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to impede pedestrian or automobile traffic flow or to cause darnage to plants and trees from bicycle traffic. The facilities shall be of.pertnment construction, attached to. the. ground,: and designed to allow the bicycle frame and both wheels to be securely locked to the parking :structure. Facilities .shall be at least two feet in width and six feet. in length,: and. be placed to allow a mi imum:of five feet of back -out or maneuver. space. 9.10 Design Review Standards. The :guidelines. established in this. section are for the. purpose of promoting quality development that is attractive, convenient and .compatible with surrounding uses. These guidelines are intended to be general in nature and not to restrict creativity, variety or innovation.. However, unless site characteristics or conditions dictate otherwise,. Gem:Lake's expectation is that.:these guidelines. be adhered. to. InGases where building and..site .design standards are specific to Building. Types, those standards are noted. within. the Building Type Template. 9.10.1 Site layout guidelines.. A) :Site design shall incorporate existing topography and natural:;features; such as hillsides, wooded areas and greeaways. Important vistas and viewpoints,. broth from the; site and into the site,. should be protected and enhanced. B) Building arrangement.. When. multiple buildings, are proposed; for a. site, care should. be taken to provide maximum street exposure for all buildings. C) Service and docking facilities. Loading, residences and :public streets. When this is through the provision of walls, fencing or 1, D) Drive -through facilities, vv. and shall provide .sufficient.. s should not face publicstreets; natural surveillar circulatian.':Paxlc with the City; .effects, shall bean which reinforces and visibility, enhance the areas shallbd locate, i.8. th teees recomlip6odation ` ms ,rated: by a masonq wall, de street wall. .livery and service bays shd be oriented away from existing ipzactical, service: and docking'areas shall be screened from view lscap ng. shall -lie desigsed with safe.and easily -understood traffic patterns eased on requirements. of Section 9.9. Drive -through windo.. vs ssshould not eteate.nuisances for adjacent properties, igs shall l?e' located. so rizat=-'they minimize shadowing on adjacent be. required' for'any bu ld ng that is more than 2 1/2 stories. or 35 feet Mixed uses: At least 70: percent .of the front facade of any building shall is ;by the Building Type Template (with the exception of a "dooryard" di*.The placement of buildings shall reinforce die street wall, maximize ;hmctit i:<of the surrounding area and facilitate pedestrian access and side. or rearof.the principal -building or use served. The City Council,. approve alternatives to thin requirement, pYovided that any adverse oiative fence or planted materials, betweeu38 and.46 inches in height, 9:10.3. Building placement Residential -only uses. Buildings shall be located so that the front doors of the building or individual units face :the public.street`rather than the interior of the site,, unless a courtyard layout is authorized on the Template for the particular building: Parking. areas and garages larger than Years shall be.located. to the rear or interior of the site, or underground. The.City. Council, with. the. City Axchitect's recotntnendation, may approve alternatives to this requitement when one or more -Of the: following occurs: A) The .proposed building has.pxiznary.or:come�r frontage on a:Type C orType I]. street. B) Commercial buildings are located across thestreet from the proposed. building. C) Unusualor unique site conditions makethe requirement unpractical. 9,10.4, Building heightand scale: In addition to the height and mass instructions contained within the Building Type Templates, the height and scale of new buildings shall be related to the prevailing scale of surrounding development and shall he compatible with surrounding buildings in roof form and pitch. Larger buildings, where permitted, shall he Updated March 14, 2017 Gem Lake Consolidated Land Use Ordinance.-- Page 72