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Ordinance 327CITY OF CHANHASSEN • CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES ORDINANCE NO. 327 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE XXIII OF THE CHANHASSEN CITY CODE BY ADDING DIVISION 7 CONCERNING DESIGN STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND OFFICE INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Chapter 20, Article XXIII of the Chanhassen City Code is amended by adding Division 7 to read as follows: DIVISION 7. DESIGN STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND OFFICE -INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS Sec.20-1060. Purpose. • These Design Standards govern site planning, placement of building masses, use of materials, enable the City to enhance what otherwise might result in low quality development. These Design Standards will: (1) Promote high -quality architectural and site design. (2) Protect creek corridors, wetlands, and significant stands of mature trees through the use of careful site design; protective easements; sensitive alignment and design of roadways and utilities; incorporation of natural features; landscaping and massing of trees that enhance existing natural features and views; and the practices delineated in the City's Best Management Practices Handbook. (3) Create a unified, harmonious and high -quality visual environment throughout the City. (4) Foster a distinctive and positive community image, thereby identifying Chanhassen as a special place with a unique identity in the Twin Cities Region as a whole. Sec. 20-1061. Intent. The City intends that all Commercial, Industrial, and Office -Institutional development within the City should strive toward the highest level of quality in both design and construction. The criteria by which new development in the City shall be • judged are as follows: 96443.01 (1) Consistency with all provisions of the Comprehensive Plan, as amended from • time to time; the Surface Water Protection Program; all provisions of the Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Ordinance not specifically overridden by the provisions of these Design Standards; and all other applicable land use regulations. (2) Preservation of the natural conditions found on each site to the greatest extent possible, through minimized removal of trees and other vegetation and soil, minimized site grading, and application of the practices found in the City's Best Management Practices Handbook. (3) Establishment throughout the district of harmonious physical and visual relationships among existing, new, and proposed buildings, open spaces, natural terrain, and plant materials and placement with the intent of creating a unique and unified appearance for the entire City. (4) Use of appropriate materials, lighting, textures, colors, and architectural and landscape forms to create a unified, high -quality design concept for each site that is compatible with adjacent and neighboring structures and functions, including but not limited to natural areas, City -owned property, and vacant land subject to future development in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan. (5) Creation of unified site designs, each with a sense of internal order, that provide desirable environments for site users and visitors and the community as a whole and that consider all site elements including: the relationship of buildings to surrounding landforms; grading; architectural design; building, parking and loading dock orientation; building height; use of manmade materials, including paving; site furnishings (lighting, outdoor seating, signage, etc.); landscaping (retention of natural vegetation, plant selection and placement, retention and incorporation of water features, etc.); and other visible outdoor site elements. (6) Creation of a suitable balance between the amount and arrangement of open space, landscaping, and view protection and the design and function of man-made features on the other. Achieving this balance shall take into account screening, buffering, size and orientation of open spaces, personal and property security, localized wind and solar effects, and protection of important public ways. (7) Provision of safe and adequate access to and from sites giving ample consideration to the location and number of access points from public streets, the safety and convenience of merging and turning movements, and traffic management and mitigation. 0(8) Provision of on -site vehicular, bicycling, and pedestrian circulation by way of interior drives, parking areas, pathways, and walkways adequate to handle 2 96443.01 anticipated needs and to safety buffer pedestrians and cyclists from motor • vehicles. Ample consideration shall be given to the width of interior drives, internal traffic movement and flow, separation of pedestrian, cycling, automobile; and delivery traffic, and the safe, convenient, and practical arrangement of parking spaces. (9) Adequate separation and protection of each site from adjacent properties, through reasonable provisions for surface water drainage, sound and sight buffers, view protection, privacy, and other aspects of design that may not be specifically covered by these or other regulations but are found to have significant effect on any or all of the properties and roadways. Sec. 20-1062. District Applications. The Design Standards shall apply to all Commercial, Industrial and Office Institutional development. Within each zoning district the Design Standards shall be in addition to the underlying requirements. Single-family residential lots are exempt from the Design Standards. The Design Standards apply with the following exceptions: • Internal alterations to buildings that affect less than 50 percent of the building's gross floor area and do result in a change to the building height, roof line or footprint. • Replacement or repair of existing materials. • • The standards shall apply only to the building or site elements being developed or altered. A proposal for changes to a building would be required to meet only those standards that pertain to buildings while changes to a parking area would be required to meet all standards for parking areas not for buildings. The Planning Commission shall apply the Design Standards proportionately to the degree of change proposed. Minor improvements may be made to existing uses without costly upgrades or a complete change to the site. The Planning Commission may make a recommendation to waive specific Design Standards based on the scale of the project. Sec. 20-1063. Architectural Style/Building Character. Architectural style shall not be restricted. Evaluation of the appearance of a project shall be based on the quality of its design and on its relationship to its surroundings, guided by the provisions of this section. Site characteristics to be evaluated for this purpose include building and plant materials, colors, textures, shapes, massing, rhythms of building components and details, height, roof -line and setback. Designs that are incompatible with their surroundings or intentionally bizarre or exotic are prohibited. Monotony of design, both within projects and between any project and its surroundings, is prohibited. Variation in detail, form, and siting shall provide visual interest. Site characteristics that may be used for this purpose include building and plant materials, sizes, colors, textures, • shapes, massing, rhythms of building components and details, height, roof -line, and setback. 96443.01 3 •o [:o C ors as e�ao. 9UILONf: eo r�s uo. mms • Sec. 20-1064. Size, portion, and placement. Site designs and configurations that tend to catch and accumulate trash, leaves, and dirt shall be avoided. In addition, provisions for washing and cleaning buildings, other structures, and building grounds shall be considered and included in the design. All building components, such as windows, doors, eaves, soffits, and parapets, shall have good proportions that relate to the facade of the building and shall relate well with one another. All buildings shall be located as close as possible to the principal building setback line and the majority of parking shall be to the rear or side of the building or screened area. Building entrances shall be as close as possible to abutting streets. (1) Entries. The main entrance should always face the primary street with secondary entrances to the side or rear. In the case of a corner building or a building abutting more than one street, the Planning Commission will determine which street should be considered "primary' based on the visibility and access patterns. The main entrance shall be placed at grade. Main entries shall be designed, with one or more of the following: • Canopy, portico, overhang or arch above the entrance • Recesses or projections in the building facade surrounding entrance • Peaked roof or raised parapet over the door • Display windows surrounding the entrance 4 96443.01 • Architectural detailing such as tile work or ornamental moldings • • Permanent planters or window boxes for landscaping ORi Paso" *".oil FNC i+IR61fM x (2) Articulation To avoid long unbroken expanses, buildings of more than 40 feet in width shall be divided into smaller increments (between 20 and 40 feet) through articulation of the fagade. This can be achieved through combinations of the following techniques: • Fagade modulation -stepping back or forward or extending a portion of the fagade • Vertical divisions using different textures or materials • Division into storefronts with separate display windows and entrances • Variation in the rooflines by alternating dormers and stepped roofs. Gables or other roof elements to reinforce the modulation or articulation intervals equal to the articulation interval • Providing a lighting fixture, trellis, tree, or other landscape feature with each interval (3) The ground level of any multi -story structure must be visually distinct from the upper stories. This can be achieved through the use of one or more of the following techniques, and others may meet the objective: • An intermediate cornice line • • A sign band • An awning arcade or portico 5 96443.01 • • • A change in building materials, texture or detailing • A change in window shape or treatment Ground level expression Sec. 20-1065. Material and detail. All man-made architectural, landscape, and paving materials shall reflect the highest quality possible and should be used in a manner suitable to the nature of the material, its role in the design, general durability, expected level of use or abuse, weathering characteristics, and ease and frequency of maintenance. The following materials or equivalent materials are acceptable: • Brick • Stone • Glass • Textured Masonry Units • Wood, consisting of lap siding with an exposure no greater than 7 inches or wood shakes; surfaces must be painted; • Stucco • Tilt Up concrete Panels that are grid or brick like in appearance Accent material may occupy up to 15 percent of the building's fagade. These may include metal, glass block, spandrel glass or similar materials approved by the city. 17 i I .... 96443.01 0 is The following may not be used in any visible exterior application except when specifically permitted by the City in areas with limited public view or accent areas: • Plain/painted poured concrete panels "cast in place" • Painted brick • Painted concrete panels • Painted rock faced block • Unadorned plain or painted concrete block • Tilt -up concrete panel that are ribbed or corduroy in appearance • Prefabricated steel or sheet metal panels • Reflective glass • Aluminum, vinyl, fiberglass, asphalt or fiberboard siding • EFIS (exterior insulating finish system) may be used as an accent but not a primary material Sec.20-1066. Color. Colors shall be harmonious. Building colors shall consist of muted colors with low reflectance. Recommended colors include browns, grays, tans, beiges and dark or muted green, blues and reds. Bright or brilliant colors and sharply contrasting colors may be used only for accent purposes occupying a maximum of 10 percent of building fagades. Sec. 20-1067. Height and roof design. Building heights shall be limited to three (3) stories or forty (40) feet in the Highway 5 Corridor District. Otherwise building heights shall be consistent with the standards of the underlying zoning district. Measurement of the highest point shall exclude antennas for 7 96443.01 television and radio reception, but shall include architectural details (e.g., parapet walls), • transmission antennas, satellite dishes and transmission equipment, microwave -transmission equipment, and other nonstructural building elements. • Pitched roofs should have a minimum roof pitch of 1 rise to 4 feet of run. Flat roofs should be defined with an ornamental parapet or cornice. Average parapet height shall not exceed 15 percent of the height of the supporting wall and maximum parapet height at any point shall not exceed one-third of the support wall. Mechanical equipment, satellite dishes, and other utility hardware, whether located on the roof or exterior of the building or on the ground adjacent to it, shall be screened from the public view and with materials identical to or strongly similar to building materials or by heavy landscaping that will be effective in winter or they shall be located so as not to be visible from any public way. Use of parapet walls or pitched roof elements to screen equipment is encouraged. In no case shall wooden fencing be used as a rooftop equipment screen. etc.). Each building shall contain one or more pitched elements (pitched roof, awnings, entries, 96443.01 8 Sec. 20-1068. Facade transparency. is Fifty (50) percent of the first floor elevation that is viewed by the public shall be designed to include transparent windows and/or doors to minimize expanses of blank walls. (Reflective glass is not permitted). 0 The remaining fifty (50) percent of the first floor elevation that is viewed by the public, shall be designed to include any or all of the following: • Landscape materials (plant material, vertical trellis with vines, planter boxes, etc.) • Architectural detailing and articulation that provides texture on the fagade and/or parking structure openings. Sec. 20-1069. Site furnishing. Site furnishings located on private property shall be designed as part of the site's architectural concept and landscape. Materials and colors shall be in harmony with buildings, surroundings, and other furnishings; scale shall be appropriate to the site and the design; and proportions shall be attractive. Site furnishings, community features and landscaping located in any public way or on other public property shall be harmonious with the design of adjacent buildings and with the generally character of the City. Lighting in connection with site furnishings (e.g., to highlight a ground sign) shall meet the criteria applicable to site, landscape, buildings, and signs. Benches, tables and chairs or similar features shall be required with all new • developments. 9 96443.01 Sec. 20-1070. Franchise architect. is Franchise architecture (building design that is trademarked or identified with a particular chain or corporation and is generic in nature) shall be revised if it does not comply with the Design Standards. • • 10 96443.01 • • Sec. 20-1071. Loading areas, refuse areas, etc. Screening of service yards, refuse, and waste -removal areas, loading docks, truck parking areas, and other areas which tend to be unsightly shall be accomplished by use of walls, fencing, dense planting, or any combination of these elements. Screening shall block views from public right-of-way (pedestrian views) and shall be equally effective in winter and summer. Screen Fence or Wall Refuse ontainer Refuge HORIZANTAL WOOD TRELLIS VENTED SCREEN WALL FLAT ROOF STREET SCREENING 7e:IIlyrly.Y1 EQUIPMENT SCREEN FENCE OR WALL 11 96443.01 See.20-1072. Landscaping. • (a) Where natural or existing topographic patterns contribute to the beauty or utility of a development, they shall be preserved to the greatest extent possible. Modification to topography will be permitted where and to the extent that it contributes to good design. All topographic modifications shall adhere to the practices delineated in the City's Best Management Practices Handbook. (b) The grades of all walks, parking spaces, terraces, and other paved areas shall conform with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. In addition, they shall provide an inviting and stable appearance for walking. Stairs and ramps may be substituted for slanted pavement when necessary. (c) All landscape shall preserve and enhance natural features (such as wetlands, drainage ways, mature stands of trees, and the like), enhance architectural features, strengthen vistas and important axes, and provide shade. (d) Landscaping shall emphasize massing of plant materials over isolated or scattered placement of individual specimens. Reforestation as prescribed by the City's Tree Preservation and Reforestation Ordinance is encouraged. DO THS NOT TF95 (e) Unity of design shall be achieved by repetition of certain plant varieties and other materials, and by correlation with natural existing materials and adjacent developments where appropriate. REPETITION OF MIATERIALS Nd" M1� OFKWVARAKM 12 96443.01 (f) Plant material shall be selected for interest in its structure, texture and color, and for its • ultimate growth size. Plants that are indigenous to the area and others that will be hardy, harmonious to the design of good appearance, and of relatively easy maintenance shall be used. (g) In locations where plants will be susceptible to injury by pedestrian or motor traffic, they shall be protected by appropriate curbs, tree guards, or similar devices. MTE (h) Where building sites limit planting, the placement of trees in parkways, gardens, or paved areas is encouraged. Trees should be clustered whenever possible, and consideration shall be given to the special needs of plants surrounded by impervious surfaces. • r --___J _o —� I al I I DO THS NOTTHS TREE PLACEMENT (i) In areas where general planting will not prosper, other solutions --such as fences, walls, rock gardens, raised planters, or paving of wood, brick stone, gravel, or cobbles --shall be used. Carefully selected plants shall be included. LOADING ZONE NC. BULD SCREENFENCE OR WAL HEDGE _—___ &LDING PARKING ING GARDEN ORNAMENTAL TREE s : CONCRETE WALK GRASS — STREET TREE STREET ALTERNATIVE LANDSCAPE TF ATMENT • (j) Landscaping and tree removal shall be consistent with Section XXV in the City Code. 13 96443.01 • Sec. 20-1073. Lot frontage and parking location. (a) Highway 5 Corridor District (1) In any lot that abuts Highway 5, directly, the lot line abutting the highway shall be considered the front lot line. (2) In any lot that abuts either of the access boulevards parallel to Highway 5, the lot line abutting the boulevard shall be considered the front lot line. (3) In any lot that abuts both Highway 5 and one of the access boulevards, the lot shall be regarded as having two front lot lines. The lot lines abutting the boulevard shall take design precedence. Such a lot shall be regarded as having no rear lot line or yard. (4) One row of parking shall be allowed within the required minimum front (primary or secondary) yard setback of any lot. The majority of parking shall be located to the side or rear of the building. (b) All other Commercial, Industrial or Office -Institutional Districts • Parking areas should be distributed around large buildings in order to shorten the distance to other buildings and reduce the overall scale of the paved surface. No more than 50 percent of the parking area for the entrance of the site shall be located between the front fagade of the principal building and the primary abutting street. • PREiEFM PA WC LOTS LOCATED BERM SHOPS AM OFFCES ARE PREFEREED. BD ACCEPTABLE N CERTAN SITUATION"', LN F® STREETFRONT PARIWO LOTS MAY BE ACCEPTABLE 96443.01 14 �J • • Highway 5 Corridor District Map SULDING SETBACK FEGFAN 5 MNMLM 70 MAXMLM 150 NO PART NC N FRONT YEAR) BLALDNO SETBACK MWMN sNO PARKING N FRONT YEARD MAXMLM 100 ACCESS BOULEVARD — --- BUILDING SETBACKS SECTION 2. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and publication. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 24"' day of September, 2001, by the City Council of the City of Chanhassen, Minnesota. ATTEST: i odd Gerhardt, City Manager Linda C. Jansen, M (Published in the Chanhassen Villager on October 11, 2001). 96443.01 15 • • Highway 5 Corridor District Map BLADNG SETBACK HGF WAY 5 MNMM70 NO PARKNG N FROM YEARD MAXP" 150 BUILDNO BULDIJG M-DING SETBACK .M INRrM 50 NO PARKING IN FRONT YEARD ... MIAXM N 100 ACCESS BOULEVARD BUILDING SETBACKS SECTION 2. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and publication. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 24 h day of September, 2001, by the City Council of the City of Chanhassen, Minnesota. ATTEST: �O odd Gerhardt, City Manager v Linda C. Jansen, M (Published in the Chanhassen Villager on October 11, 2001). 96443.01 15 CITY OF CHANHASSEN CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE 327 This ordinance amends City Code Chapter 20 including the Site Plan Review, PUD and Hwy. 5 Overlay, regarding use of materials and design (Design Standards). A printed copy of the ordinance is available for inspection by any person during regular office hours at the office of the City Manager/Clerk. PASSED, ADOPTED, AND APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION this 24th day of September, 2001, by the City Council of the City of Chanhassen, Minnesota. CITY OF CHANHASSEN Todd Gerhardt, City Manager CITY OF CHANHASSEN CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE 327 This ordinance amends City Code Chapter 20 including the Site Plan Review, PUD and Hwy. 5 Overlay, regarding use of materials and design (Design Standards). A printed copy of the ordinance is available for inspection by any person during regular office hours at the office of the City Manager/Clerk. PASSED, ADOPTED, AND APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION this 2411 day of September, 2001, by the City Council of the City of Chanhassen, Minnesota. 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