2005/12/05 Council Agenda Packet

Garage structure: Intent: To encourage structured parking to be architecturally compatible with the hospital medical office buildings and residential areas. Guidelines: Garage structure will be designed to look like an "office building" and not a parking structure. The existing garage is an example of how this may be accomplished. Garage structure will have easily identified and separate entrances and exits for pedestrians and vehicles. Lighting: Intent: To ensure that site lighting contributes to the character of the site and does not disturb adjacent residential areas. Guidelines: Lighting shall be provided within parking lots and along pedestrian walkways. Lighting fixtures shall be limited to heights of 24 feet for parking lots and 18 feet for pedestrian walkways. All lighting shall be shielded from producing off-site glare, either through exterior shields or through optical design inside the fixture, so that the direction of light is downward. Accent lighting should be used to highlight building/site entrances and special landscape features. Integration of signs with architecture: Intent: To ensure that signage is part of the overall design of a project and not additive or an afterthought. Guidelines: Sign category "C" applies except for the following guidelines. The design of buildings and site plans shall identify locations and sizes for future signs. An overall sign program for the hospital shall be established and approved by the Planning Director. The sign program shall indicate location, size and general design. Signs shall not project above the rood, parapet, or exterior wall. Signs shall be oriented to pedestrians. No flashing, blinking or electric message signs. One sign per street, other than directional signs. Signs should be designed so they are illuminated in a way to be seen clearly but do not produce glare off site into residential areas. 17