Page 27 - Broken Arrow, OK Residential District Design Guidelines

Space Between Buildings:
This standard is intended to prevent overly long walls on certain building types which reduce
walkability and do not establish a human scale. It ensures adequate room for pedestrians to
move between structures, and provides access to light and air for each structure.
Space Between Buildings applies to: Cottage Court, Rowhouse, Flats, Mixed-Use B/Commercial

Common Courtyard Dimensions:
This design standard is intended to ensure that the common courtyard of the Cottage Court
building form is located at a central point between each individual unit and provides ample
shared outdoor space for all residents. Common courtyard dimension requirements also
establish a common courtyard of a minimum size that will provide ample light and air access and
privacy for each unit. The common courtyard should provide a space for residents to interact and
promote a shared sense of community. While the Cottage Court building form may still provide
small side and rear yards for each individual home, the common courtyard seeks to provide
shared open space in lieu of larger, private yards.
Common Court Dimensions Applies to: Cottage Court

Building Alignment:
This standard is intended to strengthen the visual relationship between buildings and streets to
create an engaging streetscape and discourages orientation of a building that is inconsistent with
neighboring and nearby properties. Placing a building parallel to the street helps to frame the
street space. Buildings placed parallel to the street promote interaction between buildings and
pedestrians.
Building Alignment applies to: Single-Family, Two-Family, 3-Plex/4-Plex/Mansion Apartment,
Cottage Court, Rowhouse, Flats, Mixed-Use A, Mixed-Use B/Commercial

Garage and Carport Location:
This standard is intended to prevent unarticulated garage doors close to the street and ensure
garages are subordinate to the primary building. This design standard seeks to minimize the
visibility and prominence of the garage and carport as viewed from the street. Property owners
should seek to locate garages behind primary buildings along alleys where feasible so that the
primary building is highlighted. Where locating the garage behind the primary building is not
feasible or required, designs should minimize the visibility of garage doors as viewed from the
street. This design standard is measured from the front property line to the garage or carport
structure, regardless of the structure’s orientation. Many building forms also indicate that garage
and carports should be accessed from the alley when possible.
Garage and Carport Location applies to: Single-Family, Two-Family, 3-Plex/4-Plex/Mansion
Apartment, Cottage Court, Rowhouse

Access and Driveway Width:
This standard is intended to minimize potential conflicts between pedestrians and vehicles by
concentrating parking along alleys and away from the street, when possible. Properties with
alleys shall utilize the alley as an opportunity to place the garage in a location that does not
conflict with sidewalks. Where alley access is not possible, driveway widths should be minimized
to decrease potential conflicts between pedestrians and vehicles where a driveway crosses a
public sidewalk. This standard is also intended to limit overly wide pavement areas that are
inconsistent with the rhythm of yards and buildings along a block.
Access and Driveway Width applies to: Single-Family, Two-Family, 3-Plex/4-Plex/Mansion
Apartment, Cottage Court, Rowhouse, Flats, Mixed-Use A, Mixed-Use B/Commercial

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