§ 72-1364. General design considerations.

(a)

Building primary facades and entrances within 100 feet of the public road shall face parallel to the public road from which driveway access is provided. Corner buildings shall provide front facades facing each public road.

(b)

Non-residential and multifamily development shall include amenities such as awnings, pergolas, arcades, street furniture, lighting, and sheltering trees, to provide a comfortable pedestrian environment along and between buildings.

(c)

Residential and non-residential development shall include pedestrian linkages from one project to another to provide pedestrian connectivity throughout the Southwest Activity Center area.

(d)

Pedestrian walkways shall be provided along all public street frontages. Pedestrian ways, linkages and paths shall be provided by the developer at the time of development from the building entrance to surrounding streets, external sidewalks, and outparcels. Pedestrian ways shall be designed to provide access between parking areas and the building entrances in a coordinated and safe manner. Pedestrian ways may be incorporated within a required landscape buffer. Walkways shall be a minimum of five feet in width, or in accordance with section 72-620, whichever is greater, and be constructed to compliment the overall design theme of the project.

(e)

All development shall connect to central utilities for potable water uses. All irrigation wells are prohibited. Non-potable water is to be provided by the following sources, in order of priority, for surface irrigation of common and private areas, to include parks, commercial, industrial and residential areas, unless prohibited by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the St. Johns River Water Management District, or other regulatory agency:

(1)

Treated wastewater made available to the property;

(2)

Surface water stored on-site in surface water storage ponds;

(3)

Potable water may be used only on single-family residential lots if no lesser quality source is available, but shall be converted to a lesser quality source when it becomes available.

(f)

Within the SWC zoning classification, project design, including site planning and building design, shall feature well-landscaped public spaces such as squares and plazas, urban parks, courtyards, an integrated pedestrian/trail system, and street-oriented building forms.

(g)

Within the SWR zoning classification, parking lots shall not dominate the view from streets and shall be located to the rear or center of building clusters.

(Ord. No. 2018-04, § IX, 4-17-18)