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Town Center 3rd Addition - Site plan/POnd Building' December 29, 2004 Page 4 of 5 Town Center DevelOpment Review G.U, idelines: The .following comments are'a review of the site plan in accordanc~e with the Sub-District Guidelines foe the TC-2 Commercial area, as found in the Final Draft ToWn Center Dev61opment Guidelin~es. Public Realm/Streetaeape: No public p~ks are identified for this sub-district. This sub-district encourages a mix of large and Smalli floor buildings, accommodating auto-oriented uses. Therefore, an attractive streetscape~ sm~ll scale green spaces, pockets of gathering areas are encouraged. Th~ Pond Building does back up to a pond. The site plan for the building identifies an outdoor dining area overlooking the POnd to provide that small scale green space and a public · gathering area. : ,.. Site Development.: The site plan for Loll 1- and Lot 2 includes a mix of large scale retail and convenience uses. The nature of the TC:2 Sub-district will inevitably include gaps between buildings, surface parking adjacent to" street right-of-way, and greater building setbacks. Generally, the buildings proposed for this block are located at the street rigtit-of-way, with the exception of the Pond Building and the g~ocerr store. While the Pond or restaurant building will not be adjacent, to Sunwood Drive arid the, associated streetscapes, it will be located adjacent to a landscaped pond. The proposal for the POnd;building will provide an outdoor dining experience that overlooks the landscaped pond area.. Architectural Standards: In accordance ~th stated goals of the Town Center design gui'delines,. detailed elevations regarding architecture ~'or the building have been provided. The architectural features of the Pond Building are multi'sided and include diversity 'in texture, color, shapes, projections, recesses, :height, and transparendy at street level. The selected materials are consistent with the buildings apprbved in. Phase 1 and include brick, EIFS, and Split-Faced CMU integrally treated with color, and metal aOcents. It is noted that some of the metal accents are referred to as corrugated metal Panels. Sthf-fis requesting that a sample of the corrugated metal panels be provided at the Planning CommisSion meeting for review. The. TC-2 District requires buildings to be 1-3 stories in height. The corner retail building is one-story. The guidelines recommend 35% of the to~al ground level street front fagades b.e glass openings. The building c6ntains access doors ifacing the parking lot rather than a street. The glazing calculation for the' north or parking lot side of the building is 18%. The reduction in glazing materials is logical, given that restaurants: are not the typical window shopping experience the City is striving for with the retail buildings. The use of brick is .encouraged; 37% of the total non-glazed wall area is brick. The calculations provided indicate that 44% of the n6n-glazed area is brick and/or a comparable material.