An approved facade plan is required prior to issuance of a building permit for the following developments.
(A) 
OTR and OTC Districts.
All new construction shall require an approved facade plan.
(B) 
MF-15 and MF-19 Districts.
All new multifamily residential construction.
(C) 
PRO and TO Zoning Districts.
All new nonresidential construction.
(D) 
All nonresidential and mixed-use zoning development.
All nonresidential and mixed-use development.
(E) 
Residential.
Single-family residential where specified in a Planned Development.
(Ordinance 19-08-70 adopted 8/20/19; Ordinance 2021-07-47 adopted 7/6/21)
(A) 
OTR and OTC review criteria.
(1) 
OTR – Original Town Residential District.
All new construction shall comply with the following:
a. 
4.07.09(E) OTR Facade Plan Requirement.
b. 
Subsection 9.06 Downtown Architectural Design Standards; OTC & OTR.
(2) 
OTC – Original Town Commercial District.
All new construction development shall comply with the following:
a. 
4.07.09(F) OTC Facade Plan Requirement.
b. 
Subsection 9.06 Downtown Architectural Design Standards; OTC & OTR.
(B) 
MF-15 and MF-19 review criteria.
(1) 
Buildings with the same facade and/or architectural features may not face each other, except as otherwise approved by the Director.
(2) 
All new multifamily residential construction shall comply with 4.12.03 Multifamily - Building Orientation and Construction.
(C) 
PRO and TO review criteria.
(1) 
PRO – Preston Road Overlay District.
All new nonresidential construction shall comply with the following:
a. 
2.05.04(D)(5) PRO Exterior Appearance of Buildings and Structures.
b. 
2.05.04(D)(6) PRO Building Materials and Colors.
c. 
Subsection 4.09 Nonresidential Design Standards.
(2) 
TO – Tollway Overlay District.
All new nonresidential and mixed-use construction shall comply with the following:
a. 
2.05.05(F)(2) Tollway Overlay Exterior Appearance of Buildings/Structures.
b. 
Subsection 4.09 Nonresidential Design Standards.
(D) 
All nonresidential development review criteria.
(1) 
All nonresidential buildings shall comply with the following:
a. 
4.07.09 Exterior Construction of Main Buildings.
b. 
Subsection 4.09 Nonresidential Design Standards.
(2) 
All nonresidential buildings shall comply with the following provisions:
a. 
Facade composition.
The facade shall incorporate a three-part hierarchy of base, middle, and top to emphasize verticality and maintain balance;
b. 
Building composition.
The building shall utilize appropriate form and proportion through well scaled volumes and articulation of those volumes (massing).
c. 
Rhythm.
The facade shall be composed of a series of patterns to create an inherent rhythm;
d. 
Vertical alignment.
Setbacks, reveals, and projections in the vertical plane of the building facade shall be utilized to enhance the legibility of the facade composition;
e. 
Horizontal alignment.
The height of the vertical alignments shall be designed to maintain consistency along the frontage;
f. 
Four-sided architecture.
All buildings shall be architecturally finished on all four sides with the same materials, detailing, and features unless meeting the regulations of Subsection 4.08.02(C)–(D); and
g. 
Facade plan booklet.
All buildings shall comply with the above-mentioned provisions, further detailed through image examples in the Facade Plan Booklet, as it exists or may be amended, which shall be established and maintained by the Director and published as part of the Development Application Handbook.
(E) 
Residential.
(1) 
All residential buildings shall comply with the following provisions:
a. 
Subsection 4.07.09 (Exterior Construction of Main Buildings).
b. 
Facade plan booklet.
All buildings shall comply with the image examples in the Facade Plan Booklet, as it exists or may be amended, which shall be established and maintained by the Director and published as part of the Development Application Handbook.
(Ordinance 19-08-70 adopted 8/20/19; Ordinance 2021-07-47 adopted 7/6/21)
(A) 
Application requirements.
The property owner shall file an application for the approval of a Facade Plan. This filing shall include the information listed on the Facade Plan Checklist, as it exists or may be amended, which shall be established and maintained by the Director, and published as part of the Development Application Handbook.
(B) 
Required facade plans submittals.
(1) 
OTC, OTR, MF-15, MF-19, PRO, TO, and all nonresidential and mixed-use development.
a. 
The applicant may submit a preliminary facade plan and sample material boards with the Preliminary Site Plan application for all new development as specified above to ensure consistency and compatibility for all buildings within a development.
1. 
The purpose of the preliminary facade plan is to ensure consistency and compatibility for all buildings within a single development.
2. 
The Preliminary Facade Plan is a document to aid in the review of the Preliminary Site Plan. The Preliminary Facade Plan shall not be considered filed and shall not be acted on by the Director, the Planning & Zoning Commission or the City Council; however, failure to submit a Preliminary Facade Plan, where a Preliminary Facade Plan is required under this Ordinance, with the Preliminary Site Plan application shall be grounds for rejection or denial of the Preliminary Site Plan application.
b. 
The applicant shall file a final Facade Plan and sample material boards with the Site Plan application to ensure minimum requirements have been met. The Facade Plan must be approved prior to or in conjunction with the approval of the Site Plan. Failure to obtain approval of a final Facade Plan, where a final Facade Plan is required under this Ordinance, shall be grounds for denial of the Site Plan.
c. 
If changes are proposed to an approved Facade Plan, the applicant shall file a new Facade Plan application with a Substantially Conforming Site Plan to ensure the changes are consistent with the building information shown on the Site Plan (i.e., building dimensions, height, etc.). Failure to obtain approval of the new Facade Plan application, where a new Facade Plan is required under this Ordinance, shall be grounds for revocation of the Site Plan or denial of the Substantially Conforming Site Plan application.
(C) 
Facade plan review.
(1) 
The Director shall review the facade plan application for compliance with this Ordinance and standards referenced herein.
(2) 
Corporate identities that conflict with the building design criteria but meet the overall design intent of the applicable regulations may be reviewed on a case by case basis and approved by the Director.
(D) 
Facade plan approval.
(1) 
The Director may approve or deny the Facade plan application based on compliance or violation of this Ordinance and standards referenced herein.
(2) 
Corporate identities that conflict with the building design criteria but meet the overall design intent of the applicable regulations may be reviewed on a case by case basis and approved by the Director.
(E) 
Facade plan denial.
(1) 
If the Director denies the Facade plan, the Director shall send the applicant a report with the reason for the denial.
(F) 
For appeals, see Subsection 6.19 Appeals and the Appeal Process.
(Ordinance 19-08-70 adopted 8/20/19; Ordinance 2021-07-47 adopted 7/6/21)