Sec. 24-351. Design requirements.
In reviewing the architectural design of buildings proposed to be built in the U.S. 41 district, the Plan Commission shall consider the following factors:
(1) Context. All buildings shall be designed with respect to the general character of the U.S. 41 district, and particularly with due consideration to buildings located on lots that abut the project site.
(2) A minimum of three materials shall be used for building exteriors from the following list: stone, brick, architectural pre-cast panels or detailing, architectural metal panels, glass, and ornamental metal. Large expanses of glass are allowed, up to seventy (70) percent of the facade area. Buildings may not be constructed entirely of a metal and glass curtain walls. Concrete block is prohibited as an exterior finish material.
(3) All buildings shall be designed with a minimum of eight (8) external corners to eliminate square box buildings.
(4) Building penthouses must be incorporated into the building facade design, including exterior materials specifications.
(5) Sloped roofs shall not exceed one hundred (100) feet without a change in roof plane, gable, or dormer. Sloped roofs shall be either standing seam metal or architectural dimensional shingles.
(6) Exhibits. The following exhibits shall be provided to the Plan Commission in addition to normal submission requirement of the development plan application:
a. A site plan showing the proposed building in the context of adjoining buildings, including buildings across U.S. Highway 41.
b. Perspective computer-enhanced color renderings showing the proposed building, signage, parking areas (shown loaded) and any displays within the context of the actual existing site conditions, including how the site will look from any adjoining residential areas, as well as from the three (3) other locations specified below, whose distance is no less than three hundred (300) linear feet away nor more than one thousand (1,000) linear feet away from the property line, along U.S. 41:
1. U.S. 41 southbound lane;
2. Immediately across the highway, from approximately the first floor level; and
3. U.S. 41 northbound lane.