204.04: SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS:

A. Setbacks and Screening Requirements:

1. Setback and Screening from Highways. Any site that is fully or partially located within two hundred (200) feet of State Route 65 or State Route 190 shall provide a landscaped area at least thirty (30) feet deep between the highway right-of-way and any building or parking area for the length of the site frontage facing toward the highway. At least two fifteen (15) gallon trees shall be provided for every twenty-five (25) feet of site frontage toward the highway. The Zoning Administrator may approve a modification to this standard where existing development patterns make it infeasible to provide a landscaped area thirty (30) feet deep.

2. Parking Setback and Screening from Public Right-of-Way. The following requirements apply on all street frontages in the PO district. In the IP and IG districts, they apply only to frontages on arterial or collector streets.

a. Landscaped Setback of Parking from Right-of-Way. Any parking area located between a building and right-of-way must be set back a minimum of seventeen (17) feet from the street-facing lot line, and the setback area must be landscaped. Two (2) feet of the landscaped setback shall be low growing plants to allow for vehicle overhang.

b. Screening of Parking Areas. Any parking area located between a building and right of way, or within fifty (50) feet of and visible from a right-of-way, must be screened by a wall or berm at least two and one-half (2.5) feet high. A screening wall meeting this requirement shall be composed of brick, stone, stucco, or other quality durable material approved by the Zoning Administrator, and shall include a decorative cap or top finish as well as edge detail at wall ends. Plain concrete blocks are not allowed as a screening wall material unless capped and finished with stucco or other material approved by the Zoning Administrator.

3. Landscaped Setback of Parking from On-Site Buildings. In the PO district, parking spaces must be set back at least twelve (12) feet from any building wall, and the area between parking and building must be landscaped. Two (2) feet of the landscaped setback shall be low growing plants to allow for vehicle overhang. Up to five (5) feet of this required landscape area may be occupied by a paved pedestrian walkway.

FIGURE 204.04A: PARKING SETBACKS AND SCREENING REQUIREMENTS

B. Pedestrian Orientation. Pedestrian oriented design shall be provided in the PO district according to the following standards:

1. Pedestrian-Oriented Design. The following design elements at ground floor street frontage level shall be incorporated into the design of the structure in order to provide pedestrian orientation.

a. Articulated Facades. Buildings shall provide adequate architectural articulation and detail to avoid a bulky and “boxlike” appearance. The building facade at ground floor street frontage level shall be articulated with measures such as, indentation in plane, change of materials in a complimentary manner, sensitive composition and juxtaposition of openings and solid wall and/or building frame, and projecting elements, such as awnings or marquees, to provide shade and shelter.

b. Entrances. All ground floor tenant spaces with at least twenty-five (25) feet of frontage facing a public or private street shall have at least one building entrance oriented to the adjacent street. Such an entrance shall open directly to the outside and shall not require a pedestrian to first pass through a garage, parking lot or loading area to gain access.

c. Signage. Signage shall be integrated with the design of the building and oriented and scaled to the pedestrian, where applicable.

d. Other Pedestrian-Oriented Design Elements. Other pedestrian-oriented design elements such as street furniture or other seating surfaces on private property and other design amenities scaled to the pedestrian such as awnings, drinking fountains, arcades, colonnades, plazas, non-commercial community bulletin boards, public or private art, and alternative paving materials may be provided in areas of pedestrian access. Compliance may also be demonstrated by pedestrian-oriented design elements that are provided off-site.

2. Pedestrian Access. On-site pedestrian circulation and access shall be provided according to the following standards.

a. Internal Connections. A system of pedestrian walkways shall connect all buildings on a site to each other, to on-site automobile and bicycle parking areas, and to any on-site open space areas or pedestrian amenities.

b. To Street Network. An on-site walkway shall connect the primary building entry or entries to a public sidewalk on each street frontage. Such walkway shall be the shortest practical distance between the main entry and sidewalk.

c. To Neighbors. Direct and convenient access shall be provided from commercial and mixed-use projects to adjoining neighborhood residential and commercial streets. These connections shall remain accessible at all times, and not be gated.

d. Pedestrian Walkway Design:

(1) Walkways shall be a minimum of five (5) feet wide and shall be paved with concrete, stone, tile, brick, or comparable material.

(2) Fifteen gallon shade trees shall be planted along walkways at least thirty (30) feet on center.

(3) Walkways shall be illuminated with an intensity of at least 0.25 foot-candles at the ground level during the hours of darkness.

(4) Primary pedestrian routes and access points shall be clearly differentiated from driveways, parking aisles, and parking and loading spaces through the use of elevation changes, a different paving material, or similar method. Where a required walkway is parallel and adjacent to an auto travel lane, it shall be raised or separated from the auto travel lane by a raised curb at least four (4) inches high, bollards, or other physical barrier.

4. Driveway Restrictions; Location of Parking:

a. Access. Access shall be provided from a side street or alley wherever possible. Access shall not be provided from a residential street where alternate access is available.

b. Location of Parking. Parking areas shall be located at the rear of the site or at the side of the building, except for drop-off areas which may be located at the primary entry.

FIGURE 204.04B3b: LOCATION OF PARKING

(Ord. 1866, 11-19-2019)