Ordinance 4034-24 - Laserfiche WebLink

Park District Planned Development Overlay | Exhibit A.2 – Park District Design Standards Page 26 Exhibit A.2_Park District PDO_Design Standards_24-0703 b. Consider the visibility of the façade. Some streets are more prominent and visible than other streets. 12th, Poplar, and Hemlock Streets are examples of more visible streets. Fir and 14th Street are less prominent and warrant greater flexibility. c. Consider the size and width of the building. Smaller buildings (less than 120 feet wide) warrant greater flexibility than larger buildings. d. Consider the quality of façade materials in concert with doors, windows, and other façade features and their ability to add architectural variety to the street from a pedestrian scale and more distant observable scales. B. Maximum façade length. Building elevations longer than 150 feet facing a street or park must include at least one of the following features to break up the massing of the building and add architectural variation. 1. Provide vertical building modulation at least six feet deep and 15 feet long. For multi- story buildings, the modulation must extend through at least one-half of the building floors. 2. Façade employs building walls with contrasting articulation and fenestration that help to visually break up the massing and add architectural variation. To qualify for this option, these contrasting façades must employ all of the following: a. Different building materials and/or configuration of building materials. b. Contrasting window design (sizes or configurations). 3. COMPLIANCE ALTERNATIVES to subsections (B)(1-2) will be considered provided the design meets the purpose of the standards. Supplemental consideration for approving alternative designs: a. Width of the façade. The larger the façade, the more substantial articulation/ modulation features need to be. b. The type of articulation treatment and how effective it is in meeting the purpose given the building’s context.