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18-5-1 - Purpose.#
This Chapter and the regulations contained herein are adopted and enacted to promote architectural and site design treatments that enhance the visual appearance of commercial development within Kaysville City; enhance the streetscapes of the City; create and maintain a strong community image and identity; require treatments that reduce the mass/scale and uniform monolithic appearance of large commercial buildings, and ensure that commercial buildings and projects incorporate architectural features that provide visual interest, while allowing design flexibility.
18-5-2 - Applicability.#
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The provisions of this Chapter apply to all buildings in the (PB) Professional Business, (GC) General Commercial and (CC) Central Commercial Districts, except dwellings. All development applications in the zones listed above shall address the guidelines found in this Chapter as part of their application submittal.
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The following standards are guidelines applicable to new development, redevelopment, or additions to existing buildings that increase the gross floor area by more than fifty percent (50%).
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Once a building is approved and constructed to meet the standards and guidelines within this Chapter, the building shall not be altered in any way contrary to the approved plans without City approval.
18-5-3 - Definitions.#
As used in this Chapter, the following words or phrases have the following meanings:
Arcade - A series of arches supported by columns, piers, or pillars, attached to a wall to form a roofed passageway or lane.
Architectural Banding - A minimum six inch (6") horizontal band applied to the facade of a building. An architectural band can be accomplished through a change in color, texture, pattern, material or relief.
Colonnade - A series of columns set at regular intervals and usually supporting the base of a roof structure.
Commercial Complex - Two (2) or more commercial buildings or uses, whether on one (1) lot under one (1) ownership or on several adjacent lots under separate ownership, which are dependent on one another to meet minimum standards for parking, or vehicular circulation/access, or landscaping; or which are approved as elements in an overall site plan under a conditional use or subdivision application.
Cornice - The uppermost section of moldings along the top of a wall or just below a roof.
Decorative Parapet - An arched, gabled, or stepped parapet.
Facade - Any face or elevation of a building.
Parapet - A wall projecting above a roof on the outside wall of a building.
Porte-Cochere - A porch large enough for automobiles to pass through.
Portico - A porch or walkway with a roof supported by columns, often leading to the entrance of a building.
Primary Facade - Any side of a building that faces a public street.
Secondary Facade - A side of a building that is not a primary facade.
18-5-4 - Street Frontages.#
Street frontages shall be occupied entirely by: 1.
Landscape areas adjacent to building facades, not less than five feet (5') deep except on the west side of Main Street within the Central Commercial (CC) Zone where building facades may abut the sidewalk; and/or
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Landscaped areas adjacent to the property line, not less than ten feet (10') deep; and/or
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Access for vehicles or pedestrians.
18-5-5 - Building Materials and Colors.#
The following guidelines are intended to encourage colors and durable materials that are compatible with and complimentary to the area. 1.
Building facades should be stone, brick, concrete masonry unit, stucco and/or glass. Wood, vinyl and metal may be used as trim, accent, soffit, or fascia materials. Fiber cement siding may be used as an exterior material on buildings with City approval.
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The color of all buildings is subject to City approval. The dominant overall color scheme of the building should generally be subtle, subdued, low reflectance, neutral or earth tones. Building colors should enhance the architecture of the building as opposed to promote garish colors simply intended to attract attention. Brighter primary colors may be used as accent elements, such as door and window frames and architectural details. Fluorescent or metallic colors should only be allowed as signage.
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All buildings in a Commercial Complex should be compatible by using one (1) or more of the same building materials and colors.
18-5-6 - Building Design Treatments.#
The following design guidelines are intended to assure architecturally interesting and diverse building exteriors by discouraging blank walls devoid of texture, windows, and variety. 1.
Primary facades should incorporate at least three (3) of the following building treatments. Secondary facades should incorporate at least two (2) of the following building treatments:
a.
Split stone river rock similar in size and shape to Kaysville City Municipal Center applied to at least twenty percent (20%) of the facade.
b.
Color change applied to at least twenty percent (20%) of the facade.
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Architectural banding.
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Arches or arched forms such as arched windows or building entrances.
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Ornamental and structure details that are integrated into the building structure.
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Texture and/or material change (not including glass) applied to at least twenty percent (20%) of the facade.
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Pattern change applied to a single material and applied to at least twenty percent (20%) of the facade.
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Windows a minimum of six feet (6') high along at least fifty percent (50%) of the horizontal length of the first story of a facade.
i.
Any other treatment that, at the discretion of the Planning Commission, meets the intent of this Section.
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Where shopping carts are placed outdoors adjacent to the primary facade of the building, such shopping carts shall be screened by a wall a minimum of four feet (4') in height. The exterior facade of the wall shall be treated consistently with the primary facade.
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Separate structures (car wash, cashiers booth, canopies over gas pumps, etc.) on the site should have the same architectural detail, design elements and roof design as the primary structure.
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Mechanical equipment on roofs shall be architecturally screened.
18-5-7 - Building Relief Treatments.#
The following design guidelines are intended to prevent plain, flat or "box like" structures and to improve the visual interest of building exteriors. Primary facades should incorporate two (2) of the following building relief treatments. Secondary facades should incorporate one (1) of the following building relief treatments. 1.
Expression of a vertical architectural treatment with a minimum width of twenty-four inches (24") and a minimum depth of one inch (1") placed an average of forty feet (40') apart for buildings greater than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet or thirty feet (30') apart for buildings less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet.
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Building stepbacks, offsets or projections with a minimum of ten feet (10') in width and two feet (2') in depth placed an average of eighty feet (80') apart for buildings greater than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet or forty feet (40') apart for buildings less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet.
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A primary customer entrance that features at least three (3) of the following elements: canopies or porticos, overhangs, recesses/projections, arcades, raised cornice parapets over the door, peaked roof forms, arches, outdoor patios, and architectural details such as tile work and moldings which are integrated into the building structure and design.
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Arcades or colonnades a minimum of six feet (6') deep with a minimum column width or diameter of twelve inches (12"), or other roof treatments that provide shade and/or a break in the vertical plane along at least fifty percent (50%) of the horizontal length of a facade.
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Awnings, associated with windows and/or doors along at least fifty percent (50%) of the horizontal length of a facade.
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Any other treatment that, at the discretion of the Planning Commission, meets the intent of this Section.
18-5-8 - Roof Treatments.#
The following design guidelines are intended to improve the appearance of the roof and the roof edges adjacent to vertical walls. All roofs on commercial buildings should meet at least two (2) of the following requirements. 1.
Decorative parapets along primary and secondary facades.
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A three-dimensional cornice treatment along all facades, a minimum of twelve inches (12") high, having a variety of thickness in relief.
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Roof overhangs on at least the primary facade(s) that extend at least two feet (2') beyond the supporting walls.
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A sloping roof, such as a gable, hip or mansard, that does not exceed the average height of the supporting walls, with an average pitch of 4:12 or greater.
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For sloping roofs, two (2) or more roof planes on the primary facade(s).
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Roof projections such as cupolas, clock towers or bell towers.
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Any other treatment that, at the discretion of the Planning Commission, meets the intent of this Section.
18-5-9 - Drive-Through Window Standards.#
The following guidelines are intended to create a strong architectural relationship between the building and its' drive-through facilities so that the drive-through appears to be an integral part of the building. All buildings with a drive-through window must incorporate one (1) of the following options: 1.
A permanent, covered porte-cochere structure over the drive-through window that is the width of the drive, a minimum of twenty feet (20') in length, and integrated structurally and architecturally into the design of the building.
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A permanent cover over the drive-through window that is at least three feet (3') wide, ten feet (10') in length and integrated structurally and architecturally into the design of the building. Where the drive-through window is facing a street, a minimum two feet (2') high landscape berm or hedge should also be provided between the street and the drive-through window.