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Section 7.8. Drainage and Stormwater Management
8. All required containers and dumpsters pads shall be constructed of six
inches of steel-reinforced concrete.
9. All required containers and dumpsters shall be screened by means of an
approved six-foot high opaque device on a minimum of three sides.
Depending on visibility to pedestrian and vehicular traffic, a gate may be
required. Materials may be dictated by under the terms of a Conditional
Use Permit (CUP) or the Design Review Board (DRB).
10. The ingress, egress, and approach to all dumpster pads shall conform to
the fire lane requirements.
7.8 Drainage and Stormwater Management
This Section is reserved. Any reference to this Section shall apply to Chapter 13 of the
Code of Ordinances, Flood Hazard Protection.
7.9 Non-Residential Architectural Standards
A. Applicability
The design standards of this Section shall apply to non-residential buildings
located in any zoning district with the exception of the M-1, M-2, R&D, NG-1, NG-
2, and NG-3 districts. All buildings shall be subject to the following standards. This
applies to single tenant buildings, multiple tenant buildings, and any grouping of
attached or stand alone buildings and associated out parcels.
Exemptions:
• Churches
B. Required Screening
All mechanical equipment shall be screened from view or isolated so as not to be
visible from any public right-of-way or residential district within 150 feet of the
perimeter boundary of the subject lot or tract, measured from a point five (5') feet
above grade. Such screening shall be coordinated with the building architecture,
materials, colors and scale to maintain a unified appearance. Acceptable methods
of screening are: encasement, parapet walls, partition screens,
brick/stone/masonry walls or fences.
Detention ponds shall be screened using berms, shrubs, brick/stone/masonry walls
or a combination of these to achieve a 3-foot high screen above the visible
perimeter of the pond's finished grade.
No screening is required for retention ponds designed to also serve as year round
water features.
C. Building Mass and Design
The geometric plane of the front or main building(s) façade on the first two (2)
stories shall use architectural relief every forty-five (45') feet to provide visual
interest by incorporating a minimum of two (2) design elements from the following
options: canopies, wall plane projections or recessions with a minimum of four (4')
depth, vertical expression of structural bays, pilasters, columns, bay windows,
balconies that extend from the building, recessed entries, stoops, porches,
arcades, boxed or bay windows, permanent decorative awnings, and or windows
accompanied by overhangs. Along all other façades visible from a right-of-way,
there shall be some architectural relief or wall recession or projection every sixty
(60') feet as described herein.
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As represented above, on buildings three (3) stories or less, the horizontal line of a
flat roof (or parapet) along the front or main building(s) façade shall vary by a
minimum of two (2) feet up or down so that no more than sixty-six (66%) percent
of the roofline is on the same elevation.
D. Building Materials
All buildings developed as a building plot shall have materials and colors that are
similar and complement each other architecturally. This applies to all out-parcel
buildings, regardless of their use. All exterior façades of an out-parcel building will
be considered primary façades. All buildings shall employ architectural, site, and
landscaping design elements that are integrated with and common to those used
on the main/primary buildings or structures on site. These common design
elements shall include building materials associated with the main/primary
structure. In the event that an out-parcel or non-primary building(s) is developed
before the primary/main building(s), then all other buildings, with the exception of
stand alone restaurants, shall have materials and colors that are similar and
complement each other architecturally to the building constructed first.
1. When determining area herein, windows and doors are included.
The following applies only to the first two (2) stories of all buildings. All
building façades that are visible from a right-of-way shall consist of a
minimum of one or more of the following building materials:
a. fired brick
b. natural stone
c. marble
d. granite
e. tile
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f. Any concrete product so long as it has an integrated color and is textured
or patterned (not aggregate material) or covered with brick, stone,
marble, granite or tile or material fabricated to simulate brick, stone,
marble or granite.
All other materials are prohibited unless authorized herein or by the
Design Review Board (DRB).
2. Stucco, EIFS (Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems), hardboard, concrete
products as described above, reflective glass, certain metal products
described in this section below, and cedar siding are allowed on visible
unscreened façades subject to the following limitations:
a. Stucco, EIFS, concrete products as described above, hard board, or any
material equivalent in appearance and quality as determined by the DRB,
shall not cover more than seventy-five percent (75%) of the overall
façade.
b. Wood or cedar siding shall not cover more than thirty percent (30%) of
any façade.
c. Smooth face, tinted concrete blocks shall only be used as an accent and
shall not cover more than ten percent (10%) of any façade.
d. Buildings less than 5,000 S.F. may use one hundred percent (100%) EIFS,
Stucco, hardboard, or concrete products as described above, but only if it
is painted or tinted with a minimum of two (2) colors to avoid monotony.
e. Reflective glass shall not cover greater than eighty percent (80%) of the
front facade and may be used 100% on any other facade.
f. Stainless steel, chrome, standing seam metal and premium grade
architectural metal may be used as an architectural accent and shall not
cover greater than twenty percent (20%) of any façade.
g. Painted steel panel siding and galvanized steel is allowed on the rear
facade of buildings when the facade is not visible from a right-of way,
parkland, or greenway; provided however, if these materials are used,
then the facade must be screened from adjacent properties. This
screening shall be installed regardless of adjacent property zoning or use
and in no way shall this Section diminish the requirements for Buffering
required in Section 7.6. Plantings, fences, or walls which meet the
specifications established in Sections 7.6F2 or 7.6F3 with substitutions
allowed as provided for in Section 7.6F4 are permitted screening materials
and methods. Use of these alternative building materials shall count
toward the required percentages of materials as described herein.
h. Galvanized steel and painted steel are allowed on doors, including roll-up
doors.
3. Single buildings or combination of buildings of 20,000 S.F. or greater shall
have a minimum of twenty-five percent (25%) (calculation shall be based on
the area of the first two stories of the front or main building(s) façade) brick,
stone, marble or granite or a material fabricated to simulate brick or stone
(not split face concrete masonry) on the front or main fagade(s). All facades
visible from the street shall have only brick, stone, marble, granite, tinted
split face masonry blocks or tile below thirty (30") inches from the ground
surface.
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4. Metal, standing seam metal, architectural metal or steel may be used as a
roof and or canopy/awnings with no limitation on percentage.
5. Metal or hardboard may be used as a structural material as long as it is not
visible.
E. Building Colors
All building façades and roofs shall consist of only colors from the color palette
approved by the City Council as amended by the DRB and maintained in the Office
of the Administrator. All other colors shall be considered accent colors and may be
used on no more than fifteen percent (15%) of the façade on which the accent
color is applied; neon, metallic (except copper and silver metallic colored roofs)
and fluorescent colors are prohibited on any facade or roof. When applying brick,
colors normally found in manufactured fired brick are permitted. All colors of
natural stone are permitted. Building and roof color requirements apply to all new
buildings, redeveloped buildings, and façade work. Color samples shall be
submitted for approval to the Office of the Administrator. Existing buildings may
continue to utilize colors that are not from the approved color palette provided that
repainting is done for maintenance purposes only and the existing color is
continued. Any color change on existing buildings shall be brought into compliance
with this ordinance and color samples shall be submitted as provided herein.
F. Pedestrian / Bike Circulation & Facilities
1. Each building shall provide a facility capable of storing a minimum of four (4)
bicycles.
2. Facilities shall be separated from motor vehicle parking to protect both
bicycles and vehicles from accidental damage and shall be sufficiently
separated from building or other walls, landscaping, or other features to allow
for ease and encouragement of use. This separation shall be a minimum of
three (3') feet. Bicycles may be permitted on sidewalks or other paved
surfaces provided that the bicycles do not block or interfere with pedestrian or
vehicular traffic.
3. Bicycle facilities shall be constructed so as to enable the user to secure a
bicycle by locking the frame and one wheel of each bicycle parked therein.
Facilities must be easily usable with both U-locks and cable locks and support
the bicycle frame at two points. Facilities shall be anchored securely to the
ground or building.
G. Traffic Impact Analysis
This section establishes requirements and procedures pertaining to traffic impact
analysis (TIA) for non-residential developments. These requirements are intended
to inform the applicant of the City's expectations, expedite the City staff's review
process of TIA reports, provide standard criteria for evaluating development
proposals, and establish equitable mitigation and cost sharing policies.
The TIA is intended to develop public/private partnerships to coordinate land use
and transportation facility development. Both the City of College Station and the
land developer share in the responsibility to consider all reasonable solutions to
identified transportation problems.
1. Purpose
This process is done simultaneously with the submittal of a site plan. The goal
of this study is to look at a specific development of known size and use and to
determine the effect of that use on the existing roadway system. It uses
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2. The minimum allowable tree size is two and one half (2.5") inches caliper.
3. Accent colors may be used on no more than five percent (5%) of the façade
on which the accent color is applied.
K. Variances - Design Review Board (DRB)
The DRB may grant a variance from the standards contained in Section 7.9 of up to
75% of the total percentage permitted for the following:
1. Substitutions of building materials if the applicant shows that:
a. The building material is a new or innovative material manufactured that
has not been previously available to the market or the material is not
listed as an allowed or prohibited material herein; and
b. The material is similar and comparable in quality and appearance to the
materials allowed in this Section 7.9; and
c. No variance shall be granted to requirements for brick or stone on
buildings twenty thousand (20,000) square feet or greater; and
d. Financial hardship shall not constitute a basis for the variance; and
e. The material is an integral part of a themed building (example 50's diner
in chrome).
2. Alternate colors or materials on each façade if the applicant shows that:
a. The applicant is a franchised and/or chain restaurant to be developed as a
single detached building (not integrated into a multi-tenant building); and
b. The proposed colors/materials are part of its corporate branding; and
c. The applicant provides all of the alternative color/materials schemes the
chain or franchise has used.
3. Alternative materials on façade work that does not involve an expansion of an
existing building as defined in Section 9 of the UDO or constitute
redevelopment if the applicant shows that:
a. The materials allowed in Section 7.9 cannot be utilized without a structural
alteration(s) to the existing building; and
b. A licensed professional engineer or architect verifies in writing that a
structural alteration is required to apply the permitted façade materials to
the building.
c. The DRB may grant a variance of up to 100% from the façade articulation
or roofline standards herein if the applicant shows that it is not financially
or structurally feasible.
4. Screening must be provided in accordance with Section 7.98. Alternatives to
the options listed in Section 7.9B may be considered.
5. Alternatives to the options listed in Section 7.9C may be considered for
approval provided that the alternative incorporates a minimum of two (2)
architectural relief elements with spacing as required under Section 7.9C.
6. The DRB may approve the following alternative parking lot concept as follows:
a. The area of a landscaped plaza may be credited toward the area(s)
required for parking lot landscape concepts in Section 7.9H3b provided
that each of the following conditions are met:
1) A minimum of three out-parcel buildings must be clustered around a
plaza; and
2) The area of the plaza and associated landscaping/water
features/fountains shall be no less than 1800 square feet for every one
hundred twenty (120) parking spaces; and
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