§ 3-5-5 Amenity Expectations.
Development plans shall specifically address and provide positive response in terms of land improvement enrichments for the benefit of residents, or business users, their visitors and the entire Goodyear community, including, but not limited to, the following:
A. RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. Safety, spaciousness, attractive appearance, streetscape, recreation, outdoor enjoyment, residential privacy and compatibility among land uses and housing types are among considerations to which development plans shall respond.
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1. Design. Planned neighborhoods’ visual appearance shall be enhanced by creative, masterplanned response to Section 8-1-A, Design Standards.
2. Facilities. Housing areas are expected to provide and maintain amenities to enhance neighborhood livability and sustainability for residents of all ages.
a. Recreational facilities. Each dwelling should be located within one thousand (1000) feet of the nearest common open space or within five hundred (500) feet of a pathway linkage (sidewalk/bikepath) to such facilities.
b. Drainage structures. Open, flow-conducting swales, retention or detention basins, which may be coordinated with areas credited toward open space requirements, should be engineered to prevent safety hazard or creation of attractive nuisance.
3. Community Integration. Neighborhood design contributes to City-wide enhancements as well as features which provide residential diversity and linkages among neighborhoods.
a. Pathways. Bicycle and pedestrian connections to schools, parks, shopping and other neighborhood activity centers should be conveniently accessible from all dwellings.
b. Neighborhood identity. Entry monumentation, banners, public art, variations in lighting fixtures or street furniture help to distinguish neighborhood units.
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c. Residential safety. Pedestrian and security lighting, non-access landscaping varieties, traffic visibility, elimination of lurking areas and public safety/emergency accessibility should be addressed.
B. COMMERCIAL, EMPLOYMENT OR INSTITUTIONAL USES. Safety, reduction of traffic congestion, architectural excellence, compatible signage, landscaping/street furniture treatments in peripheral tracts and parking lots, integration of impacts on other properties in the vicinity are among considerations to which development plans shall respond.
1. Design. Planned neighborhoods’ visual appearance shall be enhanced by creative, masterplanned response to the guiding considerations of Section 8-1-A-2.
2. Facilities. Community-benefiting spaces, fixtures and conveniences should be installed and maintained in accessible, secure locations.
a. Activity centers. Gathering places (including performance sites, outdoor dining, recreation or relaxation areas) may be provided for customers, business invitees, employees and residential neighbors’ use at appropriate times.
b. Joint use facilities. Parking, playing fields, restrooms, drinking fountains, plazas, walkways and other facilities may be installed and maintained for community use.
c. Transportation amenities. Bicycle and pedestrian convenience should be stressed, with consideration of bus stop improvements, park-and-ride lots, employee shuttle services and the like.
3. Community integration. Non-residential development should seek to relate, both visually and functionally, with its surrounding neighborhood.
a. Open space connection. Recreation space and multi-purpose pathways are employed as means to allow employees or customers from the adjacent neighborhood to access shopping or jobs and interact with business people.
b. Transitional buffering. Separation distance, landscaping, walls or joint-use areas are provided to protect residential privacy and soften the impacts and edges between non-residential and housing areas.
c. Impact mitigation. Noise, glare, dust, and industrial emissions should be abated to acceptable residential levels at residential property lines. Exposure to hazardous materials of any type is prohibited outside of enclosed, controlled-environment structures.