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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />District Design Guidelines <br /> <br />The floor area of any individual retail business should not exceed 50,000 <br />square feet. "Big box" retail businesses will not be allowed in this <br />district. Certain service businesses such as a fitness center may exceed <br />that figure. <br /> <br />Quality <br /> <br />Exterior Building Materials <br /> <br />Buildings should be constructed of materials that are enduring, <br />timeless and well-detailed. <br /> <br />Exterior building materials should be primarily face brick, stone, <br />decorative concrete plank, transparent glass and/or metal (as an <br />accent and trim material). Other high-quality materials that increase <br />the variety and appeal of buildings may be considered as accents. <br /> <br />Metals should have a matte finish and neutral or earth tone colors. <br />Metals that are used for exterior walls should have visible corner <br />moldings and trim. <br /> <br />Undesirable materials include wood except as an accent material, <br />mirrored or tinted glass especially on the first floor, simulated brick <br />or stone, vinyl or aluminum siding, concrete blocks, materials that <br />have no pattern or relief especially when applied to large walls, <br />materials that represent corporate colors or trademarks, brightly <br />colored metal roofing or canopies, pre-cast tilt-up walls, and <br />synthetic awnings particularly when illuminated from the rear. <br /> <br />Exterior Building Design <br /> <br />Buildings should be articulated, especially with windows and doors, <br />to reduce their apparent size and create visual interest from the street. <br />Long blank exterior walls should not be allowed. <br /> <br />Building volume should be broken with recesses and projections <br />such as porches, dormers and bays that create shadows and add <br />visual interest. Volume may also be broken with multiple roof and <br />ridge lines perpendicular to one another or offset to avoid single roof <br />lines. <br /> <br />Facades of commercial buildings should be designed to convey the <br />impression of a series of individually-constructed small storefronts. <br />Favade treatment should be carried around all sides. <br /> <br />Approximately 70 percent of the first level fa9ade that includes the <br />major store entrance and/or faces a public street should be <br />transparent (have windows and doors). Windows should be made of <br />transparent glass and recessed at least one inch rather than being <br /> <br />20 October <br /> <br />Guiding Plan for the 82 District 5-9 <br />