18.43.320 General Building Guidelines

A. Buildings shall be oriented to and have at least one primary entrance facing the street or central circulation area. B. Ground floor street facing facades shall be distinguished from other floors through the use of at least one of the following techniques: architectural banding, cornice treatment, color change, material change, or recessed upper floors. (Ord. 2010-15, dated 5/25/10) C. A building relief, building articulation, building design or roof treatment as listed in the sections below shall only be counted once when assessing compliance with the minimum number of treatments required. For example, if a building has an arcade, the arcade can count only as a building relief treatment and not a building design treatment. D. All facades of a building shall be designed with consistent architectural style, detail, and trim features of the primary facade. A traditional style is required. E. Existing and proposed street and/or circulation layout and parking areas are to service the intended buildings. Service and loading areas are also to be included and shall be screened from adjacent businesses, highways and residential areas. Coordinated maneuvering and loading docks are encouraged between businesses. F. Pedestrian accommodation including sidewalks, street furniture, raised bed plantings and other plantings shall be required and maintained year round. Sidewalks shall be constructed of concrete and stamped concrete at driveway intersections and other key pedestrian areas as defined by the Planning Commission and designed to weave through the front yard landscaping adjacent to the public street. Bus shelters are permitted if they compliment the architectural quality of the buildings. No bus benches are allowed. No advertising is allowed in shelters. G. Drive through windows. All buildings with a drive-through window must incorporate one of the guidelines listed: 1. A permanent, covered porte-cochere structure over the drive-through window that is the width of the drive, and of a length consistent with the use, and integrated structurally and architecturally into the design of the building. 2. A permanent cover over the drive-through window that is at least three feet wide, ten feet in length and integrated structurally and architecturally into the design of the building. 3. Incorporate the drive-through area as part of a multi-level building where the drivethrough is covered by one or more floors of the building and comprises no more than fifty percent of the area of the floor on which it is located. H. Where shopping carts are placed outdoors adjacent to the primary facade of the building, such shopping carts shall be screened by a wall a minimum of four feet in height. The exterior facade of the wall shall be treated consistently with the primary facade. I. Traditional exterior architectural styles are preferred. J. Corporate identity may be taken into consideration but a style using approved materials and execution that is in keeping with the intent of these requirements and compatible with other uses in the area will be expected. (Ord. 2010-15, dated 5/25/10)