16.59.090 Design Vocabulary.
A design vocabulary shall be established for each village and shall include the general design qualities as well as the specific architectural standards to be used. The design vocabulary shall respond to the general and specific design standards as specified in this ordinance and relate to the proposed development plan. These must be presented at master plan, preliminary, and final plat phases and at site plan review. There must be a style or styles selected and used throughout the village center. Images and styles that have been tested through the VPS to generate a negative image of place are to be avoided. The use of materials, colors, and massing incompatible with the selected design vocabulary shall be avoided.
A listing of significant compatible features that will be incorporated into the design of the buildings and streetscape of a village center shall be prepared in matrix form. Photographs, colored images, drawings, or a combination can be used. The horizontal axis of the matrix shall include all the categories of residential, commercial, parks and open space, and industrial if used. The vertical axis of the matrix shall include the following:
A. Building Mass and Style - which includes the volume of the selected building types and the style selected
B. Roofs and Roof Materials - the various types and pitches of roofs
C. Facade Treatment and Facade Materials - the types of materials, textures and colors
D. Entry and Doors - door openings and the area immediately surrounding
E. Windows - window types with detailing
F. Eaves, Porches and Arcades - decorative building elements, like pergolas, cupolas, shutters, etc.
G. Trim. Details of these features in elevation and section that reflect the architectural styles selected both vertical and horizontal
H. Towers
I. Cross Gables and Dormers
J. Gutters
K. Chimneys
L. Walls, Fences, and Hedges (front yard)
M. Walls, Fences, and Hedges (side yards)
N. Colors
O. Driveway
P. Pavement Materials and Textures
Q. Curb Treatment
R. Streetlights
S. Street Signs
Under each category specific written instructions can be included. See Table 16T-66 Design Vocabulary (example only) and the Design Vocabulary Matrix (example only). (Ord. 1024 §47, 1995).