§ 14B.06. BUILDING/SITE DESIGN.  


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  • A. Buildings shall be designed, where feasible, to be located along the front yard setback of the abutting major (or other similar) roadway they abut, with required off-street parking to be located to the side or rear of the building to create a more vibrant road frontage.
    B. Proposed buildings and the overall site shall be designed with particular attention to their arrangement, quality, and interrelationship of space and the way in which the building and overall site are designed to be useful.
    C. Buildings and the overall site design shall have the ability to create a sense of place and have a positive effect on the immediate area.
    D. Buildings and the overall site shall be designed and constructed with plaza/park areas to break up large sites and their parking areas, and provide amenities to the mixture of uses envisioned for this area.
    E. The parking provided onsite should be the minimum amount of parking needed to adequately service the site and the collection of uses proposed. The collective use of shared parking shall be encouraged and cross access easements provided. Such agreements shall be reviewed and approved by the City Planner, Engineer and City Attorney.
    F. The overall node development concept plans for each specific planning area shall provide a guide for overall node development. The City Planner and Planning Commission may approve modifications or deviations from these plans upon a review of proposals that provide additional creativity, innovative site designs or are otherwise deemed to be in the best interest of the city.
    G. The City Planning Commission may adopt additional design guidelines for developments within the TMUDN Overlay District.
    (Ord. No. 278-FFF, § 1, 7-21-20)