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Key Building Design Elements in
Character Area 8: Industrial

Roof Form
Roof forms in this area should reflect those seen in an agricultural
context, such as hipped, gable and gambrel roof designs. Refer to
design guidelines 6.55 – 6.57.
Where a smaller ancillary office
Materials building is provided alongside
Earth-toned materials should be utilized to blend with the larger industrial structures, the
natural landscape and reinforce a rural character. Refer to design ancillary building should be placed
guidelines 6.58-6.60 and Figure 6.22. closer to Healdsburg Avenue and
constructed at a lower scale.
Massing and Scale
Push larger massing associated with a building further back from
Healdsburg Avenue. Lower-scaled building components should
be prioritized for areas closest to Healdsburg Avenue. Where
a smaller ancillary office building is provided alongside larger
industrial structures, the ancillary building should be placed closer
to Healdsburg Avenue and constructed at a lower scale. Refer to
design guidelines 6.41 – 6.42 and Figures 6.19 and 6.20.

Articulation of Building Mass
It is anticipated that many of the industrial facilities built
in Character Area 8 will be large buildings that respond to
their utilitarian function and operational requirements. This is
appropriate, but basic articulation methods should still be used
to break down the overall scale of the building so that it does
not appear monolithic and overly massive from Healdsburg
Avenue. Basic articulation methods include changes in color,
building wall offsets, changes in material, horizontal and vertical
expression lines and other architectural features that break down
the perceived mass and bulk of a building. Long expanses of
blank, windowless walls should also be avoided for building walls
that are highly visible from Healdsburg Avenue. Refer to design
guidelines 6.43-6.45 and Figures 6.20 and 6.21.

Basic articulation methods should be used to break down the overall scale of the building so that it does not
appear monolithic and overly massive from Healdsburg Avenue.

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