§ 270-53.47. Design guidelines.

Where an election has been made to proceed under this article in accordance with § 270-53.41, the following design guidelines shall apply:

A. 

Where applicable, cornices (e.g., building tops or first-story cornices) shall be aligned to generally match the height(s) of those on adjacent buildings.

B. 

Building height transitions or step-downs shall be provided when adjacent to residential or small-scaled uses.

C. 

All building entrances, pathways, and other pedestrian areas shall be lit using pedestrian-scale lighting to two footcandles measured at ground level (e.g., wall-mounted lighting, sidewalk lamps, landscape up-lighting, and similar features).

D. 

The building(s) shall have at least one primary entrance facing a street.

E. 

Primary roadway access points shall be shared and have shared signage.

F. 

A continuous sidewalk shall be provided along the entire length of the front property line parallel to the primary road network and shall connect to any existing adjacent sidewalk network.

G. 

Pedestrian access shall be provided from the primary street.

H. 

There shall be a minimum five-foot landscaped planting strip between the sidewalk and the primary road network.

I. 

Windows shall be provided along at least 60% of the building's facade.

J. 

Pedestrian facilities shall connect the development to adjacent land uses and provide connections through the development to the public street right-of-way.

K. 

To the extent practicable, all electric, telephone, cable, and similar utility lines servicing a site shall be located underground.

L. 

Parking and vehicle drives shall be located away from building entrances to the maximum extent practicable, and generally not between a building entrance and the street.

M. 

Surface parking shall be oriented behind or to the side of a building when possible, and parking shall not be located on street corners.

N. 

Continuous buffering of at least three feet shall be provided between parking lots and all adjacent sidewalks and between each commercial property.

O. 

The figure below depicts a neighborhood plan consistent with the aims of the CORR District.