Code Compliance in the Southgate District Center City Council Town Hall March 31, 2014

Code Compliance in the Southgate District Center

City Council Town HallMarch 31, 2014

Design Requirement Shall or Should Included?

17C.122.060 – Design Guidelines for Centers and Corridors

Buildings Along Street Should/Shall

Sidewalk Encroachments Shall

Lighting (16’ for pedestrian and 24’ max for parking) Shall X

Screened Service Areas Shall

Ancillary Site Elements Shall

Curb Cut Limitations (no wider than 30’) Should/Shall X

Pedestrian Connections in Parking Lots Should/Shall

Drive Through Lanes not located along street Shall

Treatment of Blank Walls (at least 4 treatment elements required)

Shall

Prominent Entrances (Recessed or Protruding 3’ or canopy, portico, overhang extending 5’)

Shall

Façade Transparency (50% of any ground floor within 20’ of an arterial)

Shall X




Massing (distinct base and top with architectural interest)

Should X

Roof Form (projecting cornices on flat roofs) Shall X

Screening of Rooftop Equipment Shall X

Location of Parking Lots (not between buildings and the street)

Shall *

Curb Cuts (not less than 125’ apart) Shall

Streetscape Elements (benches, bike racks, other) Shall

Street Facing Entrances (primary entrance visible and fronting pedestrian street)

Shall X

Maximum Setback (no more than 10’ for Plaza) Shall

Ground level details (need at least 3 of 8) Shall

Pedestrian Oriented Signs (no pole signs) Shall

Integration with Architecture Shall




Creative Graphic Design Should X

Unique Landmark Signs Should X

Ground Signs (no pole signs, 5’ maximum height) Shall X

SMC 17H.010.120 - On-Street Parking Required X

Developer Agreements (Ord. C34468, C34261, C34257)

Integrated Site Plan (completed prior to building permit issuance)

Shall X

Zoning Designation CC2-DC (with CC1 Design Requirement)

Shall X

Pedestrian Connections (“The Property shall contain”, SNC street section adopted)

Shall X

Tree Preservation (10% of Ponderosa pines) Shall

Design Theme (similar or complimentary materials, fixtures, and landscaping)

Shall X

Community Plaza (serves as central gathering place) Shall



Viewscapes (maintain views of Brown’s Mountain and Mt. Spokane)

Should/Shall

Long-term Urban District (facilitate connections) Shall X

Urban Design (consistent with Integrated Site Plan) Shall X

Building Treatment (narrow side to closest arterial, enhance and enliven public spaces)

Shall/Should X

Design Standards (CC1, multi-story preferred) Shall X

Traffic Mitigation (Intersection and ROW) Shall X

Spokane Comprehensive Plan

CC1 Pedestrian Emphasis, Auto Accommodating Should X

Building Height (up to 5 stories) Should X

Mixed-Use Should X

Speed Limits (20mph-30mph) Should X

On-Street Parking (required) Should X

TOTAL SHALL STATEMENTS 18/35


Grade -

FThe design of the first development in the Southgate District Center complies with only 51% of the code requirements in the SMC & Developer’s Agreements.

When including Spokane Comprehensive Plan elements it drops to 21%.



We must do a better job of enforcing the code we have!

The character of the Southgate District Center has been irreparably harmed for the foreseeable future through informal code exemptions and waivers.

Can you spot the Target? Taken on approach to Spokane International Airport, March 21, 2014


SNC Site Vision with Increased Urban Form, Pedestrian Connections, and On-Street Parking


Northside Target Overlaid (to scale) on Black Property

“Concept Diagram” for KXLY Property Land Swap and DevelopmentPresented to Park Board Land Use Committee, December 2013


Scale of Land Swap?Urban Form?Parking Ratio?Pedestrian Connections?


These are your ordinances!

What are you going todo to enforce them?

Ted Teske, ChairSouthgate Neighborhood Councilwww.southgatespokane.org

Thank You

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Code Compliance in the Southgate District Center City Council Town Hall March 31, 2014