(1) 
The Village Center (VC) of the Westfields Overlay zone is intended to provide a setting for a mix of commercial, office, public/quasi-public and residential uses that will primarily serve the Westfields Community and others needing the services of this area. The three (3) specific sections included in the Village Center include the Mixed-Use, Civic and Multi-Family Residential. The Village Center will be primarily designed with the needs of pedestrians in mind, while accommodating motorists. Buildings will be constructed of quality materials and be designed with features characteristic of an urban village. Rights-of-way shall also be designed to complement the overall urban feel of the area.
(2) 
The Mixed-Use section of the Village Center will include a continuous street wall at the property line, while the Multi-Family section includes shallow setbacks, which allows for greenspace, and then a street wall for the block. Depending on the use or uses associated with the section, the Civic section will be looked at on a case-by-case basis. Within each of these sections, facades facing public streets and ways are intended to include adequate windows to provide "eyes on the streets" of the Village Center and blank walls are discouraged.
Buildings in the Mixed-Use Section should be built to the front property line.
(Ord. No. 01-2021 § 1, 01/05/2021)
(1) 
Uses in the Westfields Village Center are specified in the Table of Uses under the zoning classification of Village Center.
(2) 
The Westfields Village Center shall meet the requirements of the Commercial and Industrial Zones Site Development Standards for all nonresidential developments and vertical mixed-use developments (commercial on the first floor with residential or other uses above) and the requirements of the Residential Zones Site Development Standards for all solely residential uses unless specifically addressed within this Chapter.
(3) 
Site Plan and Design Review. All development within the Westfields Overlay Zone shall be subject to the Site Plan Review Chapter of the Zoning Ordinance, along with the design review criteria of this Chapter.
(4) 
Parking shall meet the requirements of off-street parking provisions found in Section 11-6-113 of the Zoning Code unless specifically addressed within this Chapter.
(5) 
Landscaping and fencing shall meet the requirements of the landscaping and fencing chapter of the Zoning Code.
(6) 
Within the Mixed-Use section, at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the block along the primary street shall include buildings located at the property line and within the Multi-Family section, at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the block along the primary street shall include building facade located no more than twenty feet (20') from the front property line.
(Ord. No. 07-2009, 04/07/2009; Ord. No. 01-2021 § 1, 01/05/2021)
The use mix for the net developable area (excluding rights-of-way) of land is as follows:
High Density Residential Area
up to 60%
Mixed-Use Area
up to 30%
Civic Use Area
up to 10%
In order to ensure construction of the Mixed-Use area in Village Center developments, no more than fifty percent (50%) of the multi-family residential area may be built in the development prior to beginning construction of the mixed-use portion of the Village Center. At the time fifty percent (50%) of mixed-use portion is under construction, submission may be made for the next twenty-five percent (25%) of multi-family development. At the time the remainder of the mixed-use portion is complete, the remaining twenty-five percent (25%) of multi-family residential development may be considered for approval.
(Ord. No. 07-2009, 04/07/2009; Ord. No. 01-2021 § 1, 01/05/2021)
(1) 
Architectural Character. Contemporary interpretation of traditional commercial buildings is encouraged. Design elements associated with traditional store facades, such as kickplates, large first-floor display windows, transoms, and cornice elements will be included.
This illustration includes the portions of a front facade that should be included in buildings in the Mixed-Use Section of the Village Center.
(2) 
Awnings shall be:
(a) 
Mounted to accentuate character-defining features of the facade.
(b) 
Semi-circular, odd shaped, bubble and bull-nose awnings are inappropriate.
(c) 
Back-lit awnings are not allowed.
(d) 
The angled plane of the awning shall appear larger than the vertical valance plane of the awning and the valance may not exceed fourteen inches (14").
(e) 
Awning signage shall meet the requirements of the Sign Code.
(f) 
Rigid-frame awnings may be used.
(3) 
Building Equipment.
(a) 
All building equipment and service areas, including roof and ground level HVAC and other equipment that is visible from a public street or way, shall be screened.
(b) 
Equipment placed on the roof should be set back at least fifteen feet (15') from any public street or way.
(4) 
Building Fenestration/Transparency.
(a) 
All first-floor facades facing a public street or way shall include clear windows in at least fifty percent (50%) of the primary street facade area. Glass in these areas may not be reflective, opaque or glass-block.
(b) 
The maximum length for any blank wall uninterrupted by windows, doors or architectural detailing at the first floor level shall be thirty feet (30').
(c) 
There shall be at least one (1) operable building entrance per elevation that faces a public street. Buildings on corner lots need only have one (1) operable building entrance, provided the facades of both streets meet the fifty percent (50%) window requirement.
(d) 
All second-floor facades facing a public street or way shall include clear windows in at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the facade area.
(e) 
Upper story windows shall have a vertical emphasis.
(f) 
Windows shall be set inside of the building face wall.
(5) 
Building Form.
(a) 
Arcades, colonnades and recessed entryways are encouraged.
(b) 
Rooftops should appear to be flat from public streets and ways. Parapets may be used to obscure pitched roofs.
(6) 
Building Mass and Scale.
(a) 
Large buildings should be divided into smaller modules or bays of twelve feet (12') to thirty feet (30') in width.
(b) 
Large projects that occupy over seventy-five feet (75') of frontage shall include varying building heights to provide variety to the streetscape.
(7) 
Building Materials.
(a) 
The primary building material for facades facing a public street or way shall be standard-sized brick, with carved, rusticated or dressed stone, cast concrete or stucco used as accent materials. First-floor storefronts may include wood or aluminum framing.
(b) 
Walls located between buildings, that will not be exposed, may be constructed of CMU (concrete masonry units).
(c) 
Rear facades adjacent alleyways or parking areas may include standard-sized brick, stone, cast concrete or stucco.
(8) 
Parking. Off-site parking shall be located behind the buildings, with access from side streets.
(9) 
Right-of-Way.
(a) 
Streets within the Mixed-Use section of the Village Center shall be designed as minor collectors to provide street side parking. Consideration may be given for angled parking in order to provide additional storefront parking.
(b) 
The streetscape plan for the Mixed-Use section shall meet the requirements of the Westfields right-of-way streetscape requirements, which shall include a minimum eight-foot (8') sidewalk. The parkstrip area will include eight-foot (8') by eight-foot (8') street tree planters spaced every forty feet (40') on center, separated by hard-surfaced brick pavers or similar treatment.
(c) 
The outdoor permanent sales or display of merchandise shall not encroach into areas of required sidewalk, landscaping or parking.
(d) 
At least five percent (5%) of the total floor area in the Mixed-Use section shall include a plaza or square with seating provided at a rate of one (1) sitting space per two hundred fifty (250) square feet, at least thirty inches (30'') wide and sixteen inches (16'') in height. Sitting spaces may include ledges or more formal benches. At least one (1) of the following elements shall be provided:
(i) 
One (1) tree per eight hundred (800) square feet of area;
(ii) 
Water features or public art; and/or
(iii) 
Outdoor eating areas or food vendors.
(10) 
Signage.
(a) 
Signage shall be in conformance with the Springville City Sign Ordinance.
(b) 
Permanent signage should not hide architectural features of the building or obscure windows.
(Ord. No. 07-2009, 04/07/2009; Ord. No. 01-2021 § 1, 01/05/2021)
Residential Density for the Mixed-Use Section of the Village Center shall allow for two (2) residential units for every one thousand (1,000) square feet of commercial space on the first floor. No residential unit may be less than six hundred (600) square feet and must be located above the first floor.
(Ord. No. 01-2021 § 1, 01/05/2021)
The Multi-Family Section shall be subject to the same land use and development restrictions, standards and other requirements as the RMF-2 Zone and may receive a density bonus of up to one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the base density by meeting the requirements of the Westfields Density Bonus program.
(Amended by Ord. No. 27-05, 12/06/2005; Ord. No. 07-2009, 04/07/2009; Ord. No. 01-2021 § 1, 01/05/2021)
(1) 
Lot area per dwelling in the Multi-Family Residential Section of the Village Center shall be one (1) dwelling unit per eight hundred (800) square feet of land area.
(2) 
The minimum parking requirement in the Multi-Family Residential Section of the Village Center shall be one and one-half (1-1/2) stalls per unit.
(3) 
No building or structure shall exceed a height of thirty-five feet (35'), exclusive of common underground parking areas which may not exceed ten feet (10') in additional height.
(Ord. No. 07-2009, 04/07/2009; Ord. No. 01-2021 § 1, 01/05/2021)