Ord 2014-035/Multi-family design standards

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iv) Connectivity to Adjacent Sites —All streets and pedestrian entrances shall connect to adjacent properties, except for pedestrian connections adjacent to single family sites. A street providing block structure and potential for future connection: oppropriol.c A tract over seven acres without blocks: inappropriate b) Building location —The intent is to create an external orientation to the streetscape, and an internal orientation to the residential environment with unifying open space and pedestrian pathways. The pedestrian shall be given design consideration equal to the automobile through strategies including the placement of parking in less prominent locations. i) Minimum Building Frontage —At least fifty (50) percent of the frontage along streets shall consist of principal buildings, publicly accessible plazas, transit stops, or other functional open space focused on the corners of the block. ii) The facades of all structures fronting on a street are encouraged to parallel the street. iii) On corner lots, both street - facing facades are encouraged to parallel the intersecting streets. Building is Parallel to and Oriented toward the street with more than 50% of the frontage consisting of buildings: oppropriol.c Building is setback from the street with parking along the frontage: inappropriate c) Parking —The intent is to integrate accessible and convenient vehicular and bicycle parking into the development while ensuring that parking does not dominate the streetscape and site design. i) A reduction in required parking through a variance, waiver, Planned Development District or other mechanism shall require approval of a parking management plan, in accordance with the technical manual, by the Director of Development Services. ii) Parking lots shall be located in the center and rear of the property rather than between buildings and streets. See the block size exhibit above.