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DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS <br /> <br />Architectural Character <br /> <br />1. Facades and Exterior Walls <br /> <br />The Elk River Station development will be located southeast of the Central Business <br />District where Highway 10 and Twin Lakes Road intersect. The exterior appearance of <br />the buildings should include elements of buildings found in historic rural railroad <br />stations. The project will have a transportation theme. <br /> <br />Facades should be articulated to reduce the massive scale and uniform impersonal <br />appearances of large retail buildings and provide visual interest. Buildings over 100 feet <br />in length should incorporate recesses, off-sets, pilasters or angular forms so that no <br />uninterrupted length exceeds 50 feet. The wall projection or recess should be a depth of <br />approximately 3% of the length of the uninterrupted building length. Buildings should <br />have architectural features and patterns that provide visual interest at a pedestrian scale. <br />The features should be an integral part of the building fabric, and not be applied trim, <br />graphics or paint. Variations to roof lines and cornice details should also be used to add <br />interest to buildings. <br /> <br />Exterior building materials and colors comprise a significant part of the visual impact of a <br />building. Tllerefore, they should be aesthetically pleasing and compatible with materials <br />and colors used elsewhere in the City of Elk River. FaCade colors should be subtle, <br />neutral or earth tone colors. The development shall use a consistent palate of materials <br />and colors throughout. Facades of a building which are visible form adjoining properties <br />or public streets shall include certain design elements found on the front facades. <br /> <br />Predominant exterior fagade materials should include, but not limited to, one or more of <br /> <br />the following: <br /> <br />brick <br />native stone <br />tinted, textured, integrally colored concrete masonry units <br />stucco <br />tilt-up concrete panels with exterior facades as referred to in these <br />standards <br /> <br />Predominant exterior building materials shall not include the following: <br /> - smooth faced concrete block <br /> - smooth faced or raked faced tilt up concrete panels <br /> - prefabricated steel panels. <br /> <br />I <br /> 07/16/01 <br /> <br /> <br />