Whereas, title 9 of the West Des Moines city code includes chapter 9, "Planned Unit Development District", and establishes certain regulations and guidelines pertaining to accompanying information required on a plat or site plan documents for development of the South Water Tower Place PUD. Now, therefore, the following conditions, restrictions, and regulations are adopted as part of this approval, to wit:
A. General Conditions: The sketch plans, on file with the community development department of the city and made a part of this document, incorporates service commercial and office land uses which shall be distributed by area and location according to the sketch plans.
In addition, the following general site plan criteria shall be integrated into and made a part of the South Water Tower Place PUD 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 and the Des Moines metropolitan design standards as adopted by the city of West Des Moines pertaining thereto unless otherwise stated within this ordinance.
2. The development shall comply with chapter 15, "Off Street Parking And Loading", chapter 3, section 9, "Open Space Requirements", and chapter 1, section 2, "Site Plans", of the West Des Moines city code, and chapter 9, "Planned Unit Development District", sections 6 and 8.
3. In all areas within a 100-year frequency flood hazard zone, or adjoining drainageways or detention 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, and no building shall be erected within twenty five feet (25') of any major drainageway, stormwater detention basin or pond.
4. The developer, their successors and assigns, if any, shall pay all construction and engineering costs for the interior development of the planned unit development, as required by this ordinance, or the subdivision ordinance of the city of West Des Moines, Iowa, for all streets, storm sewers, sanitary sewers, drainageway improvements, detention basins, water mains, buffers and other improvements within the PUD as may be required by the city code 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 legally described property herein:
All general use regulations, performance standards and provisions set forth in title 9, "Zoning", chapter 11 for the PCP professional plaza district shall apply to any development proposal for the property except as shall be further provided herein. The following development standards and use regulations shall apply to property as applicable:
1. Development Standards: Permitted uses shall include all uses allowed within the PCP professional commerce park district and the following:
Banks
Daycare
Health club
Restaurants
Note: No drive-through facilities shall be allowed with the exception of one for a bank use only.
Multiple use of the site by more than one building shall comply with C-l-A zone district standards which require that multiple buildings on a site 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; 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 an acceptable master development plan for the property legally described herein. The development of the property shall be limited to a maximum of three (3) freestanding buildings or parcels.
Buildings containing PCP district uses may exceed thirty five feet (35') in height provided they comply with the height requirements of the PCP district, however, any other uses shall not exceed thirty five feet (35') in height. The front yard building setback shall be measured from any public street right of way or public right of way easement and shall be a minimum of one hundred feet (100'). No building shall be located closer than twenty five feet (25') to the boundary of the PUD and no less than ten feet (10') from the internal property lines.
The minimum parking lot and/or drive setback shall be a minimum of twenty feet (20') and shall be measured from the anticipated full public street right of way or public street right of way easement as determined by the city during the platting or site planning process and shall be utilized, designed, and improved as a landscaped buffer area effectively screening all parking and drive areas from public view and presenting an attractive view or element to the area. No parking area and associated drive shall be located closer than five feet (5') from the boundary of the PUD with the exception of ingress-egress access drives into the property. Additional right of way, as required by the comprehensive plan, shall be reserved by the establishment of a public street and utility easement at the time of a final plat or site plan review and shall be allowed to be counted to fulfill the open space requirements for the property. The developer of the property shall provide a minimum thirty five percent (35%) of the total site to meet the open space requirements of the city code and all parking area shall include landscape areas, islands, screens, etc., equal to not less than ten percent (10%) of the total paved area in accordance with city code requirements. Such landscaped area shall be in addition to the open space requirement for the total site. (Ord. 1147, 7-31-1995)
2. Architecture: The architectural design of any building within this development shall be acceptable to the city. Corporate or franchise architecture is prohibited.
Building design within the development shall provide facades that are varied in height and massing, articulated to provide visual interest through the use of fenestration, materials and design elements, and establish a unique identity that responds to the context of its surroundings. All sides to each building shall receive high quality treatment (360 degree architecture). There are no "backs" to a building. Entrances into buildings should be easily identified through the use of building design and detailing. Materials should change with the change in building plane and be organized to provide the appearance of three- dimensional elements. Buildings shall provide visual cohesiveness through the use of colors, materials, and design elements that are similar to or complementary to adjacent buildings. Trim and structural elements such as posts or columns shall be sized to the scale of the building.
Materials should be durable, economically maintained and of a quality that will maintain their appearance over a prolonged time such as face brick, stone or architectural concrete and metal panels. Natural materials such as wood or composite materials such as fiber cement and other similar materials shall not constitute any portion of any building, except as a trim material, unless it can be demonstrated that the material can provide the same level of durability and quality as noted above. Use of vinyl materials is prohibited. (Ord. 2088, 4-6-2015)
3. Buffering: Adequate buffering of negative aspects of any development (loading docks, garbage dumpsters and HVAC mechanical units) from any public street and adjoining properties shall be required. All buildings shall be located and designed so as to not expose loading docks or doors, loading areas or the rear of buildings to public streets. (Ord. 1147, 7-31-1995)