10-17B-9: REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS:
The land use authority shall require the applicant to comply with all of sections 10-17B-1 through 10-17B-8 requirements, above, and these specific additional standards for the following conditional uses:
A. Multiple-Family Dwellings Twenty (20) Units or More or Twelve (12) Dwelling Units an Acre or More: A multiple-family development with twenty (20) or more total dwelling units, or with a density of twelve (12) dwelling units per acre or more, shall meet the following additional standards, and shall be approved by the city council:
1. Applicants shall submit a site plan, materials board, and elevation drawings showing the project’s overall design plan, including landscaping and proposed building exteriors.
2. All elevations shall have an aesthetic variation of materials and colors, design articulation, and architectural relief.
3. Upon staff evaluation and recommendation, the city council shall review the design plans to determine whether the proposed development will be compatible with the character of adjacent and surrounding developments, and whether aesthetically the development is harmonious with the character of the neighborhood in terms of style, materials and colors.
B. Buildings with Ground Floor Area of Twenty Thousand (20,000) Square Feet or Greater: Buildings with ground floor area of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet or greater must meet the following additional standards. Buildings with a ground floor (footprint) area of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet or more, or a site with an aggregate ground floor (footprint) square footage of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet or more, shall meet the following additional standards:
1. Vehicle access and parking lots properly designed for safety, efficiency and beauty. Parking lots should be landscaped with shade trees throughout the lot to avoid major heat islands, and to break up large asphalt areas.
2. Enhanced landscaping of the project site that promotes common community appearance.
3. Building façade articulation shall include a variation in base, middle, and top of a building created by variations in color and materials. Articulated tops should consist of pitch dormers, gable ends, cornice detailing, or similar details. The base of a building shall include elements that relate to human scale such as doors, windows, texture, projections, awnings and canopies, ornament, etc. Buildings shall provide visual interest through articulation of the façade through:
a. Combinations of significant stepping back or extending a portion of the façade (pop-outs);
b. Vertical divisions using different textures and materials;
c. Divisions into storefronts, with separate display windows and entrances, variation in rooflines by alternating dormers, stepped roofs, gables, or other roof elements; and
d. Arcades, awnings, window bays, arched windows, and balconies at intervals.
4. Building colors are limited to natural, muted tones that emulate the local geologic formations common to the area and blend with the predominant colors of the natural surroundings. Bright, white or contrasting colors shall be limited to trim.
5. A site plan along with colored building elevations of all sides of the building and a three (3) dimensional rendering shall demonstrate that the application complies with each of these criteria.
6. Upon staff evaluation and recommendation, the city council shall review the design plans, upon recommendation from the planning commission, to determine whether the proposed development will be compatible with the character of adjacent and surrounding developments, and whether aesthetically the development is harmonious with the character of the neighborhood in terms of style, materials and colors. (Ord. 2019-10-002, 10-10-2019)