(Ord. No. B-792-10(A0410), §
1, 4-19-2010)
The purpose of these design standards is to promote a regulatory
process that provides options for innovation and significant flexibility
to select appropriate building design, landscaping, stormwater management,
and other site planning elements, which will ultimately help create
developments that are in accordance with the overall concept of transit
oriented development by providing for the flexibility of uses, stimulating
a broad mix of commercial development, incorporating appropriate residential
uses, supporting and sustaining property values of properties within
the overlay district as well as those adjacent to it, and creating
a quality and unique gateway for Burleson.
In order to take advantage of the growing desire for and ultimate
development of commuter rail along the Fort Worth-Burleson-Cleburne
line, the city and its consultant, Gateway Planning Group, have prepared
a land use plan for a transit-oriented development (TOD) in the area.
The mixed-use component of the TOD would provide for employment centers,
integrated buildings with residential and retail/office components,
potential governmental and other public buildings, and parks and open
space. Surrounding the mixed-use component is a wide range of residential
development, including higher-density condominiums and apartments
in the range of 20 dwelling units per acre, and townhome/brownstone
and other single family development in the 7—15 dwelling units
per acre range. The layout of the overall acreage focuses on neighborhood
centers, connected by sidewalks, paths and public trails in the parks,
open spaces, and creek areas. The type of development encourages walking,
and the compact nature of the development provides for short walking
distances from the future rail station site to areas devoted to live,
work and play.
Alsbury Boulevard and Shaffstall Road are critical elements
of the success of the TOD. Through the TOD, these roadways will be
designed with a unique cross-section. A "European boulevard" is envisioned
so that pedestrian friendly areas and high volume, low speed travel
lanes travel lanes can be created and complement each other in the
overall design. Within the TOD, the goal is to construct these arterials
as a feature of and integrated with the development, rather than a
barrier between two different mixed-use developments. Outside the
limits of the TOD, these roadways will be typical boulevards or undivided
roadways with a center turn lane. Road "A" will provide direct access
from both Alsbury Boulevard and Shaffstall Road to the rail station.
(Ord. No. B-792-10(A0410), §
1, 4-19-2010)
The standards within this article shall apply to all properties
as designated through base or overlay zoning districts. In event of
a conflict between the standards described herein and elsewhere in
the Burleson Code of Ordinance, the standards in this article shall
apply. These design standards shall be applicable as follows:
(a)
For all
new construction; or
(b)
When an
existing building is proposed for remodeling, alteration, addition,
or expansion, and the proposed construction value exceeds 50 percent
of the current appraised value of the existing structure, as shown
on the latest approved tax roll; or
(c)
When an
existing building is proposed for addition that will increase the
gross floor area of the existing building by 20 percent or greater;
or
(d)
For any
project proposed or considered under the approval of a specific use
permit, planned development district, or site plan district.
(Ord. No. B-792-10(A0410), §
1, 4-19-2010)
[a]
A commercial
site plan review by the development assistance committee (DAC) shall
be required (before issuance of a building permit) to ensure that
all design standards have been adequately addressed.
[b]
A commercial
site plan review shall follow the development review schedule of the
community development department.
[c]
Application
for a commercial site plan review shall include the following elements
on minimum 24-inch × 36-inch sheet (detailed checklist for each
element is available as a part of the commercial site plan application):
(Ord. No. B-792-10(A0410), §
1, 4-19-2010)
[a]
Any modification
to the standards of this ordinance shall require review by the development
assistance committee (DAC), and final approval by the city council.
[b]
Application
for waivers or modifications shall follow the development review schedule
of the community development department.
[c]
Application
shall include:
(Ord. No. B-792-10(A0410), §
1, 4-19-2010)
(a)
An expression
line shall delineate divisions between floors of all buildings, and
a cornice shall delineate the tops of façades that do not utilize
a pitched roof. For retail storefronts, a transom, display window
area and bulkhead at the base shall be utilized.
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(b)
To screen
rooftop mechanical equipment, other appurtenances, and flat or built-up
roofs, all structures having a footprint of 5,000 square feet or less
shall be constructed with a pitched roof. Those structures having
a footprint greater than 5,000 square feet shall be constructed with
either a pitched or parapet roof system enclosed on all sides.
(c)
Mansard
roofs and flat membrane-type roofs that are visible are prohibited.
Roofs shall be constructed of a process and of materials that shall
have a minimum installation and manufacturer's warranty of at least
20 years.
(d)
Ground
floor retail building plate heights shall be at least 15 feet in height.
(e)
Windows
shall be oriented vertically. Windows on single family or town house
residential buildings shall also utilize significant surrounds or
shutters, as well as mullions between grouped windows.
(f)
Columns
and piers shall be spaced no farther apart than the height of the
column or pier.
(g)
Transparency.
Each floor of any building façade facing a park, plaza
or street shall contain transparent windows covering from 15 to 75
percent of the façade area. In order to provide clear views
of merchandise and to provide natural surveillance of exterior street
spaces, the street-level floor along the retail storefront façade
shall have transparent storefront windows covering no less than 50
percent of the façade area.
(h)
Permitted
finishes for commercial or mixed use buildings.
At least
80 percent of the exterior of all new buildings (excluding doors and
windows) shall be finished in one or more of the following materials:
(1)
Brick,
stone, cast stone, rock, marble, granite, glass block and/or tile.
(2)
Exterior
insulating finishing system (EIFS) as an accent (abuse resistant EIFS
above eight feet above grade).
(3)
Cementatious-fiber
clapboard with at least a 50-year warranty.
(4)
Split
face concrete block, poured-in-place concrete, and tilt-wall concrete.
Any use of concrete products shall have an integrated color and be
textured or patterned. Tilt-wall concrete structures shall include
reveals, punch-outs, or other similar surface characteristics to enhance
the façade on at least 25 percent of each façade.
(i)
The following
permitted finishes for residential buildings and live/work units shall
be allowed: Cementatious-fiber clapboard (not sheets) with at least
a 50-year warranty; brick; stone; manmade stone and stucco utilizing
a three-step process. The following shall be allowed up to 30 percent
as an accent material: wood, exterior insulating finishing system
(EIFS) (abuse resistant EIFS above eight feet above grade) or similar
material over a cementatious base, rock, glass block and tile.
(j)
Side
façades and rear façades shall be of finished quality
and of the same color and materials that blend with the front of the
building. Rear façades may be painted tilt-wall or painted
block matching the same color of the rest of the building if the rear
façade faces an alley or is not viewable from a public street
or right-of-way.
(k)
On single-family
residences, at least one of the following shall be utilized: porches,
stoops, bay windows, balconies, masonry clad chimneys, attached pergolas
or colonnades. Those architectural elements may encroach into the
build-to-line.
(l)
Plate
heights for single-family residential homes shall be no less than
ten feet for the first floor and nine feet for the second or higher
floors.
(m)
Garages
for residential buildings generally shall be located at the rear on
alleys, except in order to preserve trees at the rear of the lots.
Pull-through garages are allowed if the garage door is set back behind
the rear façade of the main structure. If front-loaded garages
are utilized on single-family residential lots, the garages shall
be no greater than 24 feet wide and set back at least ten feet measured
from the face of the main structure closest to the garage, or rotated
90 degrees with windows on the wall facing the street. All garage
doors shall be divided into single bays separated by at least an 18-inch
column. Front-loaded garages on residential lots less than 60 feet
wide shall not be allowed. Town homes and courtyard apartments shall
utilize rear-loaded garages.
(n)
An enclosed
garage or carport shall be designed and constructed of the same material
as the primary building.
(o)
The exterior
walls of buildings may be lit with wall washer type lights, natural
gas lamps, or low wattage decorative electric lamps.
(Ord. No. B-792-10(A0410), §
1, 4-19-2010)
(a)
Civic
space.
(1)
Each
platted project shall assign at least five percent of the acreage
(not including public right-of-way or floodplain) to civic space as
graphically depicted below. This standard shall not be satisfied through
the option of payment into a parkland dedication fund.
(2)
Seventy
percent of all residential or mixed-use lots shall be located within
800 feet of green or civic space for any given platted project.
(3)
Backing
buildings onto trails or natural areas is strongly discouraged. If
a building backs onto trails or natural areas, it shall utilize a
rear fence that is metal and not opaque in order to enhance visual
security of the public space, trails or natural areas. If a rear-loaded
garage or pull through garage is utilized, the garage shall be located
within three feet of the side property line or utilize a common wall
with an adjacent garage to enhance the visual security.
(4)
The
civic space shall be designed in accordance with the following illustrative
standards.
(b)
All other requirements for landscaping shall be in accordance with chapter 86 of the Burleson Code of Ordinances.
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a. Park. A natural area available for unstructured
recreation. A park may not framed by building frontages. Parks shall
be composed of trails, paths, meadows, tree stands and open shelters.
Parks may be linear, following natural corridors and waterways. The
minimum size shall be 15 acres.
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b. Green. An open space, available for unstructured
recreation. A green may be spatially defined by landscaping rather
than building frontages. Its landscape shall consist of lawn and trees
laid out naturally. The minimum size shall be two acres and the maximum
size shall be 15 acres.
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c. Square. An open space available for unstructured
recreation and civic purposes. A square is spatially defined by buildings.
Its landscape shall consist of paths, lawns, and trees laid out formally.
Squares shall be located at the intersection of important streets.
The minimum size shall be one acre and the maximum size shall be five
acres.
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d. Plaza. A primarily hardscaped open space with
formal landscaping, available for civic purposes and commercial activities.
A plaza shall be spatially defined by buildings. Plazas should be
dimensioned at an approximate 3:1 ratio in terms of its width relative
to the building heights. It shall not be dimensioned at more than
a 6:1 ratio.
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e. Playground. An open space designed and equipped
for children's recreation. A playground shall be fenced and may include
an open shelter. Playgrounds shall be located within residential areas
and may be placed within a block as illustrated. They may included
in parks and greens. There shall be no minimum or maximum size.
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(Ord. No. B-792-10(A0410), §
1, 4-19-2010)
(a)
Street
connectivity and vistas.
(1)
All
streets shall be located so that all streets terminate at other streets,
except where not feasible due to natural site conditions. Cul-de-sacs
shall be permitted only when warranted by natural site conditions.
(2)
Alleys
should be utilized where feasible.
(3)
At
every termination point of a street, or where it makes a 90-degree
turn (plus or minus 15 degrees), the street shall terminate on a building
or vertical element to establish a terminated vista, unless the street
terminates into a park, a monument trail entrance or natural area.
(b)
Off-street
parking.
(1)
Location
generally.
Off-street parking shall not be located between
the primary address of the building and the public right-of-way.
(2)
Area
within Hulen Street, Alsbury Street and the railroad delineated in
exhibit A. [1]An off-street parking lot on the side of a building shall
not be wider than 65 feet, and a street-screen shall be provided such
that the side of the parking bays closest to the street shall be screened
by a wall or landscaped wrought iron fence three feet in height.
[1]
Editor note-Exhibit A is on file in the office of the city
clerk.
(3)
Spaces
required.
a.
Residential
uses—As required by the applicable housing type in the Building
Type Matrix (Table B).
b.
Nonresidential
uses—As required by the Burleson Zoning Ordinance.
c.
Neighborhood
commercial incentive—The number of off-street parking spaces
required for retail services, retail goods sales; pharmacies; dry
cleaners; art, antique, furniture or electronics studios (retail,
repair or fabrication); restaurants, cafes, delis or coffee shops;
and retail bakeries shall be waived for the first 1,500 square feet
of retail floor space (excluding kitchen, administrative and storage
space) for a particular use as long as the total square footage of
the use is no greater than 5,000 square feet.
(c)
Shared
parking.
Off-street parking requirements for any and
all uses permitted may be waived subject to a shared parking agreement
or a coordinated parking plan approved by the city manager or designee,
subject to appeal to the city council.
(Ord. No. B-792-10(A0410), §
1, 4-19-2010)
All freestanding dumpsters shall be screened on all four sides
with an opaque closure measuring to a height at least six inches above
the top of the dumpster. A dumpster located in an alley on the perimeter
of the project shall be screened from view on all sides with an opaque
enclosure or building niche measuring at least six inches above the
top of the dumpster. The building niche shall be constructed of material
that matches the building.
(Ord. No. B-792-10(A0410), §
1, 4-19-2010)
Requirements for signs shall be in accordance with the provisions of chapter 63 of the Burleson Code of Ordinances.
(Ord. No. B-792-10(A0410), §
1, 4-19-2010)
In order to facilitate walkability and livability, all streets
shall provide accessible sidewalks with street trees or adjacent trails.
Block lengths shall be as short as possible to accommodate a walking
environment. Street types and cross-sections are established herein
to facilitate an integrated set of transportation choices—driving,
walking, cycling and transit, as well as to form a place bounded by
building façades creating "street walls." Carefully designed
civic spaces such as greens, squares, plazas and trails shall be integrated
into the neighborhoods.
(Ord. No. B-792-10(A0410), §
1, 4-19-2010)
Outdoor cafe seating for restaurant, cafe, deli or coffee shop
uses shall be limited to the building's private frontage unless cafe
seating is licensed with functional restrictions with the building's
public frontage (i.e., the public right-of-way) upon the approval
of the city manager or designee, subject to appeal to the city council.
(Ord. No. B-792-10(A0410), §
1, 4-19-2010)
