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COHESIVE DESIGN, NON -RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS (CDS)
/ĨĂ͞E͟Žƌ͞Eͬ͟ŝƐĐŚĞĐŬĞĚ͕ŵƵƐƚĞdžƉůĂŝŶŝŶĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐ͘ĞƐŝŐŶƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐĞƉĞƌĂƚĞŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞ͘
Y N N/A ID #ĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶ Comments
Intent
1.00
WƌŽŵŽƚĞǀŝƐƵĂůůLJĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĚĞƐŝŐŶƐƚŚĂƚŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞƋƵĂůŝƚLJ
ĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐĂŶĚĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚďƵŝůƚĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚ
ĂƌĞĐŽŵƉĂƟďůĞǁŝƚŚĞdžŝƐƟŶŐ͕ƉůĂŶŶĞĚ͕ĂŶĚĂŶƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚ
land uses.
Goal
1.10
ƌƟĐƵůĂƚĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĚĞƐŝŐŶƐƚŽĨƌĂŵĞĂŶĚĂĐĐĞŶƚƵĂƚĞƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞƐ
ǁŝƚŚƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƐĐĂůĞĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚĚĞƚĂŝůƐ͘
Goal
1.11
ƵŝůĚŝŶŐĚĞƐŝŐŶƐŚŽƵůĚĂĚĚƌĞƐƐďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐĐĂůĞ͕ŵĂƐƐ͕ĨŽƌŵ͕ĂŶĚƵƐĞĂ
ǀĂƌŝĞƚLJŽĨŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐĂŶĚĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞĂŶĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐ
ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶĐŽŵƉĂƟďůĞǁŝƚŚƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ͘
1.1A
DĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚĂŶĚĐŽŶƟŐƵŽƵƐƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚƐ
ĂĐƌŽƐƐĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐ͘>ŝŵŝƚĐŝƌĐƵŝƚŽƵƐĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶ
ĐůĞĂƌǀŝƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ͘
1.1B WƌŽǀŝĚĞƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐƚŽŶŽŶͲƉƌŝǀĂƚĞƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞƐ͘
1.1C
/ŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŽŶĂůůƐŝĚĞƐŽĨĂďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ
ĨĂĕĂĚĞĨĂĐŝŶŐ͗ƚŚĞƉƌŝŵĂƌLJĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞ;ƐͿŽĨĂŶĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͕
ƉƵďůŝĐƌŽĂĚǁĂLJƐ͕ŝŶƚĞƌŝŽƌƐŝƚĞĂŵĞŶŝƟĞƐ͕ĂŶĚĨĂĕĂĚĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞ
ǀŝƐŝďůĞĨƌŽŵƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞƐ͘^ĞĞƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůůĞŵĞŶƚƐ͕ƵŝůĚŝŶŐ
&Žƌŵ͕ĂŶĚDĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐƐĞĐƟŽŶƐ͘
1.1D ƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐŵƵƐƚŽƌŝĞŶƚ͕ĨƌĂŵĞ͕ĂŶĚͬŽƌĚŝƌĞĐƚƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶǀŝĞǁƐƚŽ
ĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚĐƵůƚƵƌĂůďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ͕ƉĂƌŬƐ͕ĂŶĚƉůĂnjĂƐ͘
ϭ͘ϭ
ĞƐŝŐŶĂŶĚŽƌŝĞŶƚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐŶŽƚƚŽŝŵƉĞĚĞĂĐĐĞƐƐ͘dŚĞďƵŝůĚͲ
ŝŶŐƐŚŽƵůĚĞŶŚĂŶĐĞƚŚĞĂƉƉĞĂůŽĨŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞĂŶĚƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶ
ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚƐ
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COHESIVE DESIGN, NON -RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS (CDS)
/ĨĂ͞E͟Žƌ͞Eͬ͟ŝƐĐŚĞĐŬĞĚ͕ŵƵƐƚĞdžƉůĂŝŶŝŶĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐ͘ĞƐŝŐŶƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐĞƉĞƌĂƚĞŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞ͘
Y N N/A ID #ĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶ Comments
Goal
1.20
ĞƐŝŐŶďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĨĂĕĂĚĞƐƚŽĞdžƉƌĞƐƐĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌĂŶĚ
ŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞƚŚĞƵƐĞŽĨĚĞƐŝŐŶƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐƚŽƵŶŝĨLJĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚ
ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ͕ĂŶĚƌĞůĂƚĞƚŽĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚĂŶĚƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐƵƐĞƐ͘
1.2A
ŽŵƉůLJĂŶĚĂĚŚĞƌĞǁŝƚŚĂůůƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůLJƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĚĞƐŝŐŶ
ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚǁĞƌĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚĂƐƉĂƌƚŽĨĂĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŐƌĞĞͲ
ŵĞŶƚ͕ŽŶĚŝƟŽŶĂůhƐĞWĞƌŵŝƚ͕ĂŶĚͬŽƌŽƚŚĞƌƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐĂƐ
ƉĂƌƚŽĨƉƌŝŽƌĂƉƉƌŽǀĂů͘
Goal
1.30
/ŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĚĞƐŝŐŶƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐƚŽŝŶĐůƵĚĞƌŚLJƚŚŵ͕ƌĞƉĞƟƟŽŶ͕ĨƌĂŵŝŶŐ͕
ĂŶĚͬŽƌƉƌŽƉŽƌƟŽŶ͘ƉƉůŝĞƐƚŽĂůůƐŝĚĞƐŽĨĂďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĨĂĕĂĚĞĨĂĐŝŶŐ
ƉƵďůŝĐƌŽĂĚǁĂLJƐ͕ƚŚĂƚĂƌĞǀŝƐŝďůĞĨƌŽŵƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚƐ
ŽƌƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞƐ͕ŽƌĨĂĐŝŶŐƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐĞŶƚƌLJŽĨĂŶĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͘
1.3A
/ŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĂƚůĞĂƐƚŽŶĞŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĐŚĂŶŐĞ͕ĐŽůŽƌǀĂƌŝĂƟŽŶ͕Žƌ
ŚŽƌŝnjŽŶƚĂůƌĞǀĞĂůĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJϭϮͲǀĞƌƟĐĂůĨĞĞƚŽĨďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĨĂĕĂĚĞ͖
ǀĞƌƟĐĂůƐƉĂĐŝŶŐŵĂLJďĞĂǀĞƌĂŐĞĚŽǀĞƌĨĂĕĂĚĞ͘
1.3B
/ŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĂƚůĞĂƐƚŽŶĞŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĐŚĂŶŐĞ͕ĐŽůŽƌǀĂƌŝĂƟŽŶ͕ŽƌǀĞƌƟĐĂů
ƌĞǀĞĂůĞǀĞƌLJϱϬͲŚŽƌŝnjŽŶƚĂůĨĞĞƚŽĨďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĨĂĕĂĚĞ͖ŚŽƌŝnjŽŶƚĂů
ƐƉĂĐŝŶŐŵĂLJďĞĂǀĞƌĂŐĞĚŽǀĞƌĨĂĕĂĚĞĞůĞǀĂƟŽŶ͘
Note: For a complete list of all Standards, along with photo examples, see the City of Meridian Architectural Standards Manual.
BUILDING SCALE, NON -RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS (BSS)
/ĨĂ͞E͟Žƌ͞Eͬ͟ŝƐĐŚĞĐŬĞĚ͕ŵƵƐƚĞdžƉůĂŝŶŝŶĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐ͘ĞƐŝŐŶƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐĞƉĞƌĂƚĞŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞ͘
Y N N/A ID #ĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶ Comments
Intent
2.00
WƌŽŵŽƚĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĚĞƐŝŐŶƐƚŚĂƚƵƐĞĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůĂŶĚ
ƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƐĐĂůĞƐƚŽĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĐŽŵƉĂƟďůĞƉŚLJƐŝĐĂůĂŶĚǀŝƐƵĂů
ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐǁŝƚŚĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚĂŶĚƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚ
ƌĞŝŶĨŽƌĐĞĂĐŽŚĞƐŝǀĞďƵŝůƚĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͘
Goal
2.10
ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐŚŽƵůĚĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌƚŚĞƐĐĂůĞŽĨƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ͕
ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐƚŽĞdžŝƐƟŶŐƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĂƌĞĂƐ͕ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐĂŶ
ĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞŚĞŝŐŚƚ͕ŵĂƐƐ͕ĂŶĚĨŽƌŵƐĐĂůĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞďƵŝůƚĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͘
ƉƉůŝĞƐƚŽĨĂĕĂĚĞƐŽĨĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂůŽŶŐƉƵďůŝĐƌŽĂĚƐ͕ƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞƐ͕
ĂŶĚĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚƚŽƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĂƌĞĂƐ͘
2.1A
ƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐǁŝƚŚƌŽŽŇŝŶĞƐϱϬͲĨĞĞƚŝŶůĞŶŐƚŚŽƌŐƌĞĂƚĞƌŵƵƐƚŝŶĐŽƌͲ
ƉŽƌĂƚĞƌŽŽŇŝŶĞĂŶĚƉĂƌĂƉĞƚǀĂƌŝĂƟŽŶƐ͘sĂƌŝĂƟŽŶƐŵĂLJŝŶĐůƵĚĞ
ƐƚĞƉͲĚŽǁŶƐ͕ƐƚĞƉͲďĂĐŬƐ͕ŽƚŚĞƌŵŽĚƵůĂƟŽŶ͕ŽƌĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂů
ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐĐŽƌŶŝĐĞƐ͕ůĞĚŐĞƐ͕ŽƌĐŽůƵŵŶƐ͕ĂŶĚŵƵƐƚŽĐĐƵƌ
ŝŶƚŽƚĂůĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶĨŽƌĂƚůĞĂƐƚϮϬйŽĨƚŚĞĨĂĕĂĚĞůĞŶŐƚŚ͘DĂLJ
ďĞĂǀĞƌĂŐĞĚŽǀĞƌĞŶƟƌĞĨĂĕĂĚĞ͕ďƵƚŵĂLJŶŽƚĞdžĐĞĞĚϳϱͲĨĞĞƚ
ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂďƌĞĂŬ͘
Note: For a complete list of all Standards, along with photo examples, see the City of Meridian Architectural Standards Manual.
COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS | CONTINUED
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BUILDING SCALE, NON -RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS (BSS)
/ĨĂ͞E͟Žƌ͞Eͬ͟ŝƐĐŚĞĐŬĞĚ͕ŵƵƐƚĞdžƉůĂŝŶŝŶĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐ͘ĞƐŝŐŶƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐĞƉĞƌĂƚĞŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞ͘
Y N N/A ID #ĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶ Comments
2.1B
&ŽƌďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐǁŝƚŚĨĂĕĂĚĞƐůŽŶŐĞƌƚŚĂŶϮϬϬͲĨĞĞƚ͕ƌĞĚƵĐĞŵĂƐƐŝŶŐ
ŽĨďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐďLJŐƌŽƵƉŝŶŐŽƌŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƟŶŐƐŵĂůůĞƌƚĞŶĂŶƚƐƉĂĐĞƐ
ĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂůĨĂĕĂĚĞ͕ŽƌďLJŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƟŶŐĂƚůĞĂƐƚŽŶĞ
ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚŵŽĚƵůĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚĚĞƉƚŚĂƚůĞĂƐƚϯйŽĨƚŚĞƚŽƚĂůĨĂĕĂĚĞ
ůĞŶŐƚŚŽƌϭϬͲĨĞĞƚ͕ĂŶĚĂǁŝĚƚŚŝŶĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶĂƚůĞĂƐƚϮϬйŽĨ
ƚŚĞĨĂĕĂĚĞůĞŶŐƚŚ͘
2.1D
tŝƚŚŝŶŵŝdžĞĚƵƐĞĂƌĞĂƐĂŶĚĨŽƌĂůůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐĂůŽŶŐĂƌƚĞƌŝĂů
ƌŽĂĚǁĂLJƐ͕ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐŽǀĞƌϭ͕ϬϬϬƐƋŌŵƵƐƚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂŵŝŶŝŵƵŵ
ϮϬͲĨŽŽƚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĞůĞǀĂƟŽŶƚŽŝŶĐůƵĚĞĂǀĞƌĂŐĞƉĂƌĂƉĞƚŚĞŝŐŚƚ͕
ƌŝĚŐĞŽĨĂƉŝƚĐŚĞĚƌŽŽĨ͕ŽƌƚŽǁĞƌͬƚƵƌƌĞƚƚLJƉĞĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐĂƚůĞĂƐƚ
ϮϬйŝŶƚŽƚĂůŽĨŽǀĞƌĂůůĨĂĕĂĚĞǁŝĚƚŚ͘
Goal
2.20
WŚLJƐŝĐĂůůLJĐŽŶĮŐƵƌĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĚĞƐŝŐŶƐƚŽƌĞĚƵĐĞĚŝƐƉƌŽƉŽƌƟŽŶĞĚ
ĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůƐĐĂůĞƌĞůĂƟǀĞƚŽĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚƵƐĞƐ͘ƉƉůŝĞƐƚŽĨĂĕĂĚĞƐŽĨ
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂůŽŶŐƉƵďůŝĐƌŽĂĚƐ͕ƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞƐ͕ĂŶĚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĂƌĞĂƐ͘
2.2A
&ŽƌĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐǁŝƚŚŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƚŚĂŶϭͲƐƚŽƌLJŚĞŝŐŚƚĚŝƐƉĂƌŝƚLJ
;ŝ͘Ğ͘ʹƚǁŽŽƌŵŽƌĞƐƚŽƌŝĞƐĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞͿĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŝŶϯϬͲĨĞĞƚŽĨĞĂĐŚ
ŽƚŚĞƌ͕ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĂŶĚĂůŝŐŶƉĂƌĂƉĞƚĚĞƐŝŐŶƐ͕ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ͕
ĨĞŶĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶĂůŝŐŶŵĞŶƚ͕ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƌĞǀĞĂůƐ͕ŽƌŽƚŚĞƌĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂů
ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚŚŽƌŝnjŽŶƚĂůĂƌƟĐƵůĂƟŽŶ͕ƚŽƌĞůĂƚĞǀĂƌLJŝŶŐďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ
ŚĞŝŐŚƚƐƚŽŽŶĞĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ͘ůŝŐŶĞĚĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĚŽŶŽƚŚĂǀĞƚŽďĞƚŚĞ
ƐĂŵĞƚLJƉĞ;ŝ͘Ğ͘ǁŝŶĚŽǁƉĂƩĞƌŶŽŶŽŶĞĐŽƵůĚĂůŝŐŶǁŝƚŚƉĂƌĂƉĞƚ
ŽŶĂŶŽƚŚĞƌͿ͘
2.2B
hƐĞƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƐĐĂůĞĂŶĚůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞĚĞƐŝŐŶĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐƐƵĐŚĂƐ
ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƚLJůŝŐŚƟŶŐ͕ĂǁŶŝŶŐƐ͕ƚƌĞĞƐŽƌŽƚŚĞƌƐŝƚĞĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŽǀŝƐƵͲ
ĂůůLJƌĞůĂƚĞĂŶĚƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶŵƵůƟͲƐƚŽƌLJďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ;ŽƌĞƋƵŝǀĂůĞŶƚͿ
ƚŽƚŚĞŐƌŽƵŶĚƉůĂŶĞ͘
Goal
2.30
/ŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶͲƐĐĂůĞĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĂŶ
ĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƚŚĂƚĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚŽƚŚĞƋƵĂůŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞďƵŝůĚͲ
ŝŶŐĚĞƐŝŐŶĂŶĚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͘
ƉƉůŝĞƐƚŽĨĂĕĂĚĞƐŝŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐ͗ǀŝƐŝďůĞĨƌŽŵĂƌ ƚĞƌŝĂůŽƌĐŽůůĞĐƚŽƌ
ƌŽĂĚǁĂLJƐ͕ĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚƚŽƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐĨĂĐŝŶŐƌŽĂĚǁĂLJƐ͕
ĨĂĐŝŶŐĂŶĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐΖƐƉƌŝŵĂƌLJďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĞŶƚƌŝĞƐ͕ĂŶĚĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚ
ƚŽƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞƐ͘
2.3A
ŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚůLJŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĂƚůĞĂƐƚƚǁŽ;ϮͿĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ
ŝŶƚŽƚŚĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĚĞƐŝŐŶƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƐĐĂůĞ͕ƚŽŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗
ĨĞŶĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶƉĂƩĞƌŶƐ͖ĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐƐƵĐŚĂƐůĞĚŐĞƐ͕
ůŝŐŚƟŶŐ͕ŽƌĐĂŶŽƉŝĞƐ͖ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůŽƌƉĂƩĞƌŶďĂŶĚŝŶŐ͖ŽƌĚĞƚĂŝůŝŶŐ
;ƐĞĞWĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶ^ĐĂůĞĚĞĮŶŝƟŽŶͿ͘
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BUILDING FORM, NON-RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS (BFS)
/ĨĂ͞E͟Žƌ͞Eͬ͟ŝƐĐŚĞĐŬĞĚ͕ŵƵƐƚĞdžƉůĂŝŶŝŶĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐ͘ĞƐŝŐŶƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐĞƉĞƌĂƚĞŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞ͘
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Intent
3.00
WƌŽŵŽƚĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĚĞƐŝŐŶƐƚŚĂƚĂƌƟĐƵůĂƚĞĂŶĚĚĞĮŶĞĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞ
ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĨŽƌŵƐǁŝƚŚǀŝƐƵĂůŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĂŶĚĞŶŚĂŶĐĞƚŚĞĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŽĨ
ƚŚĞďƵŝůƚĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͘
Goal
3.10
ƌƟĐƵůĂƚĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĨŽƌŵƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐďƵƚŶŽƚůŝŵŝƚĞĚƚŽŵĂƐƐŝŶŐ͕ǁĂůůƐ͕
ĂŶĚƌŽŽĨƐ͕ǁŝƚŚĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞůLJƐĐĂůĞĚŵŽĚƵůĂƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽ
ƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĚĞƐŝŐŶƐ͘ƉƉůŝĞƐƚŽĨĂĕĂĚĞƐ
ŝŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐ͗ĂůŽŶŐĂƌƚĞƌŝĂůĂŶĚĐŽůůĞĐƚŽƌƌŽĂĚǁĂLJƐ͕ĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚ
ƚŽƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐĨĂĐŝŶŐƌŽĂĚǁĂLJƐ͕ĨĂĐŝŶŐƉƵďůŝĐĞŶƚƌŝĞƐ
ŽĨĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ͕ĂŶĚǀŝƐŝďůĞĨƌŽŵƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞƐ͘
3.1A
/ŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĂƚůĞĂƐƚŽŶĞƚLJƉĞŽĨƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐŵŽĚƵůĂƟŽŶƐŝŶƚŚĞ
ĨĂĕĂĚĞƉůĂŶĞ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐďƵƚŶŽƚůŝŵŝƚĞĚƚŽƉƌŽũĞĐƟŽŶƐ͕ƌĞĐĞƐƐĞƐ͕
ĂŶĚƐƚĞƉďĂĐŬƐƚŚĂƚĂƌƟĐƵůĂƚĞǁĂůůƉůĂŶĞƐĂŶĚďƌĞĂŬƵƉďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ
ŵĂƐƐ͘džĂŵƉůĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞďƵƚĂƌĞŶŽƚůŝŵŝƚĞĚƚŽĐŽůƵŵŶƐǁŝƚŚ
ƚƌŝŵŽƌĂĐĐĞŶƚŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͕ĐŚĂŶŐĞŝŶĮŶŝƐŚĞĚŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĚĞƉƚŚƐ͕
ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐŽǀĞƌŚĂŶŐƐ͕ĂŶĚŝŶƐĞƚĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐƐƵĐŚĂƐ
ĨĂůƐĞǁŝŶĚŽǁƐŽƌĨĞŶĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůĂĐĐĞŶƚƐ͘
3.1B
YƵĂůŝĨLJŝŶŐŵŽĚƵůĂƟŽŶŵƵƐƚďĞĂƚůĞĂƐƚϲͲŝŶĐŚĞƐŝŶĚĞƉƚŚ͕ďĞĂƚ
ůĞĂƐƚϴͲŝŶĐŚĞƐŝŶǁŝĚƚŚŽƌŚĞŝŐŚƚ;ǁŚŝĐŚĞǀĞƌŝƐŶĂƌƌŽǁĞƐƚͿ͕ĂŶĚ
ŽĐĐƵƌŝŶƚŽƚĂůĨŽƌϮϬйŽĨŽǀĞƌĂůůĨĂĕĂĚĞĞůĞǀĂƟŽŶ͘&ŽƌďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ
ǁŝƚŚĨĂĕĂĚĞƐůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶϭϱϬͲĨĞĞƚ͕ŚŽƌŝnjŽŶƚĂůŵŽĚƵůĂƟŽŶŵƵƐƚ
ŽĐĐƵƌŶŽůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶĞǀĞƌLJϯϬͲĨĞĞƚ͘&ŽƌďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐǁŝƚŚĨĂĕĂĚĞƐ
ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƚŚĂŶŽƌĞƋƵĂůƚŽϭϱϬͲĨĞĞƚ͕ŚŽƌŝnjŽŶƚĂůŵŽĚƵůĂƟŽŶŵƵƐƚ
ŽĐĐƵƌŶŽůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶĞǀĞƌLJϱϬͲĨĞĞƚ͘
3.1C
ĞƐŝŐŶƉĂƌŬŝŶŐƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞĨĂĕĂĚĞƐĂƐƐŝƚĞŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ͕
ŵĞĞƟŶŐĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞDĂŶƵĂůƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐĨŽƌƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůůĞŵĞŶƚƐ
ĂŶĚDĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐĞĐƟŽŶƐ͘
Goal
3.20
/ŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞǀŝƐƵĂůĂŶĚƉŚLJƐŝĐĂůĚŝƐƟŶĐƟŽŶƐŝŶƚŚĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĚĞƐŝŐŶ
ƚŚĂƚĞŶŚĂŶĐĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĨŽƌŵƐ͕ĂƌƟĐƵůĂƚĞĨĂĕĂĚĞƐ͕ŝĚĞŶƟĨLJĞŶƚƌŝĞƐ͕
ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƐĐĂůĞ͕ĂŶĚǀŝƐƵĂůůLJĂŶĐŚŽƌƚŚĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞ
ŐƌŽƵŶĚŽƌƐƚƌĞĞƚůĞǀĞů͘ƉƉůŝĞƐƚŽďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĨĂĕĂĚĞƐǀŝƐŝďůĞĨƌŽŵĂ
ƉƵďůŝĐƐƚƌĞĞƚŽƌƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞ͕ĂŶĚƚŽĨĂĕĂĚĞƐǁŝƚŚƉƵďůŝĐĞŶƚƌŝĞƐ͘
3.2A
&ŽƌĂƚůĞĂƐƚϯϬйŽĨĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞĨĂĕĂĚĞƐƵƐĞĂŶLJĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶŽĨ
ĐŽŶĐƌĞƚĞ͕ŵĂƐŽŶƌLJ͕ƐƚŽŶĞ͕ŽƌƵŶŝƋƵĞǀĂƌŝĂƟŽŶŽĨĐŽůŽƌ͕ƚĞdžƚƵƌĞ͕
ŽƌŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů͕ĂƚůĞĂƐƚϭϬͲŝŶĐŚĞƐŝŶŚĞŝŐŚƚ͕ĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞďĂƐĞŽĨ
ƚŚĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͘DĂLJĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞůLJŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞŽƚŚĞƌĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂů
ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐůĞĚŐĞƐ͕ĨĂĕĂĚĞƌĞǀĞĂůƐ͕ŐƌŽƵŶĚůĞǀĞůĨĞŶĞƐƚƌĂͲ
ƟŽŶ͕ƌĂŝƐĞĚƉůĂŶƚĞƌƐ͕ŽƌůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉŝŶŐĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐǁŝƚŚŝŶϯͲĨĞĞƚŽĨ
ĮŶŝƐŚĞĚŐƌĂĚĞ͘
Note: For a complete list of all Standards, along with photo examples, see the City of Meridian Architectural Standards Manual.
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/ĨĂ͞E͟Žƌ͞Eͬ͟ŝƐĐŚĞĐŬĞĚ͕ŵƵƐƚĞdžƉůĂŝŶŝŶĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐ͘ĞƐŝŐŶƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐĞƉĞƌĂƚĞŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞ͘
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3.2B
tŚĞƌĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĚĞƐŝŐŶƐŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞŵƵůƟƉůĞƐƚŽƌŝĞƐ͕ŽƌŵƵůƟƉůĞ
ŇŽŽƌŚĞŝŐŚƚĞƋƵŝǀĂůĞŶƚƐ͕ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĂƚůĞĂƐƚŽŶĞĮĞůĚŽƌĂĐĐĞŶƚ
ĐŽůŽƌ͕ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů͕ŽƌĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƵƐĞĚŽŶůŽǁĞƌƐƚŽƌŝĞƐ͕
ŽŶƚŚĞƵƉƉĞƌƐƚŽƌŝĞƐ͘
3.2C
ƵŝůĚŝŶŐĚĞƐŝŐŶƐǁŝƚŚŵƵůƟƉůĞƐƚŽƌŝĞƐŵƵƐƚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƉƌŽƉŽƌƟŽŶͲ
ĂůůLJƚĂůůĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚͲůĞǀĞůĨĂĕĂĚĞƐĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚƚŽƉƵďůŝĐƌŽĂĚǁĂLJƐĂŶĚ
ƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞƐ͘WƌŽǀŝĚĞŇŽŽƌͲƚŽͲĐĞŝůŝŶŐŚĞŝŐŚƚƐ͕ŽƌŇŽŽƌͲƚŽͲŇŽŽƌ
ĨƌŽŵϭϬƚŽϭϲĨĞĞƚ͘
3.2D
/ŶŵŝdžĞĚͲƵƐĞĂƌĞĂƐĂŶĚĨŽƌƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƚŚĂŶĨŽƵƌƐƚŽƌŝĞƐ͕
ĚĞƐŝŐŶƚŚĞƵƉƉĞƌŵŽƐƚƐƚŽƌLJŽƌĨĂĕĂĚĞǁĂůůƉůĂŶĞƚŽŝŶĐůƵĚĞ
ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ͕ŚŽƌŝnjŽŶƚĂůĂƌƟĐƵůĂƟŽŶ͕ĂŶĚŵŽĚƵůĂƟŽŶ
ŵĞĞƟŶŐĮƌƐƚƐƚŽƌLJƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ͕ŽƌŝŶĐůƵĚĞĂƉĂƟŽ͕ƌŽŽŌŽƉ
ŐĂƌĚĞŶ͕ƉĞŶƚŚŽƵƐĞ͕ŽƌƐƚƌŽŶŐĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐƵĐŚĂƐĂ
ƚŽǁĞƌĞůĞŵĞŶƚ͘
Goal
3.30
ƵŝůĚŝŶŐĚĞƐŝŐŶƐŚŽƵůĚĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚǀŝƐƵĂůĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚƌĞůĂƚĞŝŶƚĞƌŶĂů
ƐƉĂĐĞƐĂƚŐƌŽƵŶĚͲŽƌƐƚƌĞĞƚͲůĞǀĞůǁŝƚŚĨĂĐĂĚĞƐĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚƚŽƉƵďůŝĐ
ƌŽĂĚǁĂLJƐ͕ƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞƐ͕ĂŶĚĂůŽŶŐƉƌŝŵĂƌLJďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĞŶƚƌŝĞƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĂƚ
ĂĚĚǀŝƐƵĂůŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĂŶĚĐŽŵƉůĞdžŝƚLJƚŽƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŇŽŽƌďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĚĞƐŝŐŶ͘
3.3A
hƐĞŚŽƌŝnjŽŶƚĂůĂŶĚͬŽƌǀĞƌƟĐĂůĚŝǀŝƐŝŽŶƐŝŶǁĂůůƉůĂŶĞƐ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐ
ůĞĚŐĞƐ͕ĂǁŶŝŶŐƐ͕ƌĞĐĞƐƐĞƐ͕ƐƚƌŝŶŐĐŽƵƌƐĞ͕ŵŽůĚŝŶŐ͕ũŽŝŶƚůŝŶĞƐ͕
ŽƌŽƚŚĞƌŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƚLJƉĞƐ͕ƚŽĨƌĂŵĞĂŶĚĂĐĐĞŶƚϯϬйŽƌŵŽƌĞŽĨ
ƚŽƚĂůĨĞŶĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ͘
3.3D
ǀĞƌĂŐĞϯϬйĨĞŶĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶĨŽƌĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞĮƌƐƚŇŽŽƌĨĂĕĂĚĞ͕ƵŶůĞƐƐ
ƐƉĞĐŝĮĞĚĞůƐĞǁŚĞƌĞ͘DĂLJĂůƐŽŵĞĞƚĨĞŶĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞ
;ƐĞĞϯ͘ϯͿ͘ŝŐďŽdžĂŶĚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐŝŶŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚƐŵĂLJůŝŵŝƚ
ĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞĨĂĕĂĚĞĂƌĞĂƚŽϯϬͲĨĞĞƚĂƌŽƵŶĚƉƵďůŝĐĞŶƚƌŝĞƐ͘
ϯ͘ϯ
&ĞŶĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞ͗/ŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĚŽŽƌƐĂŶĚǁŝŶĚŽǁƐĨŽƌĂƚ
ůĞĂƐƚϯϬйŽĨĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞĮƌƐƚŇŽŽƌĨĂĕĂĚĞ͕ŽƌƐƵŐŐĞƐƚƚŚĞŝƌŝŶĐůƵͲ
ƐŝŽŶƵƐŝŶŐĨĂƵdžƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĂƚůĞĂƐƚƚǁŽŽĨƚŚĞ
ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ͗ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ͕ƌĞǀĞĂůƐŝŶĐŽŶũƵŶĐƟŽŶǁŝƚŚĐŽůŽƌŽƌ
ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĐŚĂŶŐĞ͕ƋƵĂůŝĨLJŝŶŐŵŽĚƵůĂƟŽŶƐƵĐŚĂƐƌĞĐĞƐƐĞĚĂƌĞĂƐ͕
ĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůƚƌĞůůŝƐ͕ĂǁŶŝŶŐƐĂŶĚĐĂŶŽƉŝĞƐŽǀĞƌĂĐĐĞƐƐĂƌĞĂƐ͕
ĚĞƚĂĐŚĞĚƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐƉĞƌŐŽůĂ͕ŽƌƐŝŵŝůĂƌĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂů
ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚĚĞƚĂŝůƐ͘
Goal
3.40
ƵŝůĚŝŶŐƌŽŽĨƚLJƉĞƐ͕ĨŽƌŵƐ͕ĂŶĚĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐƐŚŽƵůĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞǀĂƌŝĂƟŽŶ
ĂŶĚŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƚŽďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƉƌŽĮůĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽƚŚĞĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂů
ŝĚĞŶƟƚLJŽĨƚŚĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ͕ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĐƌĞĂƟŶŐĂŶŝŵƉŽƐŝŶŐƐĐĂůĞŽŶ
ĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚƵƐĞƐ͘ƉƉůŝĞƐƚŽĨĂĕĂĚĞƐ͗ŝŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂůŽŶŐĂƌƚĞƌŝĂů
ƌŽĂĚǁĂLJƐ͕ǀŝƐŝďůĞĨƌŽŵƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͕ĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚƚŽƉƵďůŝĐ
ƐƉĂĐĞƐ͕ĨĂĐŝŶŐƉƵďůŝĐĞŶƚƌŝĞƐŽĨĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ͘
Note: For a complete list of all Standards, along with photo examples, see the City of Meridian Architectural Standards Manual.
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BUILDING FORM, NON-RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS (BFS)
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3.4A
&ŽƌŇĂƚƌŽŽĨƐ͕ŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞƉƌŝŵĂƌLJĂŶĚƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJƌŽŽĨĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ
ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐďƵƚŶŽƚůŝŵŝƚĞĚƚŽ͗ŵƵůƟƉůĞŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƚLJƉĞƐĂůŽŶŐƉĂƌĂͲ
ƉĞƚƐ͕ŵƵůƟƉůĞƉĂƌĂƉĞƚĞůĞǀĂƟŽŶƐǁŝƚŚĂƚůĞĂƐƚϭͲĨŽŽƚĐŚĂŶŐĞŝŶ
ĞůĞǀĂƟŽŶ͕ŽƌŵŽĚƵůĂƟŽŶŽĨĂƚůĞĂƐƚϮͲĨĞĞƚŝŶƚŚĞƉĂƌĂƉĞƚ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐ
ĂůŽŶŐĞŶƚƌLJǁĂLJŽǀĞƌŚĂŶŐƐ͘YƵĂůŝĨLJŝŶŐĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐŵƵƐƚĞdžŝƐƚĨŽƌĂƚ
ůĞĂƐƚϮϬйƚŚĞůĞŶŐƚŚŽĨĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞĨĂĕĂĚĞƐ͘DĂLJĂůƐŽŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞ
ƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJƌŽŽĨƚLJƉĞƐ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐŚŝƉƌŽŽĨƐĂůŽŶŐŽǀĞƌŚĂŶŐƐ͘
3.4B
&ŽƌƐůŽƉĞĚƌŽŽĨƐ͕ŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĂƚůĞĂƐƚƚǁŽŽĨĂŶLJŽŶĞƌŽŽĨĞůĞŵĞŶƚ͕
ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐďƵƚŶŽƚůŝŵŝƚĞĚƚŽ͗ǀĂůůĞLJƐ͕ƌŝĚŐĞƐ͕ŽƌŐĂďůĞƐ͘YƵĂůŝĨLJŝŶŐ
ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐŝŶƚŽƚĂůŵƵƐƚĞdžŝƐƚĨŽƌĂƚůĞĂƐƚϮϬйŽĨĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞĨĂĕĂĚĞ
ƌŽŽĨĂƌĞĂĂŶĚďĞǀŝƐŝďůĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƐĂŵĞĨĂĕĂĚĞĞůĞǀĂƟŽŶ͘DĂLJ
ĂůƐŽŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞŽƚŚĞƌƌŽŽĨƐƚLJůĞƐ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐƉĂƌĂƉĞƚǁĂůůƐŽǀĞƌ
ĞŶƚƌLJǁĂLJĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ͘
3.4C
WƌŽǀŝĚĞǀĂƌŝĂƟŽŶŝŶƌŽŽĨƉƌŽĮůĞŽǀĞƌĨĂĕĂĚĞŵŽĚƵůĂƟŽŶĂŶĚͬ
ŽƌĂƌƟĐƵůĂƟŽŶŽǀĞƌĨĂĕĂĚĞŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůͬĐŽůŽƌƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶƐ͘KƉƟŽŶƐ
ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͕ďƵƚĂƌĞŶŽƚůŝŵŝƚĞĚƚŽ͗ǀĂƌLJŝŶŐƉĂƌĂƉĞƚŚĞŝŐŚƚƐ͖ƚǁŽŽƌ
ŵŽƌĞƌŽŽĨƉůĂŶĞƐ͖ĐŽŶƟŶƵĂƟŽŶŽĨĨĂĕĂĚĞŵŽĚƵůĂƟŽŶƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ
ƌŽŽĨůŝŶĞƐ͖ĚŽƌŵĞƌƐ͖ůŽŽŬŽƵƚƐ͖ŽǀĞƌŚĂŶŐĞĂǀĞƐ͖ƐůŽƉĞĚƌŽŽĨƐ͖
ŽƌĐŽƌŶŝĐĞǁŽƌŬ͘
Note: For a complete list of all Standards, along with photo examples, see the City of Meridian Architectural Standards Manual.
ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS, NON-RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS (ASE)
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Intent
4.00
Promote integrated architectural elements and details as compo-
ŶĞŶƚƐŽĨĐŽŚĞƐŝǀĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĚĞƐŝŐŶƐƚŚĂƚĞŶŚĂŶĐĞƚŚĞǀŝƐƵĂůŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ
ŽĨďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĨĂĕĂĚĞƐ͕ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĂĐƟǀŝƚLJĂƚĂŶĚͬŽƌŶĞĂƌŐƌŽƵŶĚůĞǀĞů͕
ĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƐĐĂůĞ͘
Goal
4.10
hƐĞƉƌŽƉŽƌƟŽŶĂůĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚĚĞƚĂŝůŝŶŐƚŽĂƌƟĐƵůĂƚĞ
ĨĂĕĂĚĞƐ͕ĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽĂŶĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌǁŝƚŚĂŚŝŐŚ
ůĞǀĞůŽĨƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶĚĞƐŝŐŶ͘ƉƉůŝĞƐƚŽĨĂĕĂĚĞƐ͗ŝŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂůŽŶŐ
ƉƵďůŝĐƌŽĂĚǁĂLJƐ͕ǀŝƐŝďůĞĨƌŽŵƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͕ĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚƚŽ
ƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞƐ͕ĨĂĐŝŶŐƉƵďůŝĐĞŶƚƌŝĞƐŽĨĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ͘
Goal
4.11
ĞƐŝŐŶĂŶĚĂƌƟĐƵůĂƚĞĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐƵƐŝŶŐƉƌŽƉŽƌƟŽŶƐ͕
ĚŝǀŝƐŝŽŶƐ͕ĚĞƚĂŝůŝŶŐ͕ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͕ƚĞdžƚƵƌĞƐ͕ĂŶĚĐŽůŽƌƐĂŶĚĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞůLJ
ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞƚŚĞƐĞĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĚĞƐŝŐŶ͘ƉƉůŝĞƐƚŽĨĂĕĂĚĞƐ͗
ŝŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂůŽŶŐƉƵďůŝĐƌŽĂĚǁĂLJƐ͕ǀŝƐŝďůĞĨƌŽŵƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͕ĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚƚŽƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞƐ͕ĨĂĐŝŶŐƉƵďůŝĐĞŶƚƌŝĞƐŽĨ
ĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ͘
Note: For a complete list of all Standards, along with photo examples, see the City of Meridian Architectural Standards Manual.
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ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS, NON-RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS (ASE)
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4.1A
WƌŽǀŝĚĞĂƚůĞĂƐƚƚŚƌĞĞĚĞƚĂŝůŝŶŐĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶĨĂĕĂĚĞ
ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĐŚĂŶŐĞƐŽƌŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƐĐĂůĞĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ͕ƐƵĐŚ
ĂƐĚŽŽƌǁĂLJƐ͕ǁŝŶĚŽǁƐ͕ŽƌŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůďĂŶĚŝŶŐ͕ĂƚƚŚĞďĂƐĞŽĨƚŚĞ
ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͘džĂŵƉůĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞďƵƚĂƌĞŶŽƚůŝŵŝƚĞĚƚŽ͗ĐŽƌŶŝĐĞǁŽƌŬ
ĂƌŽƵŶĚƉƌŝŵĂƌLJĞŶƚƌŝĞƐ͕ĚĞĐŽƌĂƟǀĞĐĂƉƐŽŶďƌŝĐŬŽƌƐƚŽŶĞďĂŶĚŝŶŐ͕
ĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůĐĂŶŽƉŝĞƐŽǀĞƌĞŶƚƌŝĞƐ͕ŽƌĚĞĐŽƌĂƟǀĞůŝŶƚĞůƐĂďŽǀĞ
ƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŇŽŽƌǁŝŶĚŽǁƐ͘
4.1B
WƌŽǀŝĚĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐŽǀĞƌŚĂŶŐƐŽƌŽƚŚĞƌƉƌŽũĞĐƟŽŶƐƐƵĐŚĂƐĐĂŶŽƉŝĞƐ
ǁŚŝĐŚĂƌƟĐƵůĂƚĞƚŚĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĨĂĕĂĚĞĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJ
ƌĞůŝĞĨĨƌŽŵŝŶĐůĞŵĞŶƚǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ͘ƚĂŵŝŶŝŵƵŵ͕ĂŶŽǀĞƌŚĂŶŐŽƌ
ƉƌŽũĞĐƟŽŶŝƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶϮϬͲĨĞĞƚŽĨĂůůƉƵďůŝĐĞŶƚƌLJǁĂLJƐ͕
ŵƵƐƚďĞĂƚůĞĂƐƚϯͲĨĞĞƚŝŶĚĞƉƚŚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƉŽŝŶƚŽĨĞŶƚƌLJ͕ĂŶĚ
ďĞůĞĂƐƚϲͲĨĞĞƚŝŶůĞŶŐƚŚ͘ŶƚƌLJǁĂLJƐǁŝƚŚǀĞƐƟďƵůĞƐŽƌŽƚŚĞƌ
ƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚĞŶĐůŽƐĞĚƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶƐƉĂĐĞĂƌĞĞdžĞŵƉƚ͘
4.1C
WƌŽǀŝĚĞĚĞƚĂŝůƐƚŚĂƚĞŵƉŚĂƐŝnjĞĨŽĐĂůĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐƐƵĐŚĂƐƉƵďůŝĐ
ĞŶƚƌŝĞƐ͕ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĐŽƌŶĞƌƐ͕ŽƌƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞƐ͘džĂŵƉůĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞ
ďƵƚĂƌĞŶŽƚůŝŵŝƚĞĚƚŽ͗ĐŽůƵŵŶƐ͕ƋƵŽŝŶŽƌƌƵƐƟĐĂƟŽŶ͕ĐĂŶŽƉŝĞƐ
ŽǀĞƌĞŶƚƌŝĞƐ͕ůŝŶƚĞůƐ͕ƚƌĂŶƐŽŵǁŝŶĚŽǁƐ͕ŽƌŵŽĚƵůĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ
ƌŽŽĨƉůĂŶĞ͘ƚůĞĂƐƚŽŶĞĨŽĐĂůĞůĞŵĞŶƚŝƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚĂŶĚŵƵƐƚďĞ
ĂĐĐĞŶƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂƵŶŝƋƵĞĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶŽĨĐŽůŽƌ͕ƚĞdžƚƵƌĞ͕ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͕
ŽƌŵŽĚƵůĂƟŽŶŝŶƚŚĞǁĂůůŽƌƌŽŽĨƉůĂŶĞ͘
Goal
4.20
ƵŝůĚŝŶŐĚĞƐŝŐŶƐŵƵƐƚŶŽƚĐƌĞĂƚĞďůĂŶŬǁĂůůƐĞŐŵĞŶƚƐǁŚĞŶǀŝƐŝďůĞ
ĨƌŽŵĂƉƵďůŝĐƐƚƌĞĞƚŽƌƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞƐ͘ŽŶƐŝĚĞƌƚŚĞƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚĂƚƚŚĞ
ďĂƐĞ͕ŵŝĚĚůĞ͕ĂŶĚƚŽƉŽĨƚŚĞĨĂĕĂĚĞ͘
4.2A
hƐĞĂŶLJĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶŽĨƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐĨƌŽŵƵŝůĚŝŶŐ&Žƌŵ͕ƌĐŚŝƚĞĐͲ
ƚƵƌĂůůĞŵĞŶƚƐ͕ŽƌDĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐĞĐƟŽŶƐƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƉĂƩĞƌŶ͕ĐŽůŽƌ͕Žƌ
ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůǀĂƌŝĂƟŽŶŽŶĂůůǁĂůůƐĞŐŵĞŶƚƐ͘DƵƐƚŶŽƚĞdžĐĞĞĚϯϬͲĨĞĞƚ
ŚŽƌŝnjŽŶƚĂůůLJŽƌǀĞƌƟĐĂůůLJǁŝƚŚŽƵƚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐǀĂƌŝĂƟŽŶ͘
Goal
4.30
KƌŐĂŶŝnjĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ͕ďƵƚŶŽƚůŝŵŝƚĞĚƚŽ͕
ƵƟůŝƚLJ͕ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͕ĂŶĚŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂů͕ĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĞŶƚƌŝĞƐ͕ƌŽĂĚǁĂLJƐ͕
ƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞƐ͕ĂŶĚ͕ǁŚĞƌĞĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞ͕ĨƌŽŵĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ͘
4.3A
hƐĞĂŶĚŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂů^ƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ
DĂŶƵĂůƚŽƐĐƌĞĞŶĂŶĚĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĂŶĚŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂůĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ͘
>ĂŶĚƐĐĂƉŝŶŐŵĞĞƟŶŐƚŚĞƐĂŵĞŝŶƚĞŶƚŵĂLJĂůƐŽďĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ
ĨŽƌƵƟůŝƚLJŵĞƚĞƌƐĂŶĚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐ͘
4.3B ůůŐƌŽƵŶĚůĞǀĞůŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂůĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚŵƵƐƚďĞƐĐƌĞĞŶĞĚƚŽƚŚĞ
ŚĞŝŐŚƚŽĨƚŚĞƵŶŝƚĂƐǀŝĞǁĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJůŝŶĞ͘
Note: For a complete list of all Standards, along with photo examples, see the City of Meridian Architectural Standards Manual.
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4.3C ůůƌŽŽŌŽƉŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂůĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚƐŚĂůůďĞƐĐƌĞĞŶĞĚĂƐǀŝĞǁĞĚ
ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĨĂƌƚŚĞƐƚĞĚŐĞŽĨƚŚĞĂĚũŽŝŶŝŶŐƌŝŐŚƚŽĨǁĂLJ͘
Note: For a complete list of all Standards, along with photo examples, see the City of Meridian Architectural Standards Manual.
MATERIALS, NON-RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS (MAS)
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Intent
5.00
hƐĞƋƵĂůŝƚLJŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐĂŶĚĐŽůŽƌƐƚŚĂƚƉƌŽŵŽƚĞĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ
ĚĞƐŝŐŶƐĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨĂƟŵĞůĞƐƐĐŽŵ-
ŵƵŶŝƚLJĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌ͘
Goal
ϱ͘ϭϬ
hƐĞĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƌLJŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽĂ
ĐŽŚĞƐŝǀĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĚĞƐŝŐŶ͘hƐĞŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐďĂƐŝĐ
ŐƌŽƵƉƐ͗ǁŽŽĚ͕ŵĂƐŽŶƌLJ͕ĐŽŶĐƌĞƚĞ͕ƐƚƵĐĐŽ͕ŵĞƚĂů͕ĂŶĚŐůĂnjŝŶŐ͘
ϱ͘ϭ
&ŽƌďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐǁŝƚŚĨĂĕĂĚĞƐƚŚĂƚĨĂĐĞŵƵůƟƉůĞƉƵďůŝĐƌŽĂĚǁĂLJƐ
ĂŶĚͬŽƌƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞƐ͕ƵƐĞĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶƐ͕
ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͕ĂŶĚĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůĚĞƚĂŝůŝŶŐ͘
ϱ͘ϭ
&ŽƌĂůůĨĂĕĂĚĞĞůĞǀĂƟŽŶƐǀŝƐŝďůĞĨƌŽŵƉƵďůŝĐƌŽĂĚƐ͕ƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞƐ͕
ƉƌŝŵĂƌLJĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞ;ƐͿŽĨĂŶĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͕ĂŶĚĨĂĐŝŶŐƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů
ĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚƐ͕ƵƐĞĂƚůĞĂƐƚƚǁŽĚŝƐƟŶĐƚĮĞůĚŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͕ĐŽůŽƌƐ͕Žƌ
ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůͲĐŽůŽƌĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶƐŽŶƚŚĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĨĂĕĂĚĞ;ƐĞĞĂůƐŽ
DĂƚĞƌŝĂůĚĞĮŶŝƟŽŶƐͿ͘
ϱ͘ϭ
&ŽƌĨĂĕĂĚĞĞůĞǀĂƟŽŶƐǀŝƐŝďůĞĨƌŽŵƉƵďůŝĐƌŽĂĚǁĂLJƐĂŶĚĂůŽŶŐ
ƉƌŝŵĂƌLJďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĞŶƚƌLJǁĂLJƐ͕ŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĂŶĂĐĐĞŶƚŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů
ŽŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐƚŽƌLJ͘
ϱ͘ϭ
ŝƐƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĮĞůĚŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐĨƌŽŵĂĐĐĞŶƚŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƉĂƚͲ
ƚĞƌŶ͕ƚĞdžƚƵƌĞ͕ŽƌĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůĚĞƚĂŝůǀŝƐŝďůĞĨƌŽŵĞĚŐĞŽĨŶĞĂƌĞƐƚ
ƌŽĂĚǁĂLJ͘ůƚĞƌŶĂƚĞŵĂƐŽŶƌLJŽƌŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĐŽƵƌƐĞƐǁŝƚŚƌĞůŝĞĨĨƌŽŵ
ƉƌŝŵĂƌLJƉůĂŶĞŵĂLJĐŽƵŶƚƚŽǁĂƌĚƚŚŝƐ͘
ϱ͘ϭ&
tŚĞƌĞŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶŽƌƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƚĞ͕ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚĞƚĂŝůŝŶŐƚŽ
ĞdžƉƌĞƐƐƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů͘&ŽƌĞdžĂŵƉůĞ͕
ǁƌĂƉƐƚŽŶĞŽƌƐƚŽŶĞͲůŝŬĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐĂƌŽƵŶĚǀŝƐŝďůĞĐŽƌŶĞƌƐƚŽ
ĐŽŶǀĞLJƚŚĞĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŽĨŵĂƐƐ͕ĂŶĚŶŽƚĂƐĂƚŚŝŶǀĞŶĞĞƌ͘
Note: For a complete list of all Standards, along with photo examples, see the City of Meridian Architectural Standards Manual.
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208.884.5533, or https://meridiancity.org/design, or planning@meridiancity.org.
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ϱ͘ϭ'
EŽŶͲĚƵƌĂďůĞŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͕ƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚƐ͕ĂŶĚĮŶŝƐŚĞƐƚŚĂƚĚĞƚĞƌŝŽƌĂƚĞ
ƋƵŝĐŬůLJǁŝƚŚǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ͕ƵůƚƌĂͲǀŝŽůĞƚůŝŐŚƚ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĂƌĞŵŽƌĞƐƵƐĐĞƉͲ
ƟďůĞƚŽǁĞĂƌĂŶĚƚĞĂƌĂƌĞƉƌŽŚŝďŝƚĞĚŽŶƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ͘
ϱ͘ϭ,
dŚĞƵƐĞŽĨǀŝŶLJůĂŶĚŽƌĚŝŶĂƌLJƐŵŽŽƚŚĨĂĐĞďůŽĐŬ͕ƵŶĮŶŝƐŚĞĚ͕
ĐŽůŽƌĞĚ͕ŽƌƉĂŝŶƚĞĚ͕ĂƌĞƉƌŽŚŝďŝƚĞĚĂƐĂĮĞůĚŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐĨŽƌďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ
ĨĂĕĂĚĞƐĂůŽŶŐƉƵďůŝĐƌŽĂĚǁĂLJƐ͕ĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚƚŽƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞƐ͕ĂŶĚ
ǁŚĞŶǀŝƐŝďůĞĨƌŽŵƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚƐ͘^ŵŽŽƚŚĨĂĐĞďůŽĐŬ
ŵĂLJďĞƵƐĞĚĂƐĂŶĂĐĐĞŶƚŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů͘
ϱ͘ϭ/
hŶƚĞdžƚƵƌĞĚĐŽŶĐƌĞƚĞƉĂŶĞůƐĂŶĚƉƌĞĨĂďƌŝĐĂƚĞĚƐƚĞĞůƉĂŶĞůƐĂƌĞ
ƉƌŽŚŝďŝƚĞĚĂƐĮĞůĚŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐĨŽƌďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĨĂĕĂĚĞƐ͕ĞdžĐĞƉƚǁŚĞŶ
ƵƐĞĚǁŝƚŚĂŵŝŶŝŵƵŵŽĨƚǁŽŽƚŚĞƌƋƵĂůŝĨLJŝŶŐĮĞůĚŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐĂŶĚ
ŵĞĞƟŶŐĂůůŽƚŚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚĨĞŶĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘
Goal
ϱ͘ϮϬ
hƐĞĐŽůŽƌƐƚŚĂƚĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐĂŶĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚŝŶŶŽǀĂͲ
ƟǀĞĂŶĚŐŽŽĚĚĞƐŝŐŶƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ͘ƉƉůŝĞƐƚŽďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĨĂĕĂĚĞƐǀŝƐŝďůĞ
ĨƌŽŵĂƉƵďůŝĐƐƚƌĞĞƚ͕ƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞƐ͕ĂŶĚƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚƐ͘
ϱ͘ϮhƐĞŽĨƐƵďƚůĞ͕ŶĞƵƚƌĂů͕ŽƌŶĂƚƵƌĂůƚŽŶĞƐŵƵƐƚďĞŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚ
ĂƚůĞĂƐƚŽŶĞĂĐĐĞŶƚŽƌĮĞůĚŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů͘
ϱ͘ϮhƐĞŽĨŝŶƚĞŶƐĞůLJƐĂƚƵƌĂƚĞĚĐŽůŽƌƐŽƌŇƵŽƌĞƐĐĞŶĐĞŝƐƉƌŽŚŝďŝƚĞĚ
ĂƐĂƉƌŝŵĂƌLJŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů͘DĂLJďĞƵƐĞĚĂƐĂŶĂĐĐĞŶƚŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů͘
ϱ͘Ϯ
DĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐŽƌĐŽůŽƌƐǁŝƚŚŚŝŐŚƌĞŇĞĐƚĂŶĐĞ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐƐŽŵĞŵĞƚĂůƐ
ŽƌƌĞŇĞĐƟǀĞŐůĂnjŝŶŐ͕ŵƵƐƚŶŽƚƌĞĚŝƌĞĐƚůŝŐŚƚƚŽǁĂƌĚƐƌŽĂĚǁĂLJƐ͕
ƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞƐ͕ŽƌĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚƵƐĞƐŝŶĂǁĂLJǁŚŝĐŚĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƚĞƐĂ
ƉƵďůŝĐŶƵŝƐĂŶĐĞŽƌƐĂĨĞƚLJŚĂnjĂƌĚ͘
Goal
ϱ͘ϯϬ
/ŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞƌŽůůͲƵƉĚŽŽƌƐ͕ǁŝůůͲĐĂůůĚŽŽƌƐ͕ĚƌŝǀĞͲƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĚŽŽƌƐ͕ĂŶĚ
ůŽĂĚŝŶŐĚŽĐŬƐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĚĞƐŝŐŶ͕ĂŶĚůŽĐĂƚĞƚŚĞŵŝŶĂŵĂŶŶĞƌ
ǁŚŝĐŚĚŽĞƐŶŽƚĐƌĞĂƚĞƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶ͕ĚƌŝǀĞĂŝƐůĞ͕ŽƌƌŽĂĚǁĂLJĐŽŶŇŝĐƚƐ͘
ƉƉůŝĞƐƚŽĨĂĕĂĚĞƐĂůŽŶŐĂƌƚĞƌŝĂůĂŶĚĐŽůůĞĐƚŽƌƌŽĂĚǁĂLJƐ͕ĂŶĚĨĂĕĂĚĞƐ
ĨĂĐŝŶŐƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞƐ͘
ϱ͘ϯ
&ŽƌĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂůĂŶĚƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚƐ͕ƌŽůůͲƵƉ
ĂŶĚĚƌŝǀĞͲƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĚŽŽƌƐĂƌĞĂůůŽǁĞĚǁŚĞŶŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚŝŶƚŽƚŚĞ
ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĚĞƐŝŐŶ͕ďƵƚǁŝůůͲĐĂůůĚŽŽƌƐǁŝƚŚƌŽůůͲƵƉƐĂŶĚůŽĂĚŝŶŐ
ĚŽĐŬƐĂƌĞƉƌŽŚŝďŝƚĞĚ͘ŽŶƐŝĚĞƌŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůǀĂƌŝĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶƐ͕
ŵŽĚƵůĂƟŽŶ͕ĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐĨŽƌ
ƚŚĞĚĞƐŝŐŶ͘
Note: For a complete list of all Standards, along with photo examples, see the City of Meridian Architectural Standards Manual.
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Intent
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/ŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞƐŝŐŶƐĂŶĚĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůůŝŐŚƟŶŐĂƐĐŽŚĞƐŝǀĞĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨ
ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĚĞƐŝŐŶƐƚŚĂƚĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽƚŚĞĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞŽĨƚŚĞďƵŝůƚ
ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚĞŶŚĂŶĐĞƐĂĨĞƚLJ͘
Goal
ϲ͘ϭϬ
hƐĞůŝŐŚƟŶŐŽŶďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĞdžƚĞƌŝŽƌƐƚŽƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƐĂĨĞƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶ
ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚƐĂůŽŶŐƌŽĂĚǁĂLJƐ͕ĂƚŝŶƚĞƌƐĞĐƟŽŶƐ͕ĂŶĚŝŶƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞƐ͘
ϲ͘ϭ>ŝŐŚƟŶŐĮdžƚƵƌĞƐƉĂĐŝŶŐĂŶĚŚĞŝŐŚƚĂůŽŶŐƐƚƌĞĞƚƐĐĂƉĞƐĂŶĚ
ƌŽĂĚǁĂLJƐŵƵƐƚďĞƉůĂĐĞĚƚŽĂǀŽŝĚĐŽŶŇŝĐƚƐǁŝƚŚƚƌĞĞƉůĂŶƟŶŐƐ͘
ϲ͘ϭ hƐĞĞŶĞƌŐLJͲĞĸĐŝĞŶƚĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůůŝŐŚƟŶŐ͘
ϲ͘ϭ
hƐĞůŝŐŚƟŶŐĮdžƚƵƌĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚǁŝƚŚŽƚŚĞƌĚĞĐŽƌĂƟǀĞ
ŚĂƌĚǁĂƌĞŽŶƚŚĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͘&ŽƌĞdžĂŵƉůĞ͕ƐĞůĞĐƚůŝŐŚƟŶŐŚĂƌĚǁĂƌĞ
ǁŝƚŚƐŝŵŝůĂƌĐŽůŽƌĂŶĚƐŚĂƉĞĂƐŽƚŚĞƌďƵŝůĚŝŶŐŚĂƌĚǁĂƌĞ͕ƵƐĞ
ƌĞĐĞƐƐĞĚůŝŐŚƟŶŐ͕ŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞƵŶŝĨŽƌŵƐƉĂĐŝŶŐ͕ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞǁŝƚŚ
ŽƚŚĞƌĂĐĐĞŶƚƐĂŶĚƌĞǀĞĂůƐ͕ĂŶĚĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůƚLJůŝŐŚƚƐǁŝƚŚ
ƉƌĞĚŽŵŝŶĂƚĞĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ͘
Note: For a complete list of all Standards, along with photo examples, see the City of Meridian Architectural Standards Manual.
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