18.76.070 Design requirements.
A. Open Space. The Lakeland Hills South PUD will provide a minimum of 153 acres of open space in addition to public parks requirements. The open space is shown on the official Lakeland plan map.
B. PUD Perimeters. Setbacks from the perimeter of the PUD shall correspond to the requirements of the adjoining zoning districts. The city may determine a reduced setback is sufficient due to the use of natural topography, earth berms, existing and proposed foliage, and other features such as roadways, wetlands or natural waterways that would otherwise provide sufficient buffering of adjoining parcels. Sight distance conflicts shall be avoided for motorized and nonmotorized traffic.
C. Pedestrian Movement. A planning area shall provide public pedestrian access, which may require appropriate easements, to parks, schools or uses that may attract a significant number of pedestrians. Sidewalks or pedestrian ways must connect the required pedestrian system to existing pedestrian systems on adjacent developments if adequate safety and security, which may include lighting, can be maintained. Convenient, barrier free, pedestrian access to transit stops, when applicable, shall be provided.
D. Architectural Design Guidelines. The purpose of this section is to provide design guidelines that will be utilized to insure the creation of high quality development that is internally consistent and harmonious throughout the PUD. The following design guidelines are suggested as a means to create a high quality, pedestrian-oriented community.
1. All residential buildings shall be designed and constructed to minimize visual intrusions into windows and private spaces of adjoining developments.
2. Within single-family planning areas, all buildings shall be designed and constructed consistent with approvals granted pursuant to the Auburn City Code.
3. Multifamily buildings within the moderate density planning areas shall incorporate design elements that are reflective of single-family housing. These design elements may include the use of pitched roof systems, limits on length of buildings and building massing, a limited number of entrances as viewed from any particular elevation, varied setbacks to avoid massing of buildings along setback lines of arterial and collector streets, and a combination of landscaping and fences within setbacks to create private space.
4. Multifamily buildings within the high density planning areas shall also incorporate design elements such as roof treatments and building articulation intended to minimize building mass to insure compatibility with adjoining lower density development, parking shall be clustered in locations that minimize visibility from public streets, or screened with berms and landscaping, solid waste and outdoor storage facilities shall be limited to enclosures that are architecturally compatible with the primary building, and pool and recreation areas shall be located away from property lines of adjoining lower density residential development.
5. Buildings located along the Lakeland Hills Parkway linear park or which front other public parks shall incorporate landscape features that compliment the design of the public park, in accordance with the approved master landscaping plan referenced in ACC 18.76.075.
6. Prior to or concurrent with the submittal of a commercial or nonresidential site plan, a design plan that incorporates the following elements shall be submitted to the planning director for review and approval:
a. A consistent design theme compatible with the balance of the PUD.
b. Exterior facades shall be softened by modulation, landscaping adjacent to buildings, and varied roof lines.
c. Buildings on the pads shall be designed to be compatible with the design of the commercial structure.
d. Rooftop equipment visible from adjoining development shall be designed such that it appears as an architectural feature and similar to the building with regard to color and/or texture. The equipment shall be arranged or screened in a manner to minimize visibility from adjoining development or public rights-of-way.
e. One or more buildings, such as buildings on pads, should be located adjacent to the street frontage with parking located to the “rear” of the building.
f. Truck loading areas should be screened from adjacent properties and streets.
g. Trash disposal areas should be enclosed.
E. Fences. Fences shall comply with the regulations of Chapter 18.31 ACC except on those lots that have two street frontages and abut Lakeland Hills Way, Evergreen Way, Lakeland Hills Loop, 62nd Street SE, Lakeland Hills Parkway or other future arterial streets. In such cases a six-foot-high fence may then encroach into the yard setback abutting the aforementioned streets subject to the following: if a six-foot-high fence is proposed, it must be for all or a majority of the street frontage the subject lots abut. Individual six-foot-high fences on independent lots will not be permitted in the required setback area. A five-foot width of landscaping is required between the fence and the back edge of the abutting sidewalk. The homeowners’ association shall perpetually maintain the fence and the landscaping and the developer shall provide evidence of such perpetual maintenance. The fence and landscaping shall be installed prior to the occupancy of the home on the associated lot. The planning director shall approve of the fence material, landscaping and evidence of the homeowner’s maintenance.
All fences shall be consistent with the sight distance requirements contained in Section 2.14, Intersection Design Elements of the Design and Construction Standards Manual, as may be amended. (Ord. 5777 § 1, 2003; Ord. 5364 § 1, 2000; Ord. 5092 § 1, 1998.)