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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07067"Substituted Copy" ORDINANCE NO. 7067 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4 OF TITLE XVII OF THE PUEBLO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO LARGE SCALE DEVELOPMENT PERFORMANCE STANDARDS BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: (Brackets indicate material deleted, underscoring indicates material added.) SECTION 1. Chapter 4 of Title XVII of the Pueblo Municipal Code is hereby amended by the addition of a new Section 46 to read as follows: Section 17 -4 -46. Large Scale Development Performance Standards. (a) INTENT The intent of this Section is to encourage visual design interest and a pedestrian site design for large scale buildings. These structures shall be designed to reduce the massive scale and uniform, monolithic appearances. Building design shall also promote a safe and comfortable estrian oriented site with a mixture of uses and sizes of structures. Careful attention to local community design issues will also ensure a greater likelihood of reuse of the structure for subsequent tenants. OVERVIEW To further design excellence and creativity within the community, and to encourage an individual design, applicants for large scale development proposals shall maximize the overall design of the site and structure(s). Within the context of an individual design for Pueblo, three design styles have historically been identified as part of Pueblo's historic and built environment: Mediterranean /Mission (`CF & I /Santa Fe Railroad influence'). Pueblo's National Park stvle. and the Pueblo or Adobe style. Therefore, the Administrative Official may allow minor changes in the design standards listed in this Section if the objectives of this Section continues to be adhered to in the overall development design. Appeals to the Planning and Zoning Commission concerning the interpretation or administration of this Section may be taken by any person aggrieved by any decision of the Administrative Official. Written notice of appeal specifying the grounds and reasons therefore shall be filed in the office of the Department of Land Use Administration within ten (1 s after the date of the decision beina appealed. otherwise. the decision of the Administrative Official shall be final. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall fix a reasonable time for the hearing on Appeal, give due notice of the hearing to interested parties at least five (5) working days before the hearina. and decide the appeal within a reasonable time. The decision of the Plannin and Zoning Commission shall be final subject to judicial review under C.R.C.P. 106(a)(4). c) Definitions. (1) Arcade means an area contiauous to a street or plaza that is open and unobstructed and accessible to the public at all times. Arcades may include building columns. landscaoina. statuary and fountains. Arcades do not include off - street loading /unloading areas, driveways or parking areas. (2) Articulate means to give emphasis to or distinctly identify a particular (3) Building face, front means any building face or portions thereof that can be touched by a line drawn perpendicular to the street or as extended toward the build Street Plan View ding Faces) FIGURE 3 Ground L Cross Section (4) Canopy or portico means a porch or walkway with a roof supported by columns, often leading to the entrance of the building. (5) Entrance means the front door to an establishment intended as the primary customer access point. The area of an entrance shall include the area on either side of the door for a distance of at least ten (10) feet. (6) Facade means the portion of any exterior elevation on the building extending from grade to the top of the parapet, wall or eaves and extending the entire length of the building. (7) Outdoor patio means an open outdoor eating and gathering area of at least five hundred (500) square feet which may be covered, but must remain open on at least three (3) sides. (8) Parapet means the portion of a wall that extends above the roof line. (9) Plaza or piazza means an open area available to the public at all times. (10) Portal means a large and impressive entrance door or gateway. (11) Public art means any work of art or design created by an artist recognized in the area and sited in a public place. (12) Supermarket means a retail establishment that sells food products. (d) Applicability. The following development is subject to the requirements of this Section in addition to complying with all other Municipal Code requirements: New construction eaual to or exceedina 40.000 aross sauare feet of sinale plate ground floor and serving a single tenant or multiple tenants in a single development; (2) Additions of thirty -five (35) percent or more to an existing structure that is already 30,000 gross square feet or larger, or an addition that results in a structure of at least 40,000 gross square feet or more after the addition; (3) Any addition to a structure or development that has previously been reviewed under this Section: and 4) Pad sites with structures of fewer than 40.000 sauare feet which are associated with the primary development and which are included in the oriainal subdivision and /or master plan of the overall development. 5) Zone or area districts that have a reaulatory desian review process. such as the H.B. Zone District, HARP District, and Designed Urban Renewal Area are exempt from these standards. (e) Design Standards, which shall include the following: (1) All design standards contained within this Section shall be applicable unless specified otherwise. (2) Pre - fabricated metal building facades are prohibited. Corrugated metal, unfinished smooth face concrete block. tilt -uo concrete panels. ore- fabricated steel panels. and vinvl sidina are discouraaed as an exterior building facade material unless they can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Land Use Administrator that their use compliments the overall desian of the development. Predominant exterior building materials shall be high quality materials such as: wood. brick. sandstone. other native stone. or tinted. textured concrete masonry units, or stucco. (4) Landscaping. To compliment the large scale of the structure(s) and parking areas, the following shall be included: Landscaping as defined in this Section is in addition to the reauirements of Section 17 -4 -7. Landsca Performance Standard. a. Trees planted under this Section or Section 17 -4 -7. shall be a minimum of 2.5" caliper and specimen quality as certified by the American Standard of Nursery Stock (ASNS). Park grade trees are prohibited. b. The required landscape setback area as defined in Section 17 -4 -7 shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet, with an overall landscaped area equivalent to a depth of 25' across the entire frontage. This will allow flexibility in the width of the landscaped area along the frontage. C. Landscape islands which separate rows of parking stalls shall be a minimum of twelve (12) feet wide. d. Landscape islands shall be provided every one - hundred (100) linear feet of aligned parking spaces. e. A minimum of thirty (30) percent of the required parking lot landscape islands as described above shall be a minimum of fifteen (15) feet wide and eighteen (18) feet long. It is encouraged that these be placed in proximity to the front of the buildings(s). 5) Provisions for outdoor emolovee smokina. lunch and break areas shall be screened from public view and incorporated into the building and site design. (6) Facades greater than one hundred (100) feet in linear length shall be articulated with recesses or projections, which total at least twenty -five (25) ercent of that facade. Recesses or (10) feet in depth. See Figure 4. ctions must be a minimum of ten (7) Ground floor facades that face public streets or public ways shall have arcades, display windows, entry areas, awnings or other such design features along no less than sixty (60) percent of that facade. This requirement includes the facade of the buildina that functions as the rear. vet faces a street. See Fiaure 4 Figure 4 auiiuing racauub t w L 5� TO Projections / recesses shall comprise at least 25% of fagade length with a minimum depth of 10 feet. Animating features such as these must total 60% of total fagade length for any fagade abutting a public street Facade Treatments. All facades must use at least five (5) of the followina desian features: (1) Have more than two (2) exterior contrasting colors (not including trim material) and have more than three (3) exterior material or texture chanaes. (2) Have building face offsets (minimum twelve f121 inch offset) that are parallel to the front lot line. (3) Covered pedestrian walkway across the entire front facade of the structure. VA?!1T.7OWS .A4SRnIN �NMYAREAS. AIDES 4) Clear alass window disolav area with colored mullions that covers at least twenty -five (25) percent of one facade, or thirty (30) percent of two facades. (5) Public Art — Buildina. To further create an individual identitv to Pueblo artistic detailing such as tile work, murals, sculptures, and similar features, which are integrated into the design of the structure are encouraged. If tile work or murals, or similar detailing on the building is used, it must cover at least twenty (20) percent of that facade. which is not devoted to the entrance area(s): a. One (1) percent of the hard and soft construction cost, which shall include all associated landscaping, parking, design, engineering and all other costs, for the subject property shall be allocated and used to purchase and install public art for the building(s). b. Calculation of the construction cost shall exclude real orooerty acquisition and shall be verified by the Pueblo Regional Building Department. C. The following expenses may be included in the public art allocation: 1. The artwork itself. includina the artist's fee for desia structural engineering and fabrication; 2. Transportation and installation of the work at the 3. Identification plaques; and 4. Mountings, anchorages, containment, pedestals, bases or other materials necessary for the installation of the artwork: d. The following expenses shall be excluded from the pubic art allocation: 1. The cost of locatina the artist: 2. Architect and landscape architect fees; 3. Land costs; 4. Landscaoina. utilitv connections and fees associated with activating the artwork; and 5. Publicity, public relations, photographs or dedication ceremonies. Public Art — Site. To further create an individual identitv to Pueblo. artistic detailina shall be intearated into the desian of the site. In addition to scul innovative locations for public art, such as at the architectural entrance to the site are encouraged: a. One (1) percent of the hard and soft construction cost. which shall include all associated landscaping, parking, design, engineering and all other costs, for the subiect orooerty shall be allocated and used to purchase and install public art for the site. b. Calculation of the construction cost shall exclude real property acquisition and shall be verified by the Pueblo Regional Building Department. C. Expenses set forth in subparagraph (d)(5)(c) may be included in the public art allocation. (7) Integral planters or walls constructed parallel to the face of the building and incorporate living landscaped areas and /or places for sitting. Such areas shall be a minimum of two (2) feet wide for sittina and five (5) feet wide for a planter and cover at least fifty (50) percent of that facade. (g) Roofs. Roof design shall incorporate the following design features: (1) Flat roof designs shall be constructed with parapets to screen HVAC and other roof mounted mechanical equipment from public view. Such parapets shall not exceed one - third (1/3) of the heiaht of the su000rtina wall and shall be constructed with a three dimensional cornice treatment; (2) Asphalt roofing material is prohibited when visible from public view. Tile roofing materials are encouraged; and (3) All roof designs must use at least one (1) of the following design features; Three (3) or more roof slope planes: and /or b. Overhanging eaves, which extend no fewer than three (3) feet past the supporting walls. Entrances. Each retail establishment shall have a clearlv defined and hiahlv visible customer entrance or portal, which incorporates the following design features: (1) A pedestrian plaza of at least twenty (20) feet in depth immediately in front of the entrance. It is encouraged that this area be large enough to plant shade trees; (2) With the exception of interior malls, multiple and separate stores located in the same structure shall have at least one (1) exterior customer entrance. For the purposes of this Subsection, accessory uses within the primary store are not required to comply. (3) Diagonal parking on both sides of the travel lane along the front facade of the structure(s) shall be encouraged to create a "Main Street" type atmosphere. (4) Each portal shall use at least three (3) of the following design features. These desian features shall be in addition to those reauired above: a. Canopies, porticos, arcades and /or outdoor patios; b. Raised or peaked cornice parapets over the entrance; C. Architectural or artistic details such as tile work and moldings that are integrated into the design of the entrance; and /or d. Integral planters or walls that incorporate living landscaped areas and places for sitting that are built perpendicular to the facade and frame the entrance. Such areas shall be a minimum of two (2) feet wide for sitting and twenty (20) feet wide for a planter and shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet in overall length. Parkina and Circulation. The oarkina lot desian and pedestrian circulation routes shall provide a safe, convenient and efficient access for vehicles, pedestrians and bicyclists. Pedestrian circulation via internal public sidewalks shall be encouraged. The placement of structures shall enhance and promote pedestrian circulation on the site. (1) Artistic detailing and paving patterns are encouraged in pedestrian walk ways, plazas, and gathering areas. (2) Except for supermarkets, no more than sixty (60) percent of the overall proposed parking for a single structure development shall be located between the front facade and the abutting street. (3) Internal continuous sidewalks of at least five (5) feet wide (clear) shall be provided from the public street to the entrance(s). At minimum, walkways shall connect focal points of Pedestrian activity, such as transit stops, street crossings or store entry points, and shall feature adjoining landscaped areas to provide a separated and pedestrian friendly access route for no less than fifty (50) percent of their overall length. (4) All internal pedestrian walkways shall be physically separated from the drive lanes. Additionally they shall be visually distinct from the driving surface by use of pavers, bricks or scored concrete. (5) Sidewalks, at least eight (8) feet in width, shall be provided along the full length of any facade featuring a customer entrance, and along any facade abutting public parking areas. Such sidewalks shall be located at least six (6) feet from the facade of the building to provide planting beds for living foundation landscaping, except where features such as arcades or entryways are part of the facade. Such live foundation landscaped areas shall be a minimum six (6) feet wide, and shall be a minimum of fifteen (15) feet in overall length. (6) An off and /or on- street bus stop for customers and employees shall be provided when the site is located on an established or planned Pueblo Transit bus route. (7) Where applicable, pedestrian and recreational path linkages shall be made with adjoining properties. (8) Bike racks shall be provided adjacent to entrances. (9) Overnight parking of RV's, mobile homes and other vehicles providing transient residency is prohibited unless approved in advance as a Use by Review. (i) Outdoor storage, trash collection and loading areas. These areas, due to their visual and noise impacts onto adjacent properties and visitors to the site, shall be screened, recessed or enclosed: (1) No area for outdoor storage, trash collection or compaction, loading or other such uses shall be located within twenty (20) feet of any public street, public sidewalk, or internal pedestrian walkway. (2) Outdoor cart storage areas shall be provided in the parking lot for the customers, and adjacent to the buildings if they are not available at the entrance. (3) Loading docks, truck parking, outdoor storage, utility meters, HVAC equipment, trash dumpsters, trash compaction, and other such service functions shall be incorporated into the overall design of the structure and landscaping so that the visual and acoustic impacts of these functions are fully contained and out of the view from general passersby. Screening materials shall be the same as those used on the structure to avoid visual detection of the service function. (4) The parking or storage of trucks, trailers, or containers as accessory outdoor storage is prohibited. Trucks and trailers shall be in an active state of loading or unloading. (k) Outdoor sales. Permanent and seasonal outdoor sales areas shall be incorporated into the design of the building and site. (1) Non - enclosed areas for the sale and storage of seasonal inventories shall be Permanently defined and screened with walls and /or fences; materials, colors and designs of the screening walls and /or fences shall conform with and compliment the predominant materials and colors of the main structure. If such areas are to be covered, the covering shall also conform and compliment the predominant materials and colors of the main structure; (2) Anti -theft devices for the area(s) shall be identified. (3) No outdoor display or sales area shall encroach on to any portion of a walkway, drive aisle, parking or landscaped area. (I) Signs. Signs shall be incorporated into the design of the structure and shall use architecturally compatible materials. Signs shall be designed for both the pedestrian and the motorist. (1) Roof mounted signs are prohibited. (2) Freestanding signs shall meet the following: a. Shall be constructed with a base of the same materials as the structure to provide for a pedestrian scale and to unify the sign with the structure(s); b. One freestanding sign per separate street frontage devoted to the overall site; and C. Maximum height of fifty (50) feet, with an overall size of eight hundred (800) square feet . (3) Architectural gateway or entrance elements, which identify the address of the site which are less then ten (10) feet in overall height, shall not constitute a freestanding sign. (4) Wall signs shall not exceed twenty (20) percent of the facade to which they are attached. includina windows. door area and cornices. (5) Signs painted on or affixed to the inside or outside of windows shall be included in the above computation when the sign or signs exceeds twenty -five (25) per cent of the area of the window it is occupying. For the purposes of this subsection, a window sign is affixed to the window if placed within eighteen (18) inches of the glass area. (6) All projecting signs shall be placed a minimum of eight (8) feet above the sidewalk. For the purposes of this subsection a projecting sign is a sign that projects more than fifteen (15) inches. (7) No sign or advertising device with visible moving or flashing animated or intermittent illumination shall be erected unless approved in advance as a Use by Review by the Planning and Zoning Commission. (m) Canopies. Gasoline canopies, car washes and other accessory functions located in separate structures on the same subject site shall be complimentary to the overall design of the site, and the architectural style of the primary structure. (1) Materials, colors and designs, including roof design, shall conform with and compliment the predominant materials and colors of the main structure. (n) Miscellaneous. Internal traffic signs, handicapped parking signs, transformers, and other such site necessities shall be integrated into the overall design of the site. (1) Traffic and parking signs shall comply with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Sign housings and post shall be designed to be a visual and design amenity for the site. Creativity in design is encouraged. (2) Transformers shall be integrated into the overall design of the site and shall be heavily screened with living landscaping and /or enclosures to minimize their visual impact. (o) Submission Requirements. The following shall be submitted to the Land Use Administration Department for approval of a large scale development: (1) Proposed site plan(s)to scale, indicating the following: a. Perimeter outline including dimensions of all structures including decks, patios, parking areas with spaces delineated, driveway(s),walkway(s), freestanding signs, light fixtures, transformers, fences, retaining walls; b. Easements and /or right -of -ways; C. Setbacks - distance to property lines from building(s), parking area(s), driveway(s); d. Proposed landscaping including species, sizes, and planting interval; and e. Proposed topographic grade changes (minimum five f5l foot contours). (2) Full building elevations (to scale), clearly showing all exterior materials, colors, lighting and signs on building(s); (3) Manufacturer cut sheets or similar representation of proposed site fixtures, such as traffic signs, light fixtures (site and on- building); (4) Lighting plans as required in Section 17 -4 -52; and (5) Other requirements imposed by the Land Use Administration Department to comply with this Section. SECTION 2 This Ordinance shall become effective on November 1, 2003 INTRODUCED: October 14, 2003 BY Al Gurule Councilperson APPROVED: President of City Council ATTEST: �,- f I 1� -- Q� City rEc PASSED AND APPROVED October 27. 2003