design checklist
DESIGN GUIDELINES Project Review Checklist
Guidelines Applicable
Guidelines Met
I.A.(1)
Relate development to pedestrian oriented street frontage.
No
N/A
I.A.(2)
Relate development to street fronts (other than pedestrian oriented streets).
Yes
Yes
I.B.(1)
Minimize visibility and impacts of service areas.
Yes
Yes
I.C.(1)
Take advantage of special opportunities and mitigate impacts of large developments.
No
N/A
I.D.(1)
Reduce impact of service areas and mechanical equipment.
Yes
Yes
I.E.(1)
Integrate biofiltration swales and ponds into the overall site design.
Yes
Yes
I.F.(1)
Enhance the visual quality of development on corners.
Yes
Yes
I.F.(2)
Provide a paved pedestrian walkway from the street corner to the building entrance.
Yes
Yes
II.A.(1)
All pedestrian paths must correspond with federal, state and local codes for handicapped access, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Yes
Yes
II.A.(2)
Provide adequate lighting at the building entries and all walkways and paths through parking lots.
Yes
Yes
II.A.(3)
Develop an on-site pedestrian circulation concept.
Yes
Yes
II.B.(1)
Provide a pedestrian path at least 60” wide (preferably 96” wide) from the street sidewalk to the main entry.
Yes
Yes
II.B.(2)
Provide pedestrian paths or walkways connecting all businesses and the entries of multiple buildings on the same development site.
No
N/A
II.B.(3)
Provide pathways through parking lots.
Yes
Yes
II.C.(1)
Where street Right-Of-Way is insufficient to provide adequate sidewalks, buildings and other site features must be set back from the public Right-Of-Way to achieve at least minimum
sidewalk widths.
No
Yes
II.C.(2)
Where new streets are developed, provide sidewalks according to minimum standards.
No
Yes
II.D.(1)
Provide, where feasible, pedestrian circulation routes to adjacent uses and transit.
No
Yes
II.D.(2)
Integrate nearby transit stops into the planning of adjacent site improvements.
No
N/A
II.D.(3)
Encourage pedestrian paths from all transit stops through commercial areas to residential areas within 1200 feet.
No
N/A
II.E.(1)
Enhance building entry access.
Yes
Yes
II.F.(1)
Provide pedestrian oriented open space at key locations.
Yes
Yes
III.A.(1)
Provide access roads through large lots with more than one street frontage.
No
N/A
III.B.(1)
Minimize driveway impacts.
Yes
Yes
III.C.(1)
Meet requirements for location of parking lots on pedestrian oriented streets.
Yes
Yes
DESIGN GUIDELINES Project Review Checklist
Guidelines Applicable
Guidelines Met
III.C.(2)
Meet requirements for parking lot design detail standards.
Yes
Yes
III.D.(1)
Minimize parking areas through joint use and management.
No
Yes
III.D.(2)
Encourage structured parking.
Yes
No
III.D.(3)
Reduce impacts of parking garages.
No
N/A
IV.A.(1)
Incorporate human-scale building elements.
Yes
Yes
IV.B.(1)
Reduce scale of large buildings.
No
N/A
IV.C.(1)
Architecturally accentuate building corners at street intersections.
Yes
Yes
IV.D.(1)
Enhance buildings with appropriate details.
Yes
Yes
IV.E.(1)
Retain original facades.
No
N/A
IV.E.(2)
Use compatible building materials. (See Building Material Summary Matrix, pg. 59.)
Yes
Yes
IV.F.(1)
Treat blank walls that are visible from the street, parking or adjacent lot(s).
Yes
Yes
IV.G.(1)
Locate and/or screen roof-mounted mechanical equipment so as not to be visible from the street or from the ground level of adjacent properties.
Yes
Yes
IV.G.(2)
Where practical, locate and/or screen utility meters, electrical conduit and other service and utilities apparatus so as not to be visible from the street.
Yes
Yes
V.F.(1)
Use plant materials that are approved for use in downtown Yelm. Proponents may use other plant materials approved by the City.
Yes
Yes
V.G.(1)
Develop a site landscape design concept.
Yes
Yes
V.H.(1)
Provide substantial site landscaping.
Yes
Yes
V.H.(2)
Protect and enhance natural features.
No
N/A
V.I.(1)
Screen all parking lots as required by Chapter 17.80, Landscaping.
Yes
Yes
V.I.(2)
An alternative to the required perimeter parking area landscaping plan may be submitted.
Yes
Yes
V.I.(3)
Provide internal parking lot landscaping.
Yes
Yes
V.J.(1)
Consider alternative building and parking siting strategies to preserve existing trees.
Yes
Yes
V.J.(2)
Consider the integration of pedestrian and bicycle paths with stands of mature trees where feasible to connect adjacent uses.
No
N/A