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<br />6 DESIGN GUIDELINES
<br />Administration
<br />Purpose
<br />The design guidelines are intended to promote quality design, consistent with
<br />overall vision, while providing a level of flexibility to encourage creative design.
<br />The guidelines direct the physical design of building sites, architecture, and
<br />landscape elements within the Specific Plan boundary. This comprehensive
<br />approach represents a more understandable and predictable way to shape
<br />the physical future by emphasizing building form and landscape design that
<br />reinforce urban and transit - oriented development patterns.
<br />These design guidelines are established to create a distinct character for Harbor
<br />Boulevard and lo ensure that new development is designed with a pedestrian
<br />emphasis that will cultivate a vital and active sheet life while creating an overall
<br />positive architectural aesthetic.
<br />Applicability
<br />The provisions of this section shall apply to all development within the Specific
<br />Plan boundary. Any addition, remodeling, relocation, a construction requiring
<br />a building permit that is subject to review per Chapter 41 -668, at al of the
<br />SAMC (Development Project Plan Approval) shall adhere to these standards
<br />and guidelines where applicable.
<br />Interpretation
<br />Compliance with a design guideline written as a "shall" or "muse' is required.
<br />Compliance with a design guideline women as "should" requires compliance
<br />unless a legitimate reason or design substitute is deemed acceptable through
<br />the design review process. A design guideline written with an action verb (e.g.,
<br />provide, use, locate, create, establish, employ) is highly recommended.
<br />A design guidelines written as a "may" is permitted, but requires explanation
<br />as to why it is necessary that is deemed acceptable through the design review
<br />process. Finally, a design guidelines written as "prohibited" or 'not allowed"
<br />identifies an action or design that is hot permitted.
<br />Building Design
<br />Massing and Scale
<br />1. Quarter - block, half- block, and full -block development projects should
<br />all adhere to the character and objectives of the guidelines. Large and
<br />scaleless building masses should be avoided.
<br />2. Substantial projects should be designed as a collection of suitably scaled
<br />buildings instead of a singular mass.
<br />3. Buildings greater than three stores should provide variation by using
<br />balconies, fenestration, and sunshades to create an interesting pattern of
<br />projections and recesses, light, and shadow.
<br />4. Building mass should be articulated to reflect a human scale, both
<br />horizontally and vertically. Examples of such building elements include
<br />articulated facades, corner elements, inset windows, highlighted entry
<br />features, and prominent cornices and moflines.
<br />5. Building mass should be placed toward the public realm, forming a
<br />distinctive street wall that outlines and characterizes the corridor.
<br />6. When adjacent 0 existing single family homes, buildings over two stores
<br />should be made lass imposing by stepping back on elevations above the
<br />second floor.
<br />Z Courtyards and atriums should be used to bring light and air into interior
<br />spaces, where appropriate.
<br />Corner Treatment
<br />1. Buildings with special architectural elements should be positioned on
<br />corners of significant intersections, entries, or near the center of grouped
<br />buildings. Element: may include:
<br />• Clock towers
<br />• Diagonal walls at the corner
<br />• A substantial art form or fountain
<br />n A faller, prominent rooftop element
<br />n Significant stepbacks on upper floors
<br />2. Renovations to existing comer buildings with blank walls should include
<br />additional articulation and detail, display windows, and extended facade
<br />material, colors, and treatrnents.
<br />3. Vertical focal elements, such as lowers, spires, and comes, become
<br />landmarks and serve as orientation points for the community. Vertical focal
<br />elements are encouraged, especially for buildings adjacent to intersections
<br />and transit nodes.
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