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BUILDING ORIENTATION <br /> <br />It is important to the total visual environment of the city that new develop- <br />ments are designed to complement existing conditions on the site as well as <br />on the neighb~ring properties. The orientation of the buildings and the <br />positioning of other such elements on the site such as entrances, parking lots and <br />driveways must be seriously considered and planned to assure both a viable and <br />attractive site design. <br /> <br />Often the location of structures and other facilities are controlled bY specific <br />· zoning regulations. The city's zoning code should always be consulted as the <br />first step of any site design; this is especially true for residential develop- <br />ments. Other potential controlling factors, such as parking, screening and <br />landscaping, are described in this document. <br /> <br />General standards for building orientation are given below. <br /> <br />Standards <br /> <br />1. Public entrances and primary elevations should be oriented toward <br /> public streets or toward the most dominant street. <br /> <br />2. Building and parking lot locations should complement the topography, <br /> shape of the lot and the abutting land uses whenever possible. <br /> <br />Buildings should be set back from public streets at a scale adequate <br />to provide landscaping. The depth and variation of this landscaped <br />space will be dependent upon the site location, development use, building <br />design and development standards of the zone in which the property is <br />located. Consideration should be given to the scale and bulk of a build- <br />ing in its relationship to the scale of the street and neighborhing <br />properties. <br /> <br />Loading areas, storage areas and mechanical equipment should not be <br />readily visible form public streets or any neighboring residential <br />property (see also Walls and Landscaping sections). <br /> <br />- 9- <br /> <br /> <br />