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DowntownCenterville <br />Master Plan & Development Guidelines <br />C.I.c.DistrictOverview <br />one’smemoryoftheirexperienceinthe <br />In addition to the public open space, the <br />downtown will be made at this five foot <br />master plan identifies two distinct districts <br />perspective. <br />that are available for private development. <br />Each of these districts will have its own <br />Architectural Guidelines define the desired <br />uniquecharacter,mixandintensityofuse, <br />quality standards that are expected for all <br />thuseachisdefinedby a uniqueguideline. <br />components within each district. They <br />The districts are intended to work together <br />establishthefoundationofthearchitectural <br />as a part of the whole, to complement one <br />vision of the downtown. They may vary <br />another. The districts are: <br />somewhat from one district to the next but <br />they will strive to establish the guiding <br />Mixed-UseCorridors(M-1) <br />principles for the design of individual <br />TheMixed-UseCorridorsprovidethebroadest <br />components of the plan so they will work <br />variety and highest intensity of development <br />together as parts of the whole. The <br />inthedowntown.TheStandardswillrequire <br />Architectural Guidelines will not be <br />both vertically andhorizontallyintegratedmix <br />prescriptive. The use of elements and <br />ofusescontainingmulti-levelretailaswell as <br />detailingthatreflectFrenchCanadian style <br />office and residential uses over ground floor <br />will be suggested, while the layout and <br />retail uses. Standards will also require public <br />architecturalfeatureswillrecognizecurrent <br />open spaces, streets, sidewalks, plazas, etc. <br />retail and commercial uses. <br />that encourage and promote pedestrian <br />activity. <br />Architectural Guidelines will address <br />individual aspects of design in hopes of <br />DowntownNeighborhood(M-2) <br />establishing standards for quality and good <br />TheDowntownNeighborhoodisreservedfor <br />design that can be applied to any style of <br />low-densityandmid-risehousing.Thedistrict <br />design. In no order of importance, the <br />will allow, but not requirethe integration of <br />Architectural Guidelines will deal with such <br />service and/or restaurant related retail space <br />thingsas: scale and context; proportion and <br />that is integrated into the ground floor of <br />massing; articulation; materials and color; <br />residential buildings. <br />craftsmanship/detailing;signage;streetscape <br />and pedestrian environment; and <br />A moredetaileddescriptionofeachofthe <br />sustainability. <br />two districts appears in the following <br />sections of this guideline. <br />Astheguidelinesmovefromthegeneraltothe <br />specific, the Architectural Guidelines establish <br />C.II.Standard for Private <br />separate goals for each district that regulate <br />Development;Mixed-UseCorridors <br />some or all of the major building and site <br />(M-1) <br />components listed below: <br />C.II.a.DistrictOverview:Mixed-Use <br />BuildingCharacterandExpression <br />Corridors(M-1) <br />Scale, Proportion & Height <br />The overarching objective of the Standards <br />Windows & Doors <br />for Private Development for the Mixed-Use <br />Materials, Streetscape <br />Corridors(M-1)is to create a unique <br />opportunityto focus on the creation of a <br />C.I. b.ReviewandApprovalsProcess <br />contemporary, innovative, new urban <br />Seeproposedzoning. <br />development pattern thatpromotesrichness <br />andvarietyinthebuilt environment. <br />January4,2006Page20of30 <br /> <br />