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3 <br /> A. Building Design—Character. The intent of this provision is to provide building design that <br /> has a high level of design quality and creates comfortable human environments,incorporate <br /> design treatments that add interest and reduce the scale of large buildings,encourage building <br /> design that is authentic and responsive to site conditions, and encourage functional, durable, <br /> and environmentally responsible buildings. <br /> 1. While a variety of architectural elements and characteristics are desirable to avoid <br /> monotonous development,new buildings should not exhibit specifically historical styles <br /> and themes such as "Bavarian"or"Colonial"architecture. Traditional building elements, <br /> forms and materials may be appropriate,as are contemporary architectural styles and <br /> features. Buildings within a multi-building development should generally be designed as <br /> a composition so that the buildings' characters complement one another through the use <br /> of similar forms,materials,proportions or other characteristics. Buildings must not <br /> include corporate signature building elements(such as McDonald's light ribs or KFC's <br /> red pyramid roof). <br /> B. Human Scale Elements. The intent of this provision is to encourage the use of building <br /> components that relate to the size of the human body and add visual interest to buildings. <br /> 1. "Human scale" addresses the relationship between a building and the human body. <br /> Generally,buildings attain a good human scale when they feature elements or <br /> characteristics that are sized to fit human activities, such as doors,porches,and balconies. <br /> New buildings must incorporate a minimum of three of the following human scale <br /> building elements. <br /> a. Balconies or decks in upper stories,at least one balcony or deck per upper floor on <br /> the façades facing streets,provided they are integrated into the architecture of the <br /> building. (See Figure 31B.080-1.) <br /> b. Bay windows or other window treatments that extend out from or are inset in the <br /> building face. <br /> c. At least 100 square feet of pedestrian-oriented space, as described in Section <br /> 31B.060.C,for each 100 lineal feet of building façade. <br /> d. Individual windows, generally less than 32 square feet per pane and separated from <br /> the windows by at least a 6"molding. <br /> e. A porch or covered entry. <br /> f. Spatially defining building elements, such as a trellis, alcove, overhang, canopy, or <br /> other element,that defines space that can be occupied by people. <br /> g. Upper story setbacks,provided one or more of the upper stories are set back from the <br /> face of the building at least 6 feet. <br /> h. Placement of smaller building elements near the entry of pedestrian-oriented street <br /> fronts of large buildings. (See Figure 31B.080-4.) <br /> 49 <br /> 131 <br />