§ 18.12.301. Generally Applicable Site and Building Design Standards.

(a)

Building Articulation.  

(1)

Applicability. All facades on buildings constructed in a multi-family, office, or commercial zoning district (MF14, MF21, MF30, GO, PO. NC, AC, CC Districts), and any facade that faces an arterial road on a building in an industrial zoning district (I, IC, or IB Districts), shall meet the building articulation standards in this section (See Figure 18.12-3).

(2)

Purpose. The purpose of these articulation standards is to discourage large blank building facades.

(3)

Requirements. All facades subject to this subsection shall meet the following minimum standards for articulation, as illustrated in Figure 18.12-3.

a.

Horizontal articulation. No plane of a building wall shall extend for a horizontal distance greater than two times the height of the wall without having an off-set of 15 percent of the wall's height, and that new wall plane shall extend for a distance equal to at least 25 percent of the maximum length of the first plane. In an industrial district, the wall may not extend greater than three times the height without having the off-set.

b.

Vertical articulation. No wall shall extend for a horizontal distance greater than two times the height of the wall without changing height by a minimum of 15 percent of the wall's height. In an industrial district, the wall may not extend for a distance greater than three times the height of the wall without changing height by a minimum of 15 percent of the wall's height.

c.

Exposed columns. Exposed structural support columns shall be constructed of, or clad in, the same material as the principal structure, unless the change in materials adds to the visual interest.

(b)

Parking Garage Facades. The facades of parking garages shall be compatible with the architecture of buildings within the area in which the garage is located. See Figure 18.12-4.

(c)

Shading of Parks and Residences.  

(1)

Residential Shading. Structures, which exceed 35 feet in height, shall not cast a shadow on residentially zoned property between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on December 21.

(2)

Public Parks and Plaza Shading. No structure may cast a shadow on public parks or plazas between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on December 21.

 

 

(Ord. No. 5189, § 1, 9-26-00; Ord. No. 5242, § 5, 5-22-01; Ord. No. 5821, § 1, 4-5-06)