§ 3.35.17. Development and architectural controls.

The architectural style within the Northlake Overlay District shall comply with the requirements set forth in the Northlake Overlay design guidelines and shall comply with the additional following architectural design controls:

A.

All building façades visible from the public street shall consist of brick, stone, or cement stucco or other equivalents subject to review and approval by the planning director or designee.

B.

Architectural accents, where utilized, shall consist of non-reflective glass, glass block, natural stone, precast concrete, brick, terra cotta, stucco, wood, cast stone, cast-iron, or decorative architectural grade steel or other equivalents subject to review and approval by the planning director or designee.

C.

Building façades, where visible from a public street, shall not consist of aluminum, metal, corrugated steel, vinyl siding, plywood, pressed wood, synthetic stucco, or concrete block.

D.

A minimum of thirty (30) percent of the façade area must be window area. All windows are to be transparent. In addition, in buildings which contain ground level retail uses, a minimum of forty-five (45) percent of the width of the front façade of the building at the ground level shall consist of window area.

E.

Burglar bars and steel roll-down doors or curtains shall not be visible from the public street.

F.

Service bays for automobile service and repair uses shall be designed so that the openings of service bays are not visible from a public street.

G.

Chain-link fences and metal or temporary awnings are not permitted within the Northlake Overlay District.

H.

Dumpsters shall not be visible from the public street and shall be fenced or screened so as not to be visible from any adjoining residential district or any residential unit in a mixed-use building.

I.

Fabric and canvas awnings and all other building materials must be of durable quality and shall be compatible with materials used in adjoining buildings.

J.

Each building shall be designed such that the main entrance and front façade faces the public street. If a building fronts more than one (1) public street, the main entrance and front façade shall face the primary street.

K.

Mansard roofs are prohibited.

L.

Reflective roof finishes are permitted only on roofs sloped less than one (1) inch per foot.

M.

All parking and service areas shall be screened from view from the street with buildings, landscaping, walls or decorative fencing.

N.

Ground-floor commercial and retail uses shall have entrances at grade opening directly onto the public sidewalk or a public space adjacent to the public sidewalk.

O.

Pedestrian access shall be provided from parking areas to the public sidewalk either through the ground floor of the building or via sidewalks between buildings.

P.

Ground-floor commercial and retail uses shall have a canopy not less than six (6) feet wide across the entire length of ground-floor entrances and fenestration for that use. Where multiple ground-floor commercial and retail uses exist in the same building along the same façade, the canopies shall be continuous between them. Canopies over retail and commercial entrances and/or windows shall be mounted at a single consistent height for each building.

( Ord. No. 15-06 , 8-25-2015)