Individual projects and structures should be seamlessly linked to their surroundings in an organic and evolutionary manner. This issue is independent of the architectural style of the building. As each project is conceived, it shall be designed to provide positive urban space. A building should be placed and shaped in a manner that reinforces the street and alley grid structure. The urban place of the community is the space that is created by buildings and structures. Each project should be examined in terms of the space that it creates. This space should be well formed. In addition, a project might lend itself toward the creation of pedestrian walkways, or urban gardens. Through gradual, piecemeal growth the projects should add to the larger whole of the neighborhood.

A.

General standards.

1.

All new development must be careful to integrate into the existing neighborhood or district. Placement of new structures in residential districts shall take care to maintain privacy between existing structures.

2.

The building footprint of any single structure shall not exceed 50 percent of the area of a city block, without going through the conditional use permitting process.

3.

Single large buildings meeting or exceeding the sizes set forth below must receive a conditional use permit prior to construction:

4.

Building designs shall be sensitive to their site and to the neighborhood character with regard to siting, scale, style, use of material, massing, and historical context.

Repetitive Design

5.

Buildings shall achieve a human scale and pedestrian interest. This can be achieved by using elements like balconies, awnings, canopies, arcades, reveals, etc.

6.

The glazing materials on the front elevation of buildings should not exceed 75 percent (50 percent in the mixed business district) of its overall surface area. The glazing materials on the ground floor of the front elevation of buildings should not be less than 50 percent of its overall surface area.

7.

Building facades must be divided into increments or bays appropriate to the context of the street and neighborhood. These bays should never exceed 50 feet. Large structures should be subdivided along the street elevation with columns, pilasters, changes in materials, windows, doors, landscaping, setbacks, or other design techniques to modulate the wall plane. The building may extend as necessary along the street front (200 feet, for example), but visible articulation of the mass must occur at a minimum of 50-foot increments, or as dictated by the surrounding structures.

8.

Facades of both residential and non-residential use buildings must interact functionally with the pedestrian walkway and the street through building entrances. Entryways that feature awnings, porches, or recessed vestibules are encouraged. Buildings and spaces that have primary entrances on the façade may have side or rear secondary entrances. Buildings and spaces may have a primary entrance on the side or rear of a building, provided that the building has entrance(s) and a functional relationship with the pedestrian walkway and street.

9.

Building facades shall be articulated and varied. Primary signs of residential life such as front porches, bays, and balconies shall face the street. In no case will a building be permitted where the street façade is an unarticulated blank wall.

10.

Rooflines shall be varied through the use of a combination of story heights, chimneys, cupolas, dormers, etc. Traditional roof forms shall be used to relate structures within the neighborhood.

11.

Residential garages may be attached or detached from the home. In all cases, the garage shall be placed in a manner that limits their impact when viewed from the street. Attached garages may set no closer to the street than the front wall of the main structure. Rear-loading garages are encouraged.

(Ord. No. 19-07, Exh. B, 8-15-2019)