§ 17.42.080. Design standards.

A.

Prior to the issuance of a structural building permit within the DOD, all projects must be reviewed by the Board for compliance with the standards set forth in this Section.

B.

All project design should be based on the Castle Rock Design (see Resolution No. 2003-64) and the Downtown Master Plan (see Resolution No. 2008-38).

1.

Window or transparency. The main front elevation shall provide at least thirty-five percent (35%) window or transparency at the pedestrian level. Side elevations that face a public roadway shall provide at least thirty percent (30%) window or transparency at the pedestrian level. The window or transparency is measured in lineal fashion. (For example, a one hundred-foot long building elevation shall have at least thirty-five percent (35%) transparency in length.) The height of the glass or Plexiglas must be a minimum height of five (5) feet.

2.

Accessory structures. The design of accessory structures should incorporate design elements of the primary structure and should not become a dominant feature on the property.

3.

Rooftop equipment. All rooftop equipment shall be screened from view on all sides visible to the general public, by building parapet walls or other building elements that appear as integral elements of the overall building.

4.

Service station. All service stations will be required to develop the site following a backwards service station design. This will require the convenience store to be located along the sidewalk/public roadway with pedestrian connectivity. The gas pump facilities shall be located on the side or rear of the project.

5.

Outdoor storage, repair, rental and servicing areas shall be:

a.

Set back fifteen (15) feet from the front lot line;

b.

Screened by an opaque wall or fence with a height of ten (10) feet. An opaque wall or fence must completely screen the property beyond the fence and can include stockade fences or walls. Chain-link fences with slat, cloth or other similar measures are not considered to be opaque fences. An opaque berm and/or landscaping that provide the equivalent screening as a required opaque fence may be used.

6.

Landscaping. All developments shall adhere to the following landscaping requirements with a focus on the pedestrian space and sidewalk areas. A landscaping plan will be required with all site plans, showing the proposed landscaping for the site. One (1) large canopy tree will be required for every twenty-two (22) linear feet (on center) or one (1) small canopy tree will be required for every fifteen (15) linear feet (on center) of property fronting along a public roadway. The landscaping plan is subject to approval by Castle Rock Water and Public Works Departments. Routine tree maintenance, such as trimming, thinning, watering and, if necessary, tree replacement may be needed to ensure the quality of the streetscape. The following landscaping provisions include a ratio relationship between the number of plantings required, based upon the number of trees required. All shrubs plants must be a minimum size of five (5) gallons at planting and all flowering perennial plants must be a minimum of one (1) gallon at planting. For every required tree, a corresponding number of plantings or trees, from either Subparagraph a., b., or c., below, will be required for each site plan:

a.

Shrubs: Five (5) per required tree.

b.

Perennial plants: Seven (7) per required tree.

c.

Trees: One (1) per required tree.

7.

Parking Requirements:

a.

Parking requirements for the North Non-Residential Downtown Parking Area, as depicted on Figure 4 shall be as follows:

i.

One (1) parking space per five hundred (500) square feet of new construction. The first two thousand (2,000) square feet of new non-residential construction shall be exempt from parking requirements. Interior tenant finishes or remodels are exempt from this parking requirement.

ii.

Existing building square footage shall be excluded from the required parking calculation. Existing building square footage to be demolished shall be deducted from the new building square footage for parking calculations.

iii.

Hotel use shall comply with off-street parking standards set forth in Chapter 17.54.

b.

Parking requirements for the South Non-Residential Downtown Parking Area shall be in accordance with the requirements set forth in Chapter 17.54.

c.

No on-site parking is allowed on the side of a structure abutting a street, as determined by the Director.

8.

Sidewalk requirements: All sidewalks must be designed and built to meet the Town's sidewalk construction and design regulations with a minimum width of eight (8) feet.

a.

All buildings will be required to have a minimum of one (1) sidewalk connection from a sidewalk located along a public roadway to the entrance of the primary structure.

(Ord. No. 2018-015 , § 1, 5-15-2018; Ord. No. 2016-044 , § 4.A., 12-6-2016; Ord. No. 2015-06 , § 3, 2-17-2015; Ord. 2012-18 §1)