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Site Design
Site design refers to the arrangement, placement and orientation
of buildings and site features on a parcel. This includes the
relationship between components on one site to components
of neighboring properties and the public realm. Site design also
considers the location and function of vehicular access, lighting,
service and utility areas, incorporating storm water management,
parking and outdoor places such as patios and plazas.
Figure 6.1: Locate a parking area Building Placement and Setback Character
behind a building to minimize
vehicular impacts on the public Building placement addresses the distance between a building
realm. and the street or the sidewalk edge. Setback character refers to
the area between a building and the front property line. Buildings
should be placed to establish a street wall in the contexts and
Character Areas where a street wall is an important feature. In
other Character Areas, building placement may be more varied.
Front setback areas should be designed as visual and sometimes
functional amenities. Preferred placement and setback character
may differ based on the Character Area or the context established
on a particular street. Appropriate building placements and
setbacks are illustrated in Figure 6.5.
6.1 Place a building to promote a safe, interesting and
Figure 6.2: In multi-family comfortable pedestrian environment along the street.
development, place buildings to a. Connect the building to the public realm using outdoor
maximize common spaces shared plazas and terraces.
between units.
6.2 Design a street frontage to promote pedestrian
NOTE
activity.
In addition to the design guidelines Appropriate strategies include:
provided in this chapter, stormwater • Align a building with the street.
management practices and Low • Incorporate a high amount of transparency at the ground
Impact Development Principles are level.
provided in Chapter 7. • Incorporate public art and landscape design elements.
* Locate a surface parking area behind a building.
Design a street frontage to promote pedestrian activity.
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