Page 37 - Broken Arrow, OK Residential District Design Guidelines

Ground Floor Transparency:
Ground-floor transparency intends to establish a minimum percentage of void (windows, doors,
etc.) along the ground-floor in order to create street level interest and visual connectivity
between the street and the property. Requiring a minimum amount of ground-floor transparency
also ensures access to light and air. Ground-floor transparency is calculated based on the total
façade area located between two (2) feet and twelve (12) feet above the finished ground-floor
level. Figure 4.18 illustrates the area within which ground-floor transparency is measured, and
highlights the windows and doors in blue that contribute to the calculation.
Parking Screening applies to: Mixed-Use B/Commercial

12’
Distance within which ground
floor transperancy is measured
2’

Figure 4.18

Parking Screening:
This design standard is intended to minimize the visibility of surface parking lots located adjacent
to the street to maintain an attractive and pedestrian-friendly streetscape. Figures 4.19, 4.20
and 4.21 illustrate a variety of parking screening options that may be utilized when a parking lot
is visible from the street. Parking screening options include landscaping, constructing a wall or
constructing a fence.
Parking Screening applies to: Mixed-Use A, Mixed-Use B/Commercial

Figure 4.19 illustrates Figure 4.20 illustrates
Parking screening with wall. Parking screening with landscape.

Figure 4.21 illustrates
Parking screening with fence.

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