Reso24-05 0025 - PC Reso Adopt Amendments To The Zoning Code 2023 2031 Housing Element

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ATTY/RESO.0025/PC RESO ADOPT AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING CODE – 2023-2031 HOUSING ELEMENT – EXHIBIT A REV: 06-20-24 VR Page 82 of 158 development may provide a narrative with comprehensive site plans explaining how massing is minimized in other ways. Compliance with this requirement shall be evaluated by the responsible review authority in the review process. a. Facade Plane Modulation. Exterior walls that vary in depth and/or direction, exhibiting offsets, recesses, or projections with depth of at least eighteen (18) inches, or a repeated pattern of offsets, recesses, or projections of smaller depth. b. Feature Projections and Recesses. Projecting eaves and overhangs, balconies, porches, canopies, trellis features, arcades, and window recesses, and other features that provide human scale and help break up building mass. c. Variety in Height and Roof Forms. Varied building heights that result in a noticeable change in height or changes in pitch, plane, and/or orientation. d. Facade Detail. Details such as cornices, window trim, changes in material, and other architectural elements that provide architectural interest. B. Facade Composition and Architectural Regulations by Sub-District. 1. Supplemental Development Standards for the MUC-ECR Sub-District. a. Primary Pedestrian Entrance. At parcels fronting El Camino Real, at least one (1) primary entrance to a ground floor use shall face El Camino Real. On corner parcels, the primary entrance may face the street corner of El Camino Real and a secondary street. Interior space shall be arranged to orient toward the entrance facing El Camino Real as the primary entrance. Signage or other means shall be used to direct persons toward that entrance. b. Pedestrian Entrance Frequency. At street frontages, ground-related entrances shall occur at least once every one hundred (100) feet, as measured along the front property line. Ground-related entrances include entrances to ground-floor uses, residential units, clusters of residential units, lobbies, or private courtyards. Retail-related uses shall have ground-related pedestrian entrances that occur at least once every fifty (50) feet. Buildings with a single tenant on the ground floor may have an alternative pedestrian entrance frequency where other design treatments or articulations are used to maintain visual interest and sense of security for pedestrians including, but not limited to, windows, wainscots, decorative light sconces, statuary, bas relief panels, and murals with the approval of the Community Development Director or his/her designee.