Page 74 - Healdsburg, CA Citywide Design Guidelines
P. 74
Surface Parking Visibility
The visibility of surface parking from Healdsburg Avenue (south
of Dry Creek Road) and Dry Creek Road should be minimized to
the fullest extent possible. Parking between a building and these
key streets should be avoided. Parking should instead be placed
behind the building.
Vehicular Access
Minimize vehicular access points from Healdsburg Avenue to
Larger building footprints are the extent feasible. Provide consolidated access from side
appropriate in this area given streets wherever possible to maintain a strong street wall along
the significant redevelopment Healdsburg Avenue and to minimize conflicts with pedestrians.
potential and deep lots. This is particularly important south of Dry Creek Road. North of
Dry Creek Road, side streets are not present on the west side
of Healdsburg Avenue, so access will need to be provided from
Healdsburg Avenue. Where possible, new development in this
area should seek to minimize vehicular access from Healdsburg
Avenue and potentially create new side streets. Refer to design
guidelines 6.10-6.12 and 6.19-6.25, and Figures 6.11 and 6.14.
Key Building Design Elements in
Character Area 7: Healdsburg North Corridor
Entries
Entries should be designed to face Functional entries should be designed to face Healdsburg
Healdsburg Avenue. Avenue. Additional entries may face an interior parking area,
paseo or a side street, but not in lieu of providing entries along
Healdsburg Avenue. This is particularly important south of Dry
Creek Road. More flexibility is appropriate north of Dry Creek
Road. Refer to design guidelines 6.47-6.50.
Building Footprints
Larger building footprints are appropriate in this area given the
significant redevelopment potential and deep lots. However, it is
Large building footprints are recommended that single building lengths parallel to Healdsburg
appropriate in this area given the Avenue not exceed 350 feet. Refer to design guidelines 6.41 and
redevelopment potential and 6.42.
deep lots.
Building Articulation
Articulation of buildings in this area should be prioritized. A
long building wall (greater than 75’ wide) should use articulation
methods to reduce the perceived mass of a building as viewed
from the public realm. Since the community vision for Character
6 is an extension of Downtown’s character, articulation methods
should break the building down into smaller, human-scaled
modules that are in keeping with the character of the narrow,
highly-articulated buildings seen in Downtown. Refer to design
guidelines 6.43-6.45 and Figures 6.20 and 6.21.
66 Healdsburg Citywide Design Guidelines
