12-18-14 Regular Meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission

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EXHIBIT A 7.There shall be no access permitted on Fleetwood Drive. All access to the site must take place from the access drive on Spencer Highway. 8.The site shall be subject to the performance standards outlined in the “footnotes” of - Section 106-521(c) of the City of La Porte Code of Ordinances. 9.The facility shall only operate during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. 10.The proposed building shall be subject to the following requirements at a minimum: (a)The building shall be designed and constructed in tripartite architecturewith a distinct base, middle and top. (b)Primary facades clearly visible from a public street or along an active storefront shall meet the following minimum standards for articulation: (1)Horizontal Articulation.No building wall shall extend for a distance equal to 3 times the wall’s height without having an off set equal to 25% of the wall’s height, and that new plane shall extend for a distance equal to at least 25% of the maximum length of the first plane. (2)Vertical Articulation.No horizontal wall shall extend for a distance greater than 3 times the height of the wall without changing height by a minimum of 25% of the wall’s height. (c)Where clearly visible from a public street, any hip, gable or mansard roofs may only utilize the following materials: metal standing seam, slate, clay or concrete tile (barrel or Roman shape). Minimum 3 on 12 roof pitch required. (d)The following is a list of acceptable architectural design elements that must be included into the design of buildings as required in this section. A minimum of four of the following design elements must be incorporated into the building design: (1)Canopies, awnings, porticos with colonnade, or arcades (2)Raised pilaster cornices (end columns at corner), or quoin corners (3)Vertical elements (tower, cupola, lighthouse, turret, arches, etc) (4)Windows and doors framed with smooth cobble, cast stone, limestone, or other decorative masonry headers and sills; or dormer windows (5)Outdoor patios and/or courtyards (landscaped and furnished) (6)Decorative ornamentation integrated into the building façade, such as corbels, medallions (nonsignage), functioning clocks, niches, wrought iron, balconettes, gargoyles, or horizontal and rhythm patterned brickwork; or other architectural features approved by the Director of Planning and Development or designee (7)Any other architectural design element approved by the Director of Planning and Development or designee Allowed exterior materials are categorized into the following three groups: (e) Group A: Brick and stone (1) Group B: Stucco, architectural concrete block with integrated color (split (2) face CMU), factory primed cementitious fiberboard in the form of lap siding or board and batten, EIFS (above 14 feet from grade only), and painted, colored or stamped tilt-wall (3)Group C: Metal, tile, wood shall be constructed of at Primary Facades, excluding windows, doors, and other openings, least 80% Group A materials and up to 20% Group B materials. However, accent materials from Group C may be allowed in limited application for architectural features as approved by the Director of Planning and Development or designee. (f)Prohibited exterior materials include cinder block, vinyl, plastic, aggregate 4