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Development Design Standards B. BUILDING DESIGN New buildings should be compatible with the development by respecting established pattems of building orientation, style, massing, height and scale. New buildings will utilize complementary architectural features and materials. Design elements and features include building heights, architectural style, building form, the rhythm of building bays and openings, details, materials, textures, and color. The goal is to develop new buildings consistent with the NORTH WOODS THEME but also allow for individual buildings and businesses to present their unique image. Another goal is the creation of pedestrian-friendly streets with design elements such as display windows, awnings, canopies, seating, and extending interior uses, such as dining, into the sidewalk area. Facades of Elk Ridge Center buildings should typically have recessed ground level entries and large glass display windows. B.1 MASS AND SCALE Intent New structures must be compatible in scale with the surrounding buildings and respect the pedestrian-oriented nature and urban goals of Elk Ridge Center. The mass, form and scale should relate to the pedestrian scale of the street. Building mass can be defined as the building's volume or bulk and is usually used in reference to large structures. Buildings are encouraged to promote pedestrian orientation and appropriate scale. Guidelines [see figures C, D, E, F, G & R] B.1.1 Prominent Entrances Required- Each primary building on a site, regardless of size, shall have clearly-defined, highly-visible customer entrances with features such as the following: • Canopies or porticos • Overhangs • Recesses/projections • Arcades or pergolas • Raised corniced parapets over the door • Peaked roof forms • Arches • Outdoor patios • Display windows • Architectural detail such as tile work and moldings integrated into the building structure and design • Integral planters or wing walls that incorporate landscaped areas and/or places for sitting. 6.1.2 Facades facing pedestrian zones shall be subdivided and proportioned using features such as windows, entrances, arcades, arbors, awnings, and trellises with vines or alternate architectural detail that defines human scale. B.1.3 The sidewalk in front of a building shall be designed with elements that create a pedestrian friendly environment. Design elements shall be used to visually reduce the mass of the building. B.1.4 Building Height (see City of Elk River Zoning Ordinance— C-3 Highway Business) B.1.5 Each building shall have a well-designed base, middle and top. Architectural detailing or a change of materials or color at the ground level may be used to create the base. The different parts of a building's facade shall be emphasized by use of color, arrangement of facade elements, or a change of materials. B.1.6 No wall that faces a street or connecting pedestrian walkway shall have a blank, uninterrupted length exceeding thirty(30)feet without including architectural features such as columns, ribs, pilasters or piers, changes in plane, changes in texture or masonry pattern, or an equivalent element that subdivides the wall into human scale proportions. 8 ELK RIDGE CENTER