Page 136 - Healdsburg, CA Citywide Design Guidelines

Loading Areas for Larger Office Developments
• Larger office buildings, or clusters of buildings, may require
loading areas for service deliveries and maintenance. These
should be visually subordinate to other functions.

Lobby Location and Relationship to Public Realm
• Office buildings typically contain ground floor lobbies in
association with a primary entry. Consider locating a ground
floor lobby space and entry such that it activates the public
realm.

Security and Building Access
• Businesses may require security measures to control access.
This may limit the ability to provide multiple entries along a
street.

Floor Heights
• Office uses often require taller floor heights to
accommodate larger HVAC systems and electronic
equipment located on or within a ceiling. This may impact
the composition and proportion of a façade.

Live-Work

Outdoor Storage
• In some cases, a live-work project may incorporate some
outdoor storage space for users. Where outdoor storage is
present, minimize its visual impact to the public realm.

Multi-family

Tenant/Homeowner Needs
• Tenant and homeowner needs will strongly impact the
design of a building intended to accommodate a multi-
family residential use.

Common Open Space
• Where outdoor space is provided, consider locating it so
that it activates and interacts with the public realm or a
natural amenity.
• Create a sense of enclosure for the common open space by
framing it with buildings.
• Create gateways to a common open space using
landscaping, building placement and fencing.
• Shared outdoor amenities should be designed to take
advantage of solar access where possible. Consider wind
patterns when locating an outdoor space.
• Locate an outdoor space such that it is highly visible from
individual units in order to add a sense of safety.

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