17.28.090 Design standards.
The following design standards apply to all development within the zoning district and the intent is to require developments to be designed to create a sense of arrival into the City of Cle Elum and to establish standards which reflect the character and quality to which the community aspires.
1. Buildings shall be located and designed to focus on First Street. Developments with multiple buildings may locate other buildings away from First Street.
2. Building facades facing First Street or internal access drives or roads shall have at least fifty percent of the total wall area in permeable surfaces (windows, pedestrian entrances, open shops, etc.).
3. Parking lots shall be located and designed away from First Street.
4. Monumentation through the use of buildings, signs and landscaping shall be provided at key entranceways to the development.
5. Pedestrian facilities shall be provided from the public right-of-way to the entrances of all buildings open to the public in a continuous and direct route to the primary pedestrian entrance. Pedestrian routes shall be a minimum of six feet wide and shall be constructed of Portland cement concrete or brick or stone pavers. Pedestrian routes shall be protected from vehicle traffic by curbs, bollards, landscaping or other similar method. Where routes cross vehicle-maneuvering areas they shall be constructed of a different paving material than the vehicle-maneuvering areas.
6. A minimum of twenty percent of the site shall be devoted to landscaping.