ORD-2025-01 Design Manual Effective 2025.1.21

Table of Contents3
Appendix A. Design Guidelines5
Article 1: CD-5D & CD-5 Design guidelines6
Division 1: Introduction6
Division 2: Design Principles6
Division 3: Design Contexts9
Division 4: Design Guidelines14
Article 2: Sign Guidelines50
Division 1: Overarching Sign Guidelines50
Article 3: Planning Area and Regulating Plan Design52
Division 1: Standard Guidelines52
Article 4: Illustrative Plan: Midtown64
Article 5: Illustrative Plan: Medical District68
Article 6: Illustrative Plan: South End70
Article 7: Illustrative Plan: Triangle72
Article 8: Illustrative plan: East Village74
Division 1: Description74
Division 2: Illustrative Plan74
Appendix B. Street Design Manual77
Article 1: Parklets78
Division 1: About Parklets78
Division 2: How do I apply?79
Division 3: Parklets Design79
Division 4: Responsibilities of Permit Holders81
Article 2: Sidewalk Cafes83
Division 1: About Sidewalk Cafes83
Division 2: How do I apply?83
Division 3: Sidewalk Cafes Design84
Division 4: Responsibilities of Permit Holders84
Article 3: Neighborhood Gateway features88
Division 1: Introduction88
Article 4: Existing Streets90
Division 1: General90
Article 5: Midtown Streetscape116
Appendix C. Historic District Guidelines125
Article 1: Purpose of the historic district Design Guidelines126
Division 1: Purpose126
Division 2: General Information126
Article 2: Commercial Buildings129
Division 1: Building Characteristics129
Division 2: Building Components131
Division 3: Materials134
Article 3: Residential Buildings139
Division 1: Residential Building Characteristics139
Division 2: Historic Neighborhood Characteristics142
Division 3: Residential Building Components147
Division 4: Residential Building Materials155
Article 4: Historic District Signage160
Division 1: General160
Article 5: Standards for Guidelines for Sustainability169
Article 6: Definitions174
Appendix D. Planting Guidelines181
Article 1: Planting Guidelines182
Division 1: General Requirements182
Division 2: Recommended Practices183
Article 2: Preferred Plant List187
Division 1: Landscaping / Mitigation Trees188
Division 2: Landscaping Plants193
Division 3: Groundcovers, Grasses, and Turf196
Article 3: Noxious and Invasive Species197
Article 4: Definitions198

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