6.4. SR 08-18-2003 - Laserfiche WebLink

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(f) A rch/tom, traJ standards andgu~l/nes. It is the intent of the City of Elk River to promote and encourage high standards of creative, traditionally based, architectural design in the Downtown District. Therefore, new development within the Downtown District shall comply with the following Design Standards and Guidelines. The restoration, remodeling and/or expansion of existing buildings shall, to the maximum extent possible, bring exterior facades back to the appearance they had when they were originally constructed, or maintain a similar architectural style to the original construction, or comply to the extent possible with these Design Standards and Guidelines. (1) The Building. (2) Standards: a. The building shall not be setback more than six (6) feet from a front property line. Side yards shall maintain a zero lot line setback. b. Unit Widths directly facing Main Street and Jackson Avenue shall be between twenty (20) and thirty 00) feet and may be increased to ninety (90) feet on comer units. Unit widths shall be clearly defined. c. Building height shall be at least two (2) stories but not less than twenty-four (24) feet and shall not exceed four (4) stories or forty-five (45) feet. However, at least twenty- five (25%) percent of a development areas facade, above the third story, must be stepped back at least ten (10) feet from the overall facade surface. d. A Primary Fa~ade's color/shade/hue shall be different than adjacent Units. e. A Stringcourse, located at the second floor line, shall be provided to separate the Lower Facade and the Upper Facade. f. A Stringcourse is not reqnired for residential Units that have direct access to the street (i.e. row house type unit). g. Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (I-IVAC) grilles/screens shall be painted the same color as surrounding material. h. Utility connections shall be screened with a material that is the same as the Primary Facade material. Guidelines: a. The setback of buildings at the intersection of two streets will be subject to review for adequate pedestrian and vehicular visibility. b. All Unit widths are encouraged to be proportioned to those on Main Street and Jackson. c. Unit Widths adjacent to one another are encouraged to vary by at least forty-eight (48) inches in width. d. Primary Fagade building elevations parallel to the street are favored. Storefront. Standards: a. Shall be fifty (50%) to seventy (70%) percent glazing and not extend to the Unit edges. b. Lower Fagade architectural detail elements, such as pediments, shall not extend above the bottom of the Stringcourse line. c. Medallions on a given unit shall not be the same medallions on the two adjacent Units to each side. d. Storefront treatments shall not extend across multiple Units in attempts to unify them into a single unit.