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MUI~TI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DESIGN GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS <br /> <br />(d) <br /> <br />observed. Access control may include, but is not limited to, use of <br />fences, walls, landscaping, and lighting to prevent or discourage public <br />access to or from dark or unmonitored areas. In addition, sidewalks, <br />pavement, lighting, and landscaping areas should be used to guide the <br />public to and from primary development entrances and exits. <br /> <br />Activity Support. Create activity support by placing new or existing <br />activities in an area so that individuals engaged in a particular activity <br />become part of the natural surveillance of other areas. For example, <br />picnic areas may be located next to tot lots, not away from such areas, <br />to assist in observation of children at play. <br /> <br />Maintenance. Maintain landscaping, lighting fixtures, and other <br />features to facilitate the principles of CPTED, territorial reinforcement, <br />natural surveillance, and access control. <br /> <br />c. Design Incentives: <br /> <br />Upon the recommendation of the Police Department, the City may allow up <br />to a 10% increase in permitted density for the incorporation of CPTED <br />principals. <br /> <br />B. SITE LAYOUT AND DEVELOPMENT PATTERN <br /> <br />General Intent <br />Site layout and building orientation often define the focus of activity that occurs at <br />the front door or along the street. The layout of the site also establishes the sense <br />of community for a neighborhood by providing opportunities for people to gather. <br />These standards are intended to use site planning and building orientation to: <br /> <br /> a. Ensure that buildings relate appropriately to surrounding developments and <br /> streets and create a cohesive visual identity for the neighborhood and attractive <br /> street scene; <br /> <br />b. Promote efficient site layout in terms of vehicular and pedestrian circulation <br /> patterns; <br /> <br />c. Create a unique and identifiable image for new multi-family development in <br /> Overland Park; <br /> <br />Ensure occupants' privacy through careful siting of buildings within a multi- <br />family development (e.g., address sightline of window-to-window in adjacent <br />buildings, limit buildings' primary orientation to parking lots). <br /> <br />CITY OF OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS 22 OCTOBER 7, 2002 <br /> <br /> <br />