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MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DESIGN GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS <br /> <br /> Ft~ttre 9~Genera/ site la3,ou/ qf multi-famil3, buildings. <br /> <br />Site kayout Guidelines and Standards for Multi-Family Developments <br /> <br /> a. Building Organization <br /> <br /> i. Individual buildings within a multi-family development may be oriented to: <br /> <br /> (a) Multi-family buildings shall be clustered or grouped to form <br /> neighborhoods. <br /> <br /> (b) Multi-family buildings shall be organized around a common open space, <br /> public open space (e.g., a greenway), natural features located on the <br /> site (e.g., a stream corridor), or community amenities such as swimming <br /> pools or other recreational facilities. <br /> <br /> (c) To the maximum extent practicable, buildings should be oriented or <br /> arranged in a manner to enclose required common open spaces. <br /> <br /> (d) Primary perimeter streets, including thoroughfares, or boundaries; or <br /> <br /> (e) Through-access drives (see subsection IV.C, Vehicular and Pedestrian <br /> Circulation and Access below). <br /> <br /> b. Building Orientation to Street Edges <br /> <br /> i. To the maximum extent practicable, buildings along a public street should <br /> be oriented to avoid multiple parallel orientations to a public street. Instead, <br /> a variety of building orientations, including perpendicular and canted, or <br /> intervening open spaces should be provided to lessen the mass of buildings <br /> along the street. <br /> <br /> ii. Multiple buildings may line up parallel to a public street if: <br /> (a) A building entrance faces the perimeter street, <br /> <br /> (b) Individual building length along the street frontage is a maximum of <br /> one-hundred-twenty-five feet (125'), and <br /> <br />CITY OF OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS 23 OCTOBER 7, 2002 <br /> <br /> <br />