Ordinance 3269-12 - Laserfiche WebLink

C. Interior parking lot landscaping shall be provided as required in EMC Chapter 19.35. 31B.070 Design standards: site planning. The design standards of this section shall apply to all development within the E-1 and MUO zones. The planning director may allow modification of design standards to permit a design that meets the intent of this chapter and provides a superior design treatment than could be achieved if those standards were strictly applied. The director's review of proposed modifications under this section shall be governed by the procedures established in Title 15 for Review Process II. A. Relationship to Street Front for Properties Inside the Mixed Use Overlay(MUO). The intent is to enhance commercial areas and to establish visual identity for each area; create an active, safe pedestrian environment, especially at the center of the mixed-use nodes; unify streetscapes, especially on side streets and internal streets; improve circulation, including options for pedestrians, bicycles and vehicles; enhance the visual character of streets within commercial areas; enhance the visibility of commercial uses from the street; and link neighborhoods across Evergreen Way. 1. Frontage Requirements for Properties Fronting on Evergreen Way in the MUO. (See Figure 31B.070-1.) a. Building entries must have a direct pathway to the public sidewalk. Such entries should face the street. Where entries are located on the side of the building they must be visible from the street and connected to the public sidewalk by a pedestrian pathway. Entries on a building wall opposite the street must be connected to the public sidewalk by a pedestrian pathway. b. Parking areas fronting Evergreen Way must be screened according to the options provided in Section 31B.060.B.2. c. No storage areas, untreated blank walls(see 31B.080.G), drive-through windows (where allowed), fences over three feet high, chain-link fences, or large-item displays (e.g., automobiles, lumber) are allowed within 100 feet of the Evergreen Way right- of-way unless that element is separated from all public rights-of-way by a building and not visible from Evergreen Way or any designated side street. See also EMC 19.39.070.8 for location of fences in commercial zones. d. If the building is located within 30 feet of the Evergreen Way right-of-way,then the area between the sidewalk and the building must feature pedestrian-oriented space or landscaping. This area may be used for outdoor display or seating,but it may not be used for storage or display when the building is closed to the public. That is,the area may be allowed for merchandise display but may not be fenced off or secured for long-term display or storage. e. Buildings fronting on and located within 25 feet of the Evergreen Way right-of-way must feature transparency(window or glass area) on at least 50 percent of the ground floor façade facing Evergreen Way or any public street between two feet and 8 feet above the grade. (Note: Standard d, directly above, also applies.) 27