20-8 Design Standards for the Commercial Zones

(C-1, C-2, C-3) A. The purpose of the Design Standards is to maintain the character of Kanab City as a destination community with breathtaking scenery, to preserve the city’s corridors, preserve and enhance the rural western character of the downtown area, provide a significant landscaped buffer between development and highway uses, minimize curb cuts and access points to highways, and enhance Kanab’s walkable downtown atmosphere. B. In this section, “building surface” refers to any outside portion of the building that is viewable from an adjacent street or walkway, not including the roof. C. Any design or landscape requirements that apply to C-1 in this chapter, or in any other Land Use Ordinance, shall also apply to any lots that: 1. Have any frontage to the continuous section of street that starts as 300 W, then Center Street, and continuing into 100 E; and 2. Are between the northern city entrance (approximately one block north of 300 N) and approximately one block south of 400 South (the furthest southern point of the La Quinta property). D. Lot and Site Requirements are subject to the following: 1. A façade improvement that requires a building permit within the commercial zones needs approval from the Planning Commission. A façade improvement that does not require a building permit needs approval from the Land Use Coordinator. 2. When possible, driveways shall be shared between adjoining properties. Driveways must be placed where they create the least interference with traffic on highways. Driveways and drive-thrus shall be located away from adjoining residentially zoned areas, when feasible, and provide privacy walls and landscape buffers along common boundaries with residences in residential zones. 3. The Planning Commission shall review all proposals for pedestrian, bicycle paths, and trails through the commercial zones. 4. Street trees shall be planted in the right-of-way as part of the site landscaping requirements and shall be maintained according to City landscape requirements. 5. Businesses proposing outdoor street front seating/dining should consider an adequate front setback in their site plan to accommodate such front area use. 6. Parking Lots: Some established and new businesses in the downtown area do not have adequate parking. With new construction and/or when a change of use occurs, parking standards for these businesses shall be considered by the Planning Commission, as specified in Chapter 6, (6-4.3 Commercial properties fronting on Highways 89/89A). Parking for new buildings in the C-1 zone shall be located in the rear, unless access to the rear is not feasible. 7. Buildings in the C-1 zone shall be located near the sidewalk with setbacks used for pedestrians, plazas, benches, landscaping, and outdoor eating areas, but not for parking (unless requiring parking to the side or back is unfeasible). Diagonal parking on side streets is permitted within the Downtown Parking District in order to create additional downtown parking. 8. Trails and sidewalks shall be provided in all new development within the C-1 zone in accordance with the Kanab City Trails Master Plan. Trails and sidewalks may be located within the setback areas. 9. Outdoor Display of Art, or Public Park Facilities: The permanent installation of an outdoor art display, or outdoor recreational equipment, such as bike racks that require a fixed location on or above the ground and are within 30’ of a UDOT rightof-way, may be allowed as a Conditional Use. 10. Building Front Design: In conjunction with a required site plan, architectural designs for new construction and refurbishing the exterior of an existing commercial building are required, addressing the design standards in this section. Site plans or façade improvements in the commercial zones that require a building permit need approval from the Planning Commission. All other construction or refurbishments that do not require a building permit need approval from the Land Use Coordinator. 11. The following guidelines apply to new construction or changes to the exterior of an existing commercial building in the commercial zones. a. No high gloss or mirrored metal products shall be permitted on the building surface, unless for trim or decorative purposes that consist of less than 10 percent of the building surface. The building surface shall consist of at least two City-approved materials, with the predominant material not surpassing 85% of the building surface. The ground-floor front façade area shall consist of a minimum of 25% window area. City-approved materials must be highquality and durable, and include window glass, stucco, rock, stone, metal, brick, and any other material that is substantially similar to these. The following shall not make up more than 50% of the building surface: concrete block, un-textured tilt-up concrete panels, or prefabricated steel panels. b. Awnings: Awnings shall not be vinyl, aluminum, nor have a shiny or glossy appearance. Corrugated metal awnings are allowed. c. Colors: No fluorescent colors are allowed on the building surface or roof. Black cannot be the predominant color of any building surface. Earth tone colors in accordance with