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. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IBRW .. . A DAMES & MOORE GROUP COMPANY Wayzata Design Guidelines Wayzata, Minnesota Feeling increased pressure for new development, the City engaged BRW to prepare a comprehensive set of design guidelines, The main purpose of the guidelines was to influence the scale and character of new and remodeled commercial developments within three distinct neighborhood districts in order to protect and promote the City's small town image, \Vayzata Design Guidelines Signs The following sign types are encouraged in the three districts affected by these -- Bluff Neighborhood SICd. Types: . Wall,. aWDing or projecting Bigos (for 8torefnmt bWldingB at the street line) Lake Street Sign Types: . Awning, canopy or marquee signs . Wall8igns -Prqjeetingsigns . Window.signs (smaU. tuX:eDt -, . Roof signs (on pitehed-roof buildin~ located below the peak of the roof) . External illumination or signa is _In_ inn.mn..ted signs are prohibited. Wayzata Boulevard Bien Types: . Wall or awning sips .-- . Monument or ground signs Low-pro8le ground signs or monument signs are encourapd for IUghwa,y.orlented eommen:ial uses 8t1Ch as reataw'aIl.taand gas stations. .... materials, ""'" and lU."clUt.edura detailing should be simi1ar to those of the principal ........' &th.--. and mternally.,nl1m...,.u...t mgns are ponnittod, . Free ~ nM..g. ground or mGm1IDelIt signa (for buildiDgs with front yards) A root sign that 00es not project lIhovethepeak ottheroor~ be usedinplaDeofaW8l.lsignon ..............bulldmgs. Building upon the City's comprehensive plan, BRWs team oflandscape architects and planners led the city through a six-month planning effort that included extensive physical and visual analysis, a visual image survey, public input and visioning sessions, and regular review meetings. The guidelines use a prescriptive approach employing numerous photographic examples from around rhe United States and Grear Britain, In conjunction ,vith these efforts, BRW also conducred a review of the City's zoning ordinance to bring it into compliance with various elements of the design guidelines, .. .. OBR\N9810 .-..- ... Concept sketch depicting new two-story "mains/reet" style buildings.