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C. Document Two; Standards <br />for Private Developments <br />C. I. Intent of the Standards <br />The "Standards for Private Development" <br />are intended to provide guidance to the <br />selected private developers as they begin to <br />design the individual pieces that comprise <br />the Downtown Area. The Standards will <br />assure that the City's overall goals of the <br />Downtown Area are met and that the <br />individual pieces are well integrated and <br />work together to create a cohesive <br />downtown within the City of Centerville. <br />These Standards for Private Development <br />will deal with the two individual districts <br />within the master plan (Mixed -Use Corridor <br />and Downtown Neighborhood District) and <br />the individual buildings within those districts <br />The Standards for Private Development <br />apply to all future redevelopment and <br />remodeling efforts within the M-1 zoned <br />area. Therefore, all Standards and <br />Guidelines must be met with future <br />improvements to existing and new <br />structures within Downtown Centerville. <br />C. I. a. Structure of the Standards <br />Unlike guidelines for other projects, these <br />standards are prepared in a multi -layered <br />fashion. They will have three distinct but <br />interrelated parts. Ensuing sections of this <br />document specify the development <br />standards of each District individually and in <br />greater detail. They are structured to plainly <br />communicate the development's <br />requirements in each of three categories <br />below. <br />District Overview <br />Site Development Standards <br />Architectural Guidelines <br />For each district, a section entitled District <br />Overview describes the desired <br />Downtown Centerville <br />Master Plan & Development Guidelines <br />characteristics and qualities of the district in <br />non-technical terms. <br />The section entitled Site Development <br />Standards describes each district with <br />language and terms that are normally <br />associated with a zoning ordinance. <br />It is the view from 20,000 feet in the air. Site <br />Development Standards specify the <br />relationship between buildings, their edges, <br />streets and public spaces. The Standards <br />imply a strong link between architecture and <br />site, how buildings define, the spaces <br />around them and the visual and physical <br />connections between the private and public <br />realm. Like a zoning ordinance, this section <br />will prescribe allowable uses, density, <br />building bulk, height, Floor Area Ratio and <br />parking requirements. It will also regulate <br />the relationship of buildings to streets, <br />pedestrian ways and open spaces. <br />Normally, bulk requirements establish upper <br />limits on the intensity of development in any <br />given district. Since a certain intensity of <br />development will be needed in this area to <br />sustain the public expenditure on <br />infrastructure improvements, the <br />requirements for this plan may also specify <br />lower limits of bulk and intensity. <br />If Site Development Standards are called the <br />"view from 20,000" feet, Architectural <br />Guidelines are the "view from 5 feet." After <br />the overall goals prescribed by the Site <br />Development Standards are established, this <br />nearer view, the 5 foot perspective is needed <br />to ensure that the design, the details, the <br />quality and the craftsmanship of the private <br />components of the development are <br />appropriate to and reflective of the overall <br />public goals of the downtown. From 20,000 <br />feet in the air, an $18,000 Chevrolet looks <br />just like a $70,000 Mercedes. But from 5 <br />feet, there are distinct differences in quality, <br />detail and amenities. In any development, <br />the quality of the individual components and <br />the quality of the details are equally as <br />import as the plan itself. Just like the car, <br />January 4, 2006 Page 19 of 34 <br />