HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996 Ordinance No. 063• ORDINANCE Nn b3
SER.~ o;c 1996
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COUNCU. BILL NO . 153
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER HATHAWAY
AN ORDIN.\NCE .'1t!ENDING TITLE 18, CHAPl'Ell 5, ilY CREATING A r1EW
SECTION Zi, A}I,;, ,·\!ENDING 'rrrLE 18, CBAPl'EJL 8, SECTION 1, OF THE
ENGLEWOOl1 M:~7::ICIPAL CODE 1981i ENT1'l'LED !lRSIGN STANDARDS -.ND
GUIDELINES hl!t LARGE RETAIL ESTABusmo:NTS.
WBEREA." the City oCEnsJ-ood £ac. a future of cbaDp aD.d community
renewal; and
WHEREAS. thl.o orc'inu,.ce serve1 to introduca n-reculati011J reprdinc deairn
standarda and rrjdeli ~.,. for large format nitail buuneaaea; and
WHEREAS , Thia propoul provides the opportunity to briD( lbnnrd standarda and
81lidelin• that will enaure that development of larp lonna retail buunesaeo fit with
the upoctali ·na 11,d nada of the community; and
WHEREAS, the standarda and guidelinfa are intt:.lded to ancourac,, development
thet contributes to El. jlewood .. a unique place by ndlecting ita physical character
and addin( to it in appropriate Wll)'I; and
WHEREAS, large retail developmenta depend OIi high visibility from major pubiic
atreeta; and
WHEREAS , large development uesiin dotermintlS much of the charac:tel' and
attractivenesa of major stnet acapes in tha City; and
WHEREAS , marketin( intereats of many c:orporationa , even with strong input by
p1meuional designers , can be potentially detrimental to community upirations and
sclllle of place when they result in mauive individual developments that do not
contribute to or integrate with the City in a poaitive way; and
WHEREAS , these standards aD.d 1111ideline1 requin, a buic leval of t."c:hitectural
variety, compatible scale, pedestrian and bicycle access , and mitigation ·.if negati,•e
impacts; and
WHEREAS , the standards are nc,t intended to limit creativity, but rather are
intended to aerve as a useful tool for design profeslion.ala "'1g1lged in site spe::ific
design; and
WHEREAS , these standarda and llllidelines &';)lllJ to all new project& that include a
retail development of 20,000 or more ~are feet u a uae-by-right or within a planned
umt development without equal or more saingmt retail design standarda and
ruidelines;
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NOW, TBBRD'OBB, Bl 1T ORDAINBD BY 'IHI CITY COUNCIL OP TRB CITY
OP ENGLIWOOU , COLORADO, AS POI.LOWS :
llla;iimJ, The City Council of the City atEn, w,n,od, Colando honby •PJl?O"I
IIIIMlldiDa Title 16, Chapter~. by cnadnc a,... Sec:1ian 26, attbe En,lewoocl
Municipal Cod<I which ahall read u followa :
11-6-215: DESIGN STA.'IDAllDS AND GtJlDBUNK8 PO& LABGE IIETAIL
ZSTABLJBBMENTS:
A . BmE!l9. THIS SECTION IS !NT.!NDBD TO SST !rl'ANDARDS FOR
RETAU. DEVELOPMENT 11'/lTH COIWUNITf-WIOE OR REGIONAL
IMPACTS TO INSURE THAT THE PBOPOSBD DEVELOPMENT FITS
WITH THE EXPECTATIONS AND NBBDS OP TBB COMMUNITY, AND
TO ENCOURAGE RETAU.. DBVELOPMBNT THAT CONTRIBUTES TO
ENGLEWOOD AS A UNIQUE PLACE BY IIBFLICTING AND ADDING
APPROPRIATELY TO ITS PHYSICAL CHAJIAC':-'ER.
THESE STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES UQU7.RE A BASIC LEVEL OF
ARCHITECTURAL VARIETY, COMPATID!.E SCALE, PEDESTRIAN AND
BICYCLE ACCESS , AND MITIGA'c'ION OF NEGATIVE IMPACTS . THE
STANDARDS ARE BY NO MEANS INTENDED TO LIMIT CREATIVm";
IT IS THE CITY'S HOPE THAT THEY Wlll. SERVE AS A USEFUL TOOL
FOR DESIGN PROFESSIONALS ENGAGED IN SITE SPECIF1C n · GN IN
CONTEXT WITH SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT .
B. APPIJCAT!QN AND PROCEDURE . THESE STANDARDS AND
GUIDELINES APPLY TO ALL NEW PROJECTS THAT INCLUDE A •
RETAIL DEVELOPMENT OF 20,000 OR MORE SQUARE FEET AS A USE -
BY-RIGHT OR WITHIN A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT ~OUT
EQUAL OR MORE STRINGENT RETAIL DESIGN STANDARDS AND
GUIDELINES . ALL REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS OF 20 ,000 OR MORE
SQUARE FEET SHALL USE THIS CBAPI'ER AS A GUIDELINE ONLY .
'STA.~DARDS ' ARE MANDATORY . 'GUIDELINES ' ARE NOT
MANDATORY, BUT ARE PROVIDED IN ORDER TO EDUCATE
PLANNERS, DESIGN CONSULTANTS , DEVELOPERS AND CITY STAFF
ABOUT THE DESIGN OBJECTIVES DESCRIBED HEREIN . THE
STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES ARE INTENDED TO BE USED AS A
DESIGN AID BY DEVELOPERS PROPOSING LARGE RETAIL
DEVELOPMENTS IN USE-BY-RIGHT ZONE DISTRICTS OR IN
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT ZONE DISTRICTS THAT MAY BE
PROPOSING RETAIL DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT APPROPRIATE
DESIGN STANDARDS . THIS SECTION IS ALSO INTENDED TO BE USED
AS AN EVALUATION TOOL BY THE CITY STAFF AND THE PLANNING
AND ZONING COMMISSION IN THEIR REVIEW PROCESSES.
THE PLA'.rnING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS EMPOWERED TO
GRANT EXCEPTIONS TO THE MANDATORY STANDARDS UNDER
THE FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES :
1. THE STRICT APPLICATION OF THE STANDARD WOULD
RESULT IN PE CULIAR AND EXCEPTi uNAL PRA CTI CAL
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Dll'ftctJLTIIS oa UCIP'l'IONAL AND UNDUB RAltDSIIIP
UPON TRI OWJID or 'I'D AffBC'1'm> PIOPDTY; Oil .
2. TBB ALTDNATIVB S1TI PLANNING AND BUILDING
DBIIIOK APPIIOACRMDTS TRI DBSION OBJBCTIVES AS
STA'l'BD llf TU IST.Ull)dl), SQUALLY WELL OR BB'l'1'Bll
THAN WOULD COMPLIAN<m WITH THE STANDARD ; AND
s. IN BlTBBR or THE PORIGOING CIJlCUMSTANCF.S , THE
11:XCEPTIONS MAY Bl GRANTED WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL
DBnl.aNT TO TBI PUBLIC GOOD .
C. AESTHETIC CHARACTER
l . rACADBS AND 11:rI'BRIOll WALLS :
GUIDBLINB: rACADIS SHOULD BB ARTICULATED TO
REDUCI TBB IIASSIVB SCALE AND THE UNIFORM,
IMPERSONAL APPEARANCF.S or LARGE RETAIL BUILDINGS
AND PROVIDE VISUAL INTEREST THAT Wll.L BE
CONSISTENT WITH THE COMMUNITY'S IDENTITY ,
CHARACTER AND SCALE. THE INTENT IS TO ENCOURAGE
A MORE HUMAN SCALE THAT ENGLEWOOD RESIDENTS
WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFT WlTH THEIR COMMUNITY.
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STANDARD :
a. rACADIS GIIBATD THAN 711 PDT IN LENGTH;
lilBASURBD ROBJZONTALLY, SHALL 'INCORPORATE
WALL !'LANI PBOJBCrlONS Oil UCBSSBS RAVING A
DEPi'H OF AT LEAST 3t, or THB LBNCll'R or THE
FACADE AND EX'RNDING Kr LllAST 20 PDCENT OF
THE LENGTH or 'l'ID rACADR. NO
UNINTERRUPTID LBNGTR or ANY FACADE SHALL
EXCEED 75 HORIZONTAL FEET.
b. GROUND FLOOR FACADES THAT FACE PUBIJC
STREETS SHALL BA VB AIICADRS, DISPLAY
WINDOWS , ENTRY AREAS, AWNINGS , OR OTHER ·
SUCH FEATUUS ALONG NO LESS THAN 60 PERCENT
OF THEIR HORIZONTAL LENGTH.
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3'M, ot f'acace len;tt,
Mamacng lean.ns sud'\ u tt-.. mua: :i::.. 150'1. ala. facaoe letlglh
fct any tac.acemimnga~su-..
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ll. SKALLBll UTAJL lffl>IIU:
GUIDBIJNE: THE PRBSINCB OJI' SKALLD UTA.IL STOBBS
CJIVIS A CBNTlll A 'PIDINDLID' Al'PIUL\NCB BY
CJIBATING VAllIB'l"f, IIDAJm~G UP LABGJ: BXPANlil".S, A..'IL
DPANDING THI IW'IGB OJI' Tlll Sl'!'E'S ACl'IVITIES .
WINDOWS AND WIN'JOW DISJLAYS OF SUCH STORES
SHOULD BE USED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE VISUAL
INTEBBSl' OF Erl'EIUOll FACADES . THE STANDARDS
PRESENTED IN THIS SBCl'ION ARE DIRECTED TOWARD
THOSE SITUATIONS WHEllE ADDmONAL, SMALLER
STOIIES, WlTH SEPARATE, EXTERIOR CUSTOMER
ENTRANCES ARE T.0CATEI) IN PRINCIPAL BUILDING&.
STANDARD :
WBDS PRINCIPAL BUILDINGS CONTAIN ADDfflONAL.
SEPAJlATBI.;y OWNl'm S'rollES WIDCB OCCUPY LESS THAN
TWENTY TE!OUSAND (20,000) SQUABB FEET OF GROSS
FLOOR AREA, V:: .li SEPARATE , BXTERIOR CUSTOMER
ENTRANCES :
a . THE STREET LEVEL FACADE OF SUCH STORES SHALL
Bl!: TRANSPARENT BETWEEN THE HEIGHT OF
THREE FEET AND EIGHT FUT ABOVE THE
WAllt..WAY GltADE Jl'OR NO LESS THAN 80 PERCENT
OF THE HORIZONTAL LENGTH OF THE BUILDING
FACADE OF SUCH ADDITIONAL STORES .
b. WINDOWS SHALL BE RECESSED OR BE EXTENDED
AND SHOULD INCLUDE VISUALLY PROMINENT
SILLS, BAYS , OR OTHER SUCH FORMS OF FRAMING .
3. DETAIL FEATURES :
GUIDELINES : BUILDINGS SHOULD HAVE ARClilTECTURAL
FEATURES AND PATTERNS THAT PROVIDE VISUAL
INTEREST AT THE SCALE OF THE PEDESTRIAN , REDUCE
MASSIVE AESTHETIC BFFEC'l'S , AND RECOGNIZE LOCAL
CHARACTER . THE ELEMENTS IN THE FOLLOWING
STANDARD SHOULD BE INTEGRAL PARTS OF THE
BUILDING FABRIC , AND NOT SUPERFICIALLY APPIJED
TRIM OR G'ltAPmcs. OR PAINT .
STANDAR D:
BUILDING FACADES SHALL INCLUDE A REPEATING
PATTERN THAT SHALL INCLUDE ALL THREE OF THE
ELEMENTS USTED BELOV:. AT LEAST ONE OF THESE
ELEMENTS SHALL REPEAT HORIZONTALLY. ALL
ELEMENTS SHALL REPEAT AT INTERVALS OF NO MOR~
THAN THll!TY (30 ) FEET , EITRF.R HORIZOl"TALLY OR
VERTICALLY .
a . COLOR CHANGE
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b . TKDUUCIWf«a
c . MATD1AL KODULB CBAi.fGI
IIPUSSION OP ABCBlTBCl'OBAL oa STlWCT'UllAL BAY
TBIOUGB A CBA!i,GI IN ~ NO LISS THAN 12 INCHES
IN WID'.l'B, SUCH JIB AN Onsr:1', IIJIVL\L, OR PROJECTING
RIB .
structural bay layout
Expiasi011 of Archiieam-al or Strw:mral Bay.
4. ROOFS :
GUIDELINE: VARIATIONS IN ROOF LINES SHOULD BE USED
TO ADD INTERES1' TO , AND REDUCE THE MASSIVE SCALE
O'F , LARGE BUILDINGS . ROOF FEATURF.S SHOULD
COMPLEMENT THE CHARACTER OF ADJO:NING
NEIGHBORHOODS .
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STANDABD:
BOOPS SHALL HAW NO LaSS THAN TWO OF THB
l'OLLOWING l"BATUUS:
a . PABAPBTS OONCIALING PLAT ROOFS AND
BOOl'l'OP IQtlIPMINT SUCH AS HVAC UNJ'l'S
J.l'ROM PUBLIC VIBW . THI: AVBRAGE HEIGHT
OF SUCH PABAPETS SHALL NOT EXCEED 15 ..
OF THE HKIGHT OF THE SUPPOllTING WALL
AND SUCH PARAPETS SHALL NOT AT ANY
POINT EXCEED ONE-THIRD O THE HEIGHT
OF TBB SUPPORTING WALL. SUCH PARAPETS
SHALL FEATURE THREE DIMBNSIONAL
CORNICE TREATMENT. HVAC EQUIPMENT
SHALL BE CONCEALED FROM PUBUC VIEW
THROUGH TBE USE OF PARAPETS OR OTHER
SIMILAR SCREENING DEVICES . HV AC
EQUIPMENT SHALL BE PAINTED TO BLEND
WITH THE ROOF COLOR.
b . OVERHANGING EAVES , EXTENDING NO LESS
THAN S FEET PAST THE SUPPORTING WALLS.
c. SLOPING ROOFS THAT DO NOT EXCEF.D THE
AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE SUPPORTING
WALLS , WITH AN AVERAGE SLOPE GREATER
THAN OR EQUAL TO l FOOT OF VERTICAL
RlSE FOR EVERY 3 FEET OF HORIZONTAL RUN
AND LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO l FOOT OF
VERTICAL RISE FOR EVERY l FOOT OF
HORIZONTAL RUN .
d. THREE OR MORE ROOF SLOPE PLANES .
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&. IIA'1'BllULS AND COl.0118:
GUIDELINE: U'l'BllIOR BUILDING MA1'llUALS AND
COLORS COMPRISB A SIGNIPICANT PART OP THE VISUAL
DIPACI' OP A BUILDING. TBBREPORB, THEY SHOULD BE
AESTJ[fflOALLY Pl.BASING AND COMPATIBLE WITH
MA.'t'!:iUALB AND COLORS UBBD IN ADJOINING
NY.lGHBORBOODS.
STANDARD:
a . PRBDOYINANT EXTERIOR BUILDING
MATDIALS SHALL BE moH QUAIJTY
MATDIALS. THESE INCLUDE , WITHOUT
LlMITATION :
(1.) BRICK
(i.) WOOD
(S.) SANDSTONE c,.) STUCCO
(5.) OTHER NATIVE STONE
(6 .) TINTED, TEXl'UJIED , CONCRETE
MASONRY U?ITI'S
b. FACADE COLORS SHALL BE LOW
REPLECTANCE, SUBTLE, NEUTRAL OR EARTH
TONE COLORS. THE U3E OF mGH INTENSITY
COLORS, METALLIC COLORS, BLACK OR
PLUOBBSCENT COLORS IS PROmBITED .
C . ROOF MATERlALS SHALL I,}; OF mGH
QUALITY MATERIALS . THF.SE INCLUDE
WITHOUT LIMITATION:
(1 .) METAL
(2.) CONCRETE
(3 .) TILE
d . BUILDING TRIM AND ACCENT AREAS MAY
FEATURE BRIGHTER COLORS, INCLUDING
PRIMARY COLORS .
e . PRE1)('\0NAN'l' 'E:X.TERIOR BUILDING
MATERIALS SHALL NOT INCLUDE THE
FOLLOWING :
(1.) SMOOTH-FACED CONC RETE BLOCK
(2.) TILT-UP CONCRETE PANELS
(3.) PRE-FABRICATED STEEL PANELS
(4 .) POURED IN PLACE CONC RETE
6 . ENTRYWAYS :
GUIDELINES: ENTRYWAY DESIGN ELEMENTS AND
VARIATIONS SHOULD GIVE ORIENTATION AND
AESTHETICALLY PLEASING CHARACTER TO THE
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BUILDnm. TBB STANDAJtDS mlNT!FY DBSIBABLB
BNTBYWAT DBSION RATUUS.
STANDARD: .
EACB PBINCIP.AL BUILDING ON A SITE SHALL HA VE
CLEARLY DD'INED, HIGHLY VIllIBLB CUSTOIIBR
ENTRANCES FEATURING NO LBSS THAN THREE OF TEE
POLLOWINO :
a . CANOPIES OR POll'l'ICOS
b . OVERHANGS
c . BECESSESIPROJBCTIONS
d . ARCADES
•· RAISED CORNICED PARAPETS OVER THE
DOOR
f . PEAXED ROOF FORMS
i · ARCHES
h . OUTDOOR PATIOS
i. DISPLAY WINDOWS
i . ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS SUCH AS TILE
WORK AND MOLDINGS WHICH ARE
INTEGRATED INTO THE BUILDING
STRUCTUllE AND DESIGN
k . INTEGRAL PLANTEBS OR WING WALLS THAT
INCORPORATE l.ANDSCAPED AREAS AND/OR
PLACES FOR SITTING.
WHERE ADDmONAL STORES WILL BE LOCATED IN THE
PRINCIPAL BUILDING, EACB SUCH STORE SHALL HAVE AT
LEAST ONE EXTERIOR CUSTOMER ENTRANCE, WIDCH
SHALL CONFORM TO THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS .
7. BACK AND SIDE FACADES :
GUIDELINE: ALL FACADES OF A BUILDING WHICH ARE
VISIBLE FROM ADJOINING PROPERTIES AND/OR PUBLIC
STREETS SHOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE PLEASING SCALE
FEATURES OF THE BUILDING AND ENCOURAGE
COMMUNITY INTEGRATION BY FEATURING
CHARACTEBJSTlCS SIMILAR TO THE FRONT FACADE.
STANDARD :
ALL BUILIJING FACADES WHICH ABE VISIBLE FROM
ADJOINING PROPERTIES ANDIOR PUBUC S'l'REETS SHALL
COMPLY 1/fITH THE REQUIBEMENTS OF FACADES AND
EXTERIOR WALLS SECTION OF THESE DESI, ;N STANDARDS
AND GUIDELINES .
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D . SlTI Dll:SJGN AND RELATIONSHIP TO THE SUDOUNDING
COMKUNl'l'Y
1. BNTRANCBS :
GUIDELINE: LARGE RETAIL BUltJ>INOS SHOULD FEATURE
IIIULTIPLB ENTRANCES . MULTIPLE BUILDING ENTRANCFS
REDUCE WALKING DlllTANCES FROM CABS, FACllJTATE
PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLB ACCESS P'ROM PUBUC
SIDEWALKS, AND PROVIDE CONVENIENCE WHERE
CERTAIN ENTRANCES OPFER ACCESS TO INDIVIDUAL
STORES , OR IDENTIFIED DEPARTMENTS OF A STORE .
MULTIPLE ENTRANCES ALSO MlTIGATE THE EFFECT OF
THE UNBROKEN WALLS AND NEGLECTED AREAS THAT
OFTEN CHARACTERIZE BUILDING FACADES THAT FACE
BORDERING LAND USES.
STANDARD !::
ALL SIDES OF A PRINCIPAL BUILDING THAT DIRECTLY
FACE .A N ABUTl'ING PUBUC STREET SHALL FEATURE AT
LEAST ONE CUSTOMER ENTRANCE . WHERE A PRINCIPAL
BUILDIN G DIRECTLY FACES MORE THAN TWO ABUTTING
PUBUC S'11tEETS , THIS REQUIREMENT SHALL APPLY ONLY
TO TWO SIDES OF THE BUILDING, INCLUDING THE SIDE OF
THE BUILDING FACING THE PRIMARY STREET , AND
ANOTHER SIDE OF THE BUILDING FACING A SECOND
STREET .
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PAJUDNG LOT OBIINTATION:
GUIDELINE : P~G AllBA8 SHOULD '.PROVIDI SAFE,
CONVENIENT, AND U'FICIBNT A.CCIIIS. THEY SHOULD BE
DISTRIBUTED AROUND I..ARGE BUILDINGS IN OBDIR TO
SHORTEN THE DISTANCE TO OTBBR BUILDINGS AND
PUBlJC SJDEWALKS AND TO REDUCE THE OVBBALL SCALE
nF THE PAVED SUBFACE. IF BUILDINGS ARE LOCATED
CLOS!'", TO STREETS, THE SCALE OF THE COMPLEX IS
REDUC.lil>, PEDFm'IUAN TBAFFIC IS ENCOURAGED, AND
ARClllTECTURAL DETAILS TAKE ON ADDED IMPORTANCE .
STANDARD :
NO MORE THAN 70 PERCENT OF THE OFF-STREET PARKING
AREA FOR THE ENTlllE PROPERTY SHALL BE LOCATED
BETWEEN THE FRONT FACADE OF THE PRINCIPAL
BUILDING(S) AND THE PRIMARY ABUITING STREET.
3. BACK AND SIDES:
GUIDELINE : THE REAR OR SJDES OF BUILDINGS OfTEN
PRESENT AN UNATrRACTIVE VIEW OF BLANK WALLS ,
LOADING AREAS , STORAGE AREAS , HVAC UNITS, GARBAGE
RECEPTACLES, AND OTHER SUCH FEATURES.
ARCHITECTURAL AND LANDSCAPING FEATURES SHOULD
MITIGATE nn:..E IMPACTS.
STANDARD :
THE MINIMUM SETBACK FOR ANY PRIMARY BUILDING
FACADE SHALL BE THIRTY-FIVE (35 ) FEET FROM THE
NEAREST PROPERTY LINE. SCREENING WALLS MAY BE
PLACED CLOSER TO THE S'r·REET $0 LONG AS THE FACADE
IS IN CO~IJANCE WITH STANDARDS SET FORTH WITHIN
THE FACADES AND EXTERIOR WALLS SECTION . WHERE
THE FACADE FACES ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL USES OR
PUBUC STREET, AN EARTHEN BERM , NO LESS THAN 3 FEET
IN HEIGHT , CONTAINING AT A MINIMUM, EVERGREEN
TREES PLANTED AT INTERVALS OF 20 FEET ON CENTER OR
IN CLUSTE..~ OR CLUMPS, SHALL BE PROVIDED .
4. OUTDOOR STORAGE, TRASH COLLECTION, AND LOADING
AREAS :
GUIDELINE : LOADING AREAS AND OUTDOOR STORAGE
AREAS EXERT VISUAL AND NOISE IMPACTS ON
SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS. THESE AREAS, WHEN
VISIBLE FROM ADJOINlNG PROPERTIES AND/OR PUBUC
STREETS, SHOULD BE SCRE-::NED, RECESSED OR ENC::LOSED .
WlilLE SCREENS AND RECESSES CAN EFFECTIVELY
MITIGATE THESE IMPACTS, THE SELECTION OF
INAPPROPRIATE SCREENING MATERIALS CAN
EXACERBATE T:!E PROBLEM. APPROPRIATE LOCATIONS
FOR LOADING AND OUTDOOk STORAGE AREAS INCLUDE
AJlSAS B~INGS, WBDB KOU TRAN ONB
BUILDING IS 'ON A Br.~ AND sues BOJLDINOS
AU NOT MOU THAN 40 PDT APArr, OR ON THOSB SIDES • or BUXLDINOS THAT DO NOi' BAV! CUffOMER
DITUNCES.
STANDARD:
a . ARIAS POR OUl'DOOR STORAGE , TRUCK
PARKING, TRASH COLLECTJON OR
COMPACTION, LOADING, OR OTHER SUCH
USES SHALL NOT BE VISIBLE PROM ABUTTING
STREETS.
b. NO AREAS FOR OUTDOOR STORAGE, TRASH
COLLBC'nON OR COMPACTION, LOADING, OR
OTHER SUCH USES SHALL BE LOCATED
WITHIN 20 PEET OP ANY PUBIJC STREET,
PUBIJC SIDEWALK, OR INTERNAL
PEDESTRIAN WAY.
C. LOADING DOCKS, TRUCK PAllKING, OUTDOOR
STORAGE, UTILITY METERS , HVAC
EQUIP?.!EN'r, TRAS!! COLLECTION, TRASH
COMPACTION, M'";) OTl!}~R oERVICE
FUNCTIONS SHALL BE !NCORPORATED INTO
THE OVERALL DEfilGK OF THE BUILDING AND
THE LANDSCAPING SO THAT THE VISUAL
AND ACOUSTIC IMPACTS OF THESE
FUNCTIONS ARB PULLY CONTAINED AND • OUT OF VIEW P!tOM ADJACENT PROPERTIES
AND PUBUC STREETS, AND NO ATTENTION IS
ATTRACTED TO TBE FUNCTIONS BY THE us::::
OF SCREENING MATERIALS THAT ARE
DIFFERENT FROM OR INPERIOR TO THE
PRINCIPAL MATERIAi ~ OP THE BUILDING
AND LANDSCAPE.
d. NON-ENCLOSED AREAS FOR THE STORAGE
AND SALE OF ANY INVENTORY SHALL BE
PERMANENTLY DEFINED AND SCREENED
WITH WALLS AND/OR FENCES . MATERIALS ,
COLORS , AND DESIGN OF SCREENING WALLS
AND/OR FENCES AND THE COVER SHALL
CONFORM TO THOSE USED AS PREDOMINANT
MATERIALS AND COLORS ON THE BUILDING .
IF SUCH AREAS ARE TO BE COVERED , THEN
THE COVERING SHALL CONFORM TO THOSE
USED AS PREDOMINAN'l' MATERIALS AND
COLORS ON THE BUILDING .
5 . PEDESTRIAN FLOWS :
GUIDELINE: PEDESTRIAN ACCESSIBILITY OPENS AUTO-
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TBDIBY UDUCING TLU'PIC IMPACTS AND J:NABLING
'1'BB DIIV~ TO PIOJBCT A PRIBNDLIBR, MOBB
JNVfflNG IMMHI. THIS SICTION SITS PORTH STANDABDS
POB PUBLIC SIDIWALD AND INTDNAL PEDES"l'IUAN
CIBOULATION SY8TIM8 THAT CAN PROVIDE USER-
PIUBNDLY PIDJIIITIIIAN ACCBSS AS WB'.I..L AS PEDl!STRIAN
SAPBTY, SBBLTIJI. AND CONVENIENCE WITHIN THE
CENTER GROUNDS.
STANDARD :
a . SIDIWALKS AT LBAS'I' BIGHT (8) FEET IN
WIDTH SHALL BE PROVIDED ALONG AL:
SIDES 01" THE LOT THAT ABUT A PUBLIC
STBBllT.
b. CON"!'INUOUS INTERNAi , PEDESTRIAN
W.ALltWAYS, NO LISS TliAN EIGHT (8) FEET
IN WIDTH. SHALL Bl PROVIDED FROM THE
PUBLIC SIDEWALK OR BIGHT-OF-WAY TO
THE PRINCIPAL CUSTO~ T;:NTRANCE OF
ALL PRINCIPAL BUILDINOO ON THE SITE . AT
A MINIMUM, WJ.LKWAYS SHALL CONNECT
POCAI. POINTS OF P!DBSTIUAN ACTMTY
SUCH AS , BUT NOT LDIITKD ""0, TRANSIT
STOPS , STREET CROSSINGS , ,11.JU..DINO AND
3TOBE ENTRY POINTS, AND SHALL TEATURE
ADJOINING LANDSCAPED AREAS TilAT
INCLUDES TREES, SHRUBS, BENCHES ,
FLOWER BEDS, GROUND COVERS , OR OTHER
SUCH MATERIALS FOR NO LES£ THAN FIFTY
(50) PERCENT OF ITS LENGTH .
c . SIDEWALKS , NO LESS THAN 8 PEET IN WIDrI,
SHALL BE PROVIDED ALONG THE FULL
LENGTH OF THE BUil.DING ALONG ANY
FACADE FEATURING A CUSTOMER
ENTRANCE , AND ALONG ANY FACADE
ABUTTING PUBLIC PARBING AREAS . SUCH
SIDEWALKS SHALL BE LOCATED AT LEAST SIX
(6) FEET FROM THE FACADE OF THE BUILDING
TO PROVIDE PLANTING BEDS FOR
FOUNDA'l10N LANDSCAPING, EXCEPT
WHE. 'E FEATURES SUCH AS ARCADES OR
ENTRYWAYS Aiil:: PART OF THE FACADE.
d . INTERNAL PEDESTRIA:,1 WALKWAYS
PROVIDED IN CONFORMANCE WITH PART (Bl
ABOVE SHALL PROVIDE WEATHER
PROTECTION FEATURES SUCH AS AWNINGS
OR ARCADES WITHIN THIRTY (30 ) FEET OF
ALL CUSTOMER ENTRANCES .
e. ALL INTERNAL PEDE STRIAN WALKWAYS
SHALL BE DISTIN GUIS HED FROM DRNING
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l!IUUACIII TIDO'OOJl 'lD 1JBB OP DUBABLB,
LOW MAINTBNANCI SUIPACB IU.TZllIAUI
SUCH AS P&VBIIS, BBIOKS, OR SC ORED
CONCBITB TO INBANOII PSDIISTBIAN
SAFBTY AND COMPOllT, AS WELL AS THE
ATl'RACTIVENBSS OP Tim WALKWAYS .
6. Ch."NTRAL FEATURES AND COMMUNITY SPACES :
GUIDELINB: BUILDINGS SHOULD OPPER AT?'RACTM AND
INVlTlNG PBDBSTRIAN SCALB FEATURES , SPACES, AND
A.MENmBS. ENTRANCES AND PARKING LOTS SHOULD BE
CONFIGUBBD TO BB P'UNCTIONAL AND INVlTING WITH
WAUr.WAYS CONVE.l<IENTLY TIED TO LOGICAL
DBSTINATIONS. BUS STOPB AND DROP-OFF/PICK-UP
POINTS SHOULD BE CONSil>BRED AS INTEGRAL PARTS OF
THE CONFIGUllATION . PEDESTRIAN WAYS SHOULD BE
A!WHOJIED BY SPECIAL DESIGN FEATURES SUCH AS
TOWBBS, ARCADES , PORTICOS , PEDESTIW.N UGHT
FJX'l'UllBS , BOLLARDS , PLANTER WALLS, AND OTHER
AllCHlTBCTUB.AL ELEMENTS THAT DEFINE CIRCULATION
WAYS AND OUTDOOR SPACES, EXAMPLES OF OUTDOOR
SPACBS ARB PLAZAS, PATIOS, COURTYARDS, AND WINDOW
SHOPPING AREAS. THE FEATURES AND SPACES SHOULD
ENHANCB '!'HE BUILDING AND THE CENTER AS INTEGRAL
PARTS OP THE COMMUNITY FABRIC .)
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STANDARD :
EACH UTAIL DIVKLOPIONT 8tJB.IBC1' TO THESE
STANDAIIDS SHALL CONTIUBlJTI 'l'O TBE
iSTABIJ~ oa ~CIDIINT OP COMMUNI'l'Y AND
PUBLTO ~JIACJ'l'.S BY PROVIDING AT LWT TWO OF THE
FOLLO'l'l )NG: PATIO/SEATING AUA, PEDESTRIAN PLAZA
WITH BENCHES, TJIA.'iSPORTA'l'ION CENTER, W!!./DOW
SHOPPING WALKWAY, OUTDOOR PLAYGROUND AREA,
KIOSK AREA, WATD FEl.l'UU, CLOCK TOWER, OR OTHER
SUCH DELIBERATELY STJAPBD AllEA AND/OR A FOCAL
FEATURE OR AMENITY THAT, IN TBE JUDGMENT OF THE
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, ADEQt;ATELY
ENP.ANCES SUCH COMMUNITY AND PUBIJC SPACES. ANY
SUCH AREAS SHALL HA VE Dll!ECT ACCISS TO THE PUBLIC
SIDEWALK NETWOBX .um SUCH FL\'IURES SHALL NOT BE
CONSTRUCTED OF MATERIALS THAT A'llE INFERIOR TO
THE PRINCIPAL MATEJIIALS OF THE Bv.LDING AND
LANDSCAPING.
7 . DILIVDY/tOADJNO OPnt'.i'IONS:
OUIDBLINB: DBLlVDY AN!O LOAD!KO OPDATIONS
SHOULD NOT DJSTUBB ADJOOONO NIIOBBOBROODS, OR
OTBDU81S.
STANDARii:
NO DILIVDY, LO,DING, TBASB IIDOVAL OR
COMPACTION, OB OTmB SUCH OPDATIONS SHALL BE
PERMlTl'BD BITWUN THI HOUIS or 10:00 PJl. AND 7:00
A.M . tJNLES!l T!D APPLICANT SUIIKlTS BVIDINCE THAT
SOUND BA!UtIDS B!TWUN ALL ADAS JOR SUCH
OPERATIONS D'!'ICl'IVELY UDUCI NOISE BM!SmONS TO
A LEVEL or PORTY-nvE ('8) DB, AS MEASURBD ~ THE LOT
LINE OF ANY ADJOINING PROPERTY.
~ 'lbe City Council afthe City afEncwwood, Colando bmeby approno
amending Title 16, Chapter 8, Section 1, of the Enciewood lllanicip&l Code with the
imertian of the followinf definitiona i,, alphabetical oder:
COLLECTOR STREET SYSTEM:
GROCERY STORE :
LARGE RETAIL
ESTABLISHMENT :
RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT
(also known as retail store ) :
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SHALL IIIEAN A SYSTEM OF ONE
(ll OR IIIORE COLLECTOR
STRUT(S} THAT ALLOWS
TRAFFIC TO BE DIST!IIBUTED TO
AT I.KAST TWO (ll AJr1'ERIAL
STllEBTS .
SHALL IIIBAN A UTAJL
ESTABLISBIIIENT PBIMARILY
SELLING FOOD, AS WELL AS
OTHER CONVENIENCE AND
HOUSEHOLD GOODS, WHICH
OCCUPIES A SPACE OF Nor LESS
THAN FOUR THOUSAND (4,000)
SQUARE FEET AND NOT MORE
THAN TWENTY THOUSAND
(20,000) SQUARE FEET .
SHALL MEAN A RETAIL
ESTABLISHMENT , OR ANY
COMBINATION OF RETAIL
ESTABLISHMENTS IN A SINGLE
BUILDING, OCCUPYING MORE
THAN TWlsNTY THOUSAND
(20,000 ) GROSS SQUARE FEET OF
FLOOR AREA.
SHALL MEAN AN
ESTABLISHMENT IN WHICH
SIXTY (60) PERCENT OR MORE OF
THE GROSS FLOOR AP.EA IS
DEVOTED TO THE SALE OR
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SUPERMARKET :
lllllffAL OP OOOD8 OB =:»..::.:.r.-
PBIIONAL Oil ROtlSBHOLD
CONBUIIPTION OB TO SBRVICES
DfCIDKNTAL TO 'Im SALE OB
lllllffAL OP SUCH GOODS OR
IOBCHANDISB.
SHALL MKAN A RETAIL
)!gl'ARJ.JSRMINT PRDilARILY
SILlJNG FOOD, AS WELL AS
OTllBll CONVBNIBNCE AND
HOUSEHOLD GOODS, WBICH
OCCUPIES A SPACI OP NOT LESS
THAN TWENTY THOUSAND,
ONE (20,001) SQUARE FEET.
s.:&lml...3, 5•{$ C)•p•■■ The City Cormcil, banby fbda, determines, and
docl.ano that this Ordin1111ce LI promulgated uml.er the pneral police power of the
City rl Enslewood, that it ia promulptad far Ibo bioalth, safety, 1111d welfare of the
public, 1111d that this Ordinance LI necessary far Ibo is-,vati.on of bioalth and
safety 1111d for the protection of public convenience 1111d -..lfare. The City Council
further detnminea that 1ho Ordin1111ce bean a raliooal maljon 1D lbe proper
Jecialative object sought to be obtained.
~J .:illlll.bilin. If 1111y cla111e , -lance, parqnph, or put of this
Ordinance <r the application thereof to 1111y -er ci=matanca :shall for any
1"UIOll be acijudpl by a court of compel8llt jmi.ldicticm invalid, oach judgment
shall not dect impair or invalidate tho remainder of tlm Onlmance or ite
application to other penone or circumatances.
~ lPCAPeiU:CDt Otdinancea All other Ordinances or portiona thereof
inconaiatent or conflicting with thia Ordin1111ce or any portion hereof are hereby
repealed to the ment of such inconsistency or c:on11ict.
~-Effect of repeal or modification The repeal or modification of any
provision of the Code of the City of Englewood by thia Ordin1111ce shall not relell8e,
extinguish. alter, modify, or chenge in whole er in put any penalty, forfe iture, or
liability, either civil or criminal, which shall have been incurred under such
proviaion. and each provision shall be treated and held u still remaininr in force
for the purpoeeo of sustaining eny and all pn,per actions, suite, proceeding,, and
prosecutions for the enforcement of the penalty, fmfeiture , or liability, u well as for
the purpooe of sustaining eny judgment, decree, or order which can or muy be
rendered , entered, or made in such actioua , suita, proceedings, or prosecutions .
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lill:limZ l'maln-Tbe,_.,.Pnrriaiall ofB.M.C. Bedim 1+1 oball applyto
.oh ud.,., 'riolatlGll ol lllia Ordinance.
Intzoduced, rad in full, ud puNd Gil lint..-m 1h11 7th clay of October, 1996.
Puhliabed u a Bill for 1111 Ordizlalu:a Gil the 10th clay of October, 1996.
A Publia HNriDc wu bald Gil lhil ~ clay of Novembc, 1996.
Rud by title 1111d puaed Gil final rudin( on the 18th clay of·No-..mber, 1996.
Publiabacl l,y title u ~ Not..i Serieo of 1996, o,, Iha 21.lt day of
NOft!Dber,1896.
af:~~l4b LoucriahiaA.Ell, City Clerk
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I, Low:riahia A. Ellil, City Clerk of Iha City of Englewood, Colorado, hereby
certify that Iha abaft and forecainl ia • true copy of the Ordlnana, paued on l!nal ....................... -... •. ~Jilt,
Louaiahia A. Ellia
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DATE: Octobcr7,1996 AGENDA ITEM SUBJECT : Amcodmcnt of Com-
11 ~ iv prebcnsive Zoning Ordinance
INITIATED BY : Office of Neighborhood I STAFF SOURCE : Robcn Simpson , Man-
and Business Development
I
ager of NBD
~IL GOAL AND PREVIOVS COUNCll, ACTION:
Qmp~ Quality of Lift ·, Economic Dcvdopmcnt
Prevjous Council Action : G:y Council has previously discussed in srudy scssic-n, the Ft. Col-
lins Ordinance establishing standards and g'Jidclines for the development of large fonnat retail
businesses . Cicy Council requested NBD and the Planning Commission to consider imple-
• mcnting similar stand<J-ds and guidelines as pan of the Comprcbcnsi,e Zoning Ordinance.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Staff requests that City Co•1r,;;il schedule the proposcj "Large Fonnat Retail Design S•.andards
and Guidelines " fer public hearing and approval on November 4 , 1996 .
BACKGROUND. ANALYSIS. AND ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED:
The proposed standards and guidt1ines on large fonna ! retail businesses will provide staff, the
Planning Commission, and City Council additional opp,.-nunitics to ensure quality cic•,e!opmem
of large fonnat retail outlets within the City of Englewood . The proposed standards and
guidelines address facets of development such as architectural variety . scale of the propo;ed
devel opment in relation r,, surrounding development , pedestrian and bicycle access as well as
motorized vehic ular access, and mitigation of negative impacts .
The rede velopment of the Cinderella City Mall area , as well as redevel opment of areas along
South Br uadway. is of great interest and concern to members of the City Council , the Planning
and Zoning Commission, and to staff. The trend to "big box" development has frequently re -
sulted in bland . unattractive expanses of concrete walls with no varying architectural features
to break the mono1ony of imposing structure s. The proposed standards and guidelines all ow
llqe format retail COIIIIIUClion, but die deslp will !lave 10 meet specific quality llalldards 111d
pidelines.
FINANCIAL IMPACT;
Enactmem of the proposed design SWldards and guidelUIC(; for large format cctail 01•:icts will
001 require any financial outlay on the put of the City . HiaJicr quality develop1"..em can, how-
ever , result in increased Wt revenues for the City .
LIST OF AITACQMENTS;
Bill for Ordinance
Staff Repon #OR 96--04
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