Agenda - 11-17-20; 8-a - Minutes

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33 1 Examples of allowable exterior materials are contained in the approved 2 application narrative and denoted on the approved master plan. 3 iii. Prohibited design elements include: 4 1. Highly reflective surfaces, 5 2. Exposed, untreated precision block walls; 6 3. Barbed wire; 7 4. "Stuck on" mansard roofs; 8 5. Materials with high maintenance such as stained wood shingles. 9 iv. An internal architectural review committee shall be established to ensure; 10 consistency with the UDO and the standards detailed herein. A 11 representative of the Planning Department shall sit on the committee and 12 be involved in reviewing development proposals/modifications; 13 v. Consistent with the approved narrative and master plan, single, dominant, 14 monolithic building mass is not acceptable for the Project. Visual breaks 15 shall be used to provide `visual relief' for long building facades. Acceptable 16 techniques to provide visual breaks include, but are not limited to: 17 1. Changes in height and the horizontal plane, 18 2. Changes in Materials, 19 3. Changes in Textures, 20 4. Changes in Color, 21 5. Reveals and/or Jogs, 22 6. Utilization of other architectural enhancements. 23 vi. Primary building entries shall be readily identifiable and well defined 24 through the use of projections, recesses, columns, roof structures, or other 25 design elements. 26 vii. Expansions to an existing buildings shall provide for continuity between the 27 existing building and the proposed addition. The addition need not strictly 28 match the existing building, but shall include prominent design elements of 29 the old building to provide architectural compatibility between old and new. 30 STAFF COMMENT: It is unclear how this condition will be 31 enforced. Staff is concerned over the lack of measurable standard. 32 viii. Building design/construction shall not preclude incorporation of alternative 33 energy systems such as solar panels.