08-15-2011 Planning Commission Packet

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r � t � FILE#11-3519 August 8,2011 Page 4 of 8 Long Facades: Where large structures with overly-long facades(walls)are Yes. The addition facades visible from proposed,such as wazehouses,building mass should be articulated with surrounding roadways will provide a visual vaziations in the building plane and parapet height and through the use of other variation by the height differential. unique design or site plan features. Architectural Desi�n:Architectural design should create harmony through Yes. The proposed fagade materials the use of different textures,complementary colors,shadow lines and matching the existing building will satisfy contrasting shapes.The use of walls in a single color,with little detailing or this requirement. completely blank is discouraged. . Monotonv:Monotony of design in single or multiple building projects shall be Yes.The 2-story addition serves to relive avoided.Variation of detail,form and siting shall be used to provide visual the potential visual monotony of a longer interest. building. Roofs: Careful consideration of durable materials,proportions and shapes, Yes. The flat roof proposed is consistent emphasizing the importance of roofs as integral and embracing elements of the with adjacent industrial buildings. over-all design,is particularly important. � Materials: Use of substantial amounts of high quality masonry materials(face brick, Yes.The addition will be faced in the same stucco,stone)is encouraged. Buildings shall be constructed with no less materials as the initial construction. ` than sixty seven percent(67%)of these materials,excluding window and - door areas. Architectural concrete panels and rock faced concrete block may comprise a maximum of thiriy three percent(33%)of the exterior materials used on the building. The 67%threshold may be reduced,or the 33%threshold exceeded,only by NA Conditional Use Permit for alternative materials. The City Council shall consider the architectural quality and whether the proposed building exceeds the other Buiiding Design and Construction requirements 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 Yes. No aluminum siding or ribbed panels glass surfaces is discowaged except as accent materials. proposed,glass type will match that of - existing building. Evaluation of building materials shall be based on the quality of its design Yes. The addition will be compatible with and relationship and compatibility to building materials in the immediate the initial construction. neighborhood. Design Uniformitv:Architectural treatments(e.g.,building materials, colors, Treatment is not strictly uniform on all facade design,roof lines,screening)shall be consistent and compatible on all sides,due to the orientation and sides.Treatment that is uniform`on all sides will be deemed to meet the relationship of existing and intended requirements of this principle. buildings and their uses within the Adjacent land uses,visibility from public streets and use of screening devices Industrial Park. The east fa�ade of the (walls,fences,berms, landscaping)are criteria to be considered when varying existing building is windowless but this treatment.The applicant will have the burden of demonstrating the reasons contains loading docks. It faces the west for differing treatment on different sides(e.g.,the need for truck access on one fa�ade of the older existing building side and pedestrian access on another). adjacent to the east,which similarly is windowless. This`courtyard' between buildings is not highly visible from offsite. � However,the fa�ade treatments,colors, materials etc. are appropriate for this ' portion of the Indusirial Park,and the addition will carry on these same features.