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WISCONSIN STOUGHTON City of Greenbriar Village & Wal-Mart Supercenter

Review Manual

WISCONSIN STOUGHTON City of Greenbriar Village & Wal-Mart Supercenter

Review Manual

WISCONSIN STOUGHTON Intent of Ordinance and CUP Review Process

City of

The City of Stoughton adopted an ordinance amending their Large-Scale Retail Regulations in June of 2006. The intent of this Ordinance is to ensure that future large-scale retail facilities are consistent with the vision of the City and provide a facility that is in the best interest of the entire community. The intent of this Ordinance takes appropriate steps to ensure sustainable growth within the community and assists in developing high-quality growth that is rationally thought-out and discussed. The Ordinance requires an applicant to not only address the development of a particular site, but also the impact that the proposed use has on the entire community. A large-scale retail facility is a prominent addition to any community, but can become an asset when all of the pieces are thought about and discussed. The entire Ordinance is provided at the end of this manual for reference. The review process that has been established for large-scale retail applicants divides the multiple components of the ordinance into smaller, more manageable pieces. After completing the review of each separate piece, the City will have thoroughly addressed and discussed the impacts that a large-scale retail facility would have on the community, and identified the benefits and detriments of each impact. The goal of the process is to enhance the lifestyle and livelihood of the people who live, work and play in the City of Stoughton. The first component of the review includes a series of impact analysis. This element begins by identifying the compatibility of the application with existing City plans. It then proceeds through a series of several analysis. These analyses will identify the impact that the proposed use will have on transportation and traffic, economic and fiscal factors, the Trade Area, and various cost-benefit analyses. The review of these analyses will identify the positive or negative impacts that the proposal will have on the community. The second step of the review process includes site design, which include 10 individual components. These pieces encompass a wide range of design elements that make up the entire site. They include: building location, parking, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, central areas and features, cart returns, outdoor display areas, outdoor storage uses and areas, landscaping, lighting and signage. These elements are meant to encompass all aspects of the overall site design. After site design, the Plan Commission will look at Natural Resources Protection. This element will review the erosion control and stromwater management practices identified in the application. The final design review component is the building design itself. This element will look at building materials and colors, entrances, and screening. This is the most detailed component to the review process, and should be the last item to be discussed after the site elements have been reviewed. The review process is designed to start large in scope and continue to become more narrow in focus as time progresses. It is based upon the Conditional Use Standards of the City’s Ordinance for retail and commercial service buildings in excess of 20,000 square feet. By the time this review is completed, the City and applicant should have worked together to develop a site that is satisfactory to all parties, and is in the best interest of the community.

WISCONSIN How to Use This Manual

City of

As outlined on the previous page, the review process for retail and commercial service buildings in excess of 20,000 square feet is broken down in several pieces based on the requirements of the Ordinance. If you refer to the timeline and checklist, you will notice that this binder is set up to match the order that each section will be reviewed. The review process starts with the pieces that are broad in scope and continues to narrow in focus as it progresses. The timeline provides an anticipated schedule of the review process, in addition to a “check off” area in each section to track progress. The proposed timeline is not definitive and is based on the quick and timely review and discussion of each section. This timeline can be adjusted throughout the course of the review, and the City should not try to rush any piece of the review in order to accommodate the proposed schedule. Instead, the City should focus on having the necessary discussions to work through any of these pieces in order to work towards the most beneficial results. A section of blank pages are provided at the end of this manual for you to record notes. This manual is yours to organize however you’d like. You may prefer to keep all of your notes together at the end, or it may be more beneficial to move the notes to the corresponding sections as we progress through the review process. Experiment with different options, and use this manual in the way that benefits you most. After completing the entire review process, we will have addressed all of the requirements of the City’s Ordinance and worked with the applicant to appropriately address each concern. The result will be a development that benefits both the applicant and the City, and should be something the residents and business owners of the City can be proud of. Each section of this manual is formatted in a way that is consistent with the others so it is easy to understand and work through. On the following page is an example from this manual that addresses one piece of the Ordinance. Each category has a similar page with all of the same information laid out in an identical format. For each topic, a formal review letter will be provided that thoroughly outlines the contents of the application and compares them to the intent and requirements of the Ordinance. Before reading this letter, we suggest first reviewing the contents of the manual for that particular section in order to re-familiarize yourself with the contents of the Ordinance and consider the bulleted red text. Then proceed with reading the formal review letter and make notes along the way. After reading the letter, re-visit the manual page for that category and make additional notes based on the considerations posed in the red bulleted text. As stated earlier, this manual should be utilized in the way that works best for you. Hopefully it provides the you, the reviewer, with a manageable step -by-step process that will lead to a successful project.

STOUGHTON

WISCONSIN Manual Contents

City of

Building Design

Ground floor facades that face public streets shall have arcades (a series of outdoor spaces located under a roof or overhang and supported by columns or arches), display windows, entry areas, awnings, or other such features along no less than 50 percent of their horizontal length. • Which ground floor facades face public

street? • How has the applicant treated ground floor

facades? • How much of the ground floor facades

(that face public streets) received this treatment?

Ground Floor Facades

The large red heading identifies a section of the Ordinance that must be addressed by the applicant. This heading matches the titles in the Ordinance for

quick reference..

Some topics have several sub-categories, which are identified by the bold BLACK headings.

The BLACK text under each heading or sub-heading provides the exact language from the Ordinance for

that particular topic. When you see BLACK language, it is directly from the Ordinance and explains the

requirements of the application. The reviewer should consider how these requirements were addressed in

the application.

Immediately following the text from the Ordinance is RED text. This text is not from the Ordinance, but

responds to the requirements written in black and poses questions or elements for the reviewer to

consider. These are the questions that will help the reviewer to identify whether or not the applicant's

proposal upholds the intent of the Ordinance. They should be considered in both the formal review letter

and also during group discussions.

In the Design Guidelines section, there are pictures and visual aids provided for each component that

identify examples of that category. These provide the reviewer with a visual reference that aids in under-

standing the language and intent of the Ordinance.

STOUGHTON

WISCONSIN Greenbriar Village & Wal-Mart Supercenter

General Considerations The following requirements are applicable to all new retail and commercial service buildings in excess of 20,000 gross square feet and shall be conditional uses in the zoning districts in which they are allowed. A separate conditional use permit is not required where such buildings are part of a PUD district. All additions to existing retail and commercial service buildings built either before or after the adoption of this section, which bring the total building size to over 20,000 gross square feet shall also require a conditional use permit and become subject to the requirements of this section. The following standards are intended to ensure that large retail and commercial service buildings are properly located. They are also intended to ensure that such buildings are compatible with the surrounding area and the overall community character of the city. Such projects shall also be subject to the more general standards for the approval of conditional use permits or PUD districts.

Where such a building is proposed as a replacement location for a business already located within the city, the city shall prohibit any privately imposed limits on the type or reuse of the previously occupied building through conditions of sale or lease. No individual building shall exceed a total of 155,000 square feet in gross floor area. This cap may not be exceeded by the granting of a planned development permit.

Noise associated with activities at the site shall not create a nuisance to nearby properties, and shall comply with applicable City noise requirements.

The developer shall enter into a development agreement with the city, which shall include the payment of all utilities including but not limited to storm water, sanitary sewer, and street infrastructure, and the commitment to adhere to the policy on vacation of existing sites per subsection (20). Off-site improvements may also be required.

City of

Retail and Commercial Service Buildings in Excess of 20,000 square feet

STOUGHTON

Policy on Vacation of Existing Sites

Absolute Building Area Cap

Developer’s Agreement

Noise


Master Timeline & Checklist

City of STOUGHTON

(Meeting No.) / Anticipated Date of Review

1. Application for Rezone and CUP Submitted to City 2. Submit USAA Application to CAPD

3. Introduce Preliminary Plat & Timeline Review at Plan Commission 4. Public Hearing & Action for Rezoning Held by Plan Commission

5. Action by Plan Commission on Preliminary Plat 6. Action by Common Council on Preliminary Plat

7. Final Plat Submitted by Applicant 8. Conditional Use Review: Compatibility with City Plans

a. Adopted City Plans

b. Large Development Questionnaire Form

c. Community Impact Analysis • Transportation and Traffic Impact Analysis • Economic and Fiscal Impact Analysis • Impact Statement

9. Conditional Use Review: Site Design a. Building Location

b. Parking

c. Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities

d. Central Areas and Features

e. Cart Returns

f. Outdoor Display Areas

g. Outdoor Storage Uses and Areas

h. Landscaping

i. Lighting

j. Signage

10. Conditional Use Review: Natural Resources Protection

11. Conditional Use Review: Building Design a. Building Materials

b. Building Entrances

c. Building Color

d. Screening 12. Review Developer’s Agreement for CUP & Final Plat 13. Action on Final Plat by Plan Commission

14. Conditional Use Public Hearing by Plan Commission 15. Common Council Action on Final Plat, CUP & Developer’s Agreement

Completed

May 11, 07

(2) June 11, 07

June 11/June 25/July 9

August/September 2007

(3) June 11, 07

(3) June 11, 07

(5) July 9, 07

(6) July 23, 07

(5) July 9, 07

(6) July 23, 07

(6) July 23, 07

(6) July 23, 07

(6) July 23, 07

(6) July 23, 07

(6) July 23, 07

(6) July 23, 07 (6) July 23, 07

(8) August 27, 07

(8) August 27, 07

(9) September 10, 07

September 25, 07

(1) May 14, 07

May 11, 07 (Goal)

(3) June 11, 07

(4) June 25, 07

(6) July 23, 07

(8) August 27, 07



(8) August 27, 07

(7) August 13, 07

June 19/July 10/July 24


The applicant shall provide, through a written compatibility report submitted with the petition for a conditional use permit or rezoning application for the PUD districts,

adequate evidence that the proposed building and overall development project shall be compatible with the city’s comprehensive plan and any detailed neighborhood plan for the area. The compatibility report shall specifically address the following items:

Compatibility with City Plans

City of STOUGHTON

A description of how the proposed development is compatible with adopted city plans, including the comprehensive plan, detailed neighborhood plans, and other plans officially adopted by the city.

• What components of the application are consistent with the City’s Comprehensive Plan?

• What components of the application are not consistent with the City’s Comprehensive Plan?

• How is the application consistent with the Linnerud Neighborhood Plan?

• How is the application not consistent with the Linnerud Neighborhood Plan?

A

A completed large development questionnaire form;

A completed community impact analysis:

1. For development totaling over 40,000 square feet of gross floor area, a completed transportation and

traffic impact analysis in a format acceptable to the State of Wisconsin WisDOT District 1 (this component

to be reviewed separately);

2. A detailed economic and fiscal impact analysis. Prior to development approval of developments over

40,000 square feet, the applicant shall provide adequate funding to the city to hire a consultant of their

choice with appropriate experience to complete and present an economic and fiscal impact analysis.

The impact statement shall include the following elements:

1. Identification and assessment of the impacts of proposed project, including positive, negative, and

indirect impacts.

• What has the applicant identified as positive impacts of the proposed development?

• What has the applicant identified as negative impacts of the proposed development?

• Are these impacts direct or indirect?

• How does the assessment of these impacts affect the community?

• Are there other impacts, either positive or negative, that the applicant has not identified and assessed?

2. Proposed measures to mitigate adverse impacts and/or maximize positive impacts including provision of

infrastructure or public services improvements sufficient to support the project. Any adverse impacts that

cannot be mitigated shall be identified. Mitigation measures to be implemented by the applicant shall

be identified.

• How has the applicant proposed to mitigate adverse impacts?

• How has the applicant proposed to maximize positive impacts?

• Are there any adverse impacts that cannot be mitigated?

• Are there any impacts not identified by the applicant that should be mitigated or can

be maximized?

B C

D

The impact statement shall assess the following areas of potential impact:

1. For the project estimate the following using the

table format (to the right):

• Types of jobs created

• Number of full-time (40 hrs/wk) and part time

(less than 40 hrs/wk) jobs created.

2. Estimate the amount of local labor to be used in

the construction of the project and in employment.

Local is defined as city or county residents or

businesses.

3. Evaluate the market and financial feasibility of the project. Include a Trade Area analysis indicating the

market proposed for the project and the area from which patrons will be attracted, and any plans for

phased construction. Include any further market studies prepared for the project by the applicant.

4. Evaluate if the proposed project creates an over-supply of retail space in the city, i.e. more than one

acre of commercial land for every 150 residents.

5. Evaluate the impact of the proposed project on commercial vacancy rates in the city and nearby sites.

6. Estimate to what extent would the proposed project reduce the diversity of the city’s economic base by

eliminated smaller businesses.

7. Compare and evaluate the projected costs and benefits to the community resulting from the project

including:

• Projected costs arising from increased demand for and required improvements to public services and

infrastructure,

• Value of improvements to public services and infrastructure to be provided by the project,

• Projected tax revenues to the city to be generated by the project,

• Projected impact of the project on land values (both residential and commercial) and potential loss

or increase in tax revenues to the City of Stoughton,

• Short-term and long-term projection of increased revenues to the City of Stoughton, and costs

resulting from the proposed project,

• Estimate the difference between how much of the revenue generated by the proposed project will

be retained and re-directed back into the economy of the City of Stoughton compared to other

chain stores and locally-owned, independent retailers in the City of Stoughton.

• Estimate to what extent the proposed project would preclude higher value development on the site.

• Projected lifespan of building.

• Provide the written policies on corporate giving and volunteer participation in the community.

E

Type of Job

Number of full-time positions

(40+ hrs/wk)

Number of part-time positions

(<40 hrs/wk)

Other Information

1.

4.

5.

2.

3.


The applicant shall provide a completed community impact analysis. For development totaling over 40,000 square feet of gross floor area, a completed transportation and traffic impact analysis in a format

acceptable to the State of Wisconsin WisDOT District 1. 1. All projects shall have direct access to an arterial street, or to a collector level street deemed

appropriate by the plan commission. • What arterial or collector streets does the project have access onto? Are these roads currently

constructed to accommodate an increase in traffic derived from this development? Are

improvements necessary to accommodate additional traffic?

2. Vehicle access shall be designed to accommodate peak on-site traffic volumes without disrupting

traffic on public streets or impairing pedestrian safety. This shall be accomplished through adequate parking lot design and capacity; access drive entry throat length, width, design, location, and number; and traffic control devices; and sidewalks.

• When are peak traffic periods?

• Is the parking lot design adequate to handle the traffic volumes? Are there multiple access points?

Does traffic routing through the parking lot impair pedestrian safety?

• Is the access drive entry throat length, width and design adequate to handle the peak on-site traffic

volumes?

• Are the number and location of traffic control devices adequate to handle peak on-site traffic

volumes?

• Are sidewalks located so as to reduce the potential conflict between vehicles and pedestrians?

3. The site design shall provide direct connections to adjacent land uses if required by the city. Prior to

approval of developments over 40,000 square feet, the applicant shall provide adequate funding to the city to hire a traffic engineer of the city’s choice to complete and present a traffic impact analysis following Wisconsin Department of Transportation District One guidelines. The traffic impact analysis shall consider the parking lot 100 percent full for level of service analysis. Where the project will cause off-site public roads, intersections, or interchanges to function below level of service C, as defined by the Institute of Transportation Engineers, the city may deny the application, require a size reduction in the proposed development, or require that the developer construct and/or pay for require off-site improvements.

• Has the traffic engineer identified necessary off-site improvements to accommodate traffic volumes?

• How is truck traffic differentiated from regular traffic? How does the site design minimize the conflict

between these two types of users?

• What are the current designated routes for truck traffic?

• Are these routes adequate? If not, what upgrades are necessary?

• Will the increase in traffic generated by the potential use have an impact on pollution in the area or

nearby environmentally sensitive areas?

Traffic Impact

City of STOUGHTON


Each project shall meet the erosion control and stormwater management standards found in sections 10-121—10-135. In addition, post-development runoff

rates shall not exceed pre-settlement rates. In general, existing natural features shall be integrated into the site design as a site and community amenity. Maintenance of any storm water detention or conveyance features are solely borne by the developer/owner unless dedicated and accepted by the City.

Natural Resources Protection

City of STOUGHTON


Site Design

City of

Inventory Included on Site Plan

Notes

Setbacks Proposed Front Setback: Proposed Side Setbacks: Proposed Rear Setback:

Existing Buildings Number of Existing Buildings: Number of Existing Buildings Remaining on Site:

Proposed Buildings Number of Proposed Buildings:

Access Points

Buffering

Vehicular Circulation Patterns

Pedestrian Circulation Patterns

Parking Parking Accommodates _________ Vehicles

Loading

Storage

Delivery Areas

Merchandise Display Areas

Mechanical Equipment

Drainage

Landscaping

STOUGHTON

Where buildings are proposed to be distant from a public street, as determined by the plan commission, the overall development design shall include smaller buildings on pads or outlots closer to the street. Placement and orientation must facilitate appropriate

land use transitions and appropriate traffic flow to adjoining roads and neighboring commercial areas, and neighborhoods, and must forward community character objectives as described in the city’s comprehensive plan. • Does the development include outlots or pads between the primary structure and the public streets?

• What are the land uses adjacent to the primary development?

• Does the placement and orientation of buildings on the outlots facilitate an appropriate transition

between land uses?

• How does the placement and orientation of the outlots impact the traffic flow to adjoining roads and

neighborhoods?

• How does the placement and orientation of the outlots forward

community character objectives?

The community character objectives identified in the comprehensive plan include the following:

⇒ Geographic Context ⇒ Urban Form ⇒ Density and Intensity of Development ⇒ Building Scale ⇒ Building Location ⇒ Signage ⇒ Architecture ⇒ Public Furnishings and Spaces ⇒ Land Use Transitions ⇒ Landscaping ⇒ Views

Building Location

1. Parking lots in which the number of spaces significantly exceeds the minimum number of parking spaces required in section 78-453 (this section identifies a minimum of 4 spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor

area for general retail establishments between 25,000 and 400,000 square feet), this section shall be allowed only with specific and reasonable justification.

• How many parking spaces is the applicant proposing?

• What is the ratio of the proposed parking to building area?

• How does this ratio compare to the requirements of section 78-453 of the

City’s ordinances?

• If this number of proposed spaces significantly exceeds the minimum

required, does the applicant have a reasonable justification for doing so?

2. Parking lot design shall employ interior, curbed landscaped islands at all

parking aisle ends. In addition, the project shall provide landscaped islands within each parking aisle spaced at intervals no greater than one island per every 20 spaces in that aisle. Islands at the ends of aisles shall count toward meeting this requirement. Each required landscaped island shall be a minimum of 360 square feet in landscaped area.

• Have curbed landscaped islands been included at all parking aisle ends in

the site plan?

• Have landscaped islands been included within each parking aisle at an

interval of no greater than one island per every 20 spaces?

• Do the landscaped islands meet the minimum area of 360 square feet?

3. Landscaped and curbed medians, a minimum of ten feet in width from back-of-curb to back-of-curb,

shall be used to create distinct parking areas of no more than 120 parking stalls. • Has the parking lot been divided to create areas of no more than parking stalls?

• Are these areas divided appropriately so as to reduce potential conflicts with traffic routing in the parking

lot?

Parking

1. The entire development shall provide for safe pedestrian and bicycle access to all uses within the development, connections to existing and planned public pedestrian and bicycle facilities, and connections to adjacent properties.

• What proposed pedestrian and bicycle connections have been made

within the development?

• What existing pedestrian and bicycle facilities in the area should

connections be made to?

• Have connections been made to adjacent properties?

• Does the location of these connections fit into the overall site design?

2. Pedestrian walkways shall be provided from all building entrances to existing or planned public sidewalks

or pedestrian/bike facilities. The minimum width for sidewalks adjacent to buildings shall be ten feet; and the minimum width for sidewalks elsewhere in the development shall be five feet.

• Where are pedestrian connections proposed? Do these connections lead

to/from the entrances of the building?

• Do the proposed pedestrian connections link to existing facilities?

• Are there future pedestrian facilities that the connections should meet up

with? Have those connections been proposed in the application?

3. Sidewalks other than street sidewalks or building aprons shall have adjoining

landscaping along at least 50 percent of their length. Such landscape shall match the landscaping used for the street frontages.

• Are sidewalks included on the development plan that are not street

sidewalks or building aprons?

• If so, has adjoining landscaping been proposed?

• How much of the length of the proposed sidewalk has adjoining

landscaping?

• Does this landscaping match the proposed landscaping for street frontages?

Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities

4. Crosswalks shall be distinguished from driving surfaces to enhance pedestrian safety by using different pavement materials, pavement color, pavement textures, and signage.

• Where are crosswalks identified on the site plan?

• How are these crosswalks distinguished from driving surfaces?

• Are the methods used to distinguish the crosswalks appropriate and/or

adequate?

5. The development shall provide secure, integrated bicycle parking at a rate of

one bicycle rack space for every 50 vehicle parking spaces. • Based on the ratio identified above, how many bicycle parking spaces are

required for the site? Does the applicant meet this requirement?

• How is bicycle parking integrating into the site? Is it provided in appropriate

locations? Is it dispersed appropriately?

6. The development shall provide exterior pedestrian furniture in appropriate

locations at a minimum rate of one seat for every 20,000 square feet of gross floor area.

• Based on the requirement identified above, how many exterior pedestrian seats

should be provided on the site? Does the applicant meet this requirement?

• How is the exterior pedestrian seating allocated throughout the site? Is that

allocation appropriate/adequate?

7. The development shall provide interior pedestrian furniture in appropriate

locations at a minimum rate of one bench seat for every 10,000 square feet of gross floor area. Seating in food service areas, or other areas where food or merchandise purchasing activities occur shall not count toward this requirement. A minimum of four seats shall be located within the store, with a clear view through exit doors to a passenger pick-up or drop-off area.

• Based on the requirement identified above, how many interior pedestrian seats

should be provided in the facility? Does the applicant meet this requirement?

• Has the applicant included seating for food or merchandise purchasing areas in

their calculation?

• How is the interior pedestrian seating allocated appropriately?

• Do at least four interior pedestrian seats have a clear view through exit doors to

a passenger pick-up or drop-off area?

Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Cntd.

Each development exceeding 80,000 square feet in total gross floor area shall provide central area(s) or feature(s) such as a patio/seating area, pedestrian plaza with benches, outdoor

playground area, water feature, and/or other such deliberately designated areas or focal points that adequately enhance the development or community. All such areas shall be openly accessible to the public, connected to the public and private sidewalk system, designed with materials compatible with the building and remainder of the site, and shall be maintained over the life of the building project. • What central area or features has the applicant proposed for the site?

• Are these amenities consistent with the requirements of the Ordinance and the land use being proposed?

• Is the location of these amenities on the site appropriate?

• Are the amenities easily and safely accessible by pedestrians & bicycles?

• Does the location of the amenities endanger the pedestrian or vehicular networks through the site?

• Is the design of these amenities (materials, architecture, etc) consistent with the

overall design of the structures and site layout? • Do the amenities connect to or relate to any regional amenities or pedestrian

networks?

Central Areas and Features

A minimum of one 200 square foot cart return area shall be provided for every 100 parking spaces. Cart corrals shall be of durable, non-rusting, all season construction, and shall be designed and

colored to be compatible with the building and parking lot light standards. There shall be no exterior cart return or cart storage areas located within 25 feet of the building. • Based on the requirement identified above, how many cart return areas are

required for the parking lot? • Are the cart returns designed to be compatible with the building and parking lot

light standards? • Are any of the cart returns proposed to be located within 25 feet of the

building?

Cart Returns

Exterior display areas shall be permitted only where clearly depicted on the approved site plan. All

exterior display areas shall be separated from motor vehicle routes by a physical barrier visible to drivers and pedestrians, and by a minimum of ten feet. Display areas on building aprons must maintain a minimum walkway width of ten feet between the display items and any vehicle drives. • Where has the applicant proposed outdoor display areas?

• Does the applicant anticipate utilizing these areas throughout the entire year?

• What types of displays will be housed in these areas throughout the year?

• Where is this area in relation to the building, parking areas, adjacent parcels, etc?

• Does the location and layout of the outdoor display areas prevent

endangerment to pedestrians and bicycles? • Where are these areas in relation to vehicle routes?

• Have these areas physically been separated from vehicle routes by a minimum of ten feet? • Have display areas been identified on building aprons? If so, has a minimum walkway width been

maintained between the display items and any vehicle drives?

Outdoor Display Areas

Exterior storage structures or uses, including the parking or storage of service vehicles, trailers, equipment, containers, crates, pallets, merchandise,

materials, fork lifts, trash, recyclables, and all other items shall be permitted only where clearly depicted and labeled on the approved site plan, such outdoor storage uses and areas shall be appropriately screened as required by subsection (7)a. using techniques as found in subsection (7)c (screening). • Where has outdoor storage been identified on the site plan?

• Have the uses of each of these outdoor storage areas been identified on the site plan?

• Is the location of these areas appropriate based on their particular use?

Where are outdoor trash receptacles located on the site in relationship to the building, parking areas, pedestrian areas, adjacent uses, etc?

• Has appropriate screening been identified for the outdoor storage areas

based on the techniques identified in subsection (7)c (screening)?

Outdoor Storage Uses & Areas

On-site landscaping shall be provided at time of building occupancy and maintained per following landscaping requirements:

• Landscaping plan shall be submitted to the planning commission for approval, as part of the site plan.

• Building foundation landscaping is required for all building frontages in

order to provide visual breaks in the mass of the building. Such foundation landscaping shall be placed along 30 percent of the building’s total perimeter, predominately near and along customer facades and entrances facing public streets. One ornamental tree with a minimum one and one-half inch caliper or one minimum six-foot tall tree (“whips” not permitted), and four shrubs at a minimum height of eighteen inches tall shall be planted for every ten linear feet of building foundation planter area. Appropriate trees and shrubs include crabapple, birch, cherry, hawthorne, service berry, arborvitae, dogwood, lilac, vibernum, cotonester, forsythia, hazelnut, barberry, spirea, juniper, yew, or similar species and varieties approved by the city.

• How has foundation landscaping been integrated around building

frontages?

• Where is the foundation landscaping located in relationship to the

customer facades and entrances facing public streets?

• Do the species and varieties used in the foundation planting meet the

requirements identified above?

• Are the size of trees and shrubs appropriate for the safety of pedestrians

and bicyclists?

• If alternative species and varieties have been proposed by the applicant,

are the acceptable to the City?

Landscaping

• One street tree at a minimum of two-inch caliper shall be planted at 50 feet centers along, and within ten feet of, all public and private streets and drives, including parking lot connections

and circulation drives, and loading areas. Such tree plantings shall be planted in tree wells along the circulation drives adjacent to the sides of the store that face a public or private street, along both sides of internal drives, and along the outside edge of loading areas. Appropriate trees include sugar maple, pin oak, ginkgo, or similar species and varieties approved by the city.

• Have street trees of the appropriate size been included in the following locations on the site plan:

⇒ Public Streets

⇒ Parking lot connections

⇒ Circulation Drives

⇒ Loading Areas

• What species of trees have been proposed by the applicant? If an alternative species or variety has

been proposed, is it acceptable to the City?

• One shade tree at a minimum of two-inch caliper shall be planted on each parking lot peninsula and

island. Appropriate trees include honey locust, green or white ash, linden, sugar maple, red maple, or similar species and varieties approved by the city.

• Do the parking lot peninsulas and islands included a shade tree of the appropriate size and species?

• If an alternative species or variety has been proposed by the applicant, is it suitable to the City?

• All landscaped areas shall be at least ten feet wide in their smallest dimension, except that tree wells may

be a minimum of 36 square feet. • Do all landscaped areas meet the minimum size requirements?

• For development exceeding 40,000 square feet in total gross floor area, and where the subject property

abuts an area zoned or planned for residential, institutional, or office use, a minimum six foot high berm shall be provided. The berm shall be planted with a double row of white, green or blue spruce plantings, or similar species and varieties approved by the city, spaced 15 feet on center.

• What land uses are the adjacent properties planned for? Do they include residential, institutional or

office uses?

• If so, has the applicant included a berm of at least six feet in height?

• Are plantings used on the berm? Do they meet the species and spacing requirements identified above?

Landscaping Cntd..

On-site exterior lighting shall meet all the standards of section 78-453(5)f of the Zoning Ordinance (Any lighting used to illuminate off-street parking areas shall be

directed away from residential properties and public streets in such a way as not to create a nuisance. In no instance shall exterior lighting exceed 0.50 footcandles measured at the lot line), except that in addition: • How does the proposed lighting meet or not meet the requirements of

section 78-453(5)f of the City’s Zoning Ordinance?

• Total cut-off luminaries with angles of less than 90 degrees shall be

required for all pole and building security lighting to ensure no fugitive up lighting occurs.

• At a minimum, as measured over ambient lighting conditions on a clear

night, exterior lighting shall not exceed more than one-half foot-candles above ambient levels along all property lines, and shall not exceed an average illumination level of 3.6 foot-candles nor provide below a minimum of 0.9 foot-candles in public parking and pedestrian areas.

• Does the proposed lighting meet the above requirements?

• The color and design of pole lighting standards shall be compatible with

the building and the city’s public lighting in the area, and shall be uniform throughout the entire development site. The maximum height for all poles shall be 20 feet.

• Is the design of pole lighting compatible to design of the building?

• Is the design of pole lighting compatible to the city’s public lighting in

the area?

• Is a variety of lighting used to relate to different areas of the site, such as

pedestrian, parking, entryway, accent , landscaping, etc?

• Is the lighting design complimentary throughout the development site?

Lighting

The plan for exterior signage shall provide for modest, coordinated, and complimentary exterior sign locations, configurations, and color throughout the

development, including outlots. All freestanding signage within the development shall complement on-building signage. Monument style ground signs are required, and shall not exceed a height of eight feet. Consolidated signs for multiple users may be required instead of multiple individual signs. The city may require the use of muted corporate colors on signage if proposed colors are not compatible with the city’s design objectives for the area. The use of logos, slogans, symbols, patterns, striping and other markings, and colors associated with a franchise or chain is permitted, and shall be considered as contributing to the number and area of permitted signs. • Where is signage being proposed on the building and/or site?

• Is the proposed signage easy to understand (i.e. wayfinding signage)?

• Does the theme/architecture of the signage coordinate with the overall

site design and building architecture?

• Are proposed colors complimentary to the building architecture?

• Do the materials promote a unique sense of identity?

• Is proposed signage complimentary to plantings, lighting and other site

amenities?

Signage

WISCONSIN City of Greenbriar Village & Wal-Mart Supercenter

The building exterior shall complement other buildings in the vicinity, and shall be of a design determined appropriate by the plan commission:

1. The building shall employ varying setbacks, heights, roof treatments,

doorways, window openings, and other structural or decorative elements to reduce apparent size and scale of the building.

• How has the applicant treated the scale of the building?

• Are the treatments to reduce apparent size and scale appropriate?

• Do the treatments compliment each other?

• How has the scale been addressed to better enhance the pedestrian

experience ?

2. A minimum of 20 percent of the structure’s facades that are visible from

a public street shall employ actual protrusions or recesses with a depth of at least six feet. No uninterrupted façade shall extend more than 100 feet.

• How do facades that are visible from a public street include variations in

depth?

• What methods has the applicant utilized to do this? Are they successful

in breaking up the façade?

3. A minimum of 20 percent of all of the combined linear roof eave or

parapet lines of the structure shall employ differences in height, with such differences being six feet or more as measured eave to eave or parapet to parapet.

• How is the roof-line of the structure treated? Are there varying heights?

Are the heights utilized to accent different areas of the building (i.e.

entrances)?

Building Design

STOUGHTON

4. Roofs with particular slopes may be required by the city to complement existing buildings or otherwise establish a particular aesthetic objective.

• Are there existing buildings in the vicinity that should be complemented?

• Is there a particular aesthetic objective that should be complemented

by the roof design?

5. Ground floor facades that face public streets shall have arcades (a

series of outdoor spaces located under a roof or overhang and supported by columns or arches), display windows, entry areas, awnings, or other such features along no less than 50 percent of their horizontal length. The integration of windows into building design is required, and shall be transparent, clear glass (not tinted) between three to eight feet above the walkway along any facades facing a public street. The use of blinds shall be acceptable where there is a desire for opacity.

• What design elements has the applicant incorporated into the ground floor facades?

• Do these design elements enhance the pedestrian experience?

• Are the design elements purely aesthetic, or are they functional?

• Do the design elements compliment each other and the overall design of the building and site?

6. Building facades shall include a repeating pattern that includes no less than three (3) of the following

elements: • Color change • Texture change • Material modular change • Expression of architectural or structural bay through a change in plan no less than 24 inches in width,

such as an offset, reveal or projecting rib. 7. At least one of these elements shall repeat horizontally. 8. All elements shall repeat at intervals of no more than 30 feet, either horizontally or vertically. • Is the overall design of the building coordinated and cohesive?

• Are there elements that do not appear to coordinate with the rest of the design?

• Are the features purely aesthetic, or do they serve a function?

• What effect does the design of the building have on its size? Has the design decreased the scale of the

building to make it more pedestrian friendly?

Building Design Cntd.

Public building entryways shall be clearly defined and highly visible on the building’s exterior design, and shall be emphasized by on-site traffic

flow patterns. Two or more of the following design features shall be incorporated into all public building entryways: • Canopies or porticos • Overhangs • Projections • Arcades • Peaked roof forms • Arches • Outdoor patios • Display windows • Distinct architectural details Where additional stores will be located in the principal building, each such store shall have at least one exterior customer entrance that shall conform to the above requirements. • What design features has the applicant chosen to incorporate into the

building entryways?

• Are the design features appropriately scaled or designed to fit the

overall building character?

• How do these features fit into the overall development character?

• Do any of these amenities function in a way other than purely

aesthetics?

• Is any accent lighting proposed as a part of the entryway features?

• Are there multiple stores within the principal building? If so, do they

have their own entrance points that conform to the requirements

identified above?

Building Entrances

Parapet

Eave Building façade colors shall be non-reflective, subtle, neutral, or earth tone. The use of high intensity colors, metallic colors,

fluorescent colors or black on facades shall be prohibited. Building trim and architectural accent elements may feature bright colors or black, but such colors shall be muted, not metallic, not fluorescent, and not specific to particular uses or tenants. Standard corporate and trademark colors shall be permitted only on signage, subject to the limitations in Chapter 10, Article V. • Are the building colors and accent colors coordinated so that there is a

pleasing relationship between the two?

• Do the chosen color reflect the desires of the Ordinance?

• Is there a design theme or color palette identified in the Linnerud

Neighborhood Plan that this site should coordinate with?

Building Color

1. All ground-mounted and wall-mounted mechanical equipment, refuse containers and any permitted outdoor storage shall be fully concealed from on-site and off-site ground level views, with materials identical to those used on the building exterior.

• Where is mechanical equipment, refuse containers and outdoor storage located on the site?

• How does the location of those items related to surrounding uses, pedestrian and bicycle connections,

vehicle routes, etc?

• How has the applicant screened those items? What materials and colors are used for screening? Do the

materials and colors match those used on the building and throughout the site?

2. All rooftop mechanical equipment shall be screened by parapets, upper stories, or other areas of exterior

walls or roofs so as to not be visible from public streets adjacent or within 1,000 feet of the subject property. Fences or similar rooftop screening devices may not be used to meet this requirement.

• How does the applicant propose to screen rooftop mechanical equipment?

• How do natural site slopes throughout this area affect the potential to see this equipment from public

streets?

3. Loading docks shall be completely screened from surrounding roads and properties. Said screening may

be accomplished through loading areas internal to buildings, screen walls, which match the building exterior in materials and design, fully opaque landscaping at time of planting, or combinations of the above.

• Where are loading docks located on the site? How does this location relate to adjacent properties and

uses?

• How has the applicant screened loading docks?

• Are the materials and colors used for screening consistent with the design of the rest of the development?

4. Gates and fencing may be used for security and access, but not for screening, and they shall be of high

aesthetic quality. Decorative metal picket fencing and screening is acceptable. Chain link, wire mesh or wood fencing is unacceptable. Decorative, heavy-duty wood gates may be used.

• Is the applicant proposing gates and/or fencing on the site? If so, where? What is the purpose of this

fencing?

• What material is the proposed fence constructed of?

• Is this material/color consistent with the design of the rest of the site and development?

Screening

Notes Topic: _____________________________ Date Discussed:____________________

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