Austin |
Land Development Code |
Title 25. LAND DEVELOPMENT. |
Chapter 25-3. TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT. |
Article 4. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. |
§ 25-3-74. ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS.
(A)
The Conditions, Covenants, and Restrictions shall establish architectural standards for the property within a traditional neighborhood district. The standards must comply with this section.
(B)
The architectural standards must achieve the following objectives:
(1)
architectural compatibility;
(2)
human scale design;
(3)
integration of uses;
(4)
encouragement of pedestrian activity;
(5)
buildings that relate to and are oriented toward the street and surrounding buildings;
(6)
residential scale buildings in Mixed Residential Areas;
(7)
buildings that contain special architectural features to signify entrances to the Neighborhood Center Area and important street intersections; and
(8)
Neighborhood Center Area buildings that focus activity on the neighborhood square.
(C)
The director may adopt guidelines for architectural standards for inclusion in the Traditional Neighborhood District Criteria Manual.
Source: Section 13-9-44; Ord. 990225-70; Ord. 031211-11.