
No building, accessory structure, drive or parking area shall be located or encroached into the landscape buffer/area setback.
Parking areas shall be designed to create aesthetically landscaped and screened parking lots designed to function not only in the interest of accommodating automobiles, but also in the interest of the pedestrian. All parking areas shall include landscape area, islands, screens, etc., equal to not less than ten percent (10%) of the total paved area. As an alternative to the required ten percent (10%) within the parking, parking lots within parcel F may implement the following:
            (1)   Landscape islands shall be spaced no greater than twelve (12) parking stalls apart within a single row of parking. Islands shall be ten feet (10') in width by thirty eight feet (38') in length for dual parking rows and ten feet (10') in width by nineteen feet (19') in length for single rows.
            (2)   Landscaped islands shall be located at the terminus end of all parking rows.
            (3)   Landscape pods shall be spaced no greater than six (6) parking stalls apart from another landscape pod or island within a single row of parking. Landscape pods shall measure a minimum of six feet (6') back of curb to back of curb in each direction.
            (4)   A minimum of one tree should be installed in each landscape pod and ten foot by nineteen foot (10' x 19') island; two (2) trees shall be installed in each ten foot by thirty eight foot (10' x 38') island.
The above parking lot standards are in addition to any vegetation required as part of open space and buffer park/landscape area requirements.
Vegetation or other measures, with or without berming, shall be implemented to provide opaque screening of all parking areas, dumpsters, ground mechanical equipment, etc., from view from all streets (public or private) and adjoining dissimilar land uses. Buffers and screening of items, such as, but not limited to, rooftop mechanical units and trash receptacles, shall meet the requirements as outlined in ordinance 1073, and as modified, herein. Large rooftop mechanical units may be screened by painting the units to match the exterior of the building, where smaller rooftop mechanical units shall be screened by the use of parapet walls, as reviewed and recommended by the plan and zoning commission and approved by the city council. The proposed method for minimizing the visual impacts of mechanical units/elements shall be reviewed and approved by the city during the site plan review process.
         c.   Architecture: Architectural design and use of materials for the construction of any building within this parcel shall be accomplished in a manner compatible with professional commerce park (PCP) district building standards. The architectural design of any building shall be reviewed and approved by the city. All buildings and all sides of the buildings, within this parcel shall have primary elements of the exterior composed of fascia glass, face brick, architectural steel or stone panels. No wood, masonite, visible asphaltic exterior wall or roof material, aluminum siding, nonarchitectural sheet metal, concrete block, EIFS, stucco, or other similar materials shall constitute a portion of any building except as a trim material, unless the city council of West Des Moines, after having received a recommendation from the plan and zoning commission of West Des Moines, determine said material when used as a primary element, enhances the physical appearance, or provides continuity desired to unite all structures within the parcel together into one project concept. (Ord. 1601, 9-28-2004)
      9.   Parcel G: This parcel shall encompass a maximum of 7.2 acres. All general use regulations, performance standards and provisions set forth in title 9 of the city code for the residential high density (RH) district shall apply to any development proposal for all property within parcel G as shown on exhibit A on file in the city, the sketch plan of the Country Club Office Plaza PUD; except as provided herein.
         a.   Development Standards: Principal buildings constructed within parcel G, together with accessory structures, shall be located on a lot having an area of at least two (2) acres. Multiple use of the site by more than one building shall be consistent in architectural design and use of materials and organized utilizing a compatible planned open space, landscape plan, and parking plan to serve and maintain a unified master plan concept. Lots less than two (2) acres in size may be considered acceptable if part of an acceptable master development plan for the property and approved by the plan and zoning commission and city council.
Building setbacks for primary and detached garage structures as required by city code for the residential high density (RH) district shall be provided. Setbacks shall be measured from the ultimate street right of way line for boundaries adjacent to a public roadway and from the parcel perimeter for any boundary not adjacent to a public roadway. The setback from the back of curb of a private street to the main wall of a primary building shall be no less than fifty feet (50'). Freestanding accessory structures such as trash enclosures, generators, etc., shall be located no closer than fifteen feet (15') to a perimeter boundary and shall not be located adjacent to any street regardless public or private.
A landscaped area of not less than twenty feet (20') shall be provided along Woodland Avenue, the east property line and all other public street frontages. A ten foot (10') wide landscape area shall be established along private drives and any remaining perimeter boundaries of parcel G. Landscape plantings, either with or without berming, shall be utilized to provide a landscaped open space area to enhance the proposed uses within this area from adjacent property roadways and for occupants on site. All landscape areas shall be planted at a minimum, with the appropriate proportionate quantity of a thirty foot (30') buffer park in relation to the landscape area width (i.e., 20 foot wide landscape areas require 2/3 of the planting requirements of a 30 foot landscape buffer park per the city zoning ordinance, 10 foot wide areas = minimum 1/3 of a 30 foot requirement, etc.). Buffer planting requirements are in addition to open space planting requirements. Landscaped areas shall be designed by a registered landscape architect, architect or engineer and shall be reviewed and approved during the site planning process associated with the development of this parcel.
Open space equal to not less than twenty five percent (25%) of the total lot area shall be incorporated within each lot developed within parcel G.
Parking lot setbacks shall be twenty feet (20') from any established public street right of way and the east property line and ten feet (10') from all private streets and other lot lines. The setback for parking lots located adjacent to any private street or drive shall be measured from the back of curb of said private street or drive to back of curb of parking area. No parking lot setback is required between adjoining lots located within this PUD when said adjoining lots are located in the same zoning district (PUD parcel) and have shared parking lots joined by at least one or more access drives.
No building, accessory structure, drive or parking area shall be located or shall encroach into any required landscape buffer/area with the exception of access drives which may cross perpendicularly through a buffer area.
Parking areas shall be designed to create aesthetically landscaped and screened parking lots designed to function not only in the interest of accommodating automobiles, but also in the interest of the pedestrian. All parking areas shall include landscape areas, islands, screens, etc., equal to not less than ten percent (10%) of the total paved area. As an alternative to the required ten percent (10%) within the parking, parking lots within parcel G may implement the following:
            (1)   Landscape islands shall be spaced no greater than eighteen (18) parking stalls apart within a single row of parking. Islands shall be ten feet (10') in width by thirty eight feet (38') in length for dual parking rows and ten feet (10') in width by nineteen feet (19') in length for single rows.
            (2)   Landscaped islands shall be located at the terminus end of all parking rows.
            (3)   Landscape pods shall be evenly spaced between landscape islands, however, shall be spaced no greater than nine (9) parking stalls from another landscape pod or island within a single row of parking. Landscape pods shall measure a minimum of six feet (6') back of curb to back of curb in each direction.
            (4)   A minimum of one tree should be installed in each landscape pod and ten foot by nineteen foot (10' x 19') island; two (2) trees shall be installed in each ten foot by thirty eight foot (10' x 38') island.
The above parking lot standards are in addition to any vegetation required as part of open space and buffer park/landscape area requirements.
Vegetation or other measures, with or without berming, shall be implemented to provide opaque screening of all parking areas, dumpsters, ground mechanical equipment, etc., from view from all streets (public or private) and adjoining dissimilar land uses. Buffers and screening of items, such as, but not limited to, rooftop mechanical units and trash receptacles, shall meet the requirements as outlined in ordinance 1073, and as modified, herein. Large rooftop mechanical units may be screened by painting the units to match the exterior of the building, where smaller rooftop mechanical units shall be screened by the use of parapet walls, as reviewed and recommended by the plan and zoning commission and approved by the city council. The proposed method for minimizing the visual impacts of mechanical units/elements shall be reviewed and approved by the city during the site plan review process.
         b.   Architecture: Building design and materials shall be reflective of the design and materials utilized on other buildings within the CCOP development. (Ord. 1975, 2-19-2013)
      10.   Parcel H: This parcel shall encompass a maximum of 7.0 acres. All general use regulations, performance standards and provisions set forth in title 9 of the city code for the professional commerce park (PCP) district shall apply to any development proposal for all property within parcel H as shown on exhibit A on file in the city, the sketch plan of the Country Club Office Plaza PUD; except as provided herein. (Ord. 1601, 9-28-2004; amd. Ord. 1865, 5-17-2010)
         a.   Permitted Uses: All permitted (P) and permitted conditional (Pc) uses allowed in the professional commerce park (PCP) district shall be permitted except the following uses shall be prohibited:
Eating and drinking places (SIC 58).
Hotels and motels (SIC 701).
         b.   Development Standards: Principal buildings constructed within parcel H, together with accessory structures, shall be located on a lot having an area of at least two (2) acres. Multiple use of the site by more than one building shall be consistent in architectural design and use of materials and organized utilizing a compatible planned open space, landscape plan, and parking plan to serve and maintain a unified master plan concept. Lots less than two (2) acres in size may be considered acceptable if part of an acceptable master development plan for the property and approved by the plan and zoning commission and city council.
All uses shall have a minimum of fifty foot (50') building setbacks from all parcel boundaries. No building setback is required between adjoining lots when said adjoining lots are located in the same zoning district or incorporate similar land uses, provided all buildings involved are master planned in order to ensure a unified development with unified architecture, building color and materials, parking, and general site design.
A landscaped area of not less than thirty feet (30') shall be provided along the east property line. A landscaped area of not less than twenty feet (20') in width shall be provided along Woodland Avenue and all other public street frontages; while a ten foot (10') wide landscape area shall be established along private drives and any remaining perimeter boundaries of parcel H. Landscape plantings, either with or without berming, shall be utilized to provide a landscaped open space area to enhance the proposed uses within this area from adjacent property roadways and for occupants on site. All landscape areas shall be planted at a minimum, with the appropriate proportionate quantity of a thirty foot (30') buffer park in relation to the landscape area width (i.e., 20 foot wide landscape areas require 2/3 of the planting requirements of a 30 foot landscape buffer park per the city zoning ordinance, 10 foot wide areas = minimum 1/3 of a 30 foot requirement, etc.). Buffer planting requirements are in addition to open space planting requirements. Landscaped areas shall be designed by a registered landscape architect, architect or engineer and shall be reviewed and approved during the site planning process associated with the development of this parcel.
Open space equal to not less than twenty five percent (25%) of the total lot area shall be incorporated within each lot developed within parcel H. (Ord. 1601, 9-28-2004)
Parking lot setbacks shall be thirty feet (30') from the east property line, twenty feet (20') from any established public street right of way and ten feet (10') from all private streets and other lot lines. The setback for parking lots located adjacent to any private street or drive shall be measured from the back of curb of said private street or drive to back of curb of parking area. No parking lot setback is required between adjoining lots located within this PUD when said adjoining lots are located in the same zoning district (PUD parcel) and have shared parking lots joined by at least one or more access drives. (Ord. 1645, 9-12-2005)
No building, accessory structure, drive or parking area shall be located or shall encroach into any required landscape buffer/area.
Parking areas shall be designed to create aesthetically landscaped and screened parking lots designed to function not only in the interest of accommodating automobiles, but also in the interest of the pedestrian. All parking areas shall include landscape area, islands, screens, etc., equal to not less than ten percent (10%) of the total paved area. As an alternative to the required ten percent (10%) within the parking, parking lots within parcel H may implement the following:
            (1)   Landscape islands shall be spaced no greater than twelve (12) parking stalls apart within a single row of parking. Islands shall be ten feet (10') in width by thirty eight feet (38') in length for dual parking rows and ten feet (10') in width by nineteen feet (19') in length for single rows.
            (2)   Landscaped islands shall be located at the terminus end of all parking rows.
            (3)   Landscape pods shall be spaced no greater than six (6) parking stalls apart from another landscape pod or island within a single row of parking. Landscape pods shall measure a minimum of six feet (6') back of curb to back of curb in each direction.
            (4)   A minimum of one tree should be installed in each landscape pod and ten foot by nineteen foot (10' x 19') island; two (2) trees shall be installed in each ten foot by thirty eight foot (10' x 38') island.
The above parking lot standards are in addition to any vegetation required as part of open space and buffer park/landscape area requirements.
Vegetation or other measures, with or without berming, shall be implemented to provide opaque screening of all parking areas, dumpsters, ground mechanical equipment, etc., from view from all streets (public or private) and adjoining dissimilar land uses. Buffers and screening of items, such as, but not limited to, rooftop mechanical units and trash receptacles, shall meet the requirements as outlined in ordinance 1073, and as modified, herein. Large rooftop mechanical units may be screened by painting the units to match the exterior of the building, where smaller rooftop mechanical units shall be screened by the use of parapet walls, as reviewed and recommended by the plan and zoning commission and approved by the city council. The proposed method for minimizing the visual impacts of mechanical units/elements shall be reviewed and approved by the city during the site plan review process.
         c.   Architecture: Architectural design and use of materials for the construction of any building within this parcel shall be accomplished in a manner compatible with PCP professional commerce park zone district building standards. The architectural design of any building shall be reviewed and approved by the city. All buildings and all sides of the buildings, within this parcel shall have primary elements of the exterior composed of fascia glass, face brick, architectural steel or stone panels. No wood, masonite, visible asphaltic exterior wall or roof material, aluminum siding, nonarchitectural sheet metal, concrete block, EIFS, stucco, or other similar materials shall constitute a portion of any building except as a trim material, unless the city council of West Des Moines, after having received a recommendation from the plan and zoning commission of West Des Moines, determine said material when used as a primary element, enhances the physical appearance, or provides continuity desired to unite all structures within the parcel together into one project concept. (Ord. 1601, 9-28-2004)