§ 21.5. Design standards.

(a)

Exterior lighting. All street and walkway lighting shall conform to adopted village fixture designs. See section 9.1.4.10 referenced below:

(1)

Direct glare. Direct glare is defined for the purpose of this ordinance as illumination beyond property lines caused by direct or secularly reflected rays from incandescent, fluorescent, or are lighting, or from such high temperature process as welding or petroleum or metallurgical refining. No such direct glare shall be permitted with the exception that parking areas and walkways may be illuminated by luminaries so hooded or shielded that the maximum angle of the cone of direct illumination shall be 60 degrees drawn perpendicular to the ground, with the exception that such angle my be increased 90 degrees if the luminary is less than four feet above the ground. Such luminaries shall be placed more than 24 feet above ground level and the maximum illumination at ground level shall not be in excess of six footcandles.

(2)

Indirect glare. Indirect glare is defined for the purpose of this ordinance as illumination beyond property lines caused by diffuse reflection from a surface such as a wall or roof of a structure. Indirect glare which is produced by an illumination of the reflecting surround surface shall not exceed:

.6 footcandles (maximum).

.3 footcandles (average).

Deliberately induced sky-reflected glare, as by casting a beam upward for advertising purpose, is specifically prohibited.

(b)

Signage. Maximum of one sign per entrance identifying the development not to exceed ten square feet per sign; six feet in height and ten foot minimum setback.

(c)

Landscaping. See subsection 21.5(d).

(d)

Streets and parking.

(1)

Streets shall be laid out in a highly interconnected pattern, based on the site's topography, unique natural features and environmental constraints. The street layout shall take into consideration the location of a community focus, other internal open spaces, gateways and vistas.

(2)

PAC's should facilitate all modes of transportation, while striving to crate pedestrian-friendly streets and spaces. Crosswalks and pedestrian traffic patterns shall be located and organized in a manner which will maximize pedestrian safety.

(3)

Alleys are permitted and encouraged to access residential properties and reduce the visual impact of driveways and garages on the streetscape. Lots with alleys shall not be permitted to have front driveways.

(4)

The street layout shall incorporate a hierarchy of street types consisting of village or public streets, private streets and alleys.

(5)

Driveways located within the front yard shall have a maximum width of ten feet.

(6)

Sidewalks located within the front yard shall have a maximum width of four feet and shall be ADA compliant. Sidewalks will be buffered from the street by a planting strip not less than five feet wide.

(7)

Parking areas shall be situated in the rear and provide for connections with adjoining developed or undeveloped lots, where deemed appropriate by the planning board. If placement or parking areas in the rear is not possibly, parking lots shall, wherever possible, be located to the side with buffering from the street.

(8)

All parking areas designed to accommodate 12 or more vehicles shall be landscaped using materials of sufficient growth and height to aesthetically balance the impact of the open paved area and provide effective stormwater control. No more than 12 parking spaces shall be allowed in a continuous row uninterrupted by landscaping. Raised planting beds shall be located at intervals of 12 spaces and at the end of each row. Such beds shall be a minimum of five feet in width and each planted with at least one shade tree of three-inch caliper. The remainder of the bed shall be surfaced with flowers, grass, groundcover, low maintenance shrubs and/or mulches (no crushed stone or chips). Planting beds meeting these standards, with at least one shade tree of three-inch caliper for every 20 lineal feet of bed, shall also be required along the perimeter of all parking areas and between parking areas and buildings.

(9)

No parking areas shall be designed such that a vehicle might directly back out onto a public highway or through road on the site. Traffic flows through a parking area shall be minimized and limited to connections from one lot to another and to the public highway or through road. All parking spaces associated with the commercial uses shall be located not more than 300 feet distant from the nearest entrance to the inside of the structure wherein the enterprise is situated.

(10)

Off-street parking shall be assigned to specific dwelling units.

(e)

Setbacks. Setbacks to the street shall be consistent with those in the vicinity. Historical setbacks shall be respected. Designs shall foster a pedestrian environment.

(f)

Architecture.

(1)

Buildings shall generally related in scale and design features to other surrounding buildings, showing respect for local context.

(2)

Buildings on corner lots shall be considered more significant structures since they have two front facades exposed to the street. Special architectural responses are encouraged on corner buildings.

(3)

Buildings shall avoid long, monotonous, uninterrupted wall or roof plans. Offsets and breaks in building walls and rooflines shall be provided on townhouse, multi-family or congregate housing.

(4)

The front facades of a building shall be architecturally compatible with regard to style, materials, colors and details.

(5)

Garages accessed by front yard driveways shall be recessed from the front wall of the main building by a minimum of 15 feet.

(6)

Mechanical equipment, trash and recycling enclosures, and other service areas shall be located to the side or rear of the building and shall be screened from new from the public right-of-way and adjacent properties by walls, fencing, and/or evergreen landscaping at a height deemed appropriate by the planning board.

(7)

Flat roofs shall generally be avoided. Other types of roofs should be appropriate to the building's architecture. Architectural embellishments, which add visual interest to roofs, such as dormers, belvederes, masonry chimneys, cupolas and other similar elements are encouraged.

(8)

Window placement and proportions shall be architecturally compatible with the styles, materials, colors and detail of building. Windows shall be vertically proportioned whenever possible. To the extent possible, the location of windows on the upper stories of a building shall be vertically aligned with the location and windows and doors on the ground floor.

(9)

Blank windowless walls shall not be permitted.

(10)

All front entrances shall be defined and articulated by architectural elements such as porches, lintels, pediments, pilasters, columns, porticos, overhands, railings, balustrades and others, where appropriate. Any such element utilized shall be architecturally compatible with the style, materials, colors and details of the building as a whole, as shall the doors.

(11)

All air conditioning units, utility and mechanical equipment and satellite dishes shall be unobtrusively located, architecturally integrated, and screened from public right-of-way and adjacent properties by parapets, penthouses, walls, fencing, and/or evergreen landscaping.

(12)

All materials, colors and architectural details use on the exterior of a building shall be compatible with the building's style, as well as with neighboring buildings.

(13)

One-family, semi-attached townhouse and multiple-family buildings shall project a single-family character as much as possible through scale, massing, entrance location, fenestration and detail.

(14)

Each dwelling except multi-family residences shall be provided with a private side or rear outdoor area enclosed by means of a fence screen, wall hedge or some combination of the same, which shall provide adequate privacy from neighboring dwelling units and rear yards.

(15)

The use of traditional exterior finishes and materials shall be encouraged.

(L.L. No. 2-2005, § 5, 9-12-05)