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See Sections 14.40A.020 and 14.34.280, Provo City Code. In addition, the following specific design standards shall apply to all development in the Village at Riverwoods (SDP-1) Overlay zone:

(1) General Transportation Requirements.

(a) The objective of the transportation plan is to encourage a pedestrian friendly environment through narrow streets that slow the automobile travel speed, and through buffers between pedestrians and autos to enliven street life.

(b) Angle parking shall be allowed along Edgewood Drive to decrease the travel speed and provide a buffer between pedestrians and autos. Sidewalks shall be at least twelve (12) feet wide at commercial frontages and six (6) feet wide at residential frontages.

(c) Residential streets shall be twenty-eight (28) feet wide (excluding curbs and gutters). Parallel parking shall be allowed on both sides of the street.

(2) General Building Requirements.

(a) The design of development within The Village at Riverwoods (SDP-1) Overlay zone shall include variety among individual building designs. The building forms and landscape materials shall be harmonious with the existing context and natural landscape features. Architectural character is not restricted, but the style selected shall conform to the following general design guidelines. Architectural features should enhance the individual identity of each unit. Figures 4.1 and 4.2 of the Village at Riverwoods Specific Development Plan shall be used as guides in interpreting this Subsection.

(b) Main building entries and lobbies shall be oriented to the street and garage doors shall be oriented to parking lanes, except where townhouses face the Provo River. Entries to lower floor units directly from the street are encouraged.

(c) Architecture shall harmonize with permanent neighboring development. Diversity of detail and materials among different buildings is encouraged.

(d) Windows, balconies and porches should be oriented to the street or the Provo River. Window designs may be varied to reflect the diversity of architecture.

(e) Roof shapes shall harmonize with and shall reflect the diversity of the building’s architectural character. Appropriate use of both pitched and flat roofs in encouraged.

(f) Building materials should be durable and suitable for the design in which they are used. Natural materials such as stone, wood trim or plaster (EIFS) is encouraged.

(g) To the extent allowed by flood protection measures, garages may be depressed below street grade (except at units facing the Provo River).

(h) No trash, used materials, or wrecked or abandoned vehicles or equipment shall be stored in an open area. Storage of commercial goods or materials shall be prohibited. Containers for trash storage of a size, type and quantity approved by the City shall be screened by a sight obscuring fence and maintained in an appropriate location. See Section 14.34.080, Provo City Code.

(i) Light fixtures shall be provided at each building entry.

(j) Each residential unit shall have an associated private outdoor space, deck or patio.

(k) Storefronts shall harmonize with or accent the general quality and character of the neighborhood.

(l) The design spirit of signage for the Village at Riverwoods (SDP-1) Overlay zone is that of maximum variety within a general order that augments and reinforces the character of the neighborhood itself. Internally illuminated signs shall not be permitted. Original and distinctive graphic is encouraged. Tenants are urged to consider developing a logo or symbol that is three-dimensional. Maximum sign size shall be limited to one (1) square foot per lineal foot of retail frontage. Maximum letter height shall be limited to eighteen (18) inches for retail space and twelve (12) inches for office space. Signs may be placed only on the Edgewood Drive side of buildings.

(3) General Landscape Requirements.

(a) All residential yard areas except those portions devoted to driveways, buildings, or parking, shall be designed with suitable landscaping of plants, shrubs, trees, grass, and similar landscaping materials.

(b) Street trees shall be developed and maintained to improve and beautify the SDP-1 Overlay zone. Street trees shall include a minimum of one (1) deciduous tree, two (2) inch caliper minimum (measured six (6) inches above grade or six (6) inches from the top of the root ball), per thirty (30) feet of street frontage.

(c) Parking areas shall be landscaped in accordance with the landscaping plan approved as part of the project plan approval procedure. Landscaping shall be installed between individual driveways to soften areas of paving.

(d) Buildings shall be situated with respect to and in accordance with the topography and natural features of the developable parcel.

(e) Pedestrian and bicycle circulation shall be encouraged in The Village at Riverwoods (SDP-1) Overlay zone. Sidewalks adjacent to the front of condominium units shall have a minimum dimension of six (6) feet. Pedestrian access shall be provided to the regional bicycle trail systems along the Provo River.

(f) Outdoor lighting plans shall conform to all regulations contained in Chapter 15.21, Provo City Code.

(Enacted 2000-46)