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1. Plan amendments may be approved by the Economic and Community Development Director, subject to the recommendation of the Planning & Design Commission, and only upon the final approval of Council, based upon determining that the proposed revision (s) will not alter the basic design and character of the development plan, nor any specified conditions imposed as part of the original approval. Plan amendments include the following. L Reduction in size of any building and/or other structures. ii. Movement of buildings or other structures by no more than ten (10) feet. iii. Landscaping approved on the development plan that is replaced by similar landscaping to an equal or greater extent. iv. Changes in building materials to a comparable or higher quality material. v. Internal m -arrangement of a parking lot that does not affect the number of parking spaces or alter access locations or design. vi. Changes related to Subsections i -v above, required or requested by the City or County, State, or federal regulatory agency in order to conform to other laws or regulations, provided such changes do not alter the basic design and character of the plan, nor any specified conditions imposed as part of the original approval. 1157.OS DESIGN PRINCIPLES. The following Design Principles provide certain guidelines, as noted, in the design preparation of a Preliminary PD Plan. A. Building and Site Design. 1. Wherever feasible, buildings shall be designed to provide massing configurations with a variety of different wall planes. Plain, monolithic structures with long walls and roof plane surfaces are discouraged. 2. Building facades should incorporate design elements such as changes in color or texture; projections, recesses, and reveals; or equivalent elements that subdivide the wall into human scale proportions. Blank facades are highly discouraged on walls facing streets or pedestrian ways. 3. Commercial Building facades shall have highly visible customer entrances that feature canopies, overhangs, arcades, distinctive roof forms, arches, display windows, or landscaped features. Primary entrances should face streets on which they are located. B. Vehicular Circulation and Access. 1. Circulation systems shall be designed to efficiently facilitate traffic flow, yet designed to discourage speeds and volumes that impede pedestrian activity and safety.