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MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DESIGN GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS Natural Features--Include, but are not limited to, flood plains and surface drainage channels, stream corridors and other bodies of water, steep slopes, prominent ridges, bluffs, or valleys, and existing trees and vegetation. NetAcre--The gross acreage of a site less land area devoted to public street and alley rights-of- way. Orient--To bring in relation to, or adjust to, the surroundings, situation, or environment; to place with the most important parts (e.g., the primary building entrance and the designated "front" of a building) facing in certain directions; or to set or arrange in a determinate position, as in "to orient a building." Perimeter Fence and Wall--For purposes of these Multi-Family Residential Design Guidelines and Standards, "perimeter fences and walls" mean fences or walls that are forty-two (42) inches or more in height, and are placed within fifty (50) feet of the edge of the right-of-way of a collector or thoroughfare (arterial) street. Fences or walls that have a surface area that is twenty-five (25%) or less opaque, and hedges and screens composed of living plant material, shall not be included in this definition of "perimeter fences and walls." Porch--Any gallery, veranda, terrace, piazza, portico, or similar projection from the main wall of a building and covered by a roof, other than a carport, with no opaque side enclosures (except screens and handrails) that is more than thirty-six (36) inches in height other than the side of the building to which the porch is attached. Primary or Principal Building--The building or structure on a lot used to accommodate the primary permitted use, such use possibly occurring in more than one building or structure. Primary Vehicle Accessmln the context of multi-family development, a vehicle access to the development that is, at a minimum, characterized by the following elements: (1) Full-turn vehicle access (i.e., turns allowed in all directions); (2) entryway signage with name of development; and (3) principal entry for prospective owners or renters. Standards-Mandatory regulations, which are indicated by use of the terms "shall" and "must." Steep Slopes--Any portion of a development site where the natural grade of the land has a slope of thirty percent (30%) or greater. StreammA body of flowing water, where the water flows in a natural channel as opposed to a canal. Stream Corridor--The corridor defined by the top of the stream's channel bank, plus the adjacent land areas that contain vegetation, habitats, and ecosystems associated with bodies of water or dependent on the flow of water in the stream. Biologists often refer to the adjacent land area, which will vary in width depending on the parti~:ular stream, as a "riparian ecosystem" or more specifically as a "bottomland ecosystem." In braided channels, the stream corridor shall include the entire stream feature. CITY OF OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS 48 OCTOBER 7, 2002