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Town Center 4th Addition - Site P[an/NAU June i 1,2004, Revised June i8. 2004 Page 4 of 6 Town Center Development Review Guidelines: The site plan will be reviewed under the Final Draft Town Center Development Guidelines. Public _Reaim/$treetscape: The subject property is located immediately adjacent to an active parkway. The site plan does not need to provide public open space within the development. Pedestrian pathways will be accomplished through the three public streets that border the site. Public streets will contain extensive streerscape including lighting, trees, planters, etc. Site Deve!oloraenr: The site plan [s accomplishing the land use and building placement standards established [n the Town Center Guidelines. The building is providing vertical dimension, zero lot line setback alon~ three public streets, shared parking solutions, sufficient number of parking stalls, and parking lot d~sign adjacent to accessory, streets. The recommendations [n the guidelines are also being meet by the indicating on the site plan mat future development will provide minimum' openings between buildings and minimal access points. The site development guidelines specifically state that no more than 25% of street frontage can be utilized for surface parking lots. Sunwood Drive and Peridot Street are considered major arterial streets and parking lot exposure should be limited along these two streets. Peridot Street will contain on street parking only. The proposed parking lot has been designed to front toward the accessory., street (145th Avenue'), which is desirable. The site plan shows a future or'rice building fronting along Sunwood Drive (zero lot line setback) with the parking lot designed toward 145th Avenue. Upon completion of development on the outlot, the parking lot surface that will be adjacent to Sunwood Drive will equal approximately 18% of street frontage. The proposed site plan meets parking street frontage requirements. Architecturctl Stcmdctrds: In accordance with stated goals of the Town Center design guidelines, detailed elevations regarding architecture for the building have been provided. The proposed TC-3 District requires buildings to be 2-3 stories in height. The site plan is proposing a two-story office buitdin~ with exterior building'materialslconsisting of rock face concrete units and brick columns. The elevatiJns indicate that *,he rock face block will [nctude two colors and the brick columns will protrude approximate'b/ 1 foot beyond the rock face units in order to provide for a variety, of front fagade elevations. T~e front of the building [s providing an attractive glass front that extends from the ground level 'to the second level. Extensive windows are being provided tl~'oughout the first and second levels. The architecture tuidetines specifically state that the building should provide real windows at ground level and beyond7 The development guidelines recommend a minimum of 50% of the total fagade at _oround levei to include windows and 40% window coverage above ground level. The site plan is '¢rov/din,_, 56% glass window openings at ground level and 40% above ground leveL. You have revised the plans'to provide a lentil over the first floor windows as requested by Staff. ~,3.,o brick recommendanon has also been incorporated into the development guidelines. The proposed brick coiumns throughout the building are providing a 38% brick coverage along street i~onta~e. -266-