DERBY SUB AREA DESIGN GUIDELINES

REDISCOVERING A DESTINATION

REVITALIZATION of the DERBY SUB-AREA

PREPARED for the CITY OF COMMERCE CITY

March 2007 o Ground-Floor Space Area CONTENTS o Lot Area Minimum o Commercial Establishment Size Limits • INTRODUCTION o Materials o Background o Colors o Design Review Process o Variances to Guidelines • PARKING o Design Guidelines and Goals o Composition of Guidelines o Defi nitions • PUBLIC REALM o Sustainable Building Design Policy o Introduction o Universal Design Policy o Derby’s Streets and Sidewalks o Interconnections o Bicycle Circulation and Access • LAND USE o Alleys Allowable Land Uses o o Clean and Safe o 24/7 Activity • ARCHITECTURE o Signage o Introduction o Lighting • Derby: History and Character o Pedestrian Amenities o 1950s Era Structural Improvements o Furniture/ Seating • Massing and Composition o Sidewalk Merchant Zones • Doors o Public Art • Windows o Open Space o Non-1950s Era Structural Improvements o Trash Dumpsters o All Derby Sub-Area Improvements o Drainage • General Site and Building Articulation • Corner Buildings • Building Windows • LANDSCAPING • Doors and Entrances o Background • Awnings o Spring and Summer Interest • Rooftops o Fall interest • Parking Structures and Parking In Other o Winter interest Buildings o Fragrance • Pedestrian Amenities o Structure • Signage o 50s Inspired Color Palette • Signage Types o Low Water Usage • Derby Signage o Landscaping Requirements - General • Individual Business Signage o Trees Not Recommended • Vehicular Dominated Areas o Trees Not Allowed • Lighting o Lighting • Massing and Width o Internal Landscaping. • Heights o Walls and fence • Setbacks o Recommended Planting list • Exceptions to Maximum Setbacks • Floor Heights DESIGN GUIDELINES PI NU “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, TB committed citizens can change the world. In- deed, it is the only thing that ever has.” RL -Margaret OI Mead DC INTRODUCTION U C Background T • The foundations of the Derby Sub- R Area Design Guidelines emerged from I a planning process involving professional OE consultants, City staff, Tri-County Health A Department and the community stake- N holders of the Derby Sub-Area for the L beautifi cation and revitalization of Derby. • The primary planning document that emerged from this process is the Derby M Sub-Area Plan. • The Derby Sub-Area Plan forms the ba- sis of the Design Guidelines. • The Design Guidelines are adopted as Standards and Principles for the Derby Sub-Area. As such they supersede all other City guidelines which relate to the same subject matter. • Italicized words are terms defi ned in the “Defi nitions” section of this Introduction. • Triggering application of the Guide- lines. The intent of the Guidelines is that any Improvements, Construction or Demolition shall comply with the Guide- lines as provided herein. However, the intent is not to require a full development plan for the entire lot or structure when only minor Improvements, Construction or Demolition are desired. For example, primary façade improvements, i.e. awn- ing and/or window replacement would not require submittal of a development plan under these Guidelines.

PAGE 3 Design Review Process • All Improvements, Construction or Demolition to PI property in the Derby Sub-Area are governed by these NU Guidelines. There is joint authority in terms of re- TB view, between City Planning Offi ce and Derby Review Board. DESIGN REVIEW PROCESS RL • The City may fast track simple applications, allow- OI ing for over the counter approval without submittal to DC the Derby Review Board. Obtain aplication from City Pre-Application meeting. The design review proc- Planning Office for funding • through Derby Commercial U ess will be initiated by contacting the City Planning Catalyst Program. C Offi ce to schedule a pre-application meeting with City

Planning Offi ce. At this meeting the Applicant will be T given details of the process, timetabling and submittal R Contact City Is it just a simple I requirements. The pre-application meeting provides matter that The Is Applicant planning Planning Office City allows for Approval of applications E an opportunity for informal discussion of how the Improvements Con- for pre-application Yes O Yes fast track over the counter. Work Design Guidelines affect specifi c circumstances of struction or Demoli- meeting for A approval over begins. N individual development projects. Information may also tion? details of the L process, timeta- the counter? be obtained on any other applicable regulations and bling and submit- funding. tal requirements. No Request funding • City approval before other permits. Subject to City Design review and submittal require- information. There is more M discretion, before a Building Permit will be granted by than just ments and checklist for design the City, the Derby Review Board will review and if ap- minimal work review provided by City propriate approve all plans Improvements, Construc- tion or Demolition. • Obtain permits and Derby Review Board approval before beginning work. Improvements, Construction or Demolition shall not start until all requisite approv- Applicant receives als have been obtained. Applicant makes Applicant receives notice of Applicant attends Derby recommendation Applicant applies for Building application Derby Review Board Meeting Review Board Meeting from Derby Review Permit if required • The Design Guidelines work in concert with all Board other applicable regulations. Any uncertainty should be discussed with the City Planning Offi ce. In par- ticular, the City zoning and land use Ordinances shall continue to apply to the Derby Sub Area in cases not Applicant receives Building Permit and any other required Applicant begins work specifi cally covered in these Guidelines. permits • Application. Applications and requirements may be obtained from the City.

Variances to Guidelines The Guidelines may be varied from time to time in writing and with the approval of both the Derby Review Board and the City Planning Offi ce.

PAGE 4 DESIGN GUIDELINES & GOALS 4. Revitalize Derby through: • Re-establishing its social, economic and environmen- PI The Design Guidelines will guide property owners, business tal well-being people, designers and City staff in achieving a common goal • Increasing building density NU for future development opportunities and streetscape Im- • Increasing Building Heights TB provements within the Derby Sub-Area. • Incorporating a greater variety of land use options RL The Design Guidelines are based upon the following funda- • Stimulating the business market 24/7 mental goals: • Sustainable planning and design solutions that will OI incite environmental awareness DC GOALS: • Multi-functional spaces that ensure a variety of uses U 1. Respond to the needs and fi ndings of the Derby at different times 8. Develop models to establish patterns for long-term evo- Sub-Area community and the City of Commerce City as • Support and promotion of existing business and prop- C

lution in the Derby Sub-Area. expressed in numerous meetings with businesses and land- erty owners. T owners, the Derby Community in general, the Derby Sub- R Area Plan, and in the 2006 Community Needs Survey. 5. Use the 1950s era as a unifying architectural foundation I for greater identity while still encouraging buildings to be an COMPOSITION of GUIDELINES OE 2. Re-establish Derby as a destination through: expression of their individual time, use and function. NA • Economic diversity The Design Guidelines contain various subject headings (i.e. L • Providing and encouraging healthy daytime and night 6. Become an environmental model through: architectural, parking, public realm etc.) that should contain time activities • Enhancing Derby’s current ecological, economic, and both Standards and Principles. • A friendlier and safer pedestrian environment cultural systems at all Scales • Elegant and cohesive landscaping, appealing to all • Creating more fl ow, dynamism, connections, variety, Standards: Objective criteria providing specifi c direction M the senses. and opportunities for cross-pollination throughout based on the Guideline Goals, used to defi ne issues con- • Environmental design, such as renewable energy, to sidered critical to achieving the Guideline Goals. Standards 3. Enhance Derby’s visibility and identity through: allow long-term benefi ts and economic effi ciencies use the term “shall” to indicate that compliance is mandatory • Strengthening community and infrastructural ele- unless it can be demonstrated that an acceptable alternative ments. 7. Transform Derby into a healthy and multi-modal traf- meets one or more of the following conditions: • Entrance icons fi c environment, while continuing to support the necessity 1. The alternative better achieves the Guideline • Defi ned edge conditions of the automobile through: Goals. • Creating a core that serves as the focus for events • Elegant and cohesive landscaping, lighting, and way- 2. The Guideline Goals will not be achieved by ap- (markets, fairs, stages etc.). fi nding signage plication of the Standard in the circumstance. • Keeping existing mature trees within the Derby Core • Wider sidewalks near buildings 3. The effect of other Standards or Principles will be • Adopting consistent and Compatible signage, lighting • Pedestrian connection Improvements to community improved by not applying this Standard. and landscaping assets ( such as Library, Rancho Liborio, Prairie Gate- 4. Unique site factors make the Standard impractical. way, Hanson Elementary School and future schools, Derby Resource Center, daytime employment, High- Principles: Statements of non-binding policy, explanation or way #2 traffi c from Northern Range) direction to assist the City Planning Offi ce and Applicant with • Human Scale Facades directed toward the street application of Standards. Principles are written in blue text • Street furniture italics. • Comfortable places to sit and meet • Traffi c calming • Improved access to public transportation • Bike lanes and pedestrian ways to promote regular physical activity

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PAGE 6 Block Numbers: refer to the numbering set out in the plan City Planning Offi ce: The Planning Offi ce at the Com- DEFINITIONS below: merce Civic Center located at 7887 East 60th Avenue, Com- merce City, CO 80022-3203, or as changed from time to PI Accessory Dwelling Unit: A self-contained apartment in time. The telephone number is (303) 289-3683, and any NU an owner occupied single-family home/ lot that is either at- correspondence or questions should include reference to the tached to the principal dwelling or in a separate structure on TB Derby Sub-Area Plan. the same property. RL Compatibility/ Compatible: A condition wherein two or O Accessory Use and Structure: Accessory uses and struc- I more different entitites are combined to achieve harmony for tures are of a nature customarily incidental and subordinate DC the whole and each other. The entities do not need to be to the principal use or structure on the same lot. Typical ac- similar or the same. The Guidelines encourage new build- U cessory structures include ‘granny fl ats’ over garages, small ings to compliment rather than replicate existing buildings. workshops, greenhouses, studios, storage sheds, and simi- C lar structures. Accessory uses and structures are allowed for Construction: Activities subject of CPDS Construction Per- T all permitted land uses. mits. Construction activities resulting in any land disturbance. RI Such activities include, but are not limited to, clearing, grub- E Active Commercial Uses: Uses that promote the activities O bing, grading, excavating and excavation. of more than a few pedestrians on a regular basis. NA Context/ Contextual: Consists of all the external factors L Applicant: The proposer of Improvements in Derby who has that have a formative infl uence on the appearance of an fi led an application for review by the city and Design Review Boarding House: Group Living Facility where meals, lodg- area, including height, Mass, Massing, Scaling Elements, de- Board. ing, or both, are provided for compensation. sign, materials, location on site, and so forth. These factors M are the essence of Derby; the things that make Derby Derby. Articulation: How each element, such as a window, door, Building Coverage: The actual “footprint” of all buildings on They give it character and distinguish it from any other town cornice, fl oor line or column, is architecturally expressed or the site at grade. Building areas covered by the following do in the USA. They make it memorable, and if enhanced and called out as special or distinct from other elements through not constitute as Building Coverage. However, building areas preserved will bring people back and help make Derby a use of color, change of material or texture, etc. The goal is situated over the following constitute as Building Coverage: destination. Context applies to all sites. to make certain elements read differently from others while Outdoor plazas still retaining a pleasing composition overall. • • Pedestrian malls Demolition: The decimating, razing, ruining, tearing down Landscaping or wrecking of any facility, structure, pavement or building, Automobile-Oriented Uses: Uses for which automobiles • (wall, fence) whether in whole or in part, whether interior or and/ or other motor vehicles are an integral part of the use. Building Height: The height of a building as measured exterior. from a point defi ned in the Derby PUD and extending to the roof deck of the subject building, but not including parapets, cornices, elevator overruns, stair towers extending onto the roof, mechanical equipment or mechanical penthouses, cer- tain architectural rooftop elements, or other such elements as discussed herein.

Building Permit: A Building Permit issued by the City of Commerce City in accordance with applicable regulations

Building Site: Any parcel of land, the size, dimensions, and boundaries of which are for submitted for review.

PAGE 7 Derby Sub-Area or Derby: The district forming a special Derby Core: The immediate area surrounding the intersec- Planned Unit Development area within the City of Commerce roof, where the open section faces an interior court- PI tion of Monaco Street and E. 72nd Place. City bounded by Highway 2 to the west, 72nd Avenue to the yard area invisible from the road south and Magnolia Street to the east, but including Los • Temporary outdoor storage specifi cally allowed by the NU Valientes Park and more particularly delineated in the plan City for the purposes of facilitating Improvements. TB below. Facade or Primary Elevation: When used in conjunction RL with buildings, refers to any street-facing wall of a building, or OI a street wall. D C Guideline Goals: The fundamental goals that are the driv- U ers and intent behind the Design Guidelines intended to C guide property owners, business people, designers and City

Planning Offi ce in better understanding the Design Guide- T lines. RI OE High Traffi c-Generating Uses: Uses which are likely to A generate “signifi cant” levels of vehicular traffi c. “Signifi cant N traffi c” means (in the case of Highway 2 and 72nd Avenue L only), that the average number of daily trips, or the average number of peak hour trips, on either street would increase by 10 percent or greater as a result of the development. M Derby Review Board: Refers to a body whose members and chairman are appointed by the City Council of Com- Improvement: Shall mean every structure and all appur- merce City. In addition to the chairman, the Derby Review tenances of every kind and type and any other physical Board shall be composed of two design professionals with Drive-through Facility: Any portion of a building from which change upon, over, across, above or under Derby or upon experience in architecture, urban planning or landscape business is transacted, or capable of being transacted, existing Improvements. This includes, but is not limited to, architecture, two members of the Derby neighborhood (resi- directly with customers located in a motor vehicle queued in the following elements if installed for more than 10 days: dents, business owners or other with a stakeholder interest a designated service lane. Such a facility is usually an ac- in the Derby community), one member of the City staff and cessory to a principal use and should also be referred to as a Communications i.e. microwave dishes, relay one member of the City Council. Each member, excluding drive-in or drive-up. Examples are restaurants, banking facili- Equipment equipment, coaxial and fi ber the chairman, has the right to appoint an alternate to speak ties and pharmacies. and vote on his/her behalf, either freely or in accordance optic cables, satellite transmitting and/ or receiving ground sta- with instructions. The City Council shall appoint an alter- Elevation: Refers to the walls of a building that do not face tions, poles, pumps, wells, tanks, nate chairman to serve in the absence of the chairman. The the street, such as side or alley walls. chairman shall vote only in the event of a tie vote. The Der- reservoirs, pipes, lines, meters, towers, etc. by Review Board is responsible (jointly with the City Plan- Exterior Storage: the placement of materials, merchandise, ning Offi ce) for reviewing applications and making qualita- stock, supplies, machines, operable vehicles, equipment, Landscaping i.e. Screening walls, retaining tive assessments of applications and complaints of violation manufacturing materials, or movable items of any nature that walls, hedges, lawns, wind- under the Design Guidelines. The Derby Review Board may are not kept in a structure having at least four walls and a breaks, plantings, planted trees approve variances to Principles contained in the Guidelines roof, for a continuous period of ten (10) hours or more. This and shrubs, lighting fi xtures, that otherwise satisfy the intent of the Guidelines. The Board defi nition shall not apply to: drainage ways and structures, shall be granted the ability to deny a proposal if it does not • Outdoor parking of motor vehicles regularly used in signs, etc. meet expected elements of the Design Guidelines, and any connection with the operation of an establishment or Where landscaping is limited to appeals to Derby Review Board decisions shall be heard by parked for less than 48 hours for maintenance service 100 square feet or less the City the City Council. • Building supplies under active sale at a lumber store, Planning Offi ce will provide ap- if enclosed in a structure having three walls, and a proval for applications over the counter. PAGE 8 Pedestrian i.e. bikeways, signs, plazas, Elements patios, recreational facilities such PI as tennis courts and swimming pools, walkways, pedestrian NU malls, sidewalks, trails, shelters, TB security and safety devices, RL bridges, stairs, benches and other exterior furniture, path- OI ways, etc. DC Exterior Structural i.e. buildings, outbuildings, park- U Elements ing structure, signs, canopies, Master Plan: The Derby Sub-Area Master Plan adopted by C awnings, trellises, fences, shel- the City Council on April 2nd 2007, and as amended from

ters, bridges, security and safety time to time. T devices, temporary construction RI outbuildings, decks, poles, light- Minimum Parking: There is no Minimum Parking require- Pedestrian Friendly Environment: A place where people OE ing fi xtures, color, texture, mate- ment rial, waste enclosures, fl ag poles, can enjoy public life in a comfortable setting. It relates to NA how things are built, and generally includes elements of etc. Mixed-Use Building: A building that contains at least one L street design, landscaping and street/ sidewalk functional Utility Elements i.e. exterior air conditioning, area devoted to non-residential use and at least one devoted and aesthetic amenities. The Master Plan seeks to foster this water softener fi xtures or equip- to residential use. ment, antennas, aerials, lighting kind of environment by recommending several community development strategies, including approaches to: M fi xtures, equimpment related to Open Space: Usable and publicly accessible Open Space. • Land use water, sewer, gas, electric, tel- Different types of Open Space exist and are defi ned below. • Building design ephone, regular or cable televi- Please note: Landscaped Areas left over after the placement • Architectural enhancement and preservation sion, etc. of buildings and parking do not typically meet the intent of • Streetscape design Vehicular Elements i.e. parking structures, garages, this term: • Transportation parking lots, parking areas, • Developed Open Space: Public or private Open • Mobility roads, traffi c control devices, Space (accessible to the public) that is integrated into • Traffi c management driveways, access roads, loading and bounded by an orderly pattern of Streets and • Parking areas, signs, construction trail- buildings. Should incorporate designed arrangements • Economic development ers, etc. of landscaping, circulation and activity areas such as plazas, gardens, artworks, playgrounds, or playing The Guidelines advance pedestrian friendliness through Landscaped Area: The Landscaped Area of developed fi elds. Town squares and campus-like quadrangles or such things as Setback requirements, minimum and maxi- private property as required herein that should include Open mall systems are additional examples. mum heights, and Human Scale development, all of which Space areas. • Natural Open Space: Distinguished by irregular and serve to enclose and defi ne public space and create a pe- informal character and boundaries that relate to natu- destrian environment people understand and to which they Mass/ Massing: A building’s Mass is synonymous with its ral features and that contain landforms and vegetation can relate. Mixed-use development puts people and eyes volume, or the total gross cubic volume of space it occupies typical of the natural landscape. on the street at all hours, thereby reducing crime and in- on the site. Massing is the way in which its volume, or Mass, creasing feelings of security. Architectural enhancement is distributed on the site which parts are higher, lower, wider, Pedestrian Friendly: A measure of the quality of an envi- and preservation adds interest to Streets and a sense of or narrower, and what pops up and where. ronment from the perspective of a person on foot. place that, in turn, promotes use and enjoyment of the public realm. Streetscape elements provide amenities and conven- ience. Traffi c calming devices such as lane reduction and narrowing, planted bulb outs, medians and distinguished

PAGE 9 crosswalks work to make a safer pedestrian environment. an extra story can result in unsettling visual consequences. Improving access to alternative modes of transportation A building will have Scale (i.e., Human Scale) if there are Setback: The open, unobstructed area required to be pro- PI reduces vehicular traffi c entering Derby. Parking strategies elements of it which can be (metaphorically) used as steps, vided between the furthermost projection of a building and NU encourage a “park-once environment” whereupon arrival, it through which the observer will intellectually reach, grasp, the adjacent property line. TB is possible to do a variety of things by walking to consecu- or comprehend the building. The steps in that sense are the tive destinations. Taken together these elements, and others elements of a building that are known to the observer, the Streets: are generally intended to include their full right-of- RL in the Guidelines, shape Derby’s urban structure to actively elements with which he is familiar and whose dimensions way widths, curbs and gutters, tree lawns, sidewalks, and OI support pedestrian use, safety, comfort and enjoyment. one knows in relationship to oneself. (A. C. Antoniades, Ar- medians. DC chitecture and Allied Design, 3rd ed., Dubuque: Kendall/Hunt Public Realm: Public realm refers to spaces belonging to Publishing Co., 1992). Structural Soil: Soil with compactable yet permeable U the public. Some examples are sidewalk widening, street characteristics. This soil is useful under sidewalks or roads C lights, tree planting islands and landscaping. Scaling Elements: Range from small items recognizable where compaction is necessary for structural support yet it

close-up, such as a unit of masonry, doorknob, or window remains permeable to allow tree root growth. T Scale/ Human Scale: A visual concept regarding the rela- mullion, to larger ones such as doors, windows, awnings, RI tive size of a building’s architectural parts compared to the balconies, railings, and signs. The division of a building ver- Temporary Elements: Elements that are not permanent OE whole or to the human fi gure. It is created by introducing into tically (by expressing the fl oor lines in the construction) and and exist for no more than 10 days. Such elements shall be A the design some unit that acts as a visual measuring rod. horizontally (through column spacing) enables the viewer to subject to administrative review by the City Planning Offi ce. N There are many types of Scale, Human Scale being most get a sense of how the building stacks up, how tall or wide it L commonly used. Even when a different Scale is referred to, is, and how comfortable he or she feels around the element. it always refers back to the Human Scale. For example, a A building without Scaling Elements can create unsettling cathedral or government building should have a seemingly feelings. The more diffi cult it is to relate to a building as a M bigger-than-life or monumental Scale. A monumental Scale human being, the more uncomfortable it makes the viewer to is altogether larger than the human fi gure and is intended to be near it. At worst, such a building should feel threatening have a humbling effect on the observer. or unfriendly. At best, the observer will be visually confused by the building and its relationship to him or her.

Screen/ Screening: To visually diminish an object’s promi- nence. The Screen becomes the dominant focus instead of the subject behind it. A Screen can be solid or transparent depending on the purpose it serves.

In a smaller-than-life, or miniature, Scale, everyday things shrink down to less than what the observer would expect. A Scale model (an architectural design tool that represents a building prior to its construction) is an extreme example of miniature Scale. In our physical environment, miniature Scale can be seen when a three-story building is squeezed into the height of what otherwise would have been a two-sto- ry building. This effort of a developer or designer to pick up

PAGE 10 • Performing thorough site analysis that includes the SUSTAINABLE BUILDING DESIGN hydraulic and ecologic systems that extend beyond POLICY the site to mitigate impacts in other locations and to sensitive habitats. PI “Development that meets the needs of the present without • Using native or non-invasive, regionally appropriate NU compromising the ability of furture generations to meet their plant material. TB own needs” • Maximizing effi ciency of the design for its purpose and level of use. RL • Promoting health by facilitating walking, biking, and OI transit. D • Avoiding toxic and non-renewable, non recyclable C materials. U • Minimizing need for mechanical maintenance. For ex- C ample, passive solar melting, solar heat gain in winter, T minimum mowing and pruning. • Designing with the local and regional Context in mind R • Optimizing energy performance of pumps, lighting and to highlight and celebrate Derby’s unique identity. I structures by using renewable energy sources. • Preserving views, Denver city and mountain views in OE • Increasing naturalized methods such as bio swales, particular. NA porous pavements and fl at-roof drainage storage. • Providing recycling on site. L • Controlling non-point source pollution, fl ooding and • Using sustainable construction practices such as: erosion through ecologically advanced storm water Using materials produced locally and in treatment and retention methods an environmentally responsible manner. • Mitigating environmental and climatic factors through: Maximizing effi ciency by using less and M o Harnessing passive solar energy. generating less waste. o Moderating temperatures (both in terms of the Processing waste on site rather than user inside the building saving on sending downstream or offsite. Development should, where feasible, be based upon the heating and air conditioning bills, but also from Using materials from site or that require principles of sustainable building design which include: the perspective of the pedestrian outside) less distance to transport. • Following guidelines set out by the Colorado Chapter o Protection against cold winds. Fencing and protecting areas outside of the US Green Building Council. o Harnessing cooling breezes. construction zones. • Enhancing and preserving the historical and architec- o Controlling noise levels. In Derby there is Restoring degraded ecosystems, both tural character of existing structures. persistent noise from trains and automobiles. on and off-site. • Reducing impermeable paved areas and increasing Noise is controlled with higher material density. Balancing all water inputs with water infi ltration through bio-swales, porous pavements and Creating spaces behind buildings and walls outputs, a total site water budget. Con- other naturalized stormwater management practices. makes for a more peaceful experience. struct water-effi cient landscapes. Treat • Preserving or mitigating natural ecological and hy- • Harnessing active solar and wind power. waste water on-site with wetlands, living draulic systems and nutrient cycles. machinery or other technologies. • Working with the site’s natural processes rather than Storing and replacing natural, on-site engineering around them. soil to preserve local microbes and • Creating spaces that strengthen human bonds to health. culture, history, each other and the earth, which are Avoiding compaction and amending key ingredients to human physical and psychological poor soils with natural compost when health. necessary. • Embracing the importance of day and night, light and • Composting organic waste on site. dark, seasonal changes, and the natural systems that Reducing quantities of materials used depend upon them. Reusing materials from local demolished

PAGE 11 buildings Support local recyclers by involving them PI in the building/ Demolition process. NU Protecting against wind erosion and par- TB ticulates from vehicle tires. Using fuel effi cient, alternative fuel and RL low-emissions machinery. OI • Softening and mitigating the visual impacts of large D buildings and expansive paved areas. C • Considering sharing access, amenities and relation- U ship building with adjoining sites to assist in creating a C stronger community identity.

• Smaller tenant spaces should be wrapped onto the T outside of larger retail buildings to relieve large blank RI Facades and provide activity fronting Streets or park- OE ing areas. A • Enhancing mobility and access to services by provid- N ing a mix of uses and a range of travel options. L • Providing access to healthy foods (retail grocers, res- taurants, community gardens, farmers markets). M

PAGE 12 UNIVERSAL DESIGN POLICY Clearly marked crosswalks • Encouraging rehabilitation, modifi cation, and mainte- Larger signage letters nance of existing housing stock and adaptive re-use PI “The design and production of products that promote equal Tactile way-fi nding solutions such as on of other buildings using site design that complies opportunity for use by individuals with our without disability.” walkways to indicate crosswalks with universal design and visitability tenets (includ- NU Audible signals such as crosswalk ing hallway widths, hand railings, hazard free walking TB beeps surfaces etc. minimizing steps and increasing sizes of Traffi c calming elevators) RL Effective lighting • Ensuring housing that accommodates seniors and OI Directional banners disabled: DC Painted information or directions on the Is located near supportive land uses street such as senior centers, recreational U Focal points, such as well known and facilities, social and emergency service C

distinctively styled businesses (i.e. Hi providers, public facilities, medical of- Lo, El Jardin) and distinctive public art fi ces, and shopping areas to reduce feel- T and plantings ings of isolation and enhance a sense of RI Special people places (i.e. the Derby independence OE Core, Derby Park, and the pedestrian Is close to pedestrian environments to NA plazas north and south of El Jardin) that maximize access to public transport, L These Guidelines not only support the legal responsibili- help orient people employment, volunteer and educational ties toward the physically challenged, but encourage senior Paving patterns distinctive to particular opportunities, restaurants, and entertain- friendly design solutions not presently incorporated into law. Streets ment and cultural venues • Where feasible development should: Banners or signage distinctive to par- • Designing parks that are easy for seniors to use, with M o Support universal use, visitability and diversity ticular Streets lots of seating, avoiding abrupt Elevation changes and o Facilitate connection to the community by less Distinctive public art providing hard surfaced pathways. mobile people Clean, durable, level and wider side- • Design action that will facilitate universal use is en- walks couraged and includes: Narrowed street crossings o Increasing housing type and mix ranging Manageable curb cuts from single-family homes and apartments to Increased crosswalk signal timing Accessory Dwelling Units to assisted living Medians for midway stopping points facilities Plenty of seating o Including compact mixed-use and multi-use Traffi c calming measures developments to reduce reliance on automo- Improved greenway and trail systems biles. Pedestrian surfaces that are Pedestrian o Considering physical and cognitive limitations Friendly (non slip, well maintained, and of seniors in planning new development that non-glare) favors the elements listed below. These ele- Easy access to a variety of transporta- ments will also protect the health and safety tion networks including buses, taxis, of children and the disabled: bicycle lanes and pedestrian con- Grid systems over winding Streets or nections alleys Bus shelters that protect from sun wind Clear and frequent signage and orien- and rain tation information Improved safety measures Visitor signage and maps Public restrooms that are handicap ac- Visitor information booths cessible

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Pavement: The pavement type - whether it is an asphalt road, a cement sidewalk, or laid-in-place paving stones - will start to spell out how spaces are connected. Alleys will now become active walkways rather than service areas to deliver goods and pick up trash. One of the best ways to “spell out” this change of use will be to define the space with distinc- tive paving. The examples, here, show some different paving styles available. Included on this page is the option of pervious or porous pavement. Instead of mortaring paving stones together, the pavers can be laid out on a bed of sand or gravel. When it rains or snows, the water seeps into the ground, rather than running off into the sewer system. This groundwater detention helps to filtrate the water and reduces the need for larg-scale flood control.

PAGE 14 LAND USE USER GROUP R = Use by Right Community Garden R ALLOWABLE LAND USES C = Conditional Use* Community Resource Center R I X = Not Allowed P • Uses are allowed in the Derby Sub-Area in accord- Exterior Events including: TUP TUP= Temporary Use Per- ance with the use table set out below amphitheatre/ performance area, antique NU mit ** • All existing non conforming uses at the time of fair, art exhibits, Residential: Household TB adopting the Design Guidelines shall (if not permit- art fair/ crafts, beer festival/ Oktoberfest, book fair, circus, concerts, farmers mar- R ted by right under the Design Guidelines) remain All Existing Residences (at time of adop- Legally non-conforming*** L tion of Guidelines) ket, fi reworks, public, fl ea market, fl ower as legally non-conforming uses. Exterior Storage is OI Accessory Dwelling Units R market, food fair, garden show, history not and has not been a Use by Right in the Derby exhibit, interactive art, magic shows, DC Sub-Area, and thus cannot be a non-conforming Artist Live/Work Space, Above Ground R model railroad, movies, music fair, open Floor use area for rotating activities, partnerships U Artist Live/Work Space, Ground Floor R • When there is an out-of-family change in owner- with local cultural institutions, photo ex- C Dwelling Units, Above Ground Floor R hibits, public market, street artists, street ship, the property is left unoccupied for more than 6 fair, theatre performances, temporary Dwelling Units, Ground Floor C T months, the owner chooses to redevelop, or there is stage, zoo exhibits) Where housing is to be ac- RI damage to more than 50% of the property, the PUD commodated on street-level, Daycare C land uses and Design Guidelines will come into ef- live/work spaces rather than Fire Station R OE fect live-only spaces should be First Aid R A provided. N • All processing, cleaning, servicing, testing or repair Hospital C of materials, goods or products shall take place No more than 50 percent L of a single street frontage Library R within completely closed buildings, unless otherwise M should be occupied by Lodge or Private Club C indicated hereinafter residential uses. This is in- Medical Offi ces/ Clinics R • For application of the Guidelines as opposed to tended to reserve storefront uses, see Introduction under heading ‘Triggering space for commercial uses Museum R application of Guidelines’. and public/institutional uses. Parks and Recreation R It does not limit residential (i.e. fi re pit, life-sized chess board, ice uses above the street level skating rink, interactive play fountain, on upper stories, or behind lawn bowling, multi-media space, open street-level storefronts. green space, ping-pong, playground/ There is no minimum or kids activities, rock climbing wall, roller- maximum residential den- blade rental, running path, shuffl eboard, sity. Density is controlled by story telling, summer dance fl oor) the applicable fl oor area and Police Station R Building Height standards. Postal Service R New Single Family Detached House X Rehabilitation Services C Multi-Unit (2+ units) Residential R Religious Assembly R Single-Room Occupancy Boarding X Restrooms R House School, Public and Private R Residential: Group Living Visitor Information R Assisted Living C Utilities and Services, Minor C Group Home C Utilities and Services, Major C Nursing Home C Temporary Overnight Shelter X Transitional Residences X Transitional Shelters X Public and Civic Colleges and Universities R

PAGE 15 Commercial Drive Through operating as: C Lumber C – Block 1 only L Accessory Use and Structure Primary use required. An bank, pharmacy, car wash, restaurants, Drive-through windows X - elsewhere accessory structure shall not liquor stores should be located behind or Offi ce R A be allowed before or without to the side of the building. Where offi ce use is to be ac- N a primary use. Pedestrian circulation routes commodated on the street- Setback compliance. Ac- should be protected from level, uses with active foot D cessory structures shall vehicular traffi c. traffi c and display windows comply with the Setback Permitted only when acces- will be encouraged. sory to primary commercial standards; maximum Set- Parking Structure/ Public Parking Lot C “walk-in” use. back provisions shall not Individual surface parking No more than one such apply. lots shall not exceed a total facility on one block, or for U Design Guidelines compli- of 100 parking spaces, or a distance of 300 linear feet ance. Accessory structures one-half block, whichever is S along the same street front- shall comply with the Guide- smaller. age, whichever is less. lines. Larger parking areas shall E Drive-through Facility other than those X be in multiple story garages. Restrictions compliance. A conditionally allowed as set out above Parking should be encour- structure shall not be placed Eating and Drinking aged towards the edges of over an easement that pro- Derby to encourage walking hibits such placement. Restaurant R and more lively land use in (i.e. ethnic, local) in the Derby Core. No structure shall encroach Tavern C Pawn Stores R – Block 4 into the public right-of-way. X - elsewhere The owner should be re- Employment Offi ce – temporary labor X quired to remove an acces- Entertainment/ Spectator Sports Personal Service (including health clubs R and gyms) sory structure as a condition Small (1-149 seats) C of land division approval Repair Service (consumer, including R Medium (150-900 seats) X when removal of the struc- bicycles, shoes) Large (1,000) X ture is necessary to comply Retail Sales, General R with Setback standards. Exterior Storage: Industrial, Commercial X (i.e. antique shops, boutique clothing, Adult Use X or Residential cigar shop, computer store, convenience Animal Services Financial/Accounting Services R store, copy shop, currency exchange, pet grooming, pet day care, dry clean- Sales and Grooming R Food and Beverage Retail Sales R (i.e. bagel shop, bakery, cigar shop, cof- ing/ laundry, fl ower shop, grocery store, Shelter C fee shop, convenience store, deli, donut hair salon/ barber, high-end souvenire/ Veterinary R shop, food kiosks, fruit stand, gourmet gift shop, hobby store, newsstand, offi ce Artist Work/ Sales R food, grocery store, ice cream, internet supplies, photo shop, shoe repair, toys- tore, transit store, travel agent) Art Galleries/ Studios R café, tea shop) Sidewalk Merchants TUP. Possibility of seasonal Bail Bonds X Gas Stations C – Block 1 only X - elsewhere (i.e. food vendors/ kiosks, news kiosks, license for Derby but food Banks R coffee, ice cream, retail vending carts, vendors may be subject to Hardware Stores R Bicycle Sales/Service/ Rental R book stalls) additional review. Indoor Recreation R Boat Sales/ Service/ Rental X (i.e. arcade, bowling alley, climbing wall, Chain Stores (Retail) R movie theater, etc.) Car Wash C – Block 1 only Liquor Store C X - elsewhere Locksmith R Contractor Yards X Lodging Small (1-16 rooms) R Large (17+ rooms) C

PAGE 16 Sidewalk retail display accessory to R permit shall include appropriate transportation Improvement or analyses for High Traffi c-Generating Uses prior to deeming a interior retail business Where Sidewalk display requirements, as identifi ed by the traffi c analysis. land use application complete. is limited to cards, plants, ** TUP applications shall be dealt with administratively by the L gardening/fl oral products, City. A food, books, newspapers, *** Except for parcel number: 0172132425006 located at bicycles, and similar small N items for sale or rental to 7229 Magnolia Street Commerce City CO 80022, and parcel pedestrians (i.e., non-auto- number: 0172132426004 located at 6641 East 72nd Place D mobile-oriented). Commerce City CO 80022 which are uses by right. Any such permitted display

shall maintain suffi cient High Traffi c-Generating Uses clear and safe pedestrian U clearance at all times. The City Planning Offi ce may require additional permits and/ Travel Agency R S Tire Sales for vehicles under 1½ tons R – Block 1 and 8 only X - elsewhere E Vehicle Rental Storage X Vehicle Sales, Service and Repair C - Block 1 only Subject to overall limit of 5,000 square feet (indoor and outdoor). Outdoor storage and display for these uses is prohibited unless the use is in a fully enclosed structure. Vehicles wrecked or inoperable X Industrial Manufacturing, Production and Industrial Services Artisan (hand tools and light indus- R trial elements only; i.e. ceramics glass blowing, jewelry, pottery) Manufacturing X Other Wireless Communication Facilities New Co-Located, or existing prior R to Design Guidelines Users should consider installing WIFI components within solar street lamps for direct power. New freestanding (towers) X

* Conditional Use Permit shall go to public hearing. Uses which are likely to generate “signifi cant” levels of vehicular traffi c (i.e. due to shipping, receiving, and/or customer traffi c) shall require a conditional use permit. The conditional use

PAGE 17 CURRENT LAND USE L There is currently a predominance of retail/commercial A use, and very little residential. This underlines the need N for a greater mix of uses to achieve vitality. Residential D Mixed Use The existence of institutions is an essential element of a Retail successful community. Most of Derby’s institutions are Community Buildings/ Institutions

on the edges and south of 72nd Avenue. This empha- U sizes the need to make better pedestrian friendly connec- S tions to ensure proper use and enjoyment. This plan also shows the following unsatisfactory as- E pects: • Roads are generally too wide and lack medians, crosswalks, or planting • Landscaping is minimal • Sidewalks are narrow or non-existent • Locust Street and Monaco Street provide dangerous access to Highway 2 • Derby Park is out on a limb, without connections, and unprotected from traffi c.

PAGE 18 ARCHITECTURE A R INTRODUCTION C Character of Derby Sub-area H Derby was one of the original railroad towns in the Front I Range ultimately combining with Irondale and Adams City to form Commerce City offi cially in 1952. It is remembered by T many as “Big D” which was, more or less, the Downtown for E the community. It is often referred to as the heart and soul of Commerce City. C T Derby’s history refl ects a small town community. There are U 130 individual properties in the Derby Sub-Area: 60 are resi- dential properties, 3 are parks, 3 are churches and there are R 64 commercial properties. The physical layout of the Derby It is not intended that Derby become overly themed however, E business area is quite interesting, triangular in shape with but instead the best aspects of the era be preserved and ample angle parking and major potential for a Pedestrian enhanced, building off the existing 50s foundation and that Derby: History and Character Friendly venue. other architecural styles be sympathetic and complimentary 1950’s American architecture evolved from the simplistic to it. Modernist and International Styles that began earlier in the By 2007, the proportion of Hispanics increased to approxi- century. Both styles evolved from the consensus that ar- mately 58% of the area population. Refl ecting that trend, the Another unifying factor, the growing Hispanic culture, has led chitecture should consciously reject history and look to a business mix of Derby has become predominately Hispanic. to a consensus that the Derby Sub-Area also be expressive synthesis of art, craft, and technology for design. Trading of this culture, as represented by El Jardin’s architectural traditional historic forms for simplifi ed geometric forms, mod- Most of the buildings which remain in Derby were built in the style, and not be exclusive of other cultures. ernists believed that technology could improve the quality of 1950s, 60s and 70s and are representative of a style of ar- life through functional and fl exible design that refl ected the chitecture prevalent at that time. There is however an abun- Building renovation in the Derby Sub-Area will focus on modern lifestyle. In addition, post WWII optimism, greater dance of buildings dating back to the 1950s especially in the uniformity that will help set a standard for the eventual rede- reliance on the automobile, and the growth of suburbia with core, around 72nd Place and Monaco Street. velopment of the district with a strong memorable architec- production housing, all combined into what became a distinct tural image of Derby (Imagability), so that it is perceived as 1950’s American architectural style. As a result, the country’s Based on discussions with the Council, the community, its a notable place. New proposed buildings will compliment roadsides became dotted with modern, futuristic buildings stakeholders and the City, Derby’s revitalization has become buildings in the core as well as set a high standard of design with colorful neon signs that were designed to attract the a celebration of the 1950s, an era of national prosperity, hula and use. new American consumer. hoops, fancy cars, Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe. The term Googie has been adopted to refer to this period style of Replicating the ‘retro’ kitsch style of the 1950’s is strongly architecture, art, and signage. One of the fl agships of this discouraged, rather referencing characteristics of the Modern era is the Hi-Lo grocery store. architectural movement is recommended for future develop- ment. The objective is to mix the optimism and style of the 1950s with current sustainable building practices to develop a style that will transform Derby into a unique and inviting business/ event center and destination. Less sustainable materials popular in the 1950s era shall be avoided. Charac- teristics of the Modernist architectural style include:

PAGE 19 • Form follows function tures shall retain and preserve the historic character ing glass to or glazing existing buildings would allow • Anti-historical references of the building, design, materials, and color and ulti- natural light and visibility into commercial shops. The A • Simplicity mately refl ect the 1950s era architectural style. These ability to see people mingling in storefronts adds inter- • Eliminating superfl uous details R Improvements need to be designed in accordance est, hospitality and charm to businesses. • Rectilinear geometry with Design Guidelines. 10. Glass could comprise up to 70% of a building’s front C • Exaggerated horizontal plane 2. Demolition is discouraged unless the building is Elevation if its structural support allows for it. • Broad, low-pitched gables, sheds, or fl at H structurally unsound for the proposed use or contains 11. Because Derby’s new Master Plan encourages the roofs with deep or no overhangs I hazardous materials, making it prohibitively expensive use of building sides and back alleys as public walk- • Roof-top decks and terraces to upgrade to meet current health and safety or other ing and gathering spaces, Facade Improvements T • Broad, unifi ed surfaces with smooth tex- building code requirements. should address all building facades. E tures 3. Many of the existing buildings are of a character and • Large glass panes without grids materiality that should be left intact. Renovation Massing and Composition C • Ribbon windows and/or corner glazing through accents should be added. Examples of massing and composition should include: T • Large, open and fl owing spaces to allow 4. Brick is an excellent and sturdy building material. It is 1. Rectilinear volumes with the appearance of unifi ed fresh air and sunlight through U fi re-resistant, keeps the building interior warm in the surfaces through the use of materials, windows and/or • Simple, metal details in railings, stairs, winter and cool in the summer. It also has the added the void of solid volumes. R gates, awnings, etc. benefi t of being one of the prime building materials of 2. Rectilinear volumes often intersected with exaggerat- • Simple, geometric exterior elements (light- E the 1950s. ed awning or porch conditions. Low-pitch gables (4:12 ing) 5. The blonde brick of most of Derby’s existing struc- or less), or fl at roofs (often creating terraces). • Interesting signage with neon light accents tures is a great base from which to start revitalizing to intrigue consumer the structures. In the hierarchy of building materials, • A pastel or soft color palette there are: • Stainless steel and similar products like • Brick/Stone alumi- num • Glass • Steel/ Aluminum • Solar Building Panels • Stucco • Stucco over Cinder Block • Wood 6. Existing brick, or other superior material should not be covered with an “inferior” material such as stucco or wood, although an accent stucco or wood should be Doors very benefi cial. The goal is to maintain a sense of openness and free-fl owing 7. Individual accents can comprise 10%-15% of the new space. The traditional celebration of entrance is not appro- cladding or additions of a building, while total ac- priate. Therefore, the following Principles should apply to cent material can equal up to 30%. Example: Brick building doors: building (60%), glazing (30%), wood accent (10%). 1. Glass panels or a solid door fl anked by glass are Or brick building (40%), glazing (30%), steel accent common in the 1950s era and should be used where (15%), wood accent (15%). Glazing is not considered possible. an accent, but a serious building material. 2. Exterior doors should not stand out on their own but 8. No one material should dominate the building more form part of a larger design unit. than 60%. For instance, if a building is predominately 3. Non-glass doors should be a solid slab, devoid of 1950S ERA STRUCTURAL IMPROVE- brick then it should be no more than 60% brick. The panels. MENTS remaining should be of a different building material. 1. All Improvements to existing 1950s era struc- 9. As a building material, glass outperforms brick. Add-

PAGE 20 or recessed forms, detail, color, or materials • Vary height, size, material, details, surface re- lief, color and texture to break up large building A forms and wall surfaces. R • Incorporate the highest level of detail near pe- C destrian active zones • Adjust Elevation or horizontal direction to H create outdoor spaces with different levels of I intimacy T • Provide roof shelters to protect pedestrians from natural elements E • Incorporate terraces into the landscape for C visual appeal T Windows • Create a distinct pattern of divisions in surface 1. Large windows, ideally forming a continuous element, materials for visual interest and navigability. U are common (such as ribbon windows, frame-less General Site and Building Articulation 6. Corner building Facades should include a façade of R corner glazing, curtain wall systems, or glass block). 1. Sites and buildings should be designed with an under- comparable quality in terms of architecture, materials E 2. Horizontal rectangular windowpanes, if any, are ideal. standing of their role in meeting the overall sub-area and detailing on both Streets. 3. Picture, awning, and casement window types are the planning goals. 7. Building forms and Facades should provide an aware- most used in Modern architecture. 2. As such sites and buildings should where appropriate: ness of indoor commercial activity through frequent 4. Traditional single and double hung windows are not • Provide attractive and effective edges and en- doors and windows oriented toward public Streets and appropriate. closures to Streets and Open Space Open Space. 5. Fresh air, sunlight, and a blurred boundary between • Create linkages and gateways 8. Building form should consider solar access to neigh- indoor/ outdoor spaces is a common design element • Frame or terminate views boring properties, particularly winter sun angles to of modern architecture. • Provide a pedestrian and bicycle friendly envi- properties immediately north. ronment 9. All building Facades for large buildings with more than • Use green building materials or facilitate en- 100 feet of horizontal street presence shall include NON-1950S ERA STRUCTURAL IMPROVE- ergy effi ciency a repeating pattern that is comprised of no less than • Incorporate wind, solar or other energy alterna- three of the elements listed below. At least one of the MENTS following elements shall repeat horizontally: 1. Improvements to other existing buildings shall retain tive methods as methods to climatically control or illuminate interiors and signage. • Color change and preserve the historic character of the building and • Texture change conform to Design Standards. 3. New building Facades should refer to the 1950s era in a manner Compatible with both their own Context and • Material change 2. Design, materials, and color shall be consistent with 10. Buildings should be supplemented and enhanced the architectural style of the structure, and of its Con- the time that they are built. 4. Height, Setbacks, building materials, color, form, with landscaping and fl owers in pots or planting beds text. where appropriate. Details can be obtained from the 3. All buildings shall remain an expression of their time. Scale, and Massing should be properly compatible with surroundings. City Planning Offi ce. 5. Design shall provide for Human Scale, interest, and 11. Eaves shall be provided on buildings with pitched roofs. ALL DERBY SUB-AREA IMPROVEMENTS variety to promote a Compatible sense of place for people to enjoy. The general intent is to provide detailed, Human Scale de- Corner Buildings sign, while affording fl exibility for a variety of building styles. Some examples of how this should be achieved are as follows: 1. Buildings located on corners at the intersection of • Appropriate building offsets according to build- Streets shall emphasize and anchor the corner, and ing, roadway and walkway Scales recognize that such Articulation of form creates the • Emphasize building entries through projecting walls of outdoor space, and as such is an essential

PAGE 21 component in the creation of successful people-ori- Doors and Entrances street pedestrians and provide passive solar heat ented places. Doors and entrances contribute to developing colourful, into the building windows during winter months A 2. Corner building entrances shall be on the corner of open and welcoming environments. Therefore, the following 7. Awnings on north facing Facades of buildings shall R the building. standards are critical in fulfi lling the Master Plan’s goals. be: C 3. Alternatively, a building entrance should be located • Buildings shall have a primary entrance door fac- • Maximum 4’ deep away from the corner when the building corner is ing a public sidewalk that is open during normal • Shallow enough to allow winter sun access to H beveled or incorporates other detailing to reduce the business hours. sidewalk and building entry areas to facilitate ice I angular appearance of the building at the street cor- • Primary building entries shall be connected to melt. ner. the street sidewalk parks and plazas by the most 8. An alternative is to use materials that allow sunlight T 4. Newly constructed corner buildings shall be set back direct route possible and shall be either oriented in while offering protection from the natural elements. E from both sides of the road at least 13’ to incorporate to or easily visible from the street. Entrances at Note: the higher the awning the deeper it could be C a wide 8’ sidewalk and a 5’ landscape strip. building corners should be used to satisfy this re- without restricting ice melt. Conversely, the lower the 5. On corner lots, garage entrances shall be oriented to quirement. awning the shallower it shall be. T a side street when access cannot be provided from an • Building entrances should include doors to indi- U alley. vidual businesses, lobbies, pedestrian-oriented Indoor/Outdoor Operations R plazas, or courtyards to a cluster of shops or busi- • All permitted uses shall be conducted within com- Building Windows nesses. pletely enclosed buildings unless otherwise expressly E 1. There shall be diversity between buildings in window authorized. size, shape, or patterns that relate to interior func- Awnings • This requirement does not apply to off-street parking, tions. Awnings help establish the perceived liveliness and safety loading areas, automated teller machines, or outdoor 2. Windows shall have hoods or trim (all building sto- of Derby street life and lend a sense of identity to Derby seating areas. ries). Streets. They also provide a sense of visual neatness and • This requirement does not apply to restaurants, eating 3. Window lighting shall be designed to draw people in. design unity while allowing individual expression and encour- or drinking facilities, or other retail establishments that 4. There should be large display windows on the ground aging diversity: would enhance the public experience if operations fl oor. 1. They should be designed as integral elements of were conducted outside, unless otherwise prohibited 5. Bulkheads, piers and storefront cornices (i.e. ele- building façades, architectural styles and windows. under other regulations. ments that separate the ground fl oor from second 2. They should be constructed and confi gured with and story) shall frame display windows. in proportion to surrounding buildings and avoid ob- Rooftops 6. A minimum of two thirds of street-facing non-residen- scuring architectural details. Roofs can offer opportunities to enhance the building’s tial building façades between 2 and 8 feet in height 3. They should contribute to the creation of colorful, overall architectural effect. The following standards shall be shall be comprised of clear windows. open & welcoming storefronts. considered: 7. Street-level windows should be storefront or industrial 4. They should be functional, actually offering people 1. All roof structures and appurtenances should work divided-light with sills, and should begin no higher and merchandise shelter from the natural elements. within the overall design of the building, requiring than two and one-half feet above the sidewalk. 5. They shall be coordinated as to location, material, grouping and Screening where appropriate. 8. Product display windows used to satisfy these re- size, color, and lettering style, where there are multi- 2. Roof designs should, where economically and physi- quirements shall have a minimum height of four feet ple storefronts signs, awnings, and lighting on single cally feasible: and be internally lit. buildings or otherwise visually close by. • Be attractive and pleasant when viewed from the 9. Window, cornicing and awning design should relate to 6. Awnings on south and west facing Facades of build- ground solar patterns. ings shall be: • Be attractive and pleasant when viewed from up- 10. Operable windows should be used above the fi rst • Minimum 4’ wide per story levels fl oor. • Oriented to provide optimum shade to street pe- • Facilitate electricity production through solar en- 11. Drive-through windows should be located behind destrians outside the building, and reduce inte- ergy buildings. rior cooling costs during mid-afternoon summer • Facilitate electricity production through wind en- months ergy • Oriented to allow sunlight to penetrate below for • Detain storm water temporarily subject to legal limits PAGE 22 • Structurally accommodate private and public gath- quality fencing, planters, vegetation, or other attractive • Utilizing porous paving materials ering places, restaurant spaces, and to provide means. areas for people to enjoy views 7. Front and side-loaded garages shall be recessed be- Pedestrian Amenities A • Accommodate roof gardens as much as possible hind the forward-most enclosed area of the building, not Every development shall provide one or more of the follow- R providing all attendant benefi ts such as: including window bays or front-facing garages occupy- ing pedestrian amenities. Pedestrian amenities shall be C o Energy savings ing less than 33 percent of the front Elevation. provided within a public right-of-way when approved: 8. The prominence of garage doors viewed from the street • A plaza, courtyard, square or extra-wide sidewalk H o Better use of stormwater should be minimized by such methods as: next to a building entrance (minimum width of eight I o Sound insulation • Subdividing them into multiple doors to reduce the feet) T o Visual appeal Scale • Sitting space (i.e., dining area, benches or ledges be- • Incorporating doors into the architectural character tween the building entrance and sidewalk; minimum E of the primary structure of 16 inches in height and 30 inches in width) C • Placing other architectural features such as porches, • Building canopy, awning, pergola, or similar weather bays and upper fl oors forward of the garage protection (minimum projection of four feet over a T • Deeply recessing front loaded attached garages sidewalk or other pedestrian space) U • Orienting the garage to the side or rear • Public art which incorporates seating (e.g., fountain, R 9. Any parking structure that is physically detached from sculpture, etc.) the principal building shall be connected to such build- • Transit amenity, such as bus shelter or pullout, in E ing with a pedestrian walkway a minimum of fi ve feet in accordance with the city’s transportation system plan width. and guidelines 10. Parking structure designs should consider incorporating other ground level facilities adjacent to pedestrian areas Pedestrian and Bicycle Connections to provide greater street vitality and attractive visual Where provided for in the Master Plan, or otherwise nec- interest. Alternatively, ground level bays, drive aisles essary for public convenience or safety, a developer shall Parking Structures and Parking in Other Buildings and fl oor to fl oor heights should be designed to accom- improve and dedicate to the public pedestrian and bicycle 1. Parking shall contribute as much as possible to pleas- modate future conversion to retail or commercial uses connections to other pedestrian and bicycle-ways to com- ant pedestrian experiences within Derby. on Facades facing public right-of-way or active Open plete existing pedestrian and bicycle routes, and to provide 2. So far as possible parking should be: Space where future anticipated densities can support path networks that access schools, parks, offi ces, stores, or • Oriented to alleys such conversions. other destinations. • Placed underground 11. Internal signage and light sources should not be visible • Placed in structures above the ground fl oor from outside the parking structure. Lighting, particularly Signage • Located in parking areas behind or to the side of on parking decks, should not illuminate or produce glare There will be 6 signage types: the building; sideyards facing a street (i.e. corner- on adjacent properties. • Banners that shall be concentrated around Derby yards) shall not be used for surface parking 12. Ramps for parking entrances on a building’s primary boundaries such as Highway 2, Magnolia Street and 3. Parking structures shall meet the same Standards as Facade should be avoided. 72 Ave to serve as identity makers. other buildings, as well as those applicable to parking 13. Use of corner sites and street façade areas for park- • Highway Signage that shall call out Derby attractions. structures in general. ing should be avoided, favoring instead mid-street and • Information Kiosks placed within the Derby Core in 4. Parking in garages and Mixed-Use Buildings shall be behind building locations. central locations. Compatible with their Context, and shall either be inte- 14. Where possible, shared parking agreements shall be • Group Business Signage that shall call out individual grated into the primary building or shall be constructed encouraged to reduce the total amount of parking re- names of businesses in building groupings. of the same materials as the primary building. quired in the Derby area. • Commercial Signage that shall call out each individual 5. All decks, parapets, structures and openings shall be 15. Noise, light, and air pollution should be mitigated. business. vertically and horizontally aligned on Facades facing 16. Environmental practices should be encouraged such as: • Street Signage at a pedestrian scale that shall call out Streets and Open Spaces. • Absorbing fl at-roof detention the names of streets and shall be typically located at 6. Structures shall be Screened with masonry, walls, • Installing solar panels on top fl oors intersections.

PAGE 23 expression. Vehicular Dominated Areas Derby signage: • Signs should be Contextual with their architectural and 1. Except as expressly shown in the Derby Sub Area A • Some characteristics of the 1950s era signage should be urban settings and should compliment and harmonize Plan, access shall be from alleys only for lots that R encouraged, while others shall not. The objective is to with their surroundings. abut alleys. C mix the optimism and style of the 50’s with the sustain- • Signs on the same building should all contain a simi- 2. Pedestrian circulation routes should be protected from ability aspects of the modern age to come up with signs lar unifying design, for example, all such signs might: auto traffi c. H that will truly make Derby unique and inviting as a busi- o Have a certain shape or theme, e.g: 3. Service and emergency drive lanes should be de- I ness center and destination. The following characteristics Curved arrow signed as part of the site circulation and should not be T should be encouraged: Angled arrow used as dedicated lanes that add impervious surfac- o Exaggerated curves or angles Inverted triangle es. E o An aura of hopefulness and futuristic optimism Curved line 4. Circulation and parking for service areas should be C o Pastel colors selected from an approved palette Neon light accents designed to minimize disruption to the fl ow of traffi c. o Stainless steel and other similar products such as o Use the same color, lighting or material palette 5. Service areas and storage areas shall not front onto T aluminum o Have the same orientation to the building such Streets and Open Spaces. Such areas shall be lo- U o Typing fonts that are distinctly 50’s style, such as as: cated to the rear or side of buildings, Screened from R Helvetica and Matisse Perpendicular to the frontage view from the street and/or Open Space. o Neon lighting Halfway above the top of the roofl ine 6. Covered and specially-designed dumpster areas shall E • Materials, confi guration, dimensions, and location will be Immediately above the edge of the arbor front Streets and be located next to landscaped park- to Scale and in proportion with surrounding buildings. Flat against the wall ing islands for easy access by waste management • Signs should avoid obscuring architectural details. If any one business changes to an approved form companies. There shall be two dumpsters, one for • Location, material, size, color, and lettering style of multi- of signage then designs of other signs on the same trash and one for re-cycling. Both will be enclosed ple storefront signs, awnings, and lighting on single build- building shall be compatible when replaced. and Screened attractively. ings and visually close by should be coordinated. • Signs should be limited as to size, position and height, 7. All trash containers shall be covered. • Less sustainable materials, popular in the 1950s should save where approval is granted: 8. Reinforced concrete aprons are required in front of be avoided. o No more than 10’ above the top of the roof line trash storage areas to accommodate trucks. • As much as possible, signs should be designed to make o No more than 10’ tall (not counting the distance 9. Rooftop mechanical equipment, including satellite “change-outs” easy from the ground, but just the height of the sig- dishes and antennas over 30 inches in diameter, shall • As much as possible, signs should be made from materi- nage itself) be Screened from view in public Streets and Open als that are ‘sustainable,’ long-lasting and facilitate energy o No more than 10’ wide Space areas. effi ciency. o No more than 6’ out from the façade of the 10. Alternate structures that house mechanical equipment • Wind, solar or other energy alternative methods to illumi- property shall be stored in painted-to-match units in unobtru- nate signage should be used where practical. • Signs should be limited to 50’s style only on 50’s sive locations. buildings, while structures built in the 70’s and 80’s 11. Where possible, utility equipment shall be located to Individual Business Signage: should have a more subdued and historically relevant facilitate access and connection to multiple properties. Subject to other provisions in this section, business sig- style to avoid a theme park feel. 12. Screening enclosures shall be incorporated into build- nage is an opportunity to exercise some freedom and • Lighting on signage should be considerate of residen- ing architecture and utilize the same materials as the inject some personality into the neighborhood through tial uses and potential night-time disturbances. principle building to the greatest degree practicable. design, color, wording, 3-dimensional images, and light- • Signage shall, as far as possible, reduce light pollution 13. Screening and fences shall be one foot higher than ing. As such, they will attempt to: into the atmosphere. the object being Screened, but not more than eight • Engage the public rather than just displaying the busi- • To increase the individuality and the ability to navi- feet high on all sides where access is not needed. ness name gate, each street will contain characteristics independ- 14. A metal gate shall be included where required for • Indicate the type of business activity through design ent from other Streets. complete Screening. • Avoid placement and stylistic anarchy where signage • Temporary advertising posters and signage is prohib- 15. Existing alleys should be re-designed with appropriate competes for visibility. Derby’s signage should be ited. lighting and pavement types to become interconnect- more democratically designed while allowing individual ing walkways and social spaces.

PAGE 24 16. Utility appurtenances shall be Screened or located out • Lots fronting a different street than the of view from the public street and sidewalk. subject lot or separated from the sub- 17. All utilities and their connections shall be underground ject lot by a street or alley will not be A where permitted by the utility provider and other regu- used in computing the average. See R lations. second in the set of diagrams below. C 18. Architectural Screening of utility substations shall be • When the subject lot is a corner lot, required, including an architectural wall at least equal the average Setback will be computed H to the height of the equipment to be Screened from on the basis of the 2 adjacent lots that I view. front on the same street as the subject T 19. Buildings within a development should share service lot. See third in the set of diagrams areas to the extent practicable. below. E • When the subject lot abuts a corner lot C Lighting fronting on the same street, the aver- • The importance of lighting as place-makers and providers age Setback will be computed on the T of security should be recognized. basis of the abutting corner lot and the U • Building owners should coordinate neon colors and lines nearest two lots that front on the same R so buildings can relate to each other and create street street as the subject lot. See fourth in identities that will aide in pedestrian navigability and way- the set of diagrams below. E fi nding. Setbacks Massing and Width • All structures shall be built within property lines. • Massing is an important consideration in helping a Where the existing or proposed sidewalk is less building fi t comfortably into its Context. than 8’ wide, the structure shall be set back far away • Related to a building’s Mass is its Width. enough from the property line to allow for an 8’ side- • Establishing visually appropriate building widths (the walk. In all instances, setbacks should relate to distance the Facade of a single new building extends general setbacks shown on the Derby Sub Area Plan. along the street without a break in Massing) is impor- Particular dimensions can be discussed at the time of tant to maintaining Derby’s character. This break in the Application for Improvement, Demolition or Con- the visual Massing should be accomplished in any struction, but the overall intent of the Derby Sub Area number of ways, including: Plan will control setback distances. o An expression of two distinct buildings • Where the Sub Area Plan does not provide guidance o A break in a portion of the Facade with a differ- then the following factors shall apply: ent function (such as a door or passageway), a. No minimum front, back or street side building o A change of wall plane (such as recessing part Setback is required; Exceptions to maximum setbacks: of a segment), b. Maximum front and street side building Set- • Where a portion of the building is set back from the o A change of column spacing, or a change of back shall not exceed the average front yard maximum Setback line in order to provide an articulat- materials, color, texture, or detailing that infl u- depth of the nearest two lots on either side of ed façade or accommodate a building entrance fea- ence a change in plane. the subject lot or 13 feet, whichever is less: ture, provided that the total area of the space created • If one or more of the lots required to shall not exceed the square footage area that would Heights be included in the averaging calcula- have been allowed if the building were entirely parallel All new development is subject to the following height re- tion are vacant, such vacant lots will to the street at the maximum setback line. See dia- quirements: be deemed to have a yard depth of gram below. • Minimum 2 fl oors 0 feet. Example: (12 ft. + 8 ft.+12 ft.+ • Maximum as set out in height diagram below: 0 ft. )/4 = 8 ft. See fi rst in the set of diagrams below.

PAGE 25 o At least 20 percent of the lot area on lots with specially treated for long-term outdoor use and includ- A 50 feet of street frontage or more. ed with restraint. Durable synthetic materials with the appearance of wood should be accepted. R Lot Area Minimum • Synthetic stucco or EIFS shall not be permitted for C The minimum lot area shall be 500 square feet. use on exterior cladding on ground fl oors or within two feet of the head or jambs of any exterior building entry H Commercial Establishment Size Limits (pedestrian or vehicular). I The ground fl oor area of any single commercial establish- • Natural gray cinder block is not permitted as exterior T ment should not exceed 15,000 square feet. fi nish for any development. However cinder block with special fi nishes and colors appropriate to Derby’s E • Where a building is set back farther than the maxi- Materials style may be appropriate in certain cases. C mum Setback in order to accommodate an outdoor • All primary buildings shall use materials that are • Materials intended for indoor fi nishes are not permit- T eating area. In order to preserve the continuity of economical to maintain and of a quality that will retain ted for any exterior cladding. the street wall, the building shall be set back no more their appearance over time, including (but not limited • Refl ective glass whose percentage of outdoor, visible U than 12 feet from the front or street side property line to): light refl ectivity is greater than 19% or having a trans- R or at least 40 percent of the building façade shall be o Glass mittance factor of less than 60% shall not be used. located at the maximum Setback line. o Brick • Glazing within a façade that adjoins a public street, E o Stone pedestrian walk, or bikeway, should be generally o Architectural metals transparent as viewed from the exterior during day- o Solar building panels light hours. o Stucco • Refl ective glazing shall be permitted for limited detail o Stucco over cinder block and aesthetic effects. • High quality, durable materials that provide Scale and • Solar windows may be used above pedestrian level. detail such as architectural masonry should be includ- • No fi rst surface refl ective coating shall be permitted. ed in street facing Facades. • Where a variety of wall materials are used, changes Colors in material should generally occur at inside corners The Sherwin Williams Suburban Modern exterior color pres- or where the transition is accommodated through an ervation palette released in 2001 (reference 657-2820 architectural detail such as a cap or belt course. CS 8/01) or similar shall be the guide for all external façade • Durable, long-lasting materials that also provide Scale treatments. See color palette reproduced below for refer- and detail should always be incorporated close to pe- ence. destrian areas, near Streets and entries, and around the ground fl oor. Floor Heights • Large walls of glass should incorporate a variety of • All commercial fl oor space provided on the ground mullion patterns, bay dimensions, glass types or de- fl oor of a Mixed-Use Building should have a minimum tailing to provide Human Scale. fl oor-to-ceiling height of 11 feet. The following cladding materials are prohibited: Ground-fl oor Space Area • Pre-cast concrete and tilt-up wall systems that are • All commercial fl oor space on the ground fl oor of a primarily structural in appearance (such as Twin-Ts) Mixed-Use Building shall contain the following mini- shall not be permitted mum fl oor area: • Natural wood or wood paneling shall not be used o At least 800 square feet or 25 percent of the lot as a principal exterior wall cladding system except area (whichever is greater) on lots with street for single-family development. It should be used for frontage of less than 50 feet architectural accents, awnings, arbors, and panels if

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DERBY COLOR PALETTE

PAGE 27 A R Prime Brick Accent Brick C H I T E C T U R E

Glass Brick

Stone

Construction Materials: For additions and new construction, brick, glass brick and stone are prime contenders as build- ing materials. The clay brick shown here is from Robinson Brick of Denver and includes 3 Blonde Brick colors reminis- cent of the 50s. The colors are: Basilica, Butternut, and Wheatfield. Accent colors include the reds and darker browns. Accent colors should be used sparingly for design work in the brick, for instance, a couple of rows to form a stripe or used as a diamond pattern periodically, etc. The brick sizes shown are fairly typical, except for the “Norman Miter”. This long, thin brick was typical of bricks in the 50s.

Glass brick was used frequently in the 50s for both interior and exterior use. It is making a comeback today because it is easy and allows natural sunlight to enter the building. Stone can also be used as a prime building material. Buff-colored sandstone cut in long horizontal lengths would be perfect with an occasional red stone to give it character.

PAGE 28 HOW PRINCIPLES MAY BE APPLIED A R C H I Multi-Purpose Awning to: Rooftop Protection for Pedestrians Landscape Screening for Surface Parking Areas Provide Protection from Natural Elements T Collect Solar Energy Rooftop Landscaping to Reduce Heat Island Effect Add Visual Interest E Add Human Scale Balustrade Screening for Roof Utilities Moderate Climate Conditions C T U R E

Seating and Protection for Pedestrians Pedestrian and Bike Friendly Environment Protection for Pedestrians in Alleyways

Maintain Minimum Sidewalk Clearances First Floor Non-Residential Active Uses (Typ.) Well-Lit Alleyways, Sidewalks and Streets

Display Windows and Doors for Interior Visibility 1950s Style Signage Main Entry/ Storefronts Oriented to Street

Multi-Story Outdoor Spaces

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Architecture: The images on this sheet relate to exaggerated overhangs and strong, horizontal lines. Also included are curved lines and circular shapes with open glass areas. To the far right, is an example of an existing building with a whole new look and function created by adding a strong and long overhang. The resulting space can be used as an outdoor “room” for eating, or sitting and visiting. PAGE 32 A R C H I T E C T U R E

Architecture: The architecture of the 50’s included many features, most notable were strong and clean geometric shapes. There was also an eye to the future - where transportation modes were actually forming some of the architectrual shapes. Drive-in movies, drive-in restaurants, and heavy airplane travel started in the 50s as a response to our transportation-oriented society. The resulting shapes included aerodynamically shaped steel with clean, and unobstructed curves and lines. The following images evoke those strong, geometric shapes.

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Architecture: The 1950s generated long, unbroken lines. Spaces were far less finniky and ornate than in the past. Part of this related to the vestige image that was left to an observer at high speeds in a car, rather than slow speeds as a pedestrian. We are promoting the clean, sleek lines of the 50s while encouraging 21st century pedestrian movement - which is healthier and more group-oriented than the automobile movement and economy. Interesting pedestrian activity also relates to interesting spaces at the pedestrian level. Large inviting windows where people can peer into interior life and activity will become a huge draw to customers and visitors to Derby.

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Architecture: Architecture is a three-dimensional form that can become a sculptural element in itself. Not only color, but surface upon surface gives depth and meaning to a space. The architecture should express an artisitc quality that will invite customers and visitors to enter a space.

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Awnings and Overhangs: Awnings help to create interest to a building by adding dimension and shadow. Static building facades can instantly become much more interesting by adding an awining- it gives depth to the building through the play of light and shadow. As well, the space below the awning gives pedestrians a semi-protected space to walk, shop or visit. These images suggest the clean, chic lines that should be used for awnings. Solar panels are now being designed so that they function well as awnings, their angles can mechanically be programmed to correspond to the angle of the sun. The good news is that the angle that corresponds to the greatest solar gain for efficient energy production is also the same angle that allows for the most cooling shade on the underside. Canvas can be used as a cheerful awning with irregular shapes hung in a regular manner. Traditional striped canvas awnings are NOT encouraged. The idea is to promote the clean lines that came from the 50s without the kitch. On the north and east side of buildings where there is no reason to cut off light, frosted and semi-transparent awnings can and should be used. In other areas with strong sunlight, exagerrated overhangs will be encouraged for eating or sitting spaces below. These overhangs can be made of wood or stainless steel/aluminum.

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NanaWall: The NanaWall is a patented window/wall system that allows the outdoors in. By installing the NanaWall on the side of a building that faces a desirable outdoor area, a person can, effectively, expand their commercial or living space outward. Sidewalk sales can happen merely by opening the NanaWall. Al fresco restaurant dining can be facilitated by merely opening the doors. And even when the doors are not open, the view always will be. The NanaWall also comes in a window form. PAGE 37 A R C H I T E C T U R E

Doors: As an initial entry feature, doors can add an inviting and new look to a building that customers and visitors will respond to right off the bat. The 50s brought clean crisp geom etry with broad horizontal strokes. Doors, though, are more of a vertical feature - relating to the height and width of a person entering the building. The images on this page give a good idea of the clean look that was initiated by the 50s architecture. There is also a Gunther Toody look - which features an aero-dynamic, curved design made of metal and glass block. Doors should relate to the 50s theme either through their materials, e.g., unfussy wood, or through broad clean lines.

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Doors: These doors are all from a company called Neoporte. The doors exhibit the best principles of the 50s classic style. They are also produced by a company that believes in re-cycled and energy efficient material (metal is one of the most easily re-cycled materials). It becomes obvious that by using these door styles on a variety of architecture - including Southwestern - that there is a sense of consistency created in Derby.

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Windows: Windows are the eyes of a building, they allow people to look out and take in the scenery around them. Windows also allow other people to look in and discover the activity inside. In a commercial setting, it becomes very important to have windows that can showcase clothing, baked goods, or other merchandise as well as the customers purchasing these items. Windows also allow natural light to enter the space - which cuts down on the need for artificial lighting inside. The images shown here highlight the 50s style of windows being encouraged in Derby. The windows have strong horizontal lines and are made of aluminum/stainless steel or white vinyl. The windows are not cluttered with ornate fussiness, but have a clean and open appearance. PAGE 40 A R C H I T E C T U R E

Signs: These images show actual signs from the 50s that are still in use today (except for the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas). Signs such as these should be used as inspiration for some of the new signage in Derby.

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Signs: Some of these images depict the sculp- tural quality of signs. Working these three- dimensional elements into the final architecture can be a prime way of facilitating some of the construction changes in the architecture. These are blatant examples that should prob- ably be muted to give Derby a more chic and updated look.

PAGE 42 A R CURRENT C ARCHITECTURAL STYLES H Most of the buildings I which remain in Derby Recent Exterior Stucco-Hispanic Treatment were built in the 1950s, T 60s and 70s and are (ex. El Jardin) E representative of a style C of architecture prevalent 1970’s-1980’s at that time. There is T however a predominance 1960’s-1970’s U of buildings dating back R to the 1950s especially 1950’s in the core, around 72nd E Place and Monaco Street. Pre-1950’s City Council, business owners and residents rec- ommended that Derby’s revitalization become a celebration of the 1950s, an era of national pros- perity, hula hoops, fancy cars, Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe.

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P A PARKING R Off-Street Parking, including bicycles K • Agreements to share parking between different lots is strongly encouraged. This is especially useful where I different lots have different peak operating times. N • One off-street parking space shall be provided for G each dwelling unit. • No off-street parking is required for non-residential uses. • All off-street parking spaces shall be located to the rear of the principal building or otherwise screened to lessen visual prominence from public right-of-way or residential zoning districts.

Minimum Required Bicycle Parking Spaces

• The Master Plan encourages bike racks to show as an exhibit and be visually appealing rather than mere- ly serve as its intended function. • The required minimum number of bicycle parking spaces is based on the principal uses on a site and is available at the City Planning Offi ce.

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PAGE 45 PUBLIC REALM • All development should seek to optimize environ- P mental factors such as: U INTRODUCTION o Minimizing air pollution through recommend- Public realm requirements apply equally to privately and ed plantings that are resistant to and absorbent B publicly owned outdoor spaces that may or may not accom- of pollutants. Specifi c plantings are suggested L pany buildings. in the recommended planting list in this docu- I ment. o Absorbing carbon dioxide by planting more C trees to help counter global warming. o Decreasing rising temperatures through: Landscaped medians Shade from trees Shade from awnings R Channelling cooling winds through E Derby’s Streets and Sidewalks thoughtful placement of buildings and The overall treatment of Derby’s public realm creates a alleyways A beautiful canvass on which the lives of Commerce City resi- General reduction in paving areas. • Local Institutions. In particular those located south dents and visitors can be greatly enhanced. Derby’s Streets L of 72nd Ave and sidewalks are its primary Open Space and the potential Interconnections • Contiguous developments and uses. Contiguous sites of most social contacts. Since they provide innumer- Like the human body, a community is organic; channels developments should, to encourage pedestrian and able opportunities for meeting and visiting with friends and should be opened and connections made for effective opera- multi-modal connections: M strangers, the many sidewalks and Streets serve, in effect, tion. Connectivity is therefore encouraged wherever possi- Wherever possible create pedestrian thorough- as the living rooms of the neighborhood. o ble throughout, and in the Derby Sub-Area Plan in particular. fares a minimum of 5’ wide to connect with: All common areas (e.g., walkways, drives, courtyards, pri- All ground level uses Derby’s Commercial District was designed and constructed vate alleys, parking courts, etc.) and building exteriors shall Neighbors, in the 1950’s, and therefore exhibits many architectural be maintained by a property owners association or other Parking features of that time. The 50’s was a decade focused on legal entity. Other building entryways the quick and ready movement of the automobile. Conse- Copies of any applicable covenants, restrictions and con- Public walks quently, pedestrian, transit and bicycle connections were ditions shall be recorded and provided to the City prior to Plazas compromised. While the 50’s style will be maintained, the Building Permit approval. Transit stops Guidelines strive to incorporate safe pedestrian, transit and Open Spaces bicycle connections into Derby’s auto-dominated fabric. The following should be considered as critical elements in Any other amenity deemed appropriate the creation of interconnectivity: • Views. Important visual connections shall be en- • All development should provide clear, and safe • Trail systems. The local existing and proposed trail hanced, framed and so far as possible preserved, be- pedestrian connections to minimize pedestrian con- and bikeway systems and greenway systems cause of their important contribution to the aesthetic fl icts with vehicles in: and orientation value. Important visual connections o Parking areas include: o Between buildings o Downtown Denver o From public walks to parking areas, building The Front Range mountains entries, plazas, transit stops and Open Spaces o o The Towers to the west side of Derby and the o Wider roads by providing planted medians that rail tracks. will act as safe havens for pedestrians o Open roads by placing crosswalks on planted bulb outs

PAGE 46 Brick or fl agstone can be used in special em- ity. phasized areas. Material to be pre-approved by • Encouraging human activity, as the more activity the Derby Review Board there is, the more visible an area becomes and the P o Distinct through change in paving colors, pat- safer it feels. U terns, textures or materials (as well as painted B markings) to subtly indicate a change in use 24/7 Activity of an area such as a seating, pedestrian only, L • Physical barrier removal. The erection of physical multi-modal, fast fl ow, or utilities I barriers between projects or obstructive equipment or o Comfortable through shade and enclosure: trash shall not be permitted (without good cause, and String lighting C no reasonable alternative being available) Arbors Tree canopies

Bicycle Circulation and Access Vine cover • Derby shall have direct and attractive interconnected Awnings public and private bikeways and bike routes throughout A combination of the above R the Derby area, using the Derby Sub-Area Plan as a o Interesting and friendly: E guide. Facades on alley buildings shall relate A • Any new development in Derby shall connect to this sys- to pedestrians with large transparent tem windows and or doorways that reveal L • Existing developments are encouraged to do so. the function or activity contained within Derby should be active during the day and at night, which • No development shall obstruct bike routes. through wall openings, activation and will contribute to a safer living and working environment, and murals. Murals to be approved by the facilitate multi-functional use of resources such as parking M Alleys Derby Review Board and buildings. Therefore the following will be encouraged: Alleys are an important component of the Derby-Sub Area o An integral part of the Public Realm • A mix of activities that continue throughout the day, Plan, forming an essential connection to the Open Space o Not be used for storage night and weekend. network and, like Streets and sidewalks, play a vital role in • Multiple uses, for individual buildings, parking areas the circulation of the neighborhood. Alleys offer opportuni- Clean and Safe Initiatives and outdoor spaces for different activities at different ties for spontaneity and a variety of experiences and there- Clean and safe initiatives should be maintained 24 hours a times fore shall be open for public use. Some potential alleys have day and include: already been identifi ed on the Derby Sub-Area Plan with po- • Ample lighting that is maintained properly. tential opportunities for future alley connections. Alleys shall: • Prohibition of outdoor storage. • Offer primary access to a building’s operational serv- • Maintenance of property visible to Public Realm. ices, utilities and parking • Right-of-way or easement dedications. The City of • Be Pedestrian Friendly by remaining: Commerce City may require dedication of right-of-way o Clean, oriented and attractive with welcom- or easements, and construction of pathways through ing entry and signage that names the alley and lots to provide pedestrian connections through devel- specifi es the destination opment sites. o Safe and unobstructed with open views for • “Eyes” on Public Realm. New development should interest and orientation seek to provide “eyes” onto public spaces by incorpo- o Open 24/7 for public use rating windows and situating active use areas close to o Well-lit (without permitting glare into nearby the Public Realm. residential units), including where appropriate • Design strategies such as the proposed reconfi gura- a mix of wall lights, hanging lights, hung from tion of roads, median provisions, pedestrian refuges arbor type, or overhead string lights and speed limits, to make Derby a safer place. All o Paved suitably, such as concrete or asphalt. new development shall include safety as a high prior-

PAGE 47 SIGNAGE shall be encouraged: LIGHTING P o Exaggerated curves or angles Presently, Derby’s electrical capacity is stretched. It cannot o An aura of hopefulness and futuristic optimism illuminate itself for special events such as the Holiday Festi- U o Pastel colors selected from an approved pal- val. B ette o Stainless steel and other similar products such L as aluminum I o Typing fonts that are distinctly 50’s style, such C as Helvetica and Matisse o Neon lighting • Scale and proportion. Materials, confi guration, dimen- sions, and location will be to Scale and in proportion with

surrounding buildings. R • Sympathetic to surroundings. Signs shall avoid ob- scuring architectural details, and shall enhance rather E than compete with surroundings. The anarchy of the 50s A where signage competed and was placed without regard to overall design consideration shall be avoided. L There will be 6 primary signage types, images of which are • Coordination of single building signage. Location, on the following pages: material, size, color, and lettering style of multiple store- • Banners that shall be concentrated around Derby front signs, awnings, and lighting on single buildings and M boundaries such as Highway 2, Magnolia Street and visually close by shall be coordinated. 72 Ave to serve as identity makers. Potential loca- • Sustainable. As much as possible, signs will be made tions for these are set out on the plan entitled ban- from materials that are ‘sustainable,’ long-lasting and ners. In general banners shall be attached to street facilitate energy effi ciency. See Sustainable Building Environmental impacts caused by lighting are important con- lights rather than pedestrian lights. Design Policy in the Introduction to these Guidelines. siderations as well. Currently, 39% of all lighting in the US is • Highway Signage that shall call out Derby attrac- • Easy change outs. As much as possible, signs will be street lighting, representing 300 million tons of carbon emis- tions. designed to make “change-outs” easy sions a year. • Information Kiosks placed within the Derby Core in • Wind, solar or other energy alternative methods as Street lighting is also the top source of light pollution, pre- central locations. methods to illuminate signage should be used where venting two-thirds of Americans from seeing stars at night. • Group Business Signage that shall call out individu- practical. With only a fraction of the installation and running costs of al names of businesses in building groupings. conventional street lights, Derby lighting should, where tech- • Individual Business Signage that shall call out each nology permits and where practicable: individual business. • Use light-emitting diode (LED) technology to: • Street Signage at a pedestrian scale that shall call o Provide sustainable bright light out the names of streets and shall be typically located o Save Resources at intersections. o Enable dimming where moonlight is suffi ciently strong Criteria to consider for Derby signage: • Be powered by solar cells: • Some characteristics of the 1950s era signage shall be o Using rechargeable back-up batteries with encouraged, while others shall not. The objective is to suffi cient capacity to ensure minimum 3 days mix the optimism and style of the 50’s with the sustain- back up ability aspects of the modern age to come up with signs o Negating need to excavate streets as there that will truly make Derby unique and inviting as a busi- is no need to connect to the electrical grid ness center and destination. The following characteristics infrastructure. Lights should be Set-up to con-

PAGE 48 nect and sell back to the grid any unneeded PEDESTRIAN AMENITIES electrical power, should the City of Commerce • Parking Lighting will: P City decide it would be advantageous to do o Be lit in a consistent, attractive and unobtrusive Furniture/ Seating U so. Connection should be made if the street is manner that minimizes off-site impacts. Public seating is a crucial factor in any cityscape. No one excavated for any other reason. • Accent and Security Lighting will: should wander the Streets whether shopping, chatting, or B o With lunar responsive photo sensor cells o Accentuate architectural/ site area design eating, without a place to rest. To suit its purpose, seat- L to detect ambient light levels and electronically features and promote security in an attractive ing shall be well thought-out and properly placed. Because adjust light output using dimmers understated manner that minimizes off-site seating in a city center is often rare, most people will sit I • Include wireless broadband. In the case of street impacts. where they can fi nd places to sit (William H. Whyte, The So- C lights, contain a wireless broadband box to supply cial Life of Small Urban Spaces). Seating should: high-speed broadband services to homes and busi- All Lighting Fixtures should: • Be provided, in the form of benches, planters, kiosks, nesses. • Be reminiscent of the 50’s while exhibiting character- leaning rails or other workable elements in suffi cient istics of the modern world, such as using components quantities and at appropriate locations throughout Lighting Hierarchy that are sustainable and take advantage of green Derby. R There will be 6 lighting types: building materials. • Establish an identifi able character for the area. To o Pedestrian-level • Provide visibility, character, aesthetic appeal, and ensure this happens, the Design Review Board shall E o Signage safety, thereby promoting greater pedestrian activity establish specifi c requirements for seating style, size, A o Park/Street and revitalized commercial use. location, and materiality. L o Major Street • Be part of a well-balanced, integrated lighting plan for • Be at least 16 inches deep, or if the seating has o Parking public and private properties that enhances vehicular backs, 14 inches deep with the backs at least 12 o Accent and Security and pedestrian visibility while minimizing glare and inches high. contrast. • Have a height not less than 12 inches nor more than M • Signage Lighting will: • Emphasize features and destinations by using a mini- 30 inches above the adjacent walking surface. o Be made of green building materials mum amount of light to meet these objectives. o Use sustainable energy methods o As much as possible, incorporate lighting into Lighting Distribution/ Placement their components. The primary consideration is avoiding densities that either o Be a crossover between lighting and signage. provide too much light that results in light pollution or too little The design of signs shall relate to street light- that results in unsafe environments. The following should be ing to avoid excess light pollution. (Refer to considered when applying light distribution: separate section on signage for additional • Solar availability and shade from buildings and trees requirements.) should be considered for solar-powered lights to en- sure proper function. • Pedestrian lighting should be wall-mounted when appropriate (i.e. along enclosed pathways such as al- leys) • No lighting should be obstructed by trees or other objects if possible • Direct downward illumination of waste enclosures should be avoided where possible • Alleys should be lit by a combination of string and pedestrian lighting • All crosswalks and intersections shall be well-lit to ensure safety to pedestrians and cyclists.

PAGE 49 Sidewalk Merchant Zones Public Art paving varieties P Derby could benefi t greatly by introducing public art into • Open Spaces are opportunities for safety by pro- its urban fabric. Public art has the ability to bring people viding activity and eyes on the street. Design should U together for a moment or longer, spark conversation, and therefore: B enliven the urban experience for all. Public art can also as- o Encourage opportunities for outdoor sist in shaping a community’s identity through visual narra- activities and eating where possible L tives about the neighborhood’s history. Moreover, the power o Provide buildings, windows and lighting I behind public art enables it to function as an important land- facing onto Open Space C mark that orients visitors within the community. o Ensure that buildings with high activity levels face onto Open Spaces o All buildings should have highest activ- ity levels located on the ground fl oor.

R Trash dumpsters • The Derby Sub Area Plan illustrates where trash E dumpsters may be located, favouring on street loca- Streets, sidewalks and alleys intend to provide pleasant and tions for easy access and so as to avoid cluttering A safe experiences to pedestrians. However, other uses (i.e. alley ways. restaurants and sidewalk vendors) can be incorporated into L • Dumpsters shall be adequately screened throughout these traditional pedestrian-based zones for increased 24/7 Derby in a consistent manner activity and interest. Pedestrians and additional uses can • Screening shall combine aesthetics with practicality peacefully co-exist provided certain considerations are made e.g buffer columns made of brick to protect against M to ensure the sidewalk remains clear and clean. vehicle damage, sturdy horizontal wood fencing with Sidewalk merchant zones: 1” minimum gaps in between planks (to allow a visu- • Shall provide railings to enclose dining areas. Rail- ally blurred open feel), braced with steel in particular ings shall be reviewed and approved by the Design • All new developments, where feasible, should de- at the height of the dumpster on the inside. Review Board. vote a minimum of up to 1% of the total development • Shall ensure no features of a dining area overhang budget to public art visible from public areas. Drainage the boundary defi ned in its revocable permit. • All public art shall be approved by the Derby Review It is crucial to understand and consider the ways in which • Shall ensure sidewalk vendors do not block the pe- Board prior to installation. spaces connect to one another at different Scales and in dif- destrianway. ferent Contexts. Analyzing and understanding water move- • Shall ensure sidewalk vendors to not despoil the side- Derby’s Open Space ment and treatment is extremely important because it is a walks with grease, litter or other debris. Derby’s Open Space areas are a part of a larger system. shared resource we all rely upon. • Encourage the following sidewalk vendor types: They are organic like the human body; their channels shall o Food vendors/kiosks be left clear and the connections properly made for effective o Coffee cultural, social, physical, and ecological systems to occur. o Ice cream All Improvements should therefore ensure that such chan- o Retail vending carts nels and connections are properly made or enhanced where o Book stalls feasible to areas outside of Derby as well as within Derby o Newsstand/kiosk (eliminate news boxes) should be provided. o Grocery displays • Open spaces are gathering places for people and healthy places for outdoor activity. Therefore they should be designed: o To be Pedestrian Friendly and Human Scale containing seating, landscaping, and

PAGE 50 Therefore: • On-site drainage. New development shall provide P and detention as required by applicable City or Coun- ty code or regulations. U • On-site detention basins should be designed as B useable Open Space or landscaped open areas. L Examples might include parking-area limited pond- ing, perforated pavements, islands as small deten- I tion-holding swales, and redirection of urban drainage C using tree lawns and other Open Spaces. • As topographical changes occur where undesirable water collection occurs, specifi cally, near Hi-Lo and

the existing Key Bank, landscaping that is advanta- geous in poor drainage conditions, as well as ad- R ditional sidewalks, is proposed in these areas in the Derby Sub Area Plan. These changes will allow easy E pedestrian access to and from the new public parking A area to El Jardin and Hi-Lo. • End islands or medians in parking lots should act as L bio-swales in parking lots wherever possible, and they should be acceptable to governing regulations. • Planting of bio-swales should be coordinated with the M proposed landscaping.

Broadband Installation At the time of writing these Guidelines, fi ber optic cables were laid on Quebec Street to the north and south of Derby. The intention was to make Broadband available to the Derby community. It is likely this will be achieved in phases, and the following phasing methodology is suggested subject to legal compliance: • Fiber optic installation be extended from Quebec Street westward along 72nd Avenue to Highway 2 and northward up Monaco Street to Highway 2. • Fiber optic conduit should be extended to the Derby District Resource Center. • Routers should be attached to highpoints within Derby where appropriate. If practicable routers should be placed within or attached to new Derby street lights. • Agreement should be reached with a Broadband or internet provider using the City optic fi ber and router infrastructure to supply Derby.

PAGE 51 P VIEWS AND FOCAL POINTS U Views and focal points: B Landmark • They are an important part U L of the character of a neigh- Existing/ Potential Focal Point borhood, distinguishing it U Unpleasant View I U from others and providing P Pleasant View C it with an individual sense of place. • They provide a sense of orientation.

R Therefore the preservation of U E the views of Downtown, the P A mountains, and other impor- U tant views shall be an essen- L tial part of the Design Guide- lines. M The Guidelines shall also provide for the visual buffering of less pleasant views. P

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Site Furnishings: Just as there are interior furnishings such as tables, lamps, sofas and appliances that make people comfortable in their interior space, there are also exterior site furnishings that allow people to feel relaxed and comfortable in an outdoor space. The outdoor furnishings shown here include: pedestrian and street lighting with a 50s theme, but very modern and “green”: they are both active solar. There are two types of benches, wood and seating boulders. Bicycle racks and trash receptacles will both be of metal- for that 50s look, while flower planters are of a neutral tone with a modified square shape that is neither too tall or too wide to fit on the sidewalk. Drinking fountains should be placed periodi- cally to make sure that pedestrians stay well-hydrated while strolling from shop to shop.

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The Derby Core: The Derby Core is a point of intersection @ Monaco Street and East 72nd Place. It will become a central gathering location for people and creating spaces that foster pedestrian activity will be encouraged. As an inter-generational space, activities that enable children and older adults to mingle will become an important feature. There will be inviting landscape architecture, soft play spaces and restaurant eating areas that open out into the public realm. As always, safe lighting and comfortable benches will all be comonenets of this comfortable and inviting space.

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Public Art: Public art can come in many forms. The existing fountain may be upgraded to become a piece of public art. There will also be other public art throughout Derby, with the expectation that the existing architecture will, in itself, be elevated to a level of art. Art is usually an indicator of a flourishing economy and should exhibit itself as downtown Derby becomes a more desirable place to shop.

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PAGE 61 LANDSCAPING P Fall interest I think Other plants will have red fall colors for autumn interest. U That I shall Chief among these are the: B Never see • Flowering Pear L A poem • Regent Serviceberry Shrub Lovely as a tree. • Virginia Creeper Vine, a fast grower suited for visual I - Joyce Kilmer buffers and covering alleyway and patio arbors. C Background Commerce City’s primary commercial make-up is industrial therefore it generates a great deal of pollution and is covered

in pavement. As a result, its environmental characteristics R are hard and very hot (especially during summer months). An ideal way to offset these undesired effects is to soften E and beautify downtown Derby through vegetation. • Contributing to increased property values. A • Promoting the community and its business district by L There are several advantages to adding plant materials in providing attractive places for people to visit. urban environments. They include: • A softened appearance compared to the omni-present The Derby Guidelines Promote Plants that will: hard surfaces such as building materials and road/ • Generate year-long interest. M sidewalk paving. • Correspond to the Derby 50’s style and color palette. • Shading which helps reduce the ‘heat island effect’ • Require low maintenance and water usage. caused by hard surfaces that prohibit the cooling • Help create inviting spaces for people to enjoy. water cycles (transpiration and photosynthesis) from • Lend themselves to generous mass plantings. occurring. • Appeal to all the senses. • Filtering pollutants in the air, water and soil. • Attract cross-pollinators such as bees and butterfl ies • Adding visual appeal through texture and color. Winter interest • Providing outdoor rooms and walkways where shrubs Spring and Summer Interest At least 20% of each plant category (trees, shrubs, etc.) is and trees serve as structures and walls. These Guidelines propose many colorful fl owers, trees and evergreen. This equation provides Derby with green plants • Providing protection from natural elements such as shrubs that blossom at alternating times of the year to pro- in the dead of winter. wind and rain. This can result in energy savings. vide year-round color and appeal. • The following evergreen trees have been selected: • Providing visual buffers to unattractive views. o Concolor Fir • Providing frames for attractive views. Among the fl owering trees are: o Austrian Pine • Providing noise buffers from road and railways when • Crimson Ohio Buckeye: a large shade tree blooming Both trees have been chosen because of their hardiness, planted in mass. red fl owers in spring. permanence and boldness in the landscape. Moreover, they • Reducing storm water runoff • Prairiefi re Crabapple: an ornamental tree with beauti- can be used as specimen trees or in groups for Screening • Stabilizing the soil through their root systems which ful pink fl owers in early spring and purple-red eaves (evergreens are great at Screening unsightly views). One protects the ground from erosion. turning green with a purple cast later in the season. of the specimen White Firs will be used near the Derby • Increasing habitats for animal life. • Chanticleer Pear: an ornamental tree with white fl ow- Resouce Center as a permanent Christmas tree for winter ers that bloom in the spring and brilliant red leaves in festival events each year, to upgrade from the existing artifi - the autumn. cial “Tree of Hope”. • The Goldenrain Tree: a small ornamental tree that • The following evergreen shrubs have been chosen: blooms yellow fl owers in early summer and maintains o Yucca which is native and, when used its leaves throughout the growing season. sparingly and in the right area, can add a

PAGE 62 sense of dash and structure to its location, o Russian Sage soft-colored traits: contrasting nicely with the horizontal lines of o Tall Western Sage o Fernbush P Derby architecture. o Leadplant o Leadplant o Euonymus which prefer partial shade loca- o Blue Chip Juniper o Apache Plume U tions and are subject to winter burn if plant- o Lamb’s Ear (which is known for its extremely o Tall Western Sage B ed in too exposed a site. These evergreen soft leaves) • Of the trees: shrubs grow colorful berries and add visual o Shademaster Honeylocust L interest during winter months. o Western Hackberry I • The following winter grasses have been selected C for added interest during winter months: o Silverfeather Grass o Feather Reed Grass

These tall grasses add volume and texture during the grow- ing season, but especially add sculptural interest during the winter when their golden seed heads are left exposed. R E Fragrance A Some plants emit distinct fragrances during their blooming periods. By planting fragrant vegetation throughout Derby, L a pleasant multi-sensory experience will be delivered to visitors and residents. Moreover, it will counteract existing odors emitted by vehicular traffi c. M • The following plants have been chosen for their fra- grant qualities: o Koreanspice Viburnum • Most of the plants chosen blossom fl owers with pastel o New Dawn Rose tones and include: o Honeysuckle o Russian Sage (soft blue/ purple) o Iris o Blue Mist Spirea (soft blue/purple) Blue Plumbago (soft blue/ purple) Structure o Terra Cotta Yarrow (light yellow/orange) Some plants and trees are particularly useful for the structur- o Gaura (soft pink) al interest they provide. Yucca, with its spiky form, fi rs with o Evergreen Germander (soft pink) their pyramidal form, and grasses with their winter grace are o New Dawn (white) some spectacular examples. o o Escapade (soft pink and white) Purple Ice Plant (fuschia) 50s Inspired Color Palette o Wild Four O’Clock (fuschia) All of the plants that have been chosen relate to the pastel o shades of the 50s. For example, many of the shrubs have Low Water Usage leaves that are a silver-green rather than forest-green. A As previously mentioned, many of the plants have been cho- plant’s color can also indicate its water usage. Traditionally, sen for their silver-blue foliage and their subsequent water- silver-blue leaves represent drought hardy tendencies as saving tendencies. Because of their hardiness, they can be compared to dark tropical-colored leaves. used almost anywhere in Derby, although all new plantings • Some of the shrubs that exhibit softer leaf colors are: will be tied to automatic irrigation for a healthy start to their o Blue Mist Spirea life cycle. o Fernbush • The following shrubs exhibit drought resistant and

PAGE 63 LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS - GENERAL ticularly useful on south and west facing sides • Ensure on-site detention basins or bio-swales are L of Derby Streets designed as amenities such as useable Open Spaces A The City of Commerce City’s Approved Plant and Land- • Not contain evergreens that would create uncomfort- or landscaped open areas. scape Specifi cations and Landscape Ordinances shall able spaces for pedestrians or unsafe visual impair- • Where possible, minimize hardscaped areas. Where N be in full force unless specifi cally superseded by more ments to drivers and cyclists. hardscaped areas are used, permeable materials (i.e. D stringent criteria herein. • Where appropriate, use boulders to: grass-crete, sand-set pavers, permeable concrete or o Supplement the naturalistic effect of plantings permeable asphalt where structural strength is not a S Required landscaping shall: o Add structure priority, and adequate drainage and maintenance are C • Meet the following minimum size requirements: o To act as seating planned) should be used to encourage on site storm- A o Deciduous trees 2” caliper • When using boulders, ensure they are: water fi ltration. o Ornamental trees 1-1/2” caliper o Buried up to a minimum of one third of their • Be continuous from one lot to another and shall incor- P o Evergreen trees 6 feet tall height porate landscape materials that are Compatible and I o Shrubs 5 gallon container o Of an angular granite form harmonious with landscaping on adjacent lots, public o Vines and perennials 1 gallon container o Rose color or rounded river rock Streets, drainage corridors, and landscape easements N • Generate interest, visual impact and structure year- o At least 2’ x 1 ½’ high developed under these Guidelines. G round. o In groupings of odd numbers • Incorporate the following standards for soils: • Correspond to the Derby 50s style and color palette. o Laid out in organic patterns with a hierarchy of o An approved, imported, high quality planting • Require low water use. sizes mix (Topsoil) shall be used within raised medi- • Exhibit hardy tendencies and relatively low mainte- o Of the same type within any line of sight ans nance. • Meet the minimum standards established by the o Roadway medians shall be fi lled with existing • Help create spaces that are inviting for people. American Association of Nurserymen, as published topsoil, 14 inches deep, to assist in equalizing • Appeal to all the senses. in the American Standards for Nursery Stock (comply cut and fi ll proportions. • Be comprised of plants that are listed in the Guide- with ANSI Z60.1). o Existing soils, when used in the medians, shall lines. • Have only mature trees and shrubs selected to pre- be reasonably cleaned of subsoil, clay lumps, • Ensure that spiky plants or plants attractive to bees vent over-crowding and thus minimizing pruning brush, weeds and other litter, and free of roots, are not planted too close to pedestrians. • Incorporate plans that show (in addition to all other stumps, stones larger than 2 inches in any di- • Be shown on the plan at 90% of its mature size. matters normally required by the City of Commerce mension, and other extraneous or toxic matter • For shrubs and groundcover, show a mix of at least:: City upon submission of a Site Development Plan): harmful to plant growth. If there is not enough o 30% mature size evergreens (percentages ap- o Adjoining properties within 100’ of the site’s topsoil to fi ll the need, off-site topsoil shall be proximated by reference to mature size rather boundaries brought in. than number planted) o Separately called-out plantings on the owner’s o Topsoil shall be obtained from: o 15% mature size ornamental grasses site where the Derby Sub-Area Plan and the o Local sources, or from areas having similar soil o 10% mature size plant material with winter surrounding 100’ serve as the plan’s base map. characteristics to those found in Derby. structural and or color interest (in addition to • Make proper physical connections for pedestrians, o Naturally, well-drained sites where topsoil oc- evergreens and grasses) bikes and vehicles. curs in a depth of not less than 4 inches. • Consist of no more than 20% of any shrub and/ or • Where possible, allow for shared parking arrange- o Soil products obtained from bogs or marshes groundcover of the same variety. ments to conveniently occur, if not now then at some- or mountain peat moss shall not be used • In regards to perennial plantings: time in the future. o Soil Amendments shall be added to planting o Of the same species, be placed in large group- • Where possible, allow for onsite drainage and deten- bed areas at a minimum depth of 6 inches to ings for greater visual impact tion that accommodates storm water from neighbour- promote the health and vigor of the proposed o Contain a mix of evergreens to provide color ing properties where natural topography requires it. plant materials and Screening in winter • Where possible, use bio-swales, fl at-roof drainage o Structural Soil (or other methods allowing free o Contain a mix of deciduous trees to provide and open outlets to roof drainage pipes to irrigate growth of root systems, and non compaction of summer shade and allow winter warming from plantings, and detain and cleanse storm water run off soils), should be required beneath sidewalks the sun through bare branches, which is par- from impermeable areas such as roofs and driveways. in situations where tree planting pits or vaults

PAGE 64 are utilized, or where the distance between the o Small patches of different mulch types are in a fi eld of naturalistic plantings. back of curb and sidewalk is less than 6 feet not permitted, favoring instead large areas of Ensuring repetition of the shape lends wide. Determination as to applicability will be single mulch types, as the design intention for weight and balance through size and L made during the design review process. The mulch is to unify and tidy rather than stand out. placement A use of Structural Soil is to encourage deep root • Incorporate the following standards for trees: • Avoid charging the City of Commerce City with main- N growth away from the pavement surface, mini- o All trees shall be Staked and Guyed tenance, unless they have specifi cally agreed to it. mize sidewalk upheaval, as well as promote o Provide stakes (minimum 2” x 2”) and dead- D root growth toward the sidewalk and away from men of sound new hardwood, treated soft- Trees Not Recommended According to the Commerce S the roadway. Refer to the article by Cornell’s wood, or redwood, free of knot holes and other City Plant List C Urban Horticulture Institute for a description defects The following trees (among others) with large amounts of of the system and construction specifi cations o Provide wire ties and guys of 2-strand, twisted, fruit, seedpods, or fl owers should not be planted as street A (See Public Works Technical Reference Manu- pliable galvanized iron wire, not lighter than 12 trees: P al, “CU Structural Soil”). For defi nition, refer to gauge with zinc-coated turnbuckles o Catalpa Defi nition section. Also refer to Silva Cell Inte- o Provide manufactured fabric tree strap with o Tree of Heaven I grated Tree and Storm water System available grommet to protect tree trunks from damage by o Kentucky Coffee Tree N on website www.deeproot.com. wires. o Cotton-bearing Cottonwood G • Provide irrigation to all landscape plant material in • Discourage the use of annual bedding plants in plant- • The following trees (among others) with marginal accordance with the City of Commerce City Irrigation ing beds for the City of Commerce City to maintain success rates in this area should not be planted: Specifi cations. due to high maintenance demands. o Sycamore • Include barrier fabric in all planting beds to minimize • Discourage annual plantings unless direct approval is o Pin Oak weed growth. The fabric shall be a water permeable given by the Derby Review Board and (where same • The following trees (among others) should not be fabric of fi berglass or polypropylene fabric (Mirafi , are to be maintained by the City), by the City of Com- planted as street trees due to their small size (under Typar, Trevira, or approved equal). Barrier Fabric is merce City Director of Parks and Recreation. The 35 feet): not to be used in areas with perennial or annual plant- Derby Review Board may make direct requests for o Goldenrain Tree ings so that their growth is not hindered. annual planting beds where they deem appropriate o Flowering Crab Apples • Incorporate the following standards for mulch: to supplement shrubs, perennials and trees. Annual o Bradford pear o Use mulch in planter beds to help control plantings shall be clearly labeled on plans submitted • Instead, these trees should be planted as ornamental weeds and conserve water. Apply at a mini- for review. Possible areas the Derby Review Board trees in the “calming islands” or open areas mum 4 inch thickness. may desire annual plantings are: where there is suffi cient surface area to o Install all mulch away from the trunks of trees. o On the inside corners of the planting triangles correspond with their wide- spread growth patterns. o Use the following mulches that are specifi ed in the Derby Core by Pioneer Sand Company Inc., or approved o At gateway entry points Trees Not Allowed According to the Commerce City alternative: o Ends of medians Plant List o Shredded red cedar wood mulch, of the color • Incorporate strong geometric forms of the 1950s pro- Unless specifi cally authorized by the City of Commerce City and texture of Playground Chip Mulch, shall vided that the forms: Director of Parks and Recreation, the following species are be used within the raised planter beds to help o Are bold prohibited as street vegetation: control weeds and conserve water. Apply at o Avoid fussy planting edges or scalloping alto- • Any of the poplar species – (Populus sp.) a minimum 4” thickness. All mulch shall be gether • Any of the willow species – (Salix sp) though Salix is installed away from the trunks of all trees o Are not too angular that would create main- proposed for some of the wetland plantings o Supreme 1 ½” decorative stone – a light beige tenance diffi culties or a general discomfort in • The box elder tree – ((Acer negundo) and very versatile color; or public spaces • The Siberian (Chinese) elm – (Ulmus Pumila) o Colorado rose 1 ½” decorative stone – a light o Relate to the architecture and surroundings • The silver maple – (Acer saccbarinum) rose color particularly nice when used in con- o Be repeated in the shapes of topiaries and • Any weeping or pendulous type tree. junction with fl agstone of the same color, but trimmed shrubs, provided that: • Any tree with bushy growth habit which cannot be should be used sparingly The shape does not appear insignifi cant maintained to a single leader or trunk. We are sug-

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Screening / Fencing: There are many kinds of screening, some is used to disguise an undesirable object such as a dumpster or ugly utilities. There is also screening to delineate spaces. For instance, a fence or screen can be used to outline a restaurant eating area and separate it from a public walkway. There is also screening that is used to create interest from one space to the next. The examples here, use plant material to separate parking from a walkway or separate a more private space from a more public one. There are also metal “screens” which allow clear visibility to the other side - but cut off physical access. Wood should be used seldom, but when used, should correspond to the horizontal lines of the 50s rather than vertical slats. In all instances, restrictive fencing shall be minimized. In fact, the Master Plan calls for the removal of many existing fences whose only purpose is to define lot lines rather than create spaces. By removing many of the existing fences in downtown Derby, new connected walkways and shopping spaces are created making shopping a 3-dimensional experience for pedestrians, rather than a street-only, 2-dimensional experience.

PAGE 66 TREES L SHADEMASTER HONEYLOCUST VILLAGE GREEN ZELKOVA CRIMEAN LINDEN WESTERN HACKBERRY Red Briotti Buckeye A Gleditisia triacanthos inermis ‘Shademaster’ Zelkova serrata ‘Village Green’ Tilia x euchlora Celtis occidentalis Aesculus carnea ‘Briotti’ N D S C A P I N G

HEIGHT: 50’ HEIGHT: 60’ SPREAD: 35’ HEIGHT: 40’ to 50’ SPREAD: 40’ SPREAD: LANDSCAPE USE: LANDSCAPE USE: HEIGHT: 40’ Hardy shade tree with small leaves that scatter Great street/shade tree with light green foliage. SPREAD: 35’ rather than collect in autumn, Tree will correspond HEIGHT: 50’ to 80’ LANDSCAPE USE: Hardy tree that can be used in tough situations. with existing Honeylocusts in Derby, but this new SPREAD: Shade tree with highly regular pyramidal form and LANDSCAPE USE: variety does not have thorns and pods. This tree heart-shaped leaves. EXPOSURE: Medium-sized shade tree with dark leaves and is suggested along Highway #2 because of its Sun and Part Sun red fl owers in April to May. This tree to be used hardiness. LANDSCAPE USE: sparingly, as it is not as hardy as some of the oth- Majestic shade tree with elm-like leaves and EXPOSURE: WATER USAGE: ers. Possible location is along Magnolia in distinct EXPOSURE: interesting bark. Full sun Low water usage locations near residential areas and broad streets. Full Sun WATER USAGE: FORM: EXPOSURE: WATER USAGE: EXPOSURE: Medium water usage High dense canopy in broad oval shape Full sun Low water usage Full Sun or Light Shade FORM: FEATURE: WATER USAGE: FORM: WATER USAGE: Pyramidal, then upright and oval Hardy, disease-resistant tree with corky bark. Medium water usage Upright Branches Tolerates drought, once established Easy to establish on sites where it may be diffi cult FEATURE: for other species to grow. FORM: FEATURE: FORM: Slow-growing and easy to care for tree with Round headed Drought and Disease Resistant. Thornless and Straight-trunked and vase-like fragrant, but insignifi cant fl owers in late spring. MAINTENANCE: Podless Yellow leaves in autumn. Interesting bark. Hardy tree with teardrop shaped leaves that do FEATURE: FEATURE: require pickup in fall. May be susceptible to Beautiful 8’ rosy crimson fl ower plumes appear MAINTENANCE: Fast-growing and similar in form to Elm, but resist- MAINTENANCE: Hackberry Nipple Gall, which causes no damage from April to May. Dark green leaves of fi ve leaf- Hardy Tree with small leaves, making autumn ant to Dutch Elm Disease. Attractive Bark. Will produce leaves for autumn cleanup. to the tree. lets persist well into October. cleanup easy since leaves scatter, rather than collect. MAINTENANCE: MAINTENANCE: Protection from winter cold and wind is recom- Drops ‘nuts’ in autumn. Leaves persist on tree later than other tree species. PAGE 67 L ORNAMENTAL AND EVERGREEN TREES A Thornless Cockspur Hawthorn Red Barron Crabapple CHANTICLEER PEAR White Fir Oregon Green Austrian Pine N Crataegus crus-galli-’Inermis’ Malus ‘Red Barron’ Pyrus calleryana Abies concolor Pinus nigra ‘Oregon Green’ D S C A P I N G

HEIGHT: 20’-25’ HEIGHT: 15 - 18’ HEIGHT: 35’ HEIGHT: 70’ HEIGHT: 20’’ SPREAD: 15’-20’ SPREAD: 7’ - 8’ SPREAD: 15’ SPREAD: 25’ SPREAD: 15’

LANDSCAPE USE: LANDSCAPE USE: LANDSCAPE USE: Small tree with white blossoms in spring and late A beautiful fl owering crab tree that has a very LANDSCAPE USE: Evergreen tree with soft needles. Provides year LANDSCAPE USE: dropping leaves. This form of Hawthorn is thorn- narrow habit which will not interfere with storefront Ornamental tree with white fl owers in spring and ‘round interest and can be used as screening or Evergreen tree with long grren needles. Can be less. signage. Dark red single blossoms in spring with brilliant red leaves in autumn. To be used where specimen plant. This tree is suggested for use as used as evergreen screen or specimen tree. Must reddish-purple leaves that turn bronze green in there is suffi cient landscape area below its spread, a permanent Christmas tree near the Community have at least 100 sf to 150 sf of area for good EXPOSURE: summer. such as in traffi c calming islands. Center. growth. Full Sun EXPOSURE: EXPOSURE: WATER USAGE: Full Sun or Light Shade EXPOSURE: Sun and Part Sun EXPOSURE: Low water usage. Full sun Full sun or part shade WATER USAGE: WATER USAGE: FORM: Medium water usage WATER USAGE: Medium water usage WATER USAGE: Rounded Medium water usage Medium water usage FORM: FORM: FEATURE: Narrow and columnar FORM: Highly regular pyramidal shape similar to Spruce FORM: Hardy ornamental with regular habit and small red Very regular and cone-shaped Loosely pyramidal shape berries. FEATURE: FEATURE: Has beautiful single red fl owers and interesting FEATURE: Soft blueish needles resemble Blue Spruce, but FEATURE: MAINTENANCE: foliage color throughout the season. Showy white fl owers in spring. Dark green leaves wears much better in city conditions. Green needles stay year ‘round and birds like to Hardy tree with leaves that persist longer in fall stay green for quite some time then turn brilliant nest in its open branches. than some trees. MAINTENANCE: red in late autumn. MAINTENANCE: Hardy tree with little maintenance. Hardy tree with needles that need no autumn MAINTENANCE: MAINTENANCE: cleanup.. Hardy evergeen that requires no autumn cleanup. Leaves fall later than other trees.

PAGE 68 SHRUBS L APACHE PLUME Dwarf Butterfl y Bush Blue Mist Spirea FERNBUSH LEADPLANT A Fallugia paradoxa Buddleia davidii var. Caryopteris x clandonensis Chamaebatiara millifolium Amorpha canescens N D S C A P I N G

HEIGHT: 5’ HEIGHT: 4’ HEIGHT: 3’ SPREAD: 5’ HEIGHT: 4’ HEIGHT: 3’ SPREAD: 4’ SPREAD: 4’ SPREAD: 4’ SPREAD: 3’

LANDSCAPE USE: LANDSCAPE USE: LANDSCAPE USE: Native shrub with white fl owers in spring and LANDSCAPE USE: LANDSCAPE USE: Semi-evergreen, native shrub with aromatic, fern- Shrub with gray fuzzy leafl ets to give a fern-like interesting seed heads in summer Vigorous shrub with large fl ower spikes from July Shrub with light blue fringed fl owers and interest- like leaves. Large clusters of white rose-shaped appearance. Flowers are long and violet from mid thru September. Fragrant fl owers are attractive to ing seed heads in winter fl owers in summer. to late summer. EXPOSURE: butterfl ies. Full Sun EXPOSURE: EXPOSURE: EXPOSURE: Full sun EXPOSURE: WATER USAGE: Full Sun or Part Shade Full sun Full Sun Low water usage WATER USAGE: WATER USAGE: WATER USAGE: Low water usage WATER USAGE: FORM: Medium water usage Low water usage Low water usage, can tolerate drought. xx FORM: FORM: FORM: Round headed FORM: FEATURE: xx Upright, rounded Rounded Rose fl owers in spring and fuzzy seed heads in FEATURE: summer. FEATURE: FEATURE: Native plant with semi-evergreen nature FEATURE: Very attractive to butterfl ies Signifi cant blue fl owers cover shrub in summer Unusual plant MAINTENANCE: while seed heads offer interest in winter MAINTENANCE: Hardy native shrub MAINTENANCE: Requires good drainage MAINTENANCE: Tops die back in winter, so plants should be cut MAINTENANCE: Hardy plant that can tolerate heavy clay soils down in late fall to encourage good spring growth. Hardy shrub, requires little maintenance

PAGE 69 L SHRUBS A NINEBARK ‘Diablo’ or ‘Summer Wine’ NINEBARK ‘DART’S GOLD’ RUSSIAN SAGE TALL WESTERN SAGE REGENT SERVICEBERRY N Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Monio’ or ‘Seward’ Physocarpus opulfolius ‘Dart’s Gold’ Perovskia artiplicifolia Artemsia tridentata Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Regent’ D S C A P I N G

HEIGHT: 9’(Diablo) 4’ (Summer Wine) HEIGHT: 4’ HEIGHT: 4’ HEIGHT: 8’ SPREAD: 5’ (Diablo) or 4’ (Summer Wine) SPREAD: 4’ SPREAD: 4’ SPREAD: 8’ HEIGHT: 6’ SPREAD: 5’

LANDSCAPE USE: LANDSCAPE USE: LANDSCAPE USE: LANDSCAPE USE: Ninebark is a native shrub that can take our Compact form of Ninebark with brilliant yellow foli- Herbaceous shrub with lavendar-blue fl ower A common native sagebrush with silver-gray foli- LANDSCAPE USE: conditions in Colorado, but Diablo was bred in age. Excellent for border planting. spikes in late summer. Gray-green foliage with a age and evergreen appearance. Early blooming shrub with white fl owers before Germany. Both Diablo and Summer Wine offer sage-like fragrance. Not a true sage. foliage. Fall foliage yellow to red. dark red leaves that need plenty of sun to keep their red color. EXPOSURE: EXPOSURE: EXPOSURE: Full sun Sun Full sun EXPOSURE: Full sun EXPOSURE: WATER USAGE: WATER USAGE: WATER USAGE: Full Sun Medium water usage Low to Medium water usage Low water usage WATER USAGE: Low water usage WATER USAGE: FORM: FORM: FORM: Medium water usage Erect form Erect form Loose form, but large FORM: Loose form, more informal than some shrubs FORM: FEATURE: FEATURE: FEATURE: Taller, more erect shrub Constant yellow color in the foliage Soft blue texture and form shrub fl owers when Native plant with hardy appearance FEATURE: other plants are not blooming Flowers early and produces small purple fruit for FEATURE: MAINTENANCE: MAINTENANCE: birds Dark red foliage Hardy shrub MAINTENANCE: Partial evergreen, with rugged appearcne, not to Hardy shrub can be cut down in fall, but can also be manucured. MAINTENANCE: MAINTENANCE: be left as a scu;lptural erect form. Easy to grow Hardy shrub

PAGE 70 SHRUBS L ANTHONY WATERER SPIREA BURKWOOD VIBURNUM KOREANSPICE VIBURNUM DWARF ARCTIC BLUE WILLOW CREEPING WILLOW A Spirea japonica “Anthony Waterer’ Viburnum x burkwoodii Viburnum carlesii Salix purpurea ‘Nana’ Salix repens N D S C A P I N G

HEIGHT: 3’ HEIGHT: 6’ HEIGHT: 8”’ SPREAD: 3’ HEIGHT: 6’ HEIGHT: 6’ SPREAD: 6’ SPREAD: 7’ SPREAD: 8’ SPREAD: 6’

LANDSCAPE USE: LANDSCAPE USE: LANDSCAPE USE: Useful as a small hedge with magenta fl owers in LANDSCAPE USE: LANDSCAPE USE: Hardy, low growing willow suitable for borders and A groundcover willow useful near water features. early summer. Good fall foliage. Shrub with very fragrant white fl owers. Evergreen Shrub with dense, round growth habit. Foliage hedges. As most willows, this shrubby plant can It has small oval dark green leaves with silver in mild winters. is soft gray turning bronze red in autumn. Like take wet conditions and will be suitable for plant- undersides. EXPOSURE: many of the other viburnums, Koreanspice emits a ing in drainage control situations. Full Sun EXPOSURE: strong fragrance with its white fl owers. EXPOSURE: Full Sun or Part Shade EXPOSURE: Full sun WATER USAGE Sun and Part Shade Medium water usage WATER USAGE: EXPOSURE: WATER USAGE: Medium water usage Full sun to part shade WATER USAGE: High water usage FORM: Heavy to medium water usage Rounded FORM: WATER USAGE: FORM: Rounded Medium water usage FORM: Low and prostrate FEATURE: Rounded Magenta fl owers and fall foliage FEATURE: FORM: FEATURE: Dependable shrub with white fl owers Fully rounded shrub FEATURE: Covers the ground and looks similar to Kinnikin- MAINTENANCE: Silvery gray leaves and purple stems in winter nick, May die back to ground in winter. MAINTENANCE: FEATURE: Hardy plant, best planted in semi-protected areas. Flowers start out as pinkish to red buds, opening MAINTENANCE: MAINTENANCE: to white. Gragrant shrub. Will withstand wet conditions. Leave as decora- Requires lots of water or bad drainage tive purple twisg in winter. MAINTENANCE: Hardy plant, best planted in semi-protected areas.

PAGE 71 L EVERGREEN SHRUBS A MANHATTAN EUONYMUS BLUE CHIP JUNIPER BUFFALO JUNIPER WHITE BUD MUGO PINE ADAMS NEEDLE YUCCA N Euonymus kiautschovica ‘Manhattan’ Juniperus horizontalis ‘Blue Chip’ Juniperus sabina ‘Buffalo’ Pinus mugo ‘White Bud’ Yucca fi lamentosa ‘Adam’s Needle’ D S C A P I N G

HEIGHT: 5’ HEIGHT: 10” HEIGHT: 12” HEIGHT: 3’ SPREAD: 6’ SPREAD: 6’ SPREAD: 6’ SPREAD: 4’

HEIGHT: 3’ LANDSCAPE USE: LANDSCAPE USE: LANDSCAPE USE: LANDSCAPE USE: SPREAD: 3’ Broadleaf evergreen shrub with glossy green Low growing, silver blue juniper with fi ne foliage. Very hardy green juniper with wide spreading Low mounding evergreen with dark green color. foliage. Has low mounding, spreading habit. Excellent form. Another excellent groundcover. groundcover. EXPOSURE: LANDSCAPE USE: EXPOSURE: Sun to part shade Native plant with strong architectural presence. To EXPOSURE: Sun be placed where its sharp leaves will not interfere Part sun to shade EXPOSURE: WATER USAGE: with pedestrian movement. Full sun WATER USAGE: Low to medium water usage WATER USAGE: Low water usage Mediun water usage WATER USAGE: FORM: EXPOSURE: Low water usage FORM: Mounding form Full sun FORM: Prostrate, spreading form Rounded FORM: FEATURE: WATER USAGE: Prostrate, spreading form FEATURE: Evergreen conifer with low mounding habit. Low water usage FEATURE: Bright green, softer feathery prostrate branches Evergreen, useful for winter interest FEATURE: through winter MAINTENANCE: FORM: Blue color through winter Hardy shrub Tall and upright MAINTENANCE: MAINTENANCE: May burn out in dry winters. Needs some protec- MAINTENANCE: Hardy shrub FEATURE: tion - good between buildings. Hardy shrub Native plant with hardy, regal appearance

MAINTENANCE: Evergreen, with rugged appeance, not to be mani- cured. Likes good drainage. PAGE 72 PERENNIALS L WILD FOUR O’CLOCK BABY’S BREATH LAMB’S EARS SHASTA DAISY PURPLE ICE PLANT A Mirabilis multifl ora Gypsophilia panuculata ‘Bristol Fairy’ Stachys lanata Chrysanthemum maximum ‘Alaska’ Delosperma cooperi N D S C A P I N G

HEIGHT: 1 1/2’ HEIGHT: 3’ HEIGHT: 6” SPREAD: 3’-4’ SPREAD: 3’ SPREAD: 3’ HEIGHT: 12” SPREAD: 15”’ HEIGHT: 2’-4’ LANDSCAPE USE: LANDSCAPE USE: SPREAD: 2’’ LANDSCAPE USE: Magenta colored perennial fl ower with shrublike Airy, graceful perennial producing thousands of Hardy succulent groundcover with vivid purple foliage. Very long lived plant. small white fl owers in early summer. LANDSCAPE USE: fl owers. Blooms for several months beginning in Soft and interesting groundcover. The name LANDSCAPE USE: May-June EXPOSURE: EXPOSURE: refers to the soft hairy texture of the silver leaves. Showy white blooms, June thru September. Dark Full sun to part sun Full sun Children love this plant. green foliage. EXPOSURE: WATER USAGE: WATER USAGE: EXPOSURE: EXPOSURE: Full sun Low water usage Low water usage Part sun to shade Sun to part shade WATER USAGE: FORM: FORM: WATER USAGE: WATER USAGE: Low to medium water usage Rounded Prostrate, spreading form Low to medium water usage Low to medium water usage FORM: FEATURE: FEATURE: FORM: FORM: Low and prostrate Flowers open in late afternoon and close in the Soft and loose, can tolerate soils with high pH. Prostrate, spreading form Mounding form morning. FEATURE: MAINTENANCE: FEATURE: FEATURE: Plants are covered with magenta/purple blooms in MAINTENANCE: Hardy fl ower. Grows well in alkaline soils. Soft and spreading silver foliage Friendly and familiar daisy fl ower. summer. Tops die out in early fallaqnd are easy to clean up when they break away at soil level. Grows well in MAINTENANCE: MAINTENANCE: MAINTENANCE: clay soils. Plant the fl owerless varieties to avoid dead-head- Hardy perennial Succulent leaves sometimes burn out in winter, ing. but usually return in summer. Requires good drainage.

PAGE 73 L PERENNIALS A BLUE SALVIA TERRA COTTA YARROW PURPLE DOME ASTER BLUE PLUMBAGO or LEADPLANT IRIS N Salvia sylvestris x ‘Mainacht’ Achillea ‘Terra Cotta’ Aster novae-angliae ‘Purple Dome’ Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Iris germanica D S C A P I N G

HEIGHT: 18” to 2’ HEIGHT: 2’-3’’ HEIGHT: 2’ - 3’ SPREAD: 1’ to 18” HEIGHT: 18” HEIGHT: 1’ SPREAD: 1’’ SPREAD: 2’ SPREAD: 15”-18” SPREAD: 3’

LANDSCAPE USE: LANDSCAPE USE: LANDSCAPE USE: Grayish green leaves topped by spikes of violet LANDSCAPE USE: LANDSCAPE USE: Called ‘Poor man’s orchid’ because of the beauti- Hardy perennial with fern-like foliage with pun- blue fl owers. Has a very long season of bloom. Royal purple fl owers with greenish gold centers, Vigorous spreading mounds of shiny leaves thrive ful fl owers on hardy plants. Many different colored gent odor. Flowers exhibit multicolored effect as blooming in fall. Disease resistant in almost any well-drained garden soil. Useful as fl owers which can -through a series of varieties- fl owers gradually change from peach to terra cotta edging, groundcover or rock garden plant. Blue bloom from early spring to late summer. color EXPOSURE: EXPOSURE: fl owers bloom in late summer. Full sun to part sun Sun EXPOSURE: EXPOSURE: EXPOSURE: WATER USAGE: WATER USAGE: Sun to part shade Full sun Full sun Low to medium water usage Medium water usage WATER USAGE: WATER USAGE: WATER USAGE: FORM: FORM: Low to medium water usage Low to medium water usage Low water usage Rounded Mounding form FORM: FORM: FORM: FEATURE: FEATURE: Mounding and spreading form Tall and upright Upright but spreading plant form Vivid blue fl ower Great color for fall FEATURE: FEATURE: FEATURE: MAINTENANCE: MAINTENANCE: Foliage opens late in spring and truns bronze in Plant with hardy, regal appearance and sword Easy to grow drought tolerant plants Should be cut down in late fall. Should be cut back in very late autumn or early fall shaped leaves srping MAINTENANCE: MAINTENANCE: MAINTENANCE: Seed heads can be kept through winter and cut in Cut to ground in early spring or very late fall Leaves will die back on their own in late summer. early srping to exhibit new growth

PAGE 74 PERENNIALS L PURPLE CONEFLOWER BLACK-EYED SUSAN PIKE’S PEAK PURPLE PENSTEMON PINK LADY GAURA AUTUMN JOY SEDUM A Echinacea purpurea Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’ Penstemon Mexicale ‘Pike’s Peak Purple’ Gaura lindheimeri ‘Siskiyou Pink’ Sedum spectable ‘Autumn Joy’ N D S C A P I N G

HEIGHT: 2’ to 3’ HEIGHT: 2’ SPREAD: 1’ SPREAD: 2’ HEIGHT: 2’ to 3’ HEIGHT: 2’-3’ SPREAD: 1’-2’ HEIGHT: 2’ to 3’ SPREAD: 2’- 3’ SPREAD: 1’ to 2’ LANDSCAPE USE: LANDSCAPE USE: Vigorous summer fl owering perennials. Dark Hardy succulent with showy red/pink fl ower clus- LANDSCAPE USE: LANDSCAPE USE: green leaves and purple daisy-like fl owers ters in August through fall. Dried seed heads turn Tall-growing perennials with long lasting golden LANDSCAPE USE: Small rich green leaves adorn long, wiry stems. darker brown and look good through winter. yellow fl owers with dark centers. Foliage is narrow Violet bell-shaped fl owers with fi ne foliage. Clusters of light rose fl owers late spring to sum- EXPOSURE: and silver green. Blooms June thru September. mer. Best in rich, well drained soil. Full sun to part sun EXPOSURE: EXPOSURE: Full sun WATER USAGE: EXPOSURE: Full sun to part sun EXPOSURE: Low to medium water usage WATER USAGE: Full sun to part sun Sun to part shade WATER USAGE: Low to water usage FORM: WATER USAGE: Low water usage WATER USAGE: Rounded FORM: Low water usage Low to medium water usage FORM: Mounding form FEATURE: FORM: Upright form FORM: Hardy, daisy like purple fl owers in summer FEATURE: Prostrate, spreading form Upright form FEATURE: Hardy succulent with nice fl owers and intersting seed heads FEATURE: Needle-like foliage and purple fl owers FEATURE: MAINTENANCE: Vivid yellow color can be seen from a distance Loose and airy fl owers for a more naturalized look Trim plants in late fall MAINTENANCE: MAINTENANCE: Trim dried seed heads in very early spring MAINTENANCE: Hardy perennial MAINTENANCE: Hardy fl ower. Does best in well drained soils Remove faded fl owers to extend bloom into fall

PAGE 75 L PERENNIALS AND DECORATIVE GRASSES A MEDITERRANEAN PINKS BASKET OF GOLD DAYLILY SILVERFEATHER GRASS FEATHER REED GRASS N Saponaria ocymoides Aurinia saxatilis Hemerocallis hybrids Miscanthus sinensis ‘Silberfeder’ Calamagrostis acutifl ora ‘Karl Foerster’ D S C A P I N G

HEIGHT: 6” HEIGHT: 1’ HEIGHT: 2’-4’ HEIGHT: 4’-7’ HEIGHT: 4’-5’ SPREAD: 1’ to 18” SPREAD: 1’ to 2’ SPREAD: 1’-2’ SPREAD: 3’ SPREAD: 2’

LANDSCAPE USE: LANDSCAPE USE: LANDSCAPE USE: LANDSCAPE USE: LANDSCAPE USE: Semi-evergreen with low-growing, spreading habit. Gray green foliage with yellow fl owers completely Large upright clump-forming grass for accent or Evergreen grass with pinkish feathery blooms in Bright pink fl owers in May-June, great groundcov- covers plant in April-May. screen. Leaf blades have white midriffs and rough spring that mature to gold in summer er or perfect for cascading over a sunny wall. EXPOSURE: margins. Large silvery white plumes of fl owers in EXPOSURE: Full sun to part sun summer. EXPOSURE: Full sun EXPOSURE: Full sun WATER USAGE: EXPOSURE: Full sun WATER USAGE: Low to medium water usage Sun to part shade WATER USAGE: Low water usage WATER USAGE: Low water usage FORM: WATER USAGE: Low to medium water usage FORM:Crawling and prostrate Upright form Low to medium water usage FORM:Crawling and prostrate FORM: FEATURE: FEATURE: FORM: Tall and upright FEATURE: Vivid yellow fl owers in early spring. often used to Flowers on tall stems. Perennial forms a clump of Clumping and arching form Vivid pink fl owers in spring cascade over walls and boulders slender arching leaves. FEATURE: FEATURE: Holds structure in winter MAINTENANCE: MAINTENANCE: MAINTENANCE: Flowers are beautiful in summer and as dried fl ow- Needs little care remove dead fl owers immediately after bloom Should be cut back in very late autumn or early ers in winter MAINTENANCE: srping Do not cut down in winter, wait until early spring MAINTENANCE: Cut down old fl ower stalks in very early spring or in winter if there are strong snowloads that ruin the structure of the plant.

PAGE 76 EVERGREEN PERENNIALS L EVERGREEN CANDYTUFT WINTERCREEPER GERMANDER CREEPING MAHONIA PERIWINKLE A Iberis sempervirens Euonymus fortunei ‘Coloratus’ Teucrium chamaedrys Mahonia repens Vinca Minor N D S C A P I N G

HEIGHT: 9” to 12” HEIGHT: 1’ HEIGHT: 1’ HEIGHT: 4” to 8” SPREAD: 1’ to 2’ SPREAD: 1’ to 5’ SPREAD: 1’-2’ HEIGHT: 12” to 18” SPREAD: 2’ to 3’ SPREAD: 18” tp 24”

LANDSCAPE USE: LANDSCAPE USE: LANDSCAPE USE: LANDSCAPE USE: LANDSCAPE USE: Evergreen mounding spreader with cluster of Shiny dark green leaves on clinging woody vines. Compact, shrubby, aromatic evergreen with shiny Evergreen groundcover, holly-like with bright Blue/Purple Flowers June through September on white fl owers that cover the plants so thoroughly, Flowers are insignifi cant, but plants stay green oval leaves. Best used in moist yet well drained yellow fl owers in May followed by blue berries. evergreen groundcover, they almost look like snow. The white color glows throughout the year turning to purplish bronze in soil. Useful as low hedge or edging. Purple fl ow- Leaves turn bright shades of red in winter and at night winter ers appear in late summer remain until new growth in spring. EXPOSURE: EXPOSURE: EXPOSURE: EXPOSURE: Shade to part sun Full sun Sun to part shade EXPOSURE: Sun to part shade Full sun to part sun WATER USAGE: WATER USAGE: WATER USAGE: WATER USAGE: Low to medium water usage Low water usage Low water usage WATER USAGE: Low water usage Medium water usage FORM: FORM: FORM: FORM: Low and spreading Crawling and prostrate Crawling and prostrate with leaves turning a FORM: Creeping and prostrate form bronze red in autumn. Mounding form FEATURE: FEATURE: FEATURE: Holds color and structure in winter Blanket of white in spring, evergreen cover the FEATURE: FEATURE: Evergreen all year,but turns shades of red during rest of the year. Hardy evergreen groundcover Can be sheared into formal shapes winter. Holly-like foliage is reminiscent of Christ- MAINTENANCE: mas Holly Doesn’t need much care MAINTENANCE: MAINTENANCE: MAINTENANCE: Remove spent fl owers by summer Low maintenance May burn in dry hot winters and will require shear- MAINTENANCE: ing back. May winter burn in ome locations

PAGE 77 L VINES A TRUMPET VINE VIRGINIA CREEPER ENGLISH IVY HONEYSUCKLE VINE SARCOXIE EUONYMUS N Campsis radicans Parthenocissus quinquefolia engelmanii Hedera helix Lonicera fragrantissima or japonica ‘Halliana’ Euonymus fortunei ‘Sarcoxie’ D S C A P I N G

HEIGHT: 20’ 30’ HEIGHT: 40’ to 50’ HEIGHT: 15’ HEIGHT: 10’ to 20’’ SPREAD: 3’ to 5’ SPREAD: 3’ SPREAD: 3’ SPREAD: 2’ HEIGHT: 6’ to 10’ SPREAD: 6’ to 10’

LANDSCAPE USE: LANDSCAPE USE: LANDSCAPE USE: LANDSCAPE USE: Upright growing vine. Large clusters of orange Fast growing, hardy, self-clinging vine. Brilliant fall Dark green, evergreen leaves on this hardy, Hardy and fragrant vine. ‘Fragrantissima’ blooms LANDSCAPE USE: trumpet-shaped fl owers in June through August. color. everegreen vine. Use as a groundcover or as a in very early spring and has pungent lemon scent- Hardy, broadleaf evergreen can be trained as a clinging vine. ed white blossoms. ‘Hall’s’ has white and yellow climber. EXPOSURE: EXPOSURE: fl owers that bloom June through September. Full sun to part shade Full sun to part shade EXPOSURE: EXPOSURE: EXPOSURE: WATER USAGE: WATER USAGE: Full shade to part shade Sun to part shade Shade to part sun Medium to low water usage Medium water usage WATER USAGE: WATER USAGE: WATER USAGE: FORM: FORM: Medium water usage Low to medium water usage Low to medium water usage Tall and clinging Tall and clinging FORM: FORM: FORM: FEATURE: FEATURE: Tall and clinging Tall adn clinging Tall and upright Dark green, pinnate leaves Can cover unsightly walls. Especially noticeable in fall when it turns a brilliant crimson. FEATURE: FEATURE: FEATURE: MAINTENANCE: Evergreen vine for shady walls The honeysuckles are very hardy and very Holds color and structure in winter. Needs little care MAINTENANCE: fragrant. Very little maintenance MAINTENANCE: MAINTENANCE: Very little maintenance MAINTENANCE: Doesn’t need much care. Must be ‘formed’ to Honeysuckles can become somewhat unruly. May climb by planting in between walls. Very interest- have to be sheared back occasionally. ing as a ‘Vine’.

PAGE 78 ROSES L AMERICA CLIMBER ROSE NEW DAWN ROSE ESCAPADE ROSE GOLDMARIE ROSE ‘THE FAIRY’ ROSE A Rosa jacclam Rosa ‘New Dawn’ Rosa ‘Harpade’ Rosa ‘Korfalt’ Rosa ‘The Fairy’ N D S C A P I N G

HEIGHT: 2’ HEIGHT: 8’ to 10’ HEIGHT: 12’ to 20’ HEIGHT: 2’ to 4’ SPREAD: 2’ HEIGHT: 3’ to 4’ SPREAD: 4’ to 5’ SPREAD: 4 to 5’ SPREAD: 3’ SPREAD: 2’ to 3’ LANDSCAPE USE: Deep yellow fl oribunda rose with long lasting LANDSCAPE USE: LANDSCAPE USE: LANDSCAPE USE: golden color with gold stamens. Large, tight clus- LANDSCAPE USE: Climbing rose with salmon pink blooms and rich Climbing rose with light pink fl owers and fragrant Abundant, large sprays of semi-double fl owers. ters with a fragrance Considered the standard for low maintenance dianthus perfume. rose scent all summer long Blooms fade quickly in hot weather, but in cool shrub roses in landscaping projects. Seemingly temperatures, mauve and white color contrasts EXPOSURE: never out of bloom, this rose has light pink fl owers EXPOSURE: EXPOSURE: become dramatic. Sun all summer. Very little fragrance Full sun Sun WATER USAGE: WATER USAGE: WATER USAGE: EXPOSURE: Medium water usage EXPOSURE: Medium water usage Medium water usage Full sun Sun FORM: FORM: FORM: WATER USAGE: Mounding form WATER USAGE: Climber Climber Medium water usage Medium water usage FEATURE: FEATURE: FORM: Bright, glossy foliage FORM: FEATURE: Dark green, long lasting leaves Mounding form Mounding form Covers arbor or wall with rose blooms MAINTENANCE: MAINTENANCE: FEATURE: FEATURE: MAINTENANCE: Light green, glossy leaves Has fl owers almost all season long, diease resist- ant. MAINTENANCE: MAINTENANCE:

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