The intent is to create building facades throughout this development that are articulated to provide visual interest to pedestrians and to establish a unique identity for the development. Although it is understood and preferred that not all buildings within a parcel are identical, each building will include design elements as well as common materials, complimentary colors and detailing to provide continuity amongst buildings and to unite all structures within a parcel into one project concept.
The architectural design of any multi-family building within this development shall be acceptable to the City. Building design shall provide 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 multi-family buildings. An approved material palette is on file with Development Services that provides the variety of materials appropriate for use within the multi-family parcels of the PUD. The first site plan approved for multi-family development within the PUD shall set the design theme for the overall PUD. Final details of actual design, materials, colors and detailing will be provided at the time of individual site plan approvals. Once City approval is obtained 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. All buildings except single family dwellings within this development shall accommodate or incorporate the following in building design and materials:
1. All sides to each building shall receive high quality materials, finishes, and details (360 degree architectural treatment). There are no "backs" to a building.
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 building's design should meet context and site objectives such as providing gateways, creating visual and physical linkages and framing or terminating views.
4. Projections above the roof shall have sufficient depth to appear as an integrated three-dimensional element.
5. Form And Scale:
a. Building design shall consider the scale of the building and create a distinct and intended transition to the height, bulk, and scale of the building depending on the immediately surrounding development. Building articulation and materials which break up the building mass into modules that respect a residential scale and reflects proportions similar to other buildings within the area shall be incorporated. 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.
b. Building entries, front porches for residential uses, pedestrian areas, plazas and street level uses and functions should be designed to engage the pedestrian with the activities occurring within them and should be designed to be in the scale appropriate to the use and function of the space. 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.
c. Trim and structural elements such as posts or columns shall be sized to the scale of the building.
6. Material Quality And Detail:
a. Materials should be durable, economically maintained and of a quality that will maintain their appearance over a prolonged time. The choice of materials and texture has great visual significance and can affect the long-term appearance of the city. Proper selection of exterior building material is directly related to the durability of the building against weathering and damage from natural forces. Materials should be durable, economically maintained and of a quality that will maintain their appearance over a prolonged time. Natural materials such as brick and stone shall be used as the major elements of the façade cladding (40% or greater), primarily on the lower stories of the building.
b. Variation in materials, material modules, expressed joints, textures, colors and details shall be used to break up the mass of the buildings. Changes in materials shall be aligned with changes in plan or roof form to emphasize these changes in building mass and shall have the appearance of 3-dimensional elements.
c. Buildings may incorporate the following materials in addition to the materials noted above: architectural concrete masonry units (CMU) and architectural metal or composite panels (acceptable to the City). All composite panel or metal cladding must have concealed fasteners. All exposed edges must have a fully finished edge or be terminated with trim. Trim for the panels should be finished with the same color as the panel. CMU's shall have integrated color rather than surface applied paint/staining and should generally have texture for interest; smooth CMU may be used in conjunction with texture for accent purposes. The use of EIFS or synthetic stucco shall be used in limited quantities and primarily as an accent or trim material; located only on the upper portions of the facades. EIFS or synthetic stucco may not comprise more that twenty percent (20%) of the cladding material. The use of vinyl materials is prohibited.
7. Outdoor Living Area: All dwelling units within multi-family buildings shall provide a defined public plaza or outdoor living space.
a. Unit design should incorporate elements such as balconies and patios to reinforce the connection between the residents and the activities within the development. A minimum of eighty percent (80%) of the multi-family units within the development must provide a balcony or porch/patio with a minimum usable area of forty (40) square feet and a minimum usable dimension of five feet (5') in either direction. In lieu of outdoor living area for individual units, common defined and enhanced, suitably sized area(s) relative to the number of residents within the development, outdoor living space(s) can be provided.
b. Should covered parking be pursued, the architectural details of detached garages should incorporate the materials and treatments of the dwelling, such as windows, doors, trim and materials on all sides of the garage. For parking incorporated within the primary building, the design should place the garage doors on a non-street side façade and on facades not facing single-family residential developments. Screening or design elements will be required to minimize the dominance of garage doors on the facade.
8. Roof and Building Mounted Mechanical Equipment: Views of equipment from roadways and adjoining development sites shall be mitigated by screening incorporated into the design of the building through location and the use of equipment penthouse, parapets, screening walls, or other acceptable solutions as identified during the review of the site plan.
B. Architecture For Single Family Dwellings: The design of single-family detached dwellings is intended to encourage a sense of place by providing building designs that engages residents with the street and neighborhood. Building design should reinforce this sense of community by establishing a unique identity. This can be accomplished by careful attention to building massing and human scale, choice of exterior building materials, details and site orientation. Porches are encouraged to be made a part of the front façade of dwellings to provide a useable outdoor space. (Ord. 2499, 12-6-2021)