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�.,� �� y ...,u.. .,Nu..... regional miYed use, encompassing a range of building types and sizes as well as land uses. Comments: Other Zoning Code Requirements • Illustrations of sign types are good examples of zoning code graphics that will be anticipated throughout the new Code. Sign requirements are well- organized. • Design standard regulations (2008) have improved the general quality of design for multifamily and nonresidential development. Most standards can be integrated into the new Zoning Code with the addition of illustrations and diagrams to improve their readability. What the design standards do not address is pedestrian orientation — the treatment of entrances, building street walls, facade articulation, and other design elements such as those in the Twin Lakes "Design Principles." Design principles of this type should be integrated into both mixed-use districts and single-use districts to the extent feasible. • The Administrative Deviation (2008) is a useful technique for encouraging property improvements on existing lots with limited opportunities for expansion. • The requirement for an open house for community input prior to submission of a rezoning application is a valuable addition to the Code, allowing for informal discussion of proposals prior to the official public hearing process. Environmental Management sections of the Code: • 1he question of the degree to which the Cit�s shoreland regulations (the Water Management Overlay District) should be integrated with the new Zoning Code remains to be discussed. • Stormwater management standards should be updated to recognize and provide incentives for low-impact development techniques such as bioretention, pervious paving, etc. • Other aspects of sustainability, such as incentives for energy conservation, renewable energy, energy-efficient construction and local food production should be considered as part of the code rewrite. Parking standards: • Parking landscaping requirements are repeated in the Design Standards and the Parking standards; language is almost but not entirely identical. • Off-street parking requirement seem to be at the upper end ofwhat is typical for suburban municipalities; reduction for shared parking, vanpooling, and proof of parking for PUDs are allowed.lhe new Zoning Code should consider additional methods for parking demand management, including incentives for bicycle parking and for structured parking. � -� ; •.. ' ` 4?. �� ..- •� - t,*--• �...- • ___-�. , f�y_ . i �" _ ��.�--� . _ � .��__ �.1. � -� �:� I ��: - __� , .� � � :. �� � .�.. r�= �:= �a� �- . _ � I _,-�1- _ C� " � Coding to building type is an essential element of a form-based code 6 GUNINGHAM G R O U P