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5.3 Design Guidelines

Flex/Warehouse Building H. Parking and Access
A. Intent Statement Parking lots are acceded by access roads only. Vehicular access
should be coordinated and shared between flex/ warehouse
A building primarily used for the storage and /or distribution of buildings to provide efficiencies for loading, unloading and
materials, goods and merchandise. The building can be designed turning movements.
to allow occupants flexibility for alternative uses of the space.
Building typically include loading docks and doors on one side. Above ground surface parking lots shall be located in the front
Parking is provided in large surface lots, with wide turning radii of all flex/warehouse buildings. Truck parking, access drives and
to accommodate larger trucks and vehicles. loading areas should be located in the rear and shared between
like facilities.
B. Façade Width
The façade width should be 50 percent of the primary frontage Overhead doors shall be located to the side or rear of structured
width. to minimize visibility from public streets. Open service areas
and loading docks shall be screened by an opaque barrier
C. Building Height and Massing a minimum of six feet in height. Walls, fences or landscape
Maximum building heights vary, see Section 5.3.1, Block Type screening shall have 100 percent opacity to effectively conceal
Development Standards. service and loading operations from adjoining streets.

D. Building Materials and Transparency I. Outdoor Space Flex/ Warehouse Building Diagram
Building materials include stone, brick, glass, precast concrete, At least 10 percent of the lot area shall be provided as outdoor
architectural metal, synthetic siding, concrete masonry units space.
(split faced masonry units may be acceptable if used in Open space within the flex/ warehouse building lots are not
combination of other masonry products to raise the level of intended to serve the public. The minimum requirement should
visual quality, Tilt-Up Panels are acceptable if they contain a high be used to buffer the buildings from adjacent uses and public
degree of detail by the use of shadow lines, textural variations rights of way.
and/ or applied projections.
J. Landscape and Buffering
Structures can incorporate a combination of color (neutral
base with accent colors) that will provide visual interest and be Flex/ warehouse buildings should include a greenbelt along
harmonious with the surrounding area. the front/ primary frontage with a minimum of two canopy
or evergreen trees and six shrubs for every 40 linear foot of
Transparency requirements are not applicable. frontage.

E. Corner Treatment For buildings where parking is between the roadway and the
None required building, a hedge row or low brick wall shall be provided for
visual buffering
F. Frontage Types
Service areas should be screened from view by either hedge
Permitted frontage types: dooryard. rows, walls or fencing.
Developments must also comply with permitted frontage types of Side and rear property lines should be planted with a mixture
the block type development standards (See Section 5.3.1). of canopy and evergreen trees to provide visual buffering to Flex/ Warehouse Building Illustrative Photo
adjacent uses.
G. Pedestrian Access and Entries
Pedestrian walks should connect primary building entrances and
employee/ guest parking areas.
Additional sidewalk connections should be provided to adjacent
public facilities where applicable.

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5.0 Implementation Adopted: August 16, 2016