Bonaventure of Thornton Senior Living Planned Developed Standards October 23, 2015 Revised: December 9, A. Statement of Intent

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1 Bonaventure of Thornton Senior Living Planned Developed Standards October 23, 2015 Revised: December 9, 2015 A. Statement of Intent These Planned Development (PD) Standards will permit the development of a higher density senior housing community. The guidelines outlined within this document provide for development on the property to have creative and innovative design and above average amenities for this project. The unique elements associated with this project are: varied architecture throughout the site, landscape design, continuous walking paths with spaced benches and points of interest, large central communal patios for community events and barbeques, horseshoes, raised garden planters for resident use, changes to building orientation of each unit, and more neighborhood recreational amenities for both passive and active uses. B. Applicability of Standards Regulations not specified in the PD Standards shall conform to the most compatible zoning district standards in the City Code at the time of improvement. Minor changes or adjustments to the ODP/CSP and PD Standards that meet the intent of the project may be authorized by administrative amendment as determined by the Development Director. C. Permitted Uses 1. Planning Area 1: Shall allow for the following permitted uses: a. Residential Multi-Family: Multi-family residential units for seniors. Units may include those providing independent living, assisted living, and/or memory care. Maximum 160 total residential units permitted. (Approximately 25 du/ac) b. Medical uses accessory to senior living facilities. c. Detention/Retention/Water Quality Features d. Temporary construction trailers and sales offices. Such facilities shall be removed within 30 days of target capacity (80% full) filled units in the projects or phase of the project associated with the trailer or sales office. Note: If any use considered is not listed, refer to the City of Thornton Development Code for guidance to determine if that primary or accessory use will be allowed within the MF Zone District. 2. Planning Area 2: Shall allow for the following permitted uses: a. Residential Single-Family Attached. Attached single-family units for seniors. Maximum of 4 total residential units permitted. (Approximately 3 du/ac) b. Office/Institutional Uses as permitted within Section Office/Intuitional (OI) District within the City of Thornton Municipal Code. c. Detention/Retention/Water Quality Features d. Temporary construction trailers and sales offices. Such facilities shall be removed within 30 days of target capacity (80% full) filled units in the projects or phase of the project associated with the trailer or sales office.

2 Note: If Planning Area 2 develops as office, no single-family attached residential shall be permitted to also develop within Planning Area 2. In addition, if single-family attached residential develops on Planning Area 2, no office/institutional uses shall be permitted to develop on Planning Area 2. D. Lot and Building Standards 1. Maximum Building Height: a. Planning Area 1 : i. 60 b. Planning Area 2 : i. Office/Institutional: 60 ii. Single-Family Attached Residential: Lot standards: a. Minimum Lot Area: i. Planning Area 1 : 1. 20,000 sf ii. Planning Area 2 : 1. Office/Institutional: No minimum. 2. Single-Family Attached Residential: 2,000 sf per single-family attached dwelling unit. b. Setbacks i. Planning Area 1: 1. From Washington Street: From Washington Center Parkway: From East Property Line: From southern property line: 15 ii. Planning Area 2: 1. Single-Family Attached Resident a. Front: 10 b. Side: 5 c. Rear: 5 2. Office/Institutional: a. Front: 25 b. Side: 15 c. Rear: 15 E. Off-Street Parking Requirements: 1. Planning Area 1: a. Parking shall be provided at a minimum rate of 0.70 spaces per senior residential units. 2. Planning Area 2: a. Single-Family Attached Residential: Single Family attached residential units: three required off-street parking spaces for each individual unit. At least two of those spaces must be covered. b. Office/Institutional: Parking shall meet City of Thornton Municipal Code Requirements

3 F. Fences and Retaining Walls 1. No fencing is allowed forward of the leading edge of any single family attached residence. 2. Fencing provided on the side and rear yards of such units may be up to six feet in height. 3. Fencing along arterial streets and adjacent to commercial uses may be up to 8 feet in height. 4. No barbed wired or chain link fences are allowed. 5. Closing fencing is not allowed adjoining any common open space within or adjacent to the residential units. 6. Fence materials shall consist of ornamental metal, or masonry walls. G. Lighting: 1. No lighting on any building site, shall cast glare onto adjacent or neighboring properties or streets. 2. Pole lights used to light any parking areas shall be downcast cut-off type fixtures not to exceed 23 feet in height. (total height includes pole, light fixture, and base) 3. Pole lights along interior pedestrian walks within the development shall not exceed 16 feet. 4. Building mounted lighting fixtures shall be fully shielded and directed downward or towards the building on which it is attached. H. Signage: All signs shall meet City of Thornton requirements for signage. I. Common Areas and Landscaping: 1. The minimum amount of common area provided for the development shall be 20% percent of the total site. 2. A minimum 25 landscape buffer along Washington Street and Washington Center Parkway shall be provided. 3. Landscaping shall meet City of Thornton Municipal Code. 4. Public Land Dedication (PLD): a. Planning Area 1: This planning area is to be developed solely as senior housing. This housing will include independent living, assisted living, and memory care units. The residents of this community are not likely to use public areas, especially those in assisted living and memory care residential units. A vast majority of recreation will occur within or immediately adjacent to the residential building. In lieu of fees or land dedication, PLD requirements may be met in their entirety by providing the following active and passive recreation on-site amenities: i. Café, Coffee shop, or similar; ii. Parlor/Library/Sitting Room with Computers and Desks/Work Stations; iii. Fitness Center; iv. Theater; v. Hair and Manicure Salon; vi. Gardening Room; vii. Communal Dining Rooms; viii. Private Dining Spaces; ix. Hospitality Room: that may include such things as: hosting Social Hours, Billiards, Shuffleboard, Game Tables and Puzzle Tables, and similar; x. Large Activities Room: for such activities as Cooking Classes / Baking activities, Arts and Crafts, and similar;

4 # of Dwelling Units xi. Outdoor plazas/gathering spaces; xii. Horseshoe pits; and/or xiii. Gardening boxes. xiv. Corner Monument/Plaza: With public access from sidewalks near corner of Washington and Washington Center. b. Planning Area 2: i. Single-Family Attached Residential for Seniors: The required land dedication shall be provided using the following calculation: X 2.86 (# of projected persons per unit) / 1000 residents X 10 acres = Acres to be dedicated 1. PLD may be provided in one of the following ways: a. Cash-in-lieu in the amount as stipulated as outlined within the City of Thornton Municipal Code, or b. Improved parkland. ii. Office/Institutional: shall dedicate eight percent of the gross land area for parks, open spaces, and trails. J. Design/Architecture: Planning Area Building massing. a. All buildings shall be designed to provide complex massing configurations with a variety of different wall planes and roof planes. Plain, monolithic structures with long, monotonous, unbroken wall and roof plane surfaces of 60 feet or more shall not be allowed. b. Buildings shall have a predominance of horizontal articulation every two floors through the use of decorative banding, a change of material and/or color, or sloping roof planes; articulation above the third floor may be more widely spaced. 2. Architectural elements. Buildings shall employ at least two of the following design items applied consistently along each façade: a. Projections. b. Recesses. c. Shadow lines. d. Window patterns. e. Overhangs. f. Relief. g. Changes in parapet height. h. Entrances to apartment buildings should be identifiable by an architectural treatment such as a covered portico or a different roofline treatment. 3. Exterior wall materials. The total net exterior wall area (excluding windows and doors of each such building) shall be composed of one of the following: a. At least 20% percent full-width brick, stone or architectural stone masonry (including window and door areas and related trim areas) with the balance being any combination of cementitious lap siding, board and bat siding and/or stucco. For board and batten siding, battens shall be spaced no more than 16 on center. Wood products may be used for facias and building trim. b. Roofing materials. All sloped roof areas shall be clad with high profile composition shingles such as slate, tile, shake, or dimensional asphalt shingles.

5 4. Roof shapes. a. Buildings shall have a pitched roof with a minimum slope of at least 4:12. b. All sloped roofs shall include a minimum 18-inch overhang beyond each major long wall plane of the building, and a 12-inch overhang along gable ends. c. On buildings where sloping roofs are the predominant roof type, each building roof shall have at least three distinct roof ridgelines. d. On buildings where flat roofs are the predominant roof type, parapet walls shall vary in height and/or shape at least once in every 50 feet of building wall length. 5. Windows. All elevations shall contain windows. 6. Recreational amenities. The development shall incorporate recreational amenities as specified within Section I.4 above. 7. Quality enhancement standards. In addition to any other applicable standards set forth in this section, the building shall incorporate the following architectural features: a. The average rentable living area of all units in the building is at least 700 square feet. b. The building's main roof is pitched with at least five distinct ridgelines, at least two of which are at least two feet apart in height, and two of which are at right angles to the others. c. At least two ends of the building step down one story or more in height. d. All building elevations contain at least three distinct wall planes separated from each other by at least two feet. e. Landscaping along arterial and collector streets shall be enhanced through the use of berms, larger trees than required by Code and additional numbers of bushes and other screening plants. f. Residential structures in the project are separated from all other structures by a minimum of 40 feet. Planning Area - 2 Design/Architecture for Planning Area 2 shall follow City of Thornton Code.