HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018CV01 - SUTHERLAND V. CITY OF FORT COLLINS, ET AL - 022U - FORT COLLINS CO LAND USE CODE 3.10.5Division 3.10, Development Standards for the TOD Overlay District Section 3.10.4(D)
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(Ord. 078, 2007 §1, 6/19/07; Ord. No. 092, 2013 §17, 7/16/13; Ord. No. 086, 2014 §§40, 41,
7/1/14)
3.10.5 Character and Image
(A) Articulation. Exterior building walls shall be subdivided and proportioned to
human scale, using projections, overhangs and recesses in order to add archi-
tectural interest and variety and avoid the effect of a single, massive wall with
no relation to human size.
(B) Rooflines. Flat -roofed buildings shall feature three-dimensional cornice treat-
ment on all walls facing streets or connecting walkways, or a rail at the top of
the wall of a usable rooftop deck, unless the top floor is stepped back to form a
usable roof terrace area. A single continuous horizontal roofline shall not be
used on one-story buildings. Accent roof elements or towers may be used to
provide articulation of the building mass. To the maximum extent feasible, a
minimum pitch of 6:12 shall be used for gable and hipped roofs. Where hipped
roofs are used alone, the minimum pitch shall be 4:12.
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C(C) Materials and Colors.
(1) Predominant exterior building materials shall be high quality materials,
including, but not limited to, brick, sandstone, other native stone,
tinted/textured concrete masonry units, stucco systems or treated tilt -up
concrete systems.
(2) All building facades shall incorporate stone, stone veneer, brick, brick
veneer, stucco, corrugated metal, wood and/or equivalent accent material
in a manner that highlights the articulation of the massing or the base and
top of the building. An all -brick building does not need to incorporate an
accent material, though soldier courses and banding or other brick, stone
or metal detailing are encouraged in order to subdivide masses and estab-
lish human scale.
(3) Predominant or field colors for facades shall be low reflectance, subtle,
neutral or earth tone colors. The use of high -intensity colors, black or
fluorescent colors shall be prohibited.
(4) Building trim and accent areas may feature brighter colors, including
primary colors, and black, but neon tubing shall not be an acceptable
feature for building trim or accent areas.
(5) Exterior buildingmaterials shall not include smooth -faced concrete block,
,
untreated or unpainted tilt -up concrete panels or prefabricated steel
panels.
(D) Multiple Store Fronts. Buildings with multiple storefronts shall be unified
through the use of architecturally compatible features, such as colors, details,
awnings, signage and lighting fixtures.
(E) Walls, Fences and Planters. Walls, fences and planters shall be designed to
match or be consistent with the quality of materials, style and colors of the
development.
(F) Building Height. All buildings shall have a minimum height of twenty (20)
feet, measured to the dominant roof line of a flat -roofed building, or the mean
height between the eave and ridge on a sloped -roof building. In the case of a
complex roof with different, co -dominant portions, the measurement shall apply
to the highest portion.
(1) All buildings shall be limited to the maximum height allowed in the
underlying zone district unless:
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(a) the development is mixed -use and contains at least one -seventh
(in) of its total building square footage as either residential or
office use, in which case the maximum allowable height shall be
the base height plus one (1) story; or
(b) the development is mixed -use and contains at least one -seventh
(in) of its total building square footage as residential use and at
least ten (10) percent of the residential units are either affordable
housing units for rent or affordable housing units for sale as defined
in Article 5 or structured parking (underground, interior to the site
or above ground), in which case the maximum allowable height
shall be the base height plus two (2) stories; or
(c) the project is mixed -use and contains at least one -seventh (in) of
its total building square footage as residential use, and at least ten
(10) percent of the residential units are either affordable housing
units for rent or affordable housing units for sale as defined in
Article 5, and the project contains structured parking (underground,
interior to the site or above ground), in which case the maximum
height shall be the base height plus three (3) stories.
(2) Buildings shall have a base portion consisting of one (1) or two (2)
stories. The base portion shall be clearly defined by a prominent,
projecting cornice or roof, fenestration, different material and different
color from the remainder of the building. If the base portion is two (2)
stories, the ground floor shall be further differentiated by fenestration and
other detailing.
(3) Buildings greater than two (2) stories in height shall also be designed so
that upper portions of the building are stepped back from the base. The
adequacy of upper floor step -backs shall be determined by the extent to
which they advance the following objectives:
(a) providing pedestrian scale along sidewalks and outdoor spaces;
(b) enhancing compatibility with the scale and massing of nearby
buildings;
(c) preserving key sunshine patterns in adjacent spaces; and
(d) preserving views.
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(G) Windows. Standard storefront window and door systems may be used as the
predominant style of fenestration for nonresidential or mixed -use buildings as
long as the building facade visually establishes and defines the building stories
and establishes human scale and proportion. Minimum glazing on pedestrian -
oriented facades of buildings shall be sixty (60) percent on the ground floor and
forty (40) percent on upper floors. Projects functionally unable to comply with
this requirement shall mitigate such noncompliance with ample, enhanced
architectural features such as a change in massing or materials, enhanced land-
scaping, trellises, arcades or shallow display window cases.
(H) Display Windows. Ground floor retail, service and restaurant uses shall have
large -pane display windows. Such windows shall be framed by the surrounding
wall and shall not exceed ninety (90) percent of the total ground level facade
area.
(Ord. 078, 2007 § 1, 6/19/07; Ord. No. 051, 2012 § 12, 7/17/12; Ord. No. 086, 2014 §42,
7/1/14)
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