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Section 14: AESTHETICS 14.1 Mitigation Required by Existing Regulations A. Allowed Structure Heights The City's B-3 Zoning regulates the allowed heights of structures in a wedding cake, or cascading, effect. Figure 1.1 (page 4) shows the heights allowed in the different segments of Downtown. Permitted heights range from 45 feet near the water to 200 feet on the ridge line. Projects that utilize bonus features may be built at greater heights. For projects that utilize three or more bonus elements, the allowed bonus height is 50 percent of the maximum height shown in Figure 1.1, which will result in heights from 67.5' to 225'. The exception will be projects in the Colby Ridge, which are allowed unlimited bonus heights. B. Design Guidelines and Regulations on Aesthetics The B-3 Zoning Code contains a variety of design guidelines aimed at creating a pedestrian friendly aesthetic for Downtown. • Required sidewalk and street tree improvements • Unique streetscape elements, including surface pavers and inlays, artwork, decorative tree grates, clocks, informational kiosks, corner landscaping bulbs, etc • Parking lot restrictions and requirements, including limitations on locating in front of buildings, alley access, landscaping • Parking garage design standards requiring screening in the form of decorative grilles, works of art, special building material treatment/design, or landscaping • Building design standards, including ground floor transparency, window treatments, entries with weather protection, vertical modulation, and building corner elements • Building material restrictions addressing metal siding, concrete blocks, stucco, and prohibited materials • Treatment of blank walls with transparent windows or doors, display windows, landscape planting beds, vertical trellises, murals or special building material treatments • Treatment of rooftop mechanical equipment, to be designed, organized, proportioned, detailed, or landscaped (with decks or terraces) and colored to be an integral element of the building • Special requirements for storefronts, including unique or handcrafted pedestrian- oriented signage, artwork, distinctive treatment of windows and/or door(s), permanent weather protection, distinctive exterior light fixtures, unique or handcrafted planter boxes or other architectural features that are intended to incorporate landscaping, and distinctive kickplate treatments • Standards for multi-family and residential portions of mixed-use buildings, including: o repeating distinctive window patterns o vertical building modulation o horizontal modulation (upper level step-backs) 33