It is the intent of this Ordinance to create a unique environment through mixed uses and interesting design. Each large retail establishment is required to provide pedestrian scale through the incorporation of several of the following suggested elements:
1. Arcades;
2. Arches or recessed archways;
3. Architectural details, such as tile work and moldings, which are integrated into the building structure and design;
4. Awnings, canopies, or porticos;
5. Changes in massing;
6. Changes in material;
7. Clearly defined, highly visible, multiple customer entrances;
8. Display windows;
9. Dormers;
10. Peaked roof forms;
11. Planters, outdoor patios or wing walls that incorporate landscape areas and/or places for sitting;
12. Raised corniced parapets over the doors;
13. Separate shops (or the appearance of separate shops) with separate entrances placed in front of the larger building;
14. Varying plate heights.
15. Buildings constructed shall be designed to sustain interest throughout the entirety of the building’s exterior and reduce the appearance of a box or cube.
16. Individual buildings within a planned retail center, office park, or similar environment shall be designed with a compatible architectural style or theme.
17. In order to ensure the longevity and future usability of retail buildings in excess of 50,000 square feet (e.g. big box retailer, anchor of a large retail strip establishments, etc.) additional articulation and structural offsets shall be provided to ensure future reuse of the structure by smaller user groups. This shall be accomplished by visually separating the building into masses conducive to such reuse.