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Architecture VILLAGE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT District Image • Building siting and design shall en- • All service, loading and trash storage Envisioned as large multi-use retail and sure convenient and direct connec- areas shall be screened from public service commercial centers, Village Com- tions to nearby residential view, generally utilizing a combina- mercial Districts are sized and located to neighborhoods and transit facilities. tion of architectural and landscape el- serve approximately four adjacent neigh- • Buildings should generally appear as ements. borhoods within Mountain House. Village a collection of small separate build- • Service stations and other"pad"uses Commercial centers will function as pri- Ings rather than as one uninterrupted including parking areas shall be care- mary commerce and social interaction large building. fully designed to not visually domi- nodes for residents. • Building massing shall utilize frequent nate the street or intersection. Pad changes to building facade, height uses shall be designed as a second- Village centers will provide for the dally and orientation, and shall generally ary, supporting element utilizing the shopping needs of local residents.They are reinforce a minimum of three focal same architectural treatments. centrally located throughout residential areas emphasizing pedestrian use. • The use of Awnings, canopies, trel- areas for easy pedestrian and vehicular Overall, Village Centers should cre- lises or other elements are required. access. These will be enhanced with ate a complex of buildings that is streetscape Improvements, a variety of more pedestrian-oriented that typical Planned Uses ground floor retail activities, public transit suburban shopping centers. accommodations and architectural styles Village Centers will provide a full spectrum that identify these as community places In • Each Village center shall provide sev- of retail and services uses including full Mountain House. eral outdoor pedestrian plaza areas service food and drug stores, specialty re- and outdoor seating and dinging ar- tail, restaurants, banks, clothing stores, Special Considerations eas. These areas shall include street home improvement/hardware,service sta- furniture such as benches, tables, tions, etc. • Each Village Commercial center shall water faucets, and if possible the use t e designed using one unified archi of fountains or other landscape fea- Dominant Architectural Styles ectural theme (see below). tures. • • Option One: neo-classicism w/varia- Village Center buildings shall be de- • Recessed walkways or colonnades tions in decoration and detailing signed to accomodate pedestrian, should be Incorporated Into the cen- • bicycle and transit use and access, ter design. Option Two: Eclectic Prairie in addition to the private vehicular needs. • Large expanses of parking area shall • To the extent possible, buildings shall be broken up with individual build- Ings and heavily planted landscape be design to orient entries and front areas. doors toward public streets. Chapter Four 13