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Arvada Triangle D E S I G N G U I D E L I N E S

Arvada Urban Renewal Authority May, 2011

Arvada Triangle

D E S I G N G U I D E L I N E S

Table of Contents

Introduction

Area of Application of Design Guidelines

Definition and Purpose of Design Guidelines

History and Context of the Triangle

Triangle Area Concept

Public Framework Principles

Development Program

Illustrative Concept Plans

Organization of Design Guidelines

1. WALKABLE STREETS AND STREESCAPE Active Commercial Street Frontages Sidewalk Design Streetscape Design

Van Bibber and Ralston Creeks Neighborhood Buffers and Pedestrian Connections

Gathering Spaces / Open Space

Housing Types

Neighborhood Open Space Pedestrian Connections within Residential Neighborhood Building Massing

4. INVITING LANDSCAPED SITE DEVELOPMENT Landscape Materials Maintenance

Site Buffers and Screening Utilities

Surface Parking Lots

3. WELCOMING AND SECURE

2. A NETWORK OF OPEN SPACES &

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Continuous Active Frontages & Compact Commercial Districts Storefront Design Rear and Side Entrances Public Art Service Areas

6. VILLAGE SCALE BUILDINGS Building Heights Building Setbacks Massing and Articulation Rooflines Orientation

7. QUALITY ARCHITECTURE 360 Degree Architecture Awnings, Canopies and Shading Materials Fenestration Lighting

8. INTEGRATED LAND USES Vertical Integration of Mixed Uses Horizontal Integration of Mixed Uses Mixed-Use Development

Sustainable Building and Site Design

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Figure 1: Area of Application of Design Guidelines

IntroductionIn 2003, the Arvada City Council adopted the Ralston Fields Urban Renewal Plan. The goal of this 25-year plan is to enhance, redevelop and revitalize the properties that lie within the district, including the dated shopping centers referred to as the Triangle Area.

The Triangle Area consists of the three shopping centers located in the vicinity of 58th Avenue and Independence Street. The centers were built in the 1960’s and over time have become tired and run down.

In 2008, AURA convened a group of homeown-ers, business and property owners, and other stake-holders from the Triangle Area and formed a cit-izen’s advisory committee. The Triangle Advisory Committee met over 9 months and worked with architects, developers, traffic engineers and plan-ners to develop a new vision that acknowledges the evolving nature of the market for the redevelop-ment of the three shopping centers that comprise the Triangle Area.

The Advisory Committee determined that the Triangle Area could support three types of land uses - traditional commercial, mixed-use and multi-family housing. Due to the endless variations of how the Triangle Area could be redeveloped, the Design Guidelines represent a critical piece in ensuring that the community’s vision is realized.

In 2010, the Arvada City staff and various con-sultants met over a period of 4 months in order to ensure close coordination, integration and

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consistency between four parallel, interrelated proj-ects. These projects include Triangle Area Design Guidelines, Ralston Corridor Plan, Garrison Bridge Replacement and Floodplain Modification as well as Ralston Central Park Plan.

The Triangle Area Design Guidelines were created to help explain the vision for the redevelopment of the Triangle Area. The guidelines should be used as a tool to guide future developers in achieving the community’s goal for this area.

Area of Application of the GuidelinesThe Design Guidelines apply to all new develop-ment in the Triangle Area. The Triangle Area is the part of the Ralston Fields Urban Renewal Plan which provides an overall planning and implementa-tion guide for properties within the urban renewal boundaries.

The area included in the Design Guidelines are the Triangle retail shopping centers between Kipling Parkway and Garrison Street in the vicinity of 58th Avenue and Independence Street in Arvada, shown in Figure 1.

Area of Application of Design GuidelinesRalston Field Urban Renewal Area

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DEFINITION AND PURPOSE OF DESIGN GUIDELINES

The Design Guidelines

The Design Guidelines will guide developers and architects through the process of creating a pedestrian-friendly, visually cohesive and economically viable village center. The purpose of the guidelines is to guide the physical development of the Triangle Area by:

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HISTORY AND CONTEXT OF THE TRIANGLE AREA

The Triangle Area has been a retail and service center for Arvada for many years. The area is a group of three small shopping centers consisting of aging retail stock that continues to serve the surrounding community. K-Mart, Safeway and King Soopers anchor the group of centers, with smaller in-line and free-stand-ing retail stores and auto-oriented service establishments along 58th Avenue. Remnants of the old Ralston Road that swung to the northwest still remain. Overall, the image of this area is faded and less than desirable. The area is sur-rounded by neighborhoods with good housing stock and an aging population, creating opportunities over the next several years for younger families to locate here, near services and activities that they need.

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TRIANGLE AREA CONCEPT

The transformation of the Triangle Area relies on the vertical and horizontal integration of residential, office, retail and community uses. This mix of uses will create an exciting, pedestrian-friendly, safe and comfortable place that people will choose to live, work and visit again and again.

The concept for the Triangle Area includes a compact village center of pedes-trian-oriented shopping mixed with multifamily residential units. A mix of resi-dential, retail, entertainment and office uses in the Triangle Area will activate the existing retail area and surrounding neighborhoods. Through the conversion of some retail property to residential development opportunities the Triangle can be woven into the neighborhood and additional market for the retail can be created.

People of all ages will be found in the Triangle Area moving about in a richly landscaped environment of pedestrian sidewalks. In the core area, street level storefronts will be occupied by retail establishments, including clothing, gifts, galleries, housewares and furnishings. Restaurants, entertainment and activity centers will enliven this mix of pedestrian-oriented activities.

With more people living in the area, streets will remain active into the evening, creating a vital, thriving mixed-use village neighborhood.



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PUBLIC FRAMEWORK PRINCIPLES

The Triangle Area should be organized around an Urban Framework based on principles of integration, efficiency, scale and street level comfort. Streets, pedestrian ways, neighborhood connections and open space should be closely fit within the Triangle Area making a distinctive identifiable focal point of the surrounding neighborhoods.

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The vehicular circulation system transitions community-wide arterial streets, including 58th Avenue, Kipling Parkway, and Independence Street to a grid circulation (including the extension of Garrison Street from 58th Avenue to 57th Avenue) . This grid of circulation and drives establishes the pri-mary organizing framework for development at Triangle Area and is designed to accomplish the following objectives:

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Gateways should be established at key points along 58th Avenue, Kipling Parkway, Ralston Road and Independence Street defining immediate entrances into Triangle Area. They should incorporate design elements that convey the theme for downtown and fit within a hierarchy of way-finding elements (signs and landscaping). Multiple secondary access opportunities exist along 58th Avenue and in existing neighborhoods.

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Interior East-West Drive The Interior East-West Drive is designed to provide automobile access to parking lots within an attractive landscaped corridor. It is designed to aid in way-finding through parking lots and provide safe and attractive pedestrian ways through large parking areas. It consists of two travel lanes and detached sidewalks with tree lawns separating them from traffic.

Main Cross DriveThe Main Cross Drive is designed to promote pedestrian activity and comfort within an attractively landscaped corridor associated with a mix of retail activi-ties and at the same time serve as an automobile access to parking lots. It also provides pedestrian amenities such as benches, lighting, bicycle racks, and other elements.

Interior Circulation DriveThe interior circulation drives cross 58th Avenue and the extension of W 57th Place. These streets are designed to aid in way-finding through parking lots as well as provide safe and attractive pedestrian ways through large parking areas.

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DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM The Triangle Area objectives can be met by arranging land uses in a number of different ways. However, each type of use has some preferred range of locations, based on town center visibility, access and compatibility with other uses. (Refer to Figure 3. Development Program Locations)

Triangle Area Land Uses

Large and Medium Format Retail and Commercial—Location best along both sides of 58th Avenue behind the surface parking areas. +�� '�� ;�� Land uses including commercial, residen-tial and mixed-use may be substituted for one another as long as overall land use mix is maintained and the design of buildings and public realm are in conformance with the design guidelines.

Pad Retail—58th Avenue is the most visible location for pad sites. These may also be used to frame views and entries into the development from 58th Avenue.

In-Line Retail—Retail sites can be located at any point along both sides of 58th Avenue, Interior East-West Drive and Main Cross Drive across 58th Avenue. They play an important role in stimulating walking between stores. They form the active storefronts needed to create walkable places for pedestrians.

Residential—Generally on the east side of Independence Street either north or south of 58th Avenue. A critical mass of residential density should be provided so that supporting open space can be developed. Some residential can be developed to the south of Arvada Meridian Senior Housing.

Office—Location best along north of 58th Avenue between Independence Street and Garrison Street, close to the retail concentration in order to facilitate walking connections.

Entertainment—Preferred location along 58th Avenue, the Interior East-West Drive or south of extension of W 57th Place.

Open Space and Parks—Adjacent major open spaces and parks are Ralston Central Park located at the northeast intersection of 58th Avenue and Garrison Street and the Van Bibber storm drainage, south of 58th Avenue. Smaller-scale open space opportunities are available along Interior East-West Drive and adjacent to the Main Cross Drive.

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ILLUSTRATIVE CONCEPT PLANS

The following concept plans illustrate four different approaches to the creation of a walkable, mixed-use village center in the Triangle Area based on the land use plan created by the Triangle Advisory Committee. The following list of shared design principles were applied to all schemes to a lesser or greater extent:

1. Addressing 58th Avenue as a primary street frontage lining the street with retail and mixed-use buildings.

2. Setting up the Interior East-West Drive to the north of 58th Avenue Road to serve as an attractively landscaped parking access aisle that looks and feels like a street.

3. Establishing Main Cross Drive across 58th Avenue which is anchored by a large format store located to the south of 58th Avenue and the Arvada Meridian Senior Housing to the north.

4. Providing development flexibility by setting up a fine-grained circulation grid.

5. Maximizing retail development in a walkable environment consisting of large, medium, small in-line and pad retail stores.

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7. Creating an attractive entry point at the intersection of the Interior East-West Drive and Garrison Street for the mixed-use neighborhood located to the west of the Park.

8. Providing a pedestrian-oriented east-west walking path connecting from the residential neighborhood located to the south-east part of the site to the entry plaza of the large format store located to the west.

9. Establishing entry markers in the form of an archway or column at important intersections and defining immediate gateways to the area.

10. Promoting safe and attractively landscaped pedestrian ways through large parking areas.

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12. Mitigating large-scale building mass by providing a variety of building façade articulation.

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ORGANIZATION OF DESIGN GUIDELINES

The Design guidelines are organized into eight key components for a pedestrian friendly, visually cohesive and economically viable village center. Each of these components is broken down into several review categories that are defined by two components: Intent Statements and Guidelines. Each of the eight components is supported and explained in further detail by a few sentences which help the user understand the purpose and goal of that key component.

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The Eight Key Components Are:

1. Walkable Streets and Streetscape

2. A Network of Open Space and Pedestrian Ways

3. Welcoming and Secure Residential Neighborhoods 4. Inviting Landscaped Site Development

5. A Lively Commercial, Retail and Restaurant District

6. Village-Scale Buildings

7. Quality Architecture

8. Integrated Land Uses

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1. WALKABLE STREETS AND STREETSCAPE

The purpose of this section is to create streets and streetscapes that are integral components of the over-all design, creating character and an amenity for shoppers and residents. The network of interconnecting streets will accommodate pedestrians, bicyclist and automobile traffic while connecting with the existing urban fabric of Arvada. Streets should be designed as the main public spaces of the development, as an attractive and safe way to get around for pedestrians, bicyclists and automobiles. The aim is to achieve an urban movement framework and public realm which is convenient, safe and attractive. Buildings are the edges of these public spaces, defining “urban rooms” rather than objects adrift in open space. The street and streetscape is a place of rest, relaxation, work, entertainment, and recreation.

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Storefront lighting enhances the pedestrian environment Outdoor restaurant seating adds activity to the pedestrian environment.

Transparent storefronts and merchandise displayed on the sidewalk animates the sidewalk.

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Active Commercial Street Frontages

Intent To create interactive urban streets lined with accessible, attractive uses characterized by an active, pedestrian-oriented environment. Sidewalks will be the principal place of pedestrian movement and casual social interaction. A crucial aspect of a successful building is its ability to make a posi-tive contribution to the public realm - to face the street, to “animate” it with its activities and uses and make sure that the adjacent space is posi-tively used.

Guidelines 1. Ground floors of buildings on 58th Avenue and partially along the Main Cross Drive and the Interior East-West Drive should contain

active public uses such as retail or entertainment uses that offer interest and amenities adjacent to the pedestrian environment. 2. Large format retail stores should also provide active uses such as outdoor cafes and benches. 2. Blank walls, office space and other non-active uses at street level on main pedestrian ways should be avoided on the shopping street in

the Triangle Area, especially on 58th Avenue. 3. Street level uses should be oriented toward the street with direct access from sidewalks. Secondary entries off rear or side parking areas are also encouraged. 4. Street level entries to businesses directly from the sidewalk rather than up or down steps should be emphasized to improve the access and convenience of the pedestrian environment. 5. A variety of architectural expressions and access to the street-level business should be provided. 6. Street level glazing shall allow pedestrians to look into first floor uses. Dark glass or highly reflective glass that blocks visual access to the interior is strongly discouraged. 7. Building and store front lighting should be used to activate the street and pedestrian environment during nighttime hours.

A variety of architectural expression enhances the pedestrian experience.

Active street level uses.Store entrances open directly onto sidewalks.

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Sidewalk DesignIntentTo design sidewalks that are the main public spaces of the Triangle Area, scaled to the pedestrian and active public uses. The sidewalk design should promote a walkable, interconnected community through safe, convenient pedestrian ways along all streets within all development sites.

Guidelines 1. Sidewalks should be considered in a broad context. They should be a means of circulation that strengthen the Triangle Area as well as connect to neighborhoods, serving all significant pedestrian travel routes. 2. Sidewalks should enhance pedestrian safety and comfort by providing clearly defined routes throughout the Triangle Area including

convenient and visible crosswalks. 3. Sidewalks should connect to primary building entries as well as to parks, open space, trail networks and public facilities. 4. Sidewalks should be constructed along both sides of all streets. 5. Sidewalk design should establish a sense of hierarchy in pedestrian routes.

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7. A tree lawn should be located between all sidewalks and residential streets in the residential blocks. 8. Decorative paving should be used strategically, to express a visual theme for the Triangle Area. Decorative paving should denote

special areas, such as intersections and pedestrian crossings, street furniture areas and public plazas.

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Plant material adds richness and texture to the streetscape. Custom designed streetscape furniture .

Custom designed streetscape furniture helps create an identity for specific streets.Streetscape elements include landscaping and seating elements.

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Streetscape Design

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Guidelines 1. Streetscape elements should include, but not be limited to the following: benches, trash receptacles, bicycle racks, newspaper stands, tables

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needs. It therefore encourages a much greater range of activity, and responds to the human instinct to re-arrange their environment.

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Vehicle Access from Streets

IntentTo create vehicle access that safely and conveniently meets the needs of the users and businesses of the Triangle Area, while contributing to the pedestrian-oriented character of the area. The access pattern facilitates the flow of people in and through the Triangle Area, whether in vehicles or on foot.

Guidelines 1. The location of vehicle access from streets should minimize breaks in the pedestrian environment along 58th Avenue while allowing

visibility to the stores located behind surface parking areas. This will encourage a safe and comfortable passage for pedestrians. 2. Curb cuts should be minimized where active building frontages occur. This can be achieved by coordinating access needs. Curb cuts should occur mid-block if at all.

3. To maximize pedestrian safety and calm the speed of entering traffic, access drives should be designed at a minimum width. 4. Access to sites should be aligned with other access or secondary streets to facilitate traffic flows.

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2. A NETWORK OF OPEN SPACES AND PEDESTRIAN WAYS

The network of open space and pedestrian ways is comprised of a hierarchy of streets, plazas, Ralston Central Park and the easement of the Van Bibber Storm Drainage. These spaces should be integrated to connect the Triangle Area, Lutz and Stenger Sports Complex, greater Ralston Fields area, and the sur-rounding neighborhoods. An integrated and varied network of open space and pedestrian ways adds rich-ness and charm to the Triangle Area. A network of small and large open spaces can organize and coordi-nate development patterns and add value and amenity to the surrounding development.

Community gardens have gained in popularity over the past decade. They provide fresh produce and encourage neighborhood involvement while building a sense of community and connection to the envi-ronment. The Triangle Area contains a successful community garden. This garden should be maintained in its current location or relocated within or nearby the Triangle area in the adjacent neighborhood.

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Van Bibber and Ralston Creeks

Running through the Ralston Fields Urban Renewal Area is the Van Bibber Creek, which is channelized as a flood control project. The project cre-ated landscaped side slopes within a right-of-way along the creek, eventually running into the Ralston Creek east of the Urban Renewal Area through an underground culvert. Along the path of Ralston Creek is the Ralston Creek Primary Off-Street Trail in the City of Arvada Parks, Trails and Open Space Plan. This trail, having regional connections, will be maintained through the area to connect at either end with the regional trail system.

Allowable Surface Development

Within the right-of-way south of 58th Avenue, a section is built which included some landscaping within the right-of-way. The drainage facilities continue across 58th Avenue in a pair of underground conduits. The conduits cut across the site on the way to daylight at Ralston Creek.

On the easement over the drainage conduits north of 58th Avenue, streets, parking and landscaping are permitted. Buildings or other permanent structures are not permitted.

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Neighborhood Buffers and Pedestrian Connections

IntentTo create well-designed edges, transitions and interconnections between different land uses. These can be open spaces, drainage corridors, streets, side-walks and/or trails that provide visual separations between different uses or densities.

Guidelines 1. Rear lot lines, alleys, open space or streets should separate significant shifts in uses and scale of development. 2. To promote consistent street character and scale, similar-sized lots or buildings should face each other across local streets.

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4. Village-scale roadways, streets and pedestrian ways should create a fine network allowing multiple connections to neighboring communities and a multiple of available routes for a given walking trip. Neighborhood connections should be constructed so that trips for shopping and social purposes can be made on secondary streets without having to travel onto busy collector streets. This includes the extension of Garrison Street from 58th Avenue to 57th Avenue, and a new Garrison Street bridge connection.

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Gathering Spaces / Open Space

IntentThe objective of gathering spaces and open space is to utilize well-planned open spaces as organizing elements and focal points of development.

Guidelines 1. Gathering space and open space should be used to enhance the value and amenity of surrounding development by offering a rich and varied aesthetic environment. 2. Gathering space and open space should be publicly accessible and located to attract a variety of users. 3. Plazas should be perceived by the passerby as an extension of public space with at least two sides exposed to a public right-of-way.

4. To encourage public use, gathering spaces should be divided into subspaces to provide a comfortable scale. Large open spaces devoid of planting, street furniture, or people can be intimidating.

5. A range of weather conditions (wind, rain, snow, summer heat) should be considered and planned for in the design of gathering space and open space.

6. Location of open space should be chosen for its adjacency to public streets, its centrality to residential neighborhoods, or as the center of public activity in commercial areas.

7. Encourage Urban Agriculture that is open and accessible to the community.

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Green spacesParks and gardens – areas of green space designed specifically for public access and enjoyment, combining landscape and horticultural elements with facilities for the public. Parks and Gardens are characterized by soft surfaces and suited for either active or passive events. Parks and gardens should be centrally located to residential neighborhoods.

Green corridors – green space occurring in association with linear features, such as regional trail connections, roads and watercourses. Green corri-dors are characterized by a their linear nature, typically they are made up of soft surfaces with pedestrian paths constructed of stone or mulch. Green corridors generally extend for long distances and connect regional destinations. The connection of the Van Bibber Drainage Easement, Lutz and Stenger Sports Complex and Ralston Creek Trail should take on these properties.

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Civic spaces – focal spaces, often linked to buildings or monuments which act as a meeting place and/or a venue for a range of city events and cel-ebrations. Civic spaces are typically defined by a greater percentage of hardscape and pedestrian amenities. Civic Spaces should be publicly accessible and inviting, have direct access from and be open to public streets. A variety of seating options including moveable chairs should be included in the design.

Pedestrianized movement areas – areas of pedestrian priority that provide something more than a standard roadside pavement (either by virtue of size or features). Includes pedestrianized streets and precincts. Pedestrian movement areas are characterized by improved paving options such as pav-ers and stamped or patterned concrete. Pedestrian ways connecting from residential neighborhood to interior grid streets are included in this category.

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Urban Agriculture / Community Gardens – areas of community gardens in association with urban agriculture. The gardens provide fresh produce and encourage neighborhood involvement while building a sense of community and connection to the environment. The existing community garden should be maintained in its current location or relocated within or nearby the Triangle area in the adjacent neighborhood.

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3. WELCOMING AND SECURE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD

Residential neighborhoods are a fundamental and important land use of the Triangle Area. An attractive and safe neighborhood will contribute to the success of the development. The main characteristics attributed to traditional neighborhoods are diversity of housing types, sizes, architectural styles and affordability that attracts potential residents from various age groups and socio-economic levels.

Public safety is always a primary concern for residents of any community. Design strategies can promote public safety by increasing the perception of safety and increasing community awareness. Attractive and well cared-for areas suggest a shared sense of commitment to a safe neighborhood.

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Low density single-family attached housing residential housing.

High density multifamily housing. Medium density multifamily housing.

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Housing Types

IntentDevelop housing groups as distinctive places, with developments composed of creative and innovative housing responding to residential needs and community desires.

Guidelines 1. Provide for diversification of housing for buyers from a wide range of economic levels and age groups. 2. Develop housing in a variety of types, sizes and densities to the extent possible. 3. Encourage alley-loaded rear garages. 4. Front-loaded garages are not allowed.

Housing types include: Multi-Family Above Retail and Commercial Uses Single Family Attached Multi-Faimily

Multi-family residential housing. Single-family attached residential housing. Residential above retail and office use.

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Neighborhood Open Space

IntentIncorporate thoughtfully designed, easily accessible open space that serves a variety of residents and provides opportunity for interaction among users with appropriate improvements such as tot lots and seating areas.

Guidelines 1 Neighborhood open space should be easily accessible and in plain view. 2. Design neighborhood open space to be flexible and to accommodate a number of functions whether organized or casual. 3. Neighborhood open space should be climate responsive and designed for shade as well as solar access. 4. Neighborhood open space should be consistent with the character of the neighborhood and reinforce its identity.

Intimate scale neighborhood open space. $��'�� -hood open space.

Gathering space integrated into neighborhood open space.

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Pedestrian Connections Within Residential Neighborhoods

IntentTo promote community connectivity with an attractive, comfortable, logical and safe hierarchy of connections that accommodates pedestrians and ��'��

Guidelines� [��'��\�� 2. Pedestrian corridors should link primary activity centers within neighborhoods.

� _��$��'�� ^��q��located adjacent to active frontages in order to provide a sense of surveillance and safety, allow easy passing of people, and accommodate bicycles where desired.

4. Integrate elements that provide shade and shelter (e.g. benches, trees, shade structures). 5. Primary pedestrian connections should be surfaced with concrete, concrete pavers, asphalt or stone, providing a safe, familiar and consistent walking surface.

6. To provide continuity and safety, pedestrian connections should utilize the same concrete or paving material when crossing driveways or roads. 7. Pedestrian ways should be visually interesting, attractive and easy to navigate and understand through clear sign posting.

Landscaping buffers residential buildings from pedestrian connections.

Generously scaled pedestrian ways allow people to pass each other comfortably

Attractively landscaped pedestrian way.

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Building Massing

IntentTo create welcoming places and housing that reinforces the concept of the Triangle Area and is compatible with the small scale of the surrounding neighborhoods.

Guidelines 1. Residential building height should not exceed four stories (Village Scale Building Type B). 2. Groupings or residential buildings should be organized around pedestrian-oriented open space.

3. Buildings adjacent to existing neighborhoods should be integrated into the context of surrounding adjacent lower-scale buildings and establish scale relationships with the neighboring buildings through methods such as horizontal alignment of architectural features, similar proportions and similar use of materials.

4. Vertical stepbacks should ensure sunlight access to public open spaces and visual interest in the building facades.

Typical residential building height and massing. Residential buildings organized around pedestrian oriented open space.

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4. INVITING LANDSCAPED SITE DEVELOPMENT

Site development is the horizontal development of each parcel, exclusive of the public rights of way. It includes the hardscape (paved areas), softscape (plantings of all types), driveways, walks and other ele-ments that combine with the buildings to create a total development.

The purpose is to set a standard and unifying theme for the landscape elements that along with the archi-��\�� *��*��'��-� ��+�� '�� Area. Thoughtful landscape design will also promote compatibility between parcels and provide pedestrian amenity.

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Landscaping framing a building entrance. Potted plants help define and enhance an outdoor seating area for a café.

Attractively landscaped public areas invite pedestrians and encourage social interaction.

Landscaping creates a buffer between a pedestrian way and a parking lot.

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Landscape

IntentTo provide attractive and architecturally compatible landscape and/or hard surface design in areas exposed to public view, and/or accessible to the public. To provide landscaping and/or hard surface design that reinforces pedestrian activity such as sidewalk cafés, window-shopping and other dis-play of goods.

Guidelines� [�� X��'�� are appropriate to that environment. 2. Areas not covered by buildings, streets, paved areas or other planned or improved surfaces should be planted with living plant material and mulches. 3. Street plantings should accompany all public and private streets. Tree selection should comply with City of Arvada Standards. 4. Landscaping should be used to attractively buffer parking lots, garages, exposed utilities and service areas. 5. Landscaping should visually frame buildings and enhance the site of arrival at appropriate site locations. 6. Water conserving practices including plant material selection and irrigation practices should be employed. 7. Landscaping should be used to mitigate the negative effects of large undifferentiated building faces and walls. 8. Existing mature trees should be preserved to the greatest extent possible. 9. The city of Arvada will assist the developer with the proper spacing, species and caliper of street trees. 10. Landscape planting should provide a comfortable microclimate.

#�'�� Landscaping breaks up large paved areas.

Potted plants used to signal a business entrance.

Landscaping attractively frames and signals an entrance to a building.

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Materials

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� ]��|�� '�� 3. The use of concrete scoring patterns should be designed to reduce the overall scale and enhance the appearance of large paved areas.

Plant Materials 1. Landscape installations should utilize plant material that is compatible with the local climate and conditions, xeriscaping and drought- tolerant plants. 2. Plant material should be installed with respect to adjacent properties and should not interfere with pedestrian and vehicular movement and

sight lines. 3. Utilize a variety of plant materials to achieve a layered visual and comfort effect for the pedestrian-level experience. 4. Utilize plant materials from the City of Arvada Water-wise Plant List

A well-coordinated material palette helps to unify landscape elements.

Landscape materials add color, texture and richness to public space.

Local plant and hardscape material give the design a sense of place and local identity.

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Maintenance

IntentTo provide for continuing health and upkeep of all plantings and other landscape items to ensure all landscape areas remain healthy and attractive.

GuidelinesA maintenance plan, including on-going tasks and schedules should be prepared for all landscape areas, to include: Removing litter Mowing turf Weeding planting beds Sweeping Replacing dead or dying plant material Repairing and adjusting irrigation systems

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Site Buffers and Screening

IntentTo shield parking and other uses from the public rights-of-way and from pedestrian walkways.

Guidelines 1. Utilize landscape buffers to provide transitions between different uses and adjacent lots as well as to mitigate the impacts of large building

faces and expansive paved areas. 2. Provide landscape screens to mitigate and/or soften the edges of parking lots and/or utility enclosures. 3. Provide landscape buffers adjacent to buildings, except where buildings are adjacent to pedestrian ways, including walks, plazas, courtyards, or streetscapes. 4. Utilize landscape buffers to reinforce the orderly character of open space created to organize building groups.

Landscaping used to create a buffer between a public right-of-way and residential housing.

Landscaping use to mitigate the negative effects of large parking areas.

Attractively landscaped berms are an effective way to buffer parking areas.

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Utilities

IntentTo minimize the negative visual effects associated with utilities and their associated components.

Guidelines 1. All utility poles and wires should be located underground. 2. Visible features such as transformer boxes should be located where they can be screened from public view. 3. Placement of utility boxes, transformers and other elements should be located away from intersections and views from public rights-of-way. � }��\��'�� landscaping. 5. Utilities located at building walls should be painted the same color as the walls if they cannot be screened.

Architectural materials can be used to attractively enclose utility components.

Landscaping screens utility boxes in a parking lot.

Utilities located at the rear of the building are painted to match the exterior finish of the building.

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Surface Parking Lots

IntentTo design surface parking lots in a manner and configuration that allows buildings to be closer and more integrated with one another. To soften and mitigate the visual and environmental impacts of large paved areas.

Guidelines 1. Surface parking lots should be located so they do not increase the space between buildings or negatively impact the pedestrian scale of the Triangle Area. 2. Surface parking lots should be separated from buildings and public sidewalks with a landscape buffer. 3. Lighting associated with surface parking lots should not impact adjacent properties.� }�� '�� 5. Landscaping should be used to distinguish access points and define pedestrian access to surface parking lots. 6. Ecological methods of reducing and treating immediate stormwater runoff from parking lots should be explored. 7. Shared parking between compatible uses will be considered where it can be shown that their demands are complementary.

Transparent fences and landscaping used to screen a parking lot.

Landscaping used to soften and mitigate the visual and envi-ronment impacts of large-scale parking lots.

Landscaping used to define pedestrian access to surface parking lot.

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Streetscape Elements

IntentTo define the horizontal development internal to each site so that it complements the appropriate adjacent public realm, in terms of materials and ��'��^�� bollards and all other site elements.

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selections. 2. Provide street furnishings at primary pedestrian gathering spaces, including building entrances, plazas, courtyards, gardens, streetscapes

and other accent locations . 3. Placement of streetscape elements should coordinate with streetscape design and elements in the public framework to the maximum

extent possible.

Streetscape elements provided at a plaza adja-cent to a pedestrian way.

Streetscape elements coordinated with the street tree planting.

Outdoor café seating (background) coordinated with plaza elements.

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Lighting

Intent%�� '�� personal safety. To create a nighttime ambiance of color, texture and mood that will draw people to the area and encourage them to spend time there. To provide an element of branding for the village.

Guidelines 1. Use lighting to enhance and emphasize pedestrian activity at the street, such as sidewalk cafés, window shopping, display of goods, etc. In

general, the commercial storefronts should light the street. 2. Lighting should reinforce architectural elements such as entries and shop windows, etc. 3. Utilize appropriate lighting elements that complement appropriate adjacent public realm light elements and reinforce the Village Center

character.� }�� X��'�� \�� fixtures and minimizing upward-directed light. 5. Ensure parking lot lighting does not provide glare onto the street and/or adjacent properties. Light sources from one property shall not be seen directly from the adjacent property or from the public rights-of-way. 6. Sidewalk light fixtures should be scaled to pedestrian-scaled heights of twelve to fourteen feet tall. 7. Light fixtures, levels and colors should be coordinated from area to area throughout the Triangle Area. 8. All lighting shall conform to City of Arvada Standards.

Coordinated light color between site and building fixtures.

Full cutoff light fixtures minimize impacts on the night sky and direct light downward.

Lighting emphasizes on commercial entries and shop windows.

Commercial storefront lighting and pedestrian-scaled sidewalk light fixtures.

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Signage and Identity

IntentTo provide clear identification of businesses and buildings. To add visual interest and delight to the Triangle Area. To maintain a pleasing visual contribution to the streetscape and a balance between identification and the architecture of buildings and blocks. All signs shall conform to City of Arvada Standards.

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5. A LIVELY COMMERCIAL, RETAIL AND RESTAURANT DISTRICT A rich, compact mix of retail, residential and office space brings life and activity to the Triangle Area both day and night with shops, services and amenities within easy walking distance. Active street frontage is the objective, whereby development positively integrates with streets. The compact nature of mixed-use devel-opment gives pedestrians access to a large range of goods and services, encouraging them to leave their cars at home, or to park once while they shop in the area.

The Triangle Area is different from Olde Town in that it will be serving the surrounding community rath-er than being a destination district. Development should reflect the needs of the community.

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Drive through retail creating outdoor active areas with landscaping

Continuous active building uses front the street and business entrance and windows interact directly with the sidewalk.

Small-scale pad retail located at a corner site reinforcing the space and appear-ance of public streets

Large format stores relating positively to the pedestrian way and shopper’s lane.

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Continuous Active Frontages / Compact Commercial District

Intent^�� *'��-trian environment within a mixed-use village center. The retail center should be compact instead of dispersed, to encourage pedestrian movement. Development should relate positively to the street, creating an attractive public and private interface.

Guidelines 1. 58th Avenue should be lined with a vibrant mix of retail and commercial activities.

2. The placement and design of buildings should ensure that there is a high degree of integration between buildings and the street. This can occur through buildings being built close to the street edge and through the use of substantial areas of doors, windows and display.

3. Ground floors should have a predominance of windows, doors and openings while upper floors should use windows, balconies and other articulation to create active street frontages.

4. Large format stores should create active public interface positively relating to the pedestrian way and the shoppers’ lanes. These stores are also encouraged to be wrapped with in-line retail on the frontages where shoppers walk. 5. Small-scale retail buildings on pad sites shall be located to form edges that frame and reinforce the space and appearance of public streets.

This can be achieved through providing windows, entries, displays and other interesting architectural features. 6. Drive-through facilities are not allowed to be located within the mixed-use village center however, they can be located in close proximity to

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A compact mix of restaurants creates a vibrant active center.

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A vibrant mix of commercial activities lines the street

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#�'�� This storefront design interacts robustly by extending into the sidewalk space.

Large storefront is scaled and well-detailed to help break down the long facade of the building into small units.

Exciting storefront designs include vivid colors and theme identifying the products sold therein.

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Storefront Design

IntentTo created individualized, attention-getting, well-designed showcases for shops and restaurants as a draw and amenity to the Triangle Area.

Guidelines 1. Storefronts and entrances should support and enhance the pedestrian-oriented environment while giving identity to buildings and uses therein.

2. Storefront entries should be at the adjacent sidewalk pavement level to facilitate shopper and visitor access. 3 Storefronts should be comfortably scaled and well-detailed to help break down the large facades of the building into small units. 4. Building entries should be recessed into storefronts where the storefronts face the street. 6. A variety of storefront designs should predominate over a uniform series of storefronts. The objective is to create a visually interesting and compelling environment that is expressive of the individual businesses along the street.

A relatively simple storefront is accentuated with lighting and merchandise display.

A playful storefront sign reflects the character of the store.�� '��this storefront.

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Rear and Side Entrances

IntentTo provide attractively designed alternate and secondary entrances to businesses.

Guidelines 1. Side and rear entrances should be designed as attractive alternate entries to businesses. 2. Rear and side parking lots should have convenient identifiable entrances to buildings. 3. Parking layouts should accommodate pedestrian movement to rear and side entrances. Sidewalk areas at the rear entrances should facilitate this pedestrian movement.

Signage, lighting, and potted plants create a well-designed rear entry.

Windows, lighting and an awning create a well-designed rear entry.

Architectural materials and signage help bring attention to a side entrance.

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Public Art

Intent To enrich the resident and visitor experience by providing stimulating, interesting, visual and tactile experiences in on-site public areas including the plaza and the landscaped areas along the Van Bibber drainage. To celebrate the Triangle Area, its history, culture and achievements through the expression of the arts community

Guidelines1. Utilize art as an integral part of on-site landscape design, seating, lighting, paving, plant materials and other streetscape elements to

develop a character and identity for the Triangle Area.2. Promote interactive art such as sculptures that children can climb, art that includes a water element that people can touch or play in, or art

that changes or moves based on interaction with pedestrians.3. Spaces for temporary exhibit of public art as part of a public art program should be encouraged.4. Art-related features should be accessible to the public during the daytime and evening hours. Such facilities may, because of their special

nature, be protected from public access during the late evening and early morning hours.

Interactive Art with a water element that encourages touch and play.

Public Art as an integral part of on-site landscape design

Interactive Art that encourages children to climb and play.

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Service Areas

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walls, louvers and/or other features which are integrated with the architecture of the buildings. Screens at grade may be provided by landscaping, or landscaping in combination with walls if it results in effective visual screening. Wall and screen height should be a minimum of six feet.

3. Doors must be lockable and built from steel and/or wood components to minimize maintenance and repair problems. � }��$��'�� ;��'��'��~�� 5. The location and placement of utility structures or devices should be coordinated with public and private utility companies to maximize screening of such devices from public view. All utility distributions systems should be underground. � Z�� '��ping.

Material matching the building is used in the construction of a wall screening the loading dock along with landscaping.

A service area is located away from the main entrance and screened with a wall and landscaping.

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6. VILLAGE SCALE BUILDINGS

Use traditional proportions to create buildings that have an intimate village scale that people on foot can relate to. Modern buildings can be built to this model, by breaking them down into smaller-sized elements and linking them together. Modern buildings can be large but maintain a human scale by breaking their mass into smaller components designed to traditional proportions. Large buildings should be designed to reduce their bulky appearance.

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Building Heights

IntentTo create an exciting, urban-scale, comfortable, pedestrian-oriented village center by scaling buildings accordingly.

Guidelines 1. Building heights should emphasize 58th Avenue as the most prominent street in the development.

2. Building heights should also accentuate the corners of blocks, with towers or other features. 3. Heights should not exceed four stories with an exception of the site located at the north-east intersection of Kipling Parkway and 58th

Avenue for a potential hotel or mixed-use building (Maximum 5 stories). 4. New development should blend in alongside established neighborhoods. Immediately adjacent to established neighborhoods building

height should not exceed two to three stories. 5. Single-story buildings are allowed throughout most of the Triangle Area for retail use ranging from large format to individual stores.

Urban village scale buildings.

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Building Setbacks

IntentTo define the street spaces by placement of building frontages at or behind property lines. To provide space for active public uses. To strengthen the pedestrian environment and urban experience.

Guidelines 1. Building setbacks should reinforce pedestrian activity and circulation along the street. 2. Building setbacks should reinforce the grid pattern of streets and the existing urban structure.

3. Seventy-five percent of the building face should be placed on the build-to line at the back of the sidewalk along Main Street, the Cross Street and other major pedestrian corridors.

4. Setback areas created behind the build-to line should be used for outdoor dining, building entries, small patios or other active uses. 5. Large format stores should be set back to provide space for pedestrian activities and landscaping and enhance the streetscape. 6. Small-scale buildings on pad sites should be encouraged to relate to at least one of the surrounding streets by providing pedestrian active

areas including windows, entries and outdoor dining areas.

Small-scale buildings on pad sites create space for outdoor dining relating to the street.

Large format stores define the street edge and provide space for pedestrians and landscaping.

Building Setbacks reinforce the pedestrian-oriented environment

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Articulation of the building facade breaks up the long flat surface of this building. Window modulation adds interest to the pedestrian environment.

Massing and articulation defines individual residential units. Building massing accentuates the corner of the block and the grid system of the streets.

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Massing and Articulation

IntentTo spatially define the street spaces with building form and massing. To vary building massing as appropriate to the neighborhood sub area and imme-diate environment. To provide interesting and comfortable human-scale relationships of buildings through modulation of building massing – both sur-faces and forms – contrasts in form, color and materials.

Guidelines 1. Building corners at street intersections should be enhanced through special corner treatments such as towers, special roof shapes and taller building sections. 2. Mitigate large-scale building masses by providing a variety of roof lines and building facade articulation. 3. Human-scaled architectural features are particularly important in areas where pedestrian activity is encouraged. A higher level of visual interest should occur near entries, pedestrian areas and streets. 4. Balconies and terraces should be incorporated into vertical and horizontal shifts in building massing where possible.

5. When new development is larger in height and mass than the existing context, building mass should be varied through changes in wall plane and building height to moderate scale between developments.

6. Long, uninterrupted wall surfaces should be broken down into shorter segments of wall with offsets creating shadow lines and a more articulated building elevation.

Outdoor space created through building massing.Building facade articulation mitigates the effect of large-scale building masses

Balconies break up the large blank wall of a building.

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Rooflines

IntentTo create varied roof profiles which break down the form and scale of buildings into sizes and shapes related to the human scale, helping to brand the Triangle Area.

Guidelines 1. Rooflines should be varied in height and style to create interest. 2. Roof forms may be flat in part, but should be designed to complete the building form within an overall design concept.� _��!�� '�� 4. Roofs should be expressive of the spirit and image of the Triangle Area.

Residential-scale rooflines.Flat roofs can be included with pitched roofs to create interesting village-scale rooflines.

Varied rooflines create interest and identity along 58th Avenue.

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Orientation

IntentTo shape the physical public spaces of the Triangle Area by strategically orienting and placing buildings and entries in a manner that promotes a walk-able pedestrian village. To provide a clearly organized system of entrances, driveways and parking areas integrated with pedestrian circulation. To animate the street with people entering and exiting from buildings.

Guidelines 1. Primary building entrances should be oriented directly toward 58th Avenue and the sidewalk, enhancing the pedestrian environment and encouraging pedestrian interaction. 2. Building designs should facilitate the movement of pedestrians from the street to parking facilities through pleasant, easily accessible public connections. 3. New construction should create a strong and attractive edge close to the sidewalk.

Primary building entrances face the street.A strong attractive edge is created by facing the building to the sidewalk.

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7. QUALITY ARCHITECTURE

Quality architectural design is the synthesis of all the subsections of these guidelines, where all the ele-ments come together in a series of related but diverse architectural expressions. The purpose of this sec-tion is to create a Triangle Area identity and architectural vocabulary, while permitting a variety of compat-ible architectural designs. These will be buildings that are timeless rather than trendy, responsive to the ��'�� anywhere else. Attention to detail and craftsmanship and robust materials, fit for their purpose will be ��'��

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360 degree Architecture

IntentTo create an urban environment that is pleasing visually from all points of view.

Guidelines 1. All sides of a building should have design characteristics and architecturally interesting elements. � ]��"��*�� '��

appropriate for shoppers approaching the rear entries.

A high degree of detail and styling on the rear and side of this building.

All visible sides of this large format store have design characteristics and architecturally interesting elements.

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All visible sides of this large format store have a high degree of detailing and styling.

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Awnings, Canopies and Shading

IntentTo enhance the pedestrian environment aesthetically and create shade and pedestrian comfort on the sidewalks. To enhance the pedestrian experience and attractiveness of the area.

Guidelines 1. Awnings or canopies should be an integral part of the architectural design of the buildings to which they are attached and should be compatible with the buildings overall architectural design in terms of material, detail, massing and form. 2. Awnings or canopies should be positioned so that signage is not obstructed and so that substantial shade is cast onto the sidewalk at critical times of day. 3. Diversity in design of the awnings or canopies from one building to the next is encouraged to reinforce the concept of diversity, but shall be within limits of compatibility with the architecture and the streetscape concept of the street. 4. Lettering or logos are permitted on sides and edges of awning, but not on the large sloped surface. 5. The vertical dimension of the awning should not exceed the horizontal dimension. 6. Awnings shall not be lit from within or used as full-height signs.

Proper use of an awning for displaying the shop’s name.

Outdoor seating for this restaurant is shaded with a canopy.

A canopy is used to shade the window and cut glare so passing pedestrians can see inside this shop.

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Materials

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Guidelines 1. Regionally-appropriate materials should be used. 2. Consistent, carefully detailed combinations of material that contribute to the architectural scale of the building should be used.� _�� '�� 4. The materials should convey a high level of visual amenity that is commensurate with the urban character of the Triangle Area. 5. Materials should take into consideration the sunny regional climate of Colorado.

Materials Permitted Materials ProhibitedBrick Stone Rustic materials and overlay decorative materialsConcrete Wood Heavy shakes, slump block and weeping mortarGlass Plaster and Stucco Wall material Plastic, plywood, aluminum or vinyl sidingSplit-faced block concrete

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Fenestration

IntentTo give buildings human scale and relationship to the public environment and to provide some ability to see the activity in the buildings by both day and night. To reinforce the differences between residential and commercial structures and uses.

Guidelines 1. Transparent glass storefronts should be used in street-level facades in order to ensure the visibility of active uses, and to provide a lighter,

more detailed and human-scale architectural expression along the sidewalk. 2. Transparency and reflectivity of glass should ensure the visibility from the sidewalk and minimize the glare produced by highly reflective

glass. 3. Size and proportion of windows should use devices such as columns, piers and mullions to reinforce architectural scaling elements.

Large windows on the bottom of this building indicate commercial use while smaller windows on the upper floors indicate residential use.

Transparent storefronts along pedestrian ways allow passing shoppers to look into shops.

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Lighting

IntentTo provide illumination that complements the urban character of the Triangle Area, providing aesthetic appeal and safety, thereby promoting comfortable, safe pedestrian activity at night.

Guidelines� [�� X��'�� \��*�� fixtures and minimizing light energy, especially directed upward. 2. The light fixtures on each building should be compatible in design, performance and appeal with those being use in the public right-of-way. 3. Building lighting should enhance the safety and security of the pedestrian. 4. Building facades should not be lit, instead, lighting should emphasize building entries or special features.

Building lighting enhances the pedestrian environment. Building lighting creates an exciting urban character. Building lighting should be directed downward to minimize impact on the night sky

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8. INTEGRATED LAND USES

Integrated or mixed land uses create a critical mass and sense of place by affording the community a wider range of goods, services, and experiences at one location and activating the district with a variety of activi-ties as various times. Such a mix of land uses increases the attractiveness of the area. A multi-use devel-opment, which includes a mixture of uses on the same site as well as a mixture of uses within the same building, is encouraged.

Development is expected to achieve a level of mixed-use in all parts of the Triangle Area, although not always in the same building. However i t is recognized that different areas of the Triangle Area provide different opportunities to achieve this as a result of the dominant existing single use or through existing built form and site design.

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Vertical Integration of Mixed Uses

IntentTo integrate complementing uses within a single mixed-use building.

Guidelines 1. When possible residential and office uses should be placed over retail uses.

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3. Buildings along Interior East-West Drive and Main Cross Drive should have ground floors capable of conversion to alternative uses to respond to market demand.

Retail uses on the ground floor of an office building create an active street-level environment

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Horizontal Integration of Mixed Uses

IntentTo carefully position key project components around complementing uses, streets, parks, plazas, etc. To integrate components of the Triangle Area with pedestrian-friendly pathways, sidewalks, plazas and streets.

Guidelines 1. To achieve the desired synergies between uses, development components should be interconnected by pedestrian connections. 2. The organization of development should function more like an urban district than a single project. 3. A complementary range of commercial, residential, office and other uses such as a small hotel is encouraged.

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Mixed-Use Development

IntentTo clarify what uses and types of mixed-use are allowed on the mixed-use development parcels located in the Triangle Area.

GuidelinesVertical Integration of Mixed Uses 1. New development on Parcel A (See Figure 10. Mixed-Use Development Locations) should provide in-line retail on the ground floor where

it fronts 58th Avenue and residential and/or office uses above. The open space located immediately north of 58th Avenue provides good �� '��

Vertical & Horizontal Integration of Mixed Uses 1. New development on Parcel B fronting the north side of 58th Avenue is encouraged to provide retail on the ground floor. If the develop-

ment is higher than singe story, residential and/or office uses should be placed over the retail uses. In the case of single story developments, any single use or mix of uses including retail, residential and/or office should be allowed. Residential use should not be allowed on the ground floor along 58th Avenue.

2. New development on Parcel C should provide any single use or mix of uses including retail, residential and/or office. This will provide development flexibility responsive to market demand.

3. New development on Parcel D should provide any single use or mix of uses including hotel, retail, residential and/or office.

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SUSTAINABLE BUILDING AND SITE DESIGN

Sustainability is a state where the demands placed upon the environment by people and commerce can be met without reducing the capacity of the �� ^�� '�� added value.

The object of sustainable building and site design is to promote the fundamental concepts associated with sustainable design by encouraging design solutions for minimal environmental impacts, resource conservation, energy conservation, waste reduction and recycled material. Sustainable design ��'�� ;�� ;��economically, environmentally and culturally. Sustainable design communicates a shared value to residents, visitors and employees.

LEED Certification

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a program of the U.S. Green Building Council. It is a rating system intended as a tool for creating a transformation in the building industry. It addresses sustainable building practices in sustainable architecture, efficient building technolo-gies and systems, and environmentally sound construction practices. It is used by those who seek to implement green building projects. LEED is the most widely used and accepted system for evaluating and certifying green building projects. Credits toward various levels of certification can be earned through application of a variety of design and specifications and construction strategies.

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Information on this program can be found on the web at USGBC.com or by Googling “LEED”.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Arvada City Council

Bob FrieBob DyerDon AllardShelley CookMark McGoffMarc WilliamsRachel Zenzinger

Arvada Urban Renewal Authority

John CarpenterPage BolinDavid KribsTony ClineShelley CookMichelle DeLariaNanci Kerr

Timothy SteinhausMaureen PhairMike PolkPat Connelly

City of Arvada Staff

Mike ElmsBen Thurston

Consultants

RNLRich von Luhrte FAIA Patric Dawe AIA AICP Jess Alexander Louise S. Lee

MayorMayor Pro TemCouncilmemberCouncilmemberCouncilmemberCouncilmemberCouncilmember

ChairmanVice ChairmanTreasurerCommissionerCity Council RepresentativeCommissionerCommissioner

Executive DirectorDeputy DirectorLegal CouncilAURA Coordinator

Director of Community DevelopmentSenior Planner

Principal in ChargeDirector of Urban DesignSenior Urban DesignerArchitectural / Urban Designer

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