18.96.040 Design guidelines.
A. Building Orientation and Entrances. Buildings shall be located with the principal facade oriented to the street or a street-facing open space such as a courtyard. Building entrances shall be well-defined and easily identifiable.
B. Building Mass and Facade. The development shall be designed to reinforce human scale and incorporate transparency through appropriately placed windows that do not compromise residents’ privacy.
C. Building Design.
1. Building Materials. Buildings shall be constructed with architectural materials that provide a sense of permanence and high quality. Street-facing facades shall consist predominantly of a simple palette of long-lasting materials such as brick, stone, stucco, wood and similar siding, and wood and similar shingles.
2. Design Features. Buildings with long monotonous exterior walls shall be avoided and shall instead incorporate varied architectural elements and facade materials arranged in a way to provide interest and a harmonious, balanced design.
3. Entrances. Architecturally defined and covered entryways shall be incorporated into the design of buildings.
D. Building Articulation. The appearance of building bulk shall be minimized by incorporating changes in wall planes, layering, horizontal datums, vertical datums, building materials, color, and/or fenestration to create simple and visually interesting buildings.
E. Roofline Modulation. Building roofs shall be modulated to provide variety and contribute to residential character of the neighborhood.
F. Common Open Space. The development shall provide sufficient open space for the purpose of outdoor recreation, scenic amenity, or shared outdoor space for people to gather.
G. Parking Areas. Vehicle parking shall be integrated into the site in a manner that does not detract from the design of the building, the street frontage, or the site. Parking areas shall be located to minimize their visibility from the public right-of-way.
H. Pedestrian Circulation. Site design shall promote safe, direct, and usable pedestrian facilities and connections throughout the development and to adjacent streets and pedestrian facilities.
I. Screening. Mechanical equipment, garbage collection areas, and other site equipment and utilities shall be screened so they are not visible from the street and open spaces. Screening shall be visually compatible with other architectural elements in the development. [Ord. 966 § 3 (Exh. C), 2021.]