Ord 2015-042/Trace – Highpointe PDD

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T R A\ C E • The use of pedestrian promenades characterized by outdoor plaza elements between commercial buildings should create unity, cohesiveness and a sense of space while promoting walkable pedestrian activity centers. • Commercial building entries should incorporate pedestrian elements and amenities such as seating, lighting, and hardscape elements that help create or enhance special pedestrian areas. • Detention Location and Design for Commercial Areas shall be held to the highest standard of the Stormwater Technical Manual, Appendix N, on file with the City of San Marcos. 6.3.7 Lighting for Commercial Areas The intent is to enhance day and night time appearances, establish a safe environment for occupants and employees and minimize light pollution, while minimizing glare and light trespass onto adjacent properties. The lighting of all parking areas, pedestrian walkways, entrances, and exterior portions of the site shall be designed for its specific task and shall comply with the provisions of the existing City Code of Ordinances, Subpart B — Land Development Code, Chapter 6, Article 5 attached in the Appendix. • Lighting shall be: vandal- proof; compatible with building architecture; and, scaled (dimension and intensity) to complement its location context. • Lighting shall not be obscured by landscaping. 6.3.8 Detention Location and Design for Commercial Areas Commercial developments shall be held to the highest standard of the Stormwater Technical Manual, Appendix N , on file with the City of San Marcos. 6.3.9 Refuse and Recycling Dupsters for Commercial Areas The intent is to provide convenient access to dumpsters for occupants to reduce littering and outside storage of trash. • Equal Amenities - Equal amenities shall be provided for trash and recycling. • Location - All commercial developments shall provide both trash and recycling dumpsters located next to each other. Both shall be located within 500 feet of the back entrance to each ground floor unit measured from the back entrance of the unit and along improved pedestrian paths. The Director may allow alternate facilities, such as chutes, provided that the request is determined to have met the intent of this Section. Section 7: Parking and Access 7.1 Design • Large parking areas over loo spaces shall be divided into smaller "parking blocks" by establishing a clear pattern of internal streets spaced no less than 500 feet apart. Internal streets shall incorporate pedestrian and landscape amenities such as street trees and sidewalks. • Curbed landscape islands shall be located at the end of each parking block and within each parking aisle at intervals of no greater than one island per to spaces. Each landscaped island shall be a minimum of 28o square feet. • Where appropriate, use formal streetscape treatments such as parkway strips between street and sidewalk, regularly spaced canopy trees, and special paving to denote pedestrian zones.