§ 33-1344 - M. Exterior corridors on multi-level buildings are strongly discouraged and… — Escondido Zoning Code

III. RELATIONSHIP TO COMMUNITY
- A. Maintain a sense of community. Integrate projects with adjacent development.
- B. Provide an attractive landscape tradition to adjoining properties.
- C. Provide buffers for any project features which may have negative impacts upon adjacent properties.
- D. The property shall be developed and maintained in a neat, quiet, and orderly condition and operated in a manner so as not to be detrimental to adjacent properties and occupants. This shall include the maintenance of exterior façades of the building, designated parking areas serving the use, walls and fences and the perimeter of the site (including all public parkways), subject to section 33-1344(X).
IV. LANDSCAPE TREATMENT (Refer to the underlying zones in the Zoning Ordinance for specific landscape requirements.)
- A. Preserve natural or existing topographic patterns where such features contribute to beauty and utility of a development. Modification to topography will be permitted where it contributes to good appearance and site utilization.
- B. Design grades of walks, parking spaces, terraces, and other paved areas to provide an inviting and stable appearance for walking and, if seating is provided, for sitting.
- C. Provide landscape treatments which enhance architectural features, strengthen vistas and important axes, and provide shade.
- D. Achieve unity of design by repetition of certain plant varieties and other materials and by correlation with adjacent development.
- E. Select plant material for interest in its structure, texture and color, and for its ultimate growth. Plants that are drought-tolerant and indigenous to the area are encouraged.
- F. Protect landscaping in locations where plants will be susceptible to injury by pedestrian or motor traffic, by constructing appropriate curbs, tree guards, or other devices.
- G. Enhance parking areas and traffic ways with landscape spaces containing trees or tree groupings.
- H. Screen service yards, parking areas and other places that tend to be unsightly by use of decorative walls, fencing, landscaping, berming, or combinations of these.
- I. Design miscellaneous structures and street hardware to be part of the architectural concept of design and landscape. Scale, material and color shall be compatible with surroundings.
V. BUILDING DESIGN
- A. Evaluate the appearance of a project based on the quality of its design and relationship to surroundings. Architectural style is not restricted.

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B. Utilize creative access designs to individual units which encourages individual or interior access.
C. Vary detail, form and siting to provide visual interest. Monotony of design in single or multiple building projects shall be avoided.
D. Utilize interior access for guest rooms where possible. Direct exterior access to guest rooms should be limited to facilities of smaller size and fewer amenities.
E. Design building components such as windows, doors, eaves and parapets to have similar proportions and relationships to one another.
F. Locate vending machines in interior halls where possible located outside, stay on interior side of facility or screen appropriately with wall features and landscaping.
G. Screen roof-top equipment where visible from surrounding areas.
H. Consider using flat roof areas as terraces.
I. Provide service delivery areas for restaurants and other amenities requiring service deliveries away from the general public use areas of the hotel.

VI. SIGNAGE

(Refer to the underlying zone in the Zoning Ordinance for specific sign regulations.)

A. Establish a uniform sign program for each project to ensure aesthetic quality. The program should address lettering style, size, form, color and materials.
B. Propose signs which have good scale and proportion in their design and visual relationship to buildings and surroundings and complement the architectural design of the building. Major identification signs should have simple forms and shapes to minimize visual clutter.
C. Present colors, materials and lighting which are restrained and harmonious with the building and site. Sign supports should be a black or dark brown or other dark color with a flat finish to minimize their visibility.
D. Minimize lighting for signs as much as possible and still provide readability. Glare and ambient light should not affect adjacent properties. Flashing lights shall be prohibited.
E. Design signs to be compatible with signs on adjoining premises so as not to compete for attention.
VII. PARKING AREAS AND ACCESS (Refer to Article 39 of this chapter for specific parking regulations.)
- A. Provide the parking and loading space requirements as found in the Zoning Ordinance.
- B. Locate loading spaces away from the front and exterior side of the facility or otherwise screen them from view. Loading spaces shall operate in a safe and efficient manner so as to not interfere with vehicular circulation and parking.

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C. Provide valet parking or adequate loading and unloading as part of the design and operating standards of the facility. Short-term parking should be provided in close proximity to the office/check-in areas. Delivery and loading areas should be screened to minimize adverse visual and noise-related impacts to adjacent uses.
D. Coordinate project access with adjacent intersection design and median cuts in abutting arterial and major highways.
E. Design the pads as close to the street elevations as possible where the development abuts a major road to facilitate vehicular access, project visibility and drainage.
F. Lay out car and pedestrian flow patterns carefully within the site, to minimize auto/ pedestrian conflicts and insure adequate fire and delivery vehicle access.
- G. Soften the visual impact of parking areas on-and off-site by using landscaped islands; landscape screening, berms, walls; breaking up parking into sub-lots or into areas associated with particular uses; utilizing textured paving and walkways; or similar design measures.
- H. Coordinate the design of projects and associated expanded parkways with the parkways and medians of adjacent roadways including landscaping, project entries, street furniture and fencing.
- I. Coordinate site planning with transit stops.
- J. Use shading devices extensively in parking and pedestrian areas, such as canopy trees, arcades, decorative awnings and porticos.
- K. Orient buildings to provide parking through rear entrances where possible.
VIII. LIGHTING DETAILS (Refer to Article 35 of this chapter for specific outdoor lighting regulations.)
- A. Enhance the building design and the adjoining landscape with exterior lighting.
- B. Provide lighting standards and building fixtures which are of a design and size compatible with the building and adjacent areas.
- C. Provide lighting which is restrained in design and avoids excessive brightness.

IX. EXTERIOR MATERIALS AND COLORS

A. Select materials which have good architectural character and are compatible with adjoining buildings.
B. Select materials which are suitable to the type of building and the design in which they are used. Buildings shall have the same or harmonious materials used for all exterior walls or other components visible from public areas.
C. Select materials of durable quality.
D. Use harmonious colors and compatible accents.
E. Screen refuse and waste removal areas, service yards, storage yards, exterior work areas and roof equipment from view from public areas with compatible building lines

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