Page 36 - Broken Arrow, OK Residential District Design Guidelines

Entry Number (On Street-Facing Wall):
The number of entries is one of a group of standards regarding entry design that intends to
establish a relationship between a primary building’s entrance and the street. It also seeks to
establish visual continuity along the street with a rhythm of clearly demarcated entries. Requiring
this intends to provide continuity along a street and to provide access points throughout a larger
development.
Entry Number applies to: 3-Plex/4-Plex/Mansion Apartment

Entries per Unit:
This standard is one of a group of standards regarding entry design that intends to establish a
relationship between a primary building’s entrance and the street, and between the entries in a
rowhouse development. This standard establishes a minimum number of entries per rowhouse
unit. It reinforces that rowhouses should be individual units with their own entries, as opposed
to other multi-family building forms that rely on shared public entrances.
Entries per Unit applies to: Rowhouse

Entry Path:
The entry path is one of a group of standards regarding entry design that intends to establish a
relationship between a primary building’s entrance and the street. It also seeks to establish visual
continuity along the street with a rhythm of clearly demarcated entries. Requiring a physical
connection from the entry of a building to the street creates a clear space to enter a site and
visually relates a building to the public realm.
Entry Path applies to: Single-Family, Two-Family, Cottage Court, 3-Plex/4-Plex/Mansion
Apartment, Rowhouse, Flats, Mixed-Use A

Distance Between Entries:
The distance between entries is one of a group of standards regarding entry design that intends
to establish a relationship between a primary building’s entrance and the street. It also seeks to
establish visual continuity along the street with a rhythm of clearly demarcated entries. Requiring
a maximum distance between entries intends to provide a distance that is easily traveled by a
pedestrian and a distance that creates a pedestrian-scale of development.
Distance Between Entries applies to: Flats, Mixed-Use A, Mixed-Use B/Commercial

Building Articulation Options:
This design standard is intended to reduce perceived building mass as viewed from the street by
breaking the scale of the building into components that express a human scale. A complete list
of building articulation options can be found in the Appendix along with definitions and visual
examples.
Building Articulation Options applies to: Flats, Mixed-Use B/Commercial

Active Retail Storefront (Mixed-Use A) :
This design standard seeks to minimize retail uses and activity in Mixed-Use A buildings in Area 5
to promote compatibility with adjacent residential focused uses.
Active Retail Storefront applies to: Mixed-Use A

32 Broken Arrow Downtown Residential Overlay District (DROD) Design Standards