Elevations shall be prepared for front, side, and rear views consistent with the goals and design intent of the architectural requirements. A materials board depicting the proposed building materials shall be included along with the materials identified on the elevations of the buildings.

Proposed buildings shall avoid long, continuous, uninterrupted wall and roof planes. Building wall offsets shall be provided to relieve the visual effect of a simple or long wall. In addition, other architectural projections and recesses must be incorporated to create additional interest. The roofline shall vary in heights and architectural treatment, and flat rooflines shall be masked by facade treatments that vary in height. Sloped elements of the roof line or the appearance of same shall be incorporated to enhance the overall appearance and form.

At each interval in the building, the architectural character of the building shall change to create the impression of a series of individual attached buildings varying in facade design and form. The change in architectural character shall include changes in materials, colors, window treatments, balconies, railings, roof offsets and details, and other design elements and details.

Where the rear or side facade of a building faces a public roadway, highway or main access drive, a combination of facade treatments, berms, landscaping, and the use of decorative screening walls may be utilized to shield the loading and building service areas from public view and to present an attractive facade to customers and passerby.

Spatial relationships between buildings, public and semipublic spaces, and other structures shall be geometrically logical and/or architecturally formal. Buildings located in the interior of the site shall relate to one another, both functionally and visually. Features such as courtyards, greens, or quadrangles which encourage pedestrian activity and incidental social interaction among users shall be incorporated into the site design. Buildings shall be located to allow for adequate parking and fire and emergency access. The site should be designed to reinforce street frontages, and main entryways should be emphasized to create a sense of identity.

Buildings shall define the streetscape through the use of detail, building articulation and massing. The streetscape shall be generally continued across side yard setback areas between buildings by using landscaping. The streetscape shall also be reinforced by shade trees and may be further reinforced by walls, street lamps and other street furniture.

Buildings on corner lots shall be considered significant structures, since they have at least two facades visibly exposed to the street. Such buildings may be designed with additional height and architectural embellishments, such as corner towers, to emphasize their location.

Open space and courtyards proximate to residential areas should be centrally located, with clear boundaries between the public and private space and furnished with shade trees and street furniture.

Parking for residential units shall be provided in accordance with the New Jersey Residential Site Improvement Standards and shall be located in close proximity to the housing units in a manner that maximizes access and visibility.

All doors and entries into individual units must open to the outside, not to interior hallways or corridors.

Buildings located along Kennedy Boulevard, the White Horse Pike and Evesham Avenue shall mark the transition into and out of the proposed development in a distinct fashion using massing, additional height, contrasting materials, and/or architectural embellishment to obtain this effect.

Buildings shall incorporate various roof styles.

A shed roof shall be permitted only when attached to a wall or mixed with a principal roof or parapet wall.

In residential buildings, flat roofs may be permitted when enclosed by a continuous cornice shed roof or parapet, on frontage with a minimum height of three feet. All flat roofs shall have a variety of articulated cornice line.

Permitted roof materials for pitched roofs:

Where hipped roofs are used, the minimum pitch must be 6/12. Both gable and hipped roofs should provide overhanging eaves on all sides that extend a minimum of one foot beyond the building wall. They are recommended for use only on buildings with a minimum of three stories, provided that all visibly exposed walls have an articulated cornice which projects horizontally from the vertical building wall plane. Other roof types should be appropriate to the building facades architecture. Mansard roofs are discouraged on buildings less than three stories in height. Architectural embellishments that add visual interest to roofs, such as dormers, belvederes, masonry chimneys, cupolas, clock towers, and other similar elements, are encouraged. On residential, gable roofs with a minimum low rise (three stories or less), 6/12 pitch should be used to the greatest extent possible. Other types of roofs should be appropriate to the architectural style of the building. On mid-rise four-story buildings, a minimum of 4/12 pitch may be used.

The architectural treatment of the front facade shall be continued, in its major features, around all public views on the sides of a building. Where the rear or side facade of a building faces a public roadway, highway or main access drive, a combination of facade treatments, berms, landscaping, and the use of decorative screening walls may be utilized to shield the loading and building service areas from public view and to present an attractive facade to customers and passerby.

Facade materials for residential, mixed-use or commercial:

Facade treatment and facade materials for mixed-use or commercial buildings.

Siding.

Townhouses shall have a coherent architectural style, vocabulary, and color scheme.

Front facades of townhouses shall be partially faced in brick, stone or stucco on primary elevations, a minimum of eight feet above grade which face front and side streets and pedestrian mews. Elevations out of primary public view can be made of other materials. Projecting windows may also be made of materials other than masonry. Portions of side elevations may be made of materials other than brick. Where the end of a building faces the street, the side elevation shall receive treatment similar to the front elevation and shall respond to the street.

In mixed-use buildings, the differences between ground-floor commercial uses and entrances for residential uses shall be encouraged by use of differences in facade treatment and step-backs. Storefronts and other ground-floor entrances may be accentuated through cornice lines. Further differentiation can be achieved through distinct, but compatible, exterior materials, signs, awnings, and exterior lighting.

Storefronts are an integral part of a building. Ground-floor retail, service, and restaurant uses shall have large pane display windows. Such windows shall be framed by the surrounding wall and may not exceed 75% of the total individual elevation area. Buildings with multiple storefronts shall be unified through the use of architecturally compatible materials, colors, details, awnings, signage, and lighting fixtures.

All entrances and doors to a building shall be defined and articulated by architectural elements such as lintels, pediments, pilasters, columns, porticoes, porches, overhangs, railings, balustrades, fanlights, transoms and sidelights where appropriate. Any such element utilized shall be architecturally compatible with the style, materials, colors, and details of the building as a whole, as shall the doors.

Building trim.

Streetlights and pedestrian lighting shall be pedestrian scaled, traditionally styled fixtures and shall be consistent with fixtures designated by the Borough as suitable for streetscapes within Lion's Head Redevelopment Area and the Planned Commercial-Residential Zone.

Streets and open space shall be provided with adequate lighting, while minimizing adverse impacts, such as glare and overhead sky glow, on adjacent properties. House side shields shall be provided where abutting a residential use.

Along all commercial or mixed-use streets, main parking drive aisles, perimeter of parking areas, sidewalks, walkways, courtyards, community greens, and interior open spaces in the Lion's Head Redevelopment Area and the Planned Commercial Residential Zone, twelve-foot-high decorative lampposts shall be provided at regular intervals but not greater than 60 feet on center.

Lighting on residential streets, parking areas, sidewalks, walkways, courtyards, community greens, and interior open spaces should be no greater than 150 feet apart per side and should be located at the intersections and corners. Lighting standards shall be consistent throughout the Lion's Head Redevelopment Area and the Planned Commercial Residential Zone.

In the interior of parking areas, lighting may be "shoe box" type anodized aluminum posts and fixtures with color and fixture model to be complementary to the decorative lampposts to be utilized throughout the Lion's Head Redevelopment Area and the Planned Commercial Residential Zone.

Use of minimum wattage metal halide or color-corrected sodium or mercury vapor light sources is encouraged. Non-color-corrected low-pressure sodium are prohibited.

Residential porch patio, or balcony lighting and yard post lighting is encouraged to augment streetlighting design and to create a sense of safety and community.

Residential garages facing lanes shall be provided with elevated lighting on the garage facade facing the lane or a post lamp.

Light fixtures attached to the exterior of a building shall be architecturally compatible with the style, materials, colors, and details of the building and shall comply with the local building codes. The type of light source used on the exterior of buildings, signs, parking areas, pedestrian walkways, and other areas of a site, and the light quality produced, shall be the same or compatible to adjacent site lighting fixtures. Facades shall be lit from the exterior, and, as a general rule, lights should be concealed through shielding or recessed behind architectural features. Lighting of roof forms such as copulas or other special roof forms is permitted. The use of low pressure sodium, fluorescent, or mercury vapor lighting, either attached to buildings or to light the exterior of buildings, shall be prohibited. Mounting brackets and associated hardware should be inconspicuous.

Each commercial use shall be permitted one facade/wall sign not to exceed 10% of the principal front wall area and not to exceed 200 square feet. In the case of a freestanding building, two facade/wall signs will be permitted on different facades.

Signs affixed to the exterior of a building shall be architecturally compatible with the style, composition, materials, colors, and details of the building, as well as with other signs used on the building or its vicinity. The use of coordinated awnings and decorative light fixtures is encouraged.

Signs shall fit within the existing facade features, shall be confined to signable areas, and shall not interfere with door and window openings, conceal architectural details or obscure the composition of the facade where they are located.

Sign color should be compatible with the colors of the building facade. A dull or matte finish is recommended for reduction of glare and enhancement of legibility.

Signs shall be either spotlight or backlit with a diffused light source. Spotlighting shall require complete shielding of all light sources. Light shall not significantly spill over to other portions of the building or site. Backlighting shall illuminate the letters, characters, or graphics on the sign, but not its background. Warm fluorescent bulbs may be used to illuminate the interior of display windows. Neon signs placed inside the display windows shall ensure low-intensity colors.

Signs shall be mounted so that the method of installation is concealed. Signs applied to masonry surfaces should be mechanically fastened to mortar joints only and not directly into brick or stone. Drilling to provide electrical service should also follow the same rule.

Appropriate street furniture shall be provided. Street furniture includes benches, waste and recycling containers, planters, bus shelters, bicycle racks, water fountains, and bollards. Street furniture must be compatible with the architecture of surrounding buildings, the character of the area, and other elements of the adjacent streetscape. Consistency in the selection and location of the various elements of street furniture is critical for maximizing the effect and functional usage of public and semipublic spaces. Each building of at least 50,000 square feet shall provide a bicycle rack for public use.

All air-conditioning units, HVAC systems exhaust pipes or stacks, elevator housing, satellite dishes and other telecommunications receiving devices shall be screened from the public right-of-way view and from adjacent properties by using walls, fencing, roof elements, penthouse-type screening devices, or landscaping.

Fire escapes shall not be permitted on exterior building facades. Internal stairs, or other routes of egress, shall be used.

All recycling and trash storage areas shall be screened from public view at the ground level using masonry or wooden walls, landscaping hedging, or a combination thereof that is consistent with the principal building exterior, or stored within the building. The height of such wall/enclosure must be 1.5 feet higher than the container walls. The size of the enclosures must be of sufficient size to provide separate areas for trash and recycling and to allow the gates or doors to fully close.

Cross sections of proposed streets shall be submitted depicting the range of street widths, patterns and styles that will make up the framework of streets. Streets, alleys and sidewalks are important public spaces and should be complimented with pedestrian plazas and other elements to enhance the pedestrian experience.

Sidewalks must be installed along all public streets and along major private drives. Sidewalks along public streets shall be a minimum of six feet wide and a minimum of four feet wide along private drives. Sidewalks in front of commercial uses shall be a minimum of 10 feet wide and 12 feet if outdoor cafes are contemplated. Sidewalks along commercial storefronts, at crosswalks and in pedestrian plazas shall be constructed of textured pavement materials, to be reviewed and approved by the Planning Board.

At intersections and at a logical crossing points within parking lots, pavers or textured pavement treatments shall be applied for pedestrian crosswalks and for traffic calming purposes. "Bump-outs" are also encouraged at pedestrian crossing areas.

Along private drives and within parking areas, sidewalks and pedestrian accessways shall be designed to protect the pedestrian from vehicular traffic and to facilitate and encourage movement among the various uses. Trees and flower boxes should be installed at intervals along walkways. In parking areas, pedestrian walkways must be a minimum of four feet wide with four feet alongside to accommodate automobile overhang and to provide sufficient space for healthy tree growth. Decorative lamps or rows of trees shall be utilized to draw attention to the presence of the walkway and define the pedestrian pathways.

Perimeter walkways should be installed throughout the site, forging connections with other sidewalks, trails or future connections wherever possible. Walkways should comfortably connect residential and nonresidential uses in practical locations. Perimeter walkways should be nonrigid in their placement to respond to natural features such as trees and topography.

The use of parallel or angled parking is encouraged along roads that abut retail or service uses.

For each building or use over 50,000 feet where shopping carts utilized, cart corals shall be provided within the parking lot.

For every 300,000 square feet of commercial and residential space, there shall be a pedestrian plaza a minimum of 20,000 square feet. The pedestrian plaza may take a variety of forms, to be considered by the Planning Board. The pedestrian plaza may function as plaza and as parking lot, but must be designed so that it is possible and aesthetically desirable to blockade the area for special events and functions. The plazas may be constructed of decorative paving materials with changes in texture with suitable shade trees and other landscaping.

The applicant should provide a plan for operation and maintenance of the project to be reviewed by the Planning Board and the Borough Solicitor.

Units must be made affordable in accordance with the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing's regional income limits and the Uniform Affordability Controls at N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq., regarding affordability, occupant eligibility, bedroom distribution, price and rent restrictions and affirmative marketing.

Units must be designed in accordance with the New Jersey Fair Housing Act with regard to first-floor accessibility.