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Chapter 1005. Commercial and Mixed -Use Districts <br />1005.01 Statement of Purpose <br />The commercial and mixed -use districts are designed to: <br />A. Promote an appropriate mix of commercial development <br />types within the community; <br />B. Provide attractive, inviting, high -quality retail shopping <br />and service areas that are conveniently and safely accessible <br />by multiple travel modes including transit, walking, and <br />bicycling; <br />C. Improve the community's mix of land uses by encouraging <br />mixed medium- and high -density residential uses with high - <br />quality commercial and employment uses in designated areas; <br />D. Encourage appropriate transitions between higher -intensity <br />uses within commercial and mixed use centers and adjacent <br />lower -density residential districts; and <br />E. Encourage sustainable design practices that apply to <br />buildings, private development sites, and the public realm in <br />order to enhance the natural environment. <br />1005.02 Design Standards <br />The following standards apply to new buildings and major expansions <br />of existing buildings (i.e., expansions that constitute 50% or more of <br />building floor area) in all commercial and mixed -use districts. Design <br />standards apply only to the portion of the building or site that is <br />undergoing alteration. <br />A. Corner Building Placement: At intersections, buildings <br />shall have front and side facades aligned at or near the front <br />property line. <br />B. Entrance Orientation: Primary building entrances shall be <br />oriented to the primary abutting public street. The entrance <br />must have a functional door. Additional entrances may be <br />oriented to a secondary street or parking area. Entrances <br />shall be clearly visible and identifiable from the street and <br />delineated with elements such as roof overhangs, recessed <br />entries, landscaping, or similar design features. <br />C. Vertical Facade Articulation: Buildings shall be designed <br />with a base, a middle, and a top, created by variations in <br />detailing, color, and materials. A single -story building need <br />not included a middle. <br />1. The base of the building should include elements that <br />relate to the human scale, including doors and windows, <br />texture, projections, awnings, and canopies. <br />Corner building placement, entrance <br />orientation, base, middle, and top <br />