Design Guidelines Checklist.Ritter DESIGN GUIDELINES CHECKLIST
Please provide an explanation of how each applicable design guideline
has been met by the proposal
Project Name _Commercial Development / Village Retail District________________________ Case No. __________________
DESIGN GUIDELINES
Project Review Checklist
Guidelines
Applicable
Guidelines
Met
I.A.(1)
Relate development to pedestrian oriented street frontage.
X
I.A.(2)
Relate development to street fronts (other than pedestrian oriented streets).
I.B.(1)
Minimize visibility and impacts of service areas.
X
I.C.(1)
Take advantage of special opportunities and mitigate impacts of large developments.
X
I.D.(1)
Reduce impact of service areas and mechanical equipment.
X
I.E.(1)
Integrate biofiltration swales and ponds into the overall site design.
X
I.F.(1)
Enhance the visual quality of development on corners.
X
I.F.(2)
Provide a paved pedestrian walkway from the street corner to the building entrance.
X
II.A.(1)
All pedestrian paths must correspond with federal, state and local codes for handicapped access, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
X
II.A.(2)
Provide adequate lighting at the building entries and all walkways and paths through parking lots.
X
II.A.(3)
Develop an on-site pedestrian circulation concept.
X
II.B.(1)
Provide a pedestrian path at least 60” wide (preferably 96” wide) from the street sidewalk to the main entry.
X
II.B.(2)
Provide pedestrian paths or walkways connecting all businesses and the entries of multiple buildings on the same development site.
X
II.B.(3)
Provide parking through parking lots.
X
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.
X
II.C.(2)
Where new streets are developed, provide sidewalks according to minimum standards.
X
II.D.(1)
Provide, where feasible, pedestrian circulation routes to adjacent uses and transit.
X
II.D.(2)
Integrate nearby transit stops into the planning of adjacent site improvements.
X
II.D.(3)
Encourage pedestrian paths from all transit stops through commercial areas to residential areas within 1200 feet.
X
II.E.(1)
Enhance building entry access.
X
DESIGN GUIDELINES
Project Review Checklist
Guidelines
Applicable
Guidelines
Met
II.F.(1)
Provide pedestrian oriented open space at key locations.
X
III.A.(1)
Provide access roads through large lots with more than one street frontage.
X
III.B.(1)
Minimize driveway impacts.
X
III.C.(1)
Meet requirements for location of parking lots on pedestrian oriented streets.
X
III.C.(2)
Meet requirements for parking lot design detail standards.
X
III.D.(1)
Minimize parking areas through joint use and management.
X
III.D.(2)
Encourage structured parking.
X
III.D.(3)
Reduce impacts of parking garages.
IV.A.(1)
Incorporate human-scale building elements.
X
IV.B.(1)
Reduce scale of large buildings.
X
IV.C.(1)
Architecturally accentuate building corners at street intersections.
X
IV.D.(1)
Enhance buildings with appropriate details.
X
IV.E.(1)
Retain original facades.
IV.E.(2)
Use compatible building materials. (See Building Material Summary Matrix, pg. 59.)
X
IV.F.(1)
Treat blank walls that are visible from the street, parking or adjacent lot(s).
X
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.
X
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.
X
V.F.(1)
Use plant materials that are approved for use in downtown Yelm. Proponents may use other plant materials approved by the City.
V.G.(1)
Develop a site landscape design concept.
X
V.H.(1)
Provide substantial site landscaping.
X
V.H.(2)
Protect and enhance natural features.
V.I.(1)
Screen all parking lots as required by Chapter 17.80, Landscaping.
X
V.I.(2)
An alternative to the required perimeter parking area landscaping plan may be submitted.
X
V.I.(3)
Provide internal parking lot landscaping.
X
V.J.(1)
Consider alternative building and parking siting strategies to preserve existing trees.
X
V.J.(2)
Consider the integration of pedestrian and bicycle paths with stands of mature trees where feasible to connect adjacent uses.
X