The intent is to create building facades that are varied and articulated to provide visual interest and to establish a unique identity for the PUD. Each building shall include design elements, materials, complimentary colors and detailing to provide visual continuity with the neighboring built environment. The architectural design of any building within this development shall be acceptable to the City.
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, during or after construction must be reviewed and approved by the City's Development Services Department.
A. All buildings within this development shall accommodate or incorporate the following in building design and materials:
B. All sides to each building shall receive high quality materials, finishes, and details (360 degree architectural treatment) and shall be architecturally treated to produce an aesthetically pleasing facade which is of a design compatible with surrounding buildings. There are no "backs" to a building.
C. Form and Scale: 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 surrounding development. Building entries, entries 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.
D. Roof and Building Mounted Mechanical Equipment: Views of all mechanical and meter equipment from roadways, adjacent PUD parcels and adjoining property outside of the PUD area 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. Views of equipment placed on the ground shall be mitigated accordingly through architectural elements or landscape vegetation.
E. Material Quality and Detail:
1. 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 cladding elements of the facade. Acceptable cladding for the balance of the building and trim materials will be determined with the review of each site plan.
2. 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 three (3)-dimensional elements.
3. Building Lighting: Building lighting shall be downcast and night sky compliant. Any use of neon, LED, or colored lighting shall be in a channel which directs the light down and washes the building façade instead of exposed lighting which is directed outward. The color shall be consistent with the other colors used on the building and shall be acceptable to the City. (Ord. 2556, 1-17-2023)