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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
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I.C.1 Take advantage of special opportunities and mitigate impacts of large
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developments.
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 Yes Yes
entrance.
II.A.(1) All pedestrian paths must correspond with federal, state and local codes for Yes Yes
handicapped access, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
II.A.(2) Provide adequate lighting at the building entries and all walkways and paths Yes Yes
through parking lots.
II.A. 3 Develo an on-site edestrian circulation conce t. Yes Yes
II.B.(1) Provide a pedestrian path at least 60" wide (preferably 96" wide) from the Yes Yes
street sidewalk to the main entry.
II.B.(2) Provide pedestrian paths or walkways connecting all businesses and the No N/A
entries of multi le buildin son the same develo ment site.
II.B.(3) Provide pathways through parking lots. Yes Yes
Where street Right-Of-Way is insufficient to provide adequate sidewalks,
II.C.(1) buildings and other site features must be set back from the public Right-Of- No Yes
Way to achieve at least minimum sidewalk widths.
II.C.(2) Where new streets are developed, provide sidewalks according to minimum No Yes
standards.
II.D.(1) Provide, where feasible, pedestrian circulation routes to adjacent uses and No Yes
transit.
II.D.(2) Integrate nearby transit stops into the planning of adjacent site No N/A
im rovements.
II.D.(3) Encourage pedestrian paths from all transit stops through commercial areas No N/A
to residential areas within 1200 feet.
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 Yes Yes
streets.
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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 round level of ad~acent ro erties. Yes Yes
IV.G.(2) Where practical, locate and/or screen utility meters, electrical conduit and
other service and utilities a aratus 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
existin 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