10-21-2024 Planning Commission Packet

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Created: 2024-07-18 07:35:50 [EST] (Supp. No. 21, Update 3) Page 16 of 41 (6) Architectural design: Architectural design should create harmony through the use of different textures, complementary colors, shadow lines and contrasting shapes. The use of walls in a single color, with little detailing or completely blank is discouraged. (7) Monotony: Monotony of design in single or multiple building projects shall be avoided. Variation of detail, form and siting shall be used to provide visual interest. (8) Roofs: Careful consideration of durable materials, proportions and shapes, emphasizing the importance of roofs as integral and embracing elements of the over-all design, is particularly important. (9) Materials: Use of substantial amounts of high quality masonry materials (face brick, stucco, stone) is encouraged. Buildings shall be constructed with no less than 67 percent of these materials, excluding window and door areas. Architectural concrete panels and rock faced concrete block may comprise a maximum of 33 percent of the exterior materials used on the building. The 67 percent threshold may be reduced, or the 33 percent threshold exceeded, only by conditional use permit for alternative materials. The city council shall consider the architectural quality and whether the proposed building exceeds the various requirements of this section 78-826 in deciding whether or not to grant a conditional use permit for alternative materials. The use of aluminum siding, metal ribbed panels and extensive mirrored glass surfaces is discouraged except as accent materials. Evaluation of building materials shall be based on the quality of its design and relationship and compatibility to building materials in the immediate neighborhood. (10) Design uniformity: Architectural treatments (e.g., building materials, colors, facade design, roof lines, screening) shall be consistent and compatible on all sides. Treatment that is uniform on all sides will be deemed to meet the requirements of this principle. Adjacent land uses, visibility from public streets and use of screening devices (walls, fences, berms, landscaping) are criteria to be considered when varying this treatment. The applicant will have the burden of demonstrating the reasons for differing treatment on different sides (e.g., the need for truck access on one side and pedestrian access on another). (Ord. No. 32 3rd series, § 2, 3-27-2006) Sec. 78-827. Off-street parking. (a) General provisions. If any increase in the size, or changes in the uses, of such an existing principal use is made beyond the size or for other than the uses above allowed, then additional off-street parking spaces shall be provided pursuant to this section, but only for the additional spaces resulting from the increase in size or changes in uses. (b) Number of uses. The required number of off-street parking spaces shall be located on the same lot as the principal use or on an adjacent lot under the control of the owner of the principal use. For purposes hereof, "control" may be derived from ownership or by lease or easement continuing for a period of not less than 25 years. In the alternative, the city council may approve off-site parking for a period coterminous with the building lease. The required parking spaces shall not be separated from the principal use building by a street. Seventy-five percent of all required spaces shall be located within 500 feet of the entrances to the principal use building and 100 percent shall be within 1,000 feet. (c) Setbacks. (1) Exposed parking spaces or drive aisles (except that portion of the driveway crossing the public right-of- way to give access to the street) shall be located within the following setbacks: a. Major street1 : 20 feet. b. Minor street2 : 10 feet. 206