Las Vegas Downtown Centennial Plan - City of Las Vegas

tolerant shade trees as approved by staff) and shall be 36-inch boxtrees at 15 to 20 feet intervals. Landscaped medians may have eitherpalms trees or shade trees.c. East-West Streets.East-west streets shall be designed thematically with Southern LiveOak, Shoestring Acacia, African Sumac, Ash and Pistache or otherdrought-tolerant shade trees as approved by staff as the primarylandscape element. Said trees shall be 36-inch box trees at 15 to 20 feetintervals. (Photo 17)d. Flood Control Development Standards.When the finished floor elevation of the ground floor of a buildingmust be raised above the grade of the adjacent public sidewalk due toflood control purposes, any stairs or ramps to the new finished floorelevation must be accommodated on private property and not withinthe public right-of-way in order to maintain a consistent 10-foot widepublic sidewalk. Said stairs or ramps should be accommodated withinan exterior arcade or similar architectural feature (Graphic 12).e. Bus Turnouts.Charter bus drop-off areas shall be provided in close proximity to theentrances of newly constructed hotels. Parking for buses shall be accommodatedoff-site or in a remote, non-obtrusive location so as notto interfere with the normal flow of traffic.As appropriate, public bus turnouts shall be required to accommodatebus stops outside existing travel lanes as required by Public Works.159LAS VEGAS DOWNTOWNCENTENNIAL PLANDESIGN STANDARDSPER DISTRICT5. Architectural Design Standards.a. Roofs and rooftops shall be designed with consideration to views fromabove. No highly reflective materials or contrasting colors shall beused. All mechanical equipment shall be screened from street leveland surrounding building views.b. An articulated roofline and/or an articulated cornice shall be designedas a major feature at or near the top of all new buildings and be continuouson all sides (Graphic 17).c. The building design should incorporate patterns and materials thatprovide visual interest. This should be accomplished through theuse of changes in color, materials or relief, such as the inclusion ofbeltlines, pilasters, recesses, pop outs, etc. Flat, plain building wallsare not acceptable. There should be a contrast in the size of solid areato window area. In general, there should be more wall than window.Windows and large areas of glass should be recessed in shadow orLAS VEGAS DOWNTOWN CENTENNIAL PLANPD-0012-08-2012RS