Master Plan & Development Guidelines for Downtown Centerville

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Downtown Centerville Master Plan & Development Guidelines Rendering of Possible Architectural Character at Main Street & Centerville Road recessed spaces for outdoor dining, other street level activities and variety of pedestrian environment. 80% of building facades should address the build -to lines; Great emphasis should be given to building features located at the intersection of Centerville Road and Main Street or where other streets intersect these two main roads. These locations will be seen from several directions and terminate views. They will become future landmarks and way finding icons as the Downtown Area develops; Minimize openings between buildings. Limited driveway access and provisions for pedestrian connections through blocks are encouraged. Gaps between buildings to accommodate surface parking lots, greater building setbacks or other purposes are discouraged; • Encourage recessed entries and windows to create street -level interest, variety and enhance pedestrian scale along street frontage. Parking Strategies: Mixed -Use Corridors Provide required parking spaces for daily use that satisfy both quantity and location needs through a mix of on street and off-street parking solutions with a minimum of small surface lots; Encourage shared, district or municipal parking facilities that minimize total parking numbers by taking advantage of around the clock and peak/off-peak hours of operation for various uses within the core area; • Locate any surface parking lots away from the major streets, either behind or to the side of primary buildings; surface parking lots along major street frontage are not allowed in the core area; • Encourage driveway access to parking facilities along major streets or side streets in order to maintain a pedestrian friendly environment within the Mixed - Use Corridors. January 4, 2006 Page 22 of 30