Article 55, Section 55.2, Table 55.2
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 2%
Uses
Permitted by right6
Conditional / special use22
- Single Family Dwelling
- Two-Family Dwelling
- Rooming House
- Financial Services
- Liquor Store
- Health/Fitness Club, Large
- Animal-Related Uses
- Bars
- Entertainment Establishment
- Recreation, Outdoor Commercial
- Industrial, Limited
- Research and Development
- Hotels
- Long-Term Hotel (Extended Stay)
- Adult Day Programs
- Residential Care Facility, Small
- Residential Care Facility, Senior
- Skilled Nursing Facility
- Assembly/Meeting Facilities
- Cultural Institutions
- Funeral Homes
- Schools
Extracted standards
41 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Maximum blank wall length20 ft
No street frontage wall may run in a continuous plane for more than twenty (20) feet without an opening.
- HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. threshold for articulation requirement40 ft
Buildings that exceed three (3) stories or forty (40) feet in height shall incorporate at least one (1) of the options
- Maximum nonresidential first floor elevation2 ft
The first habitable floor shall be located no more than two (2) feet above or below the existing grade
- Maximum pedestrian entrance spacing100 ft
ground-related entrances shall occur at least once every one hundred (100) feet
- Maximum residential first floor above grade4 ft
The first habitable floor of a residential-only building shall be located no more than four (4) feet above existing grade
- Maximum residential first floor below grade2 ft
and no more than two (2) feet below existing grade along a street property line.
- Maximum retail entrance spacing50 ft
Retail-related uses shall have ground-related pedestrian entrances that occur at least once every fifty (50) feet.
- StoriesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code. threshold for articulation requirement3 storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
Buildings that exceed three (3) stories or forty (40) feet in height shall incorporate at least one (1) of the options
- Minimum commercial ground floor transparencyGround-floor transparencyThe share of a ground-floor street wall that must be windows rather than blank surface.50 pct
Windows and openings facing streets shall constitute a minimum of fifty percent (50%) of street-facing building faces.
- Minimum commercial upper floor transparencyGround-floor transparencyThe share of a ground-floor street wall that must be windows rather than blank surface.40 pct
Windows and openings facing streets shall constitute a minimum of forty percent (40%) of street-facing building faces.
- Minimum facade modulation depth18 in
Exterior walls that vary in depth and/or direction, exhibiting offsets, recesses, or projections with depth of at least eighteen (18) inches
- Minimum nonresidential ground floor heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.12 ft
The minimum height of nonresidential ground floor spaces shall be twelve (12) feet.
- Minimum residential ground floor heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.10 ft
The minimum height of residential ground floor spaces shall be ten (10) feet.
- Minimum residential ground floor transparencyGround-floor transparencyThe share of a ground-floor street wall that must be windows rather than blank surface.40 pct
Windows and openings facing streets shall constitute a minimum of forty percent (40%) of street-facing building faces.
- Minimum residential upper floor transparencyGround-floor transparencyThe share of a ground-floor street wall that must be windows rather than blank surface.20 pct
Windows and openings facing streets shall constitute a minimum of twenty percent (20%) of street-facing building faces.
- Minimum window display depth3 ft
window displays that are at least three (3) feet deep.
Fencing & walls
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. fence types
Chain-link fencing, barbed-wire, razor-wire, and corrugated metal fencing shall not be permitted.
Other
- Live/work bicycle parking ratio0.33 spaces per unit
Minimum capacity shall be one (1) secured parking space per three (3) live/work units.
- Maximum block face length400 ft
with no block face exceeding four hundred (400) feet in length
- Maximum street tree distance from curb3 ft
Trees shall be spaced no more than three (3) feet from the face of the curb
- Maximum street tree spacing40 ft
Street trees shall be spaced not more than forty (40) feet apart
- Maximum walkway distance ratio1.25 ratio
generally no more than one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the straight line distance.
- Mechanical equipment location
Mechanical equipment shall not be located within required yard setback areas.
- Minimum common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. area500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Minimum square footage of any common open space area shall be five hundred (500) square feet.
- Minimum common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. dimension15 ft
The minimum dimension of any common open space area shall be fifteen (15) feet.
- Minimum common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. open to sky80 pct
Not less than eighty percent (80%) of the total required usable common open space shall be unobstructed to the sky.
- Minimum internal walkway width adjacent to open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.6 ft
Internal walkways shall be a minimum of six (6) feet wide where located adjacent to any common open space areas.
- Minimum internal walkway width elsewhere4 ft
Internal walkways elsewhere on the property shall be a minimum of four (4) feet wide
- Minimum residential open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.125 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./unit
The required minimum amount of open space shall be one hundred twenty-five (125) square feet per unit.
- Minimum private open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. dimension6 ft
The minimum dimension of any private open space area shall be six (6) feet.
- Minimum sidewalk clear path5 ft
a minimum five-foot clear path is provided on the sidewalk for unimpeded pedestrian traffic.
- Minimum street tree distance from entrance8 ft
Trees shall be located a minimum of eight (8) feet away from primary entrances.
- Minimum street tree spacing20 ft
and shall not be spaced less than twenty (20) feet apart.
- Tenant bicycle parking percentage5 pct
secure bicycle parking shall be provided for five percent (5%) of motorized vehicle parking capacity
- Vibration study required within100 ft
For all buildings with residential uses and vibration-sensitive development located within one hundred (100) feet of the centerline of railroad tracks, a site-specific vibration study is required.
- Visitor bicycle parking distance from entrance100 ft
permanently anchored bicycle racks shall be provided within one hundred (100) feet of the primary entrance.
- Visitor bicycle parking percentage5 pct
Bicycle parking shall be provided at five percent (5%) of motorized vehicle parking capacity
Parking
- Maximum vehicular access points per 200 feet1 per 200 ft
a maximum of one (1) vehicular access point for each two hundred (200) feet of street frontage is permitted.
- Minimum curb cutGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. distance from intersection15 ft
Curb cuts shall be located at least fifteen (15) feet from an intersection curb return or pedestrian crosswalk.
- Minimum landscaped setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for parking from street2 ft
a landscaped setback at least two (2) feet wide must be provided between the parking area and the adjacent right-of-way.
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. separation from building6 ft
Surface and structured parking areas must be separated from on-site buildings by a minimum distance of six (6) feet
From the ordinance
Table 55.2 (Use Regulations) indicates the uses permitted (P), conditionally permitted with a Use Permit (C), permitted as an accessory use (A), and not permitted (-) in the Mixed Use Transitional District.