20D.40.140 North Point and Carter Design Areas.

20D.40.140-010 Intent.

(1) These residential design areas are intended to provide areas of greater residential density within the downtown in order to create a better balance between jobs and housing, and to provide a variety of housing choices within close proximity to goods and services.

(2) Provide opportunities to develop moderate density housing in small residential neighborhoods that are in close proximity to schools, shopping, parks, and services. (Ord. 1993)

20D.40.140-020 Design Criteria.

(1) Building Orientation and Access.

(a) Buildings should be oriented toward the primary streets.

(b) Primary entrance to buildings shall be oriented to the street. See RCDG 20C.40.105, City Center Pedestrian System.

(c) Yards of ground-oriented units fronting on streets should be designed to indicate a separation between public and private spaces, while also providing maximum territorial view of the street front from the units’ private open spaces.

(d) Vehicular access to sites from streets should be minimized. Alley access should be utilized where possible and feasible to minimize curb cuts along street fronts, whereby maintaining available street front parking.

(2) Building and Site Design.

(a) Buildings shall provide focus and articulation of primary entrances orienting toward streets.

(b) Buildings and private usable open spaces shall be appropriately setback from property lines to provide ample light, air, and privacy for the on-site tenants and adjacent neighbors.

(c) Buildings should be designed to provide maximum amounts of usable open space on site for the residents and to provide front yards complementary to the size and scale of the developments.

(d) Parking shall be enclosed within subterranean or semi-subterranean parking whenever possible to provide maximum amounts of usable open space on parking decks and minimize building heights.

(e) Building facades and rooflines shall be articulated to provide visual interest and relief as well as to promote long-term neighborhood and community pride.

(f) Open exterior corridors fronting and visible from streets and public spaces shall be minimized in use and length in order to minimize their negative visual impacts on surrounding streets and properties. They should be placed on the interior of developments whenever feasible.

(g) On-site parking, both within structures and outdoors, shall be screened from public streets.

(h) Common usable open spaces and yards shall be adequately lighted and visible from units within the developments to ensure security and safety of the residents and their guests. (Ord. 1993)