Sec. 53.2.A.2.a; Sec. 53.4.A.2.a; Sec. 53.6.A.4; Sec. 53.7.A.2.a
Dimensional standards
Lot
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Applies near
- freeway
- Applies within
- 500 ft
- Geographic extent
- All Mixed-Use Corridor sub-districts
Uses
Permitted by right4
Conditional / special use1
Prohibited3
- Vehicle maintenance or repair (e.g., body or mechanical work, including boats and recreational vehicles), vehicle detailing and painting, upholstery, or any similar use
- Storage of flammable liquids or hazardous materials beyond that normally associated with a residential use
- Manufacturing or industrial activities, including but not limited to welding, machining, or any open flame work
Extracted standards
42 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Maximum front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. above grade42 in
Where private open space occurs above grade in front yards, the overall height of fences and walls located in the front yard shall not exceed forty-two (42) inches.
- Maximum front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. at grade3 ft
Overall height of fences and walls located in the front yard shall not exceed three (3) feet if located at grade.
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. fencing materials
Chain-link fencing, barbed-wire, razor-wire, and corrugated metal fencing shall not be permitted.
Height
- Bonus heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. constraint75 ft/acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
Severely and unusually constrained street frontage shall be defined as street frontage of less than seventy-five (75) linear feet for each acre of gross site area.
- Bonus heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. mixed-use depth20 ft
The ground-floor frontage along all major streets will be occupied by retail or restaurant uses for a depth of no less than twenty (20) feet.
- Bonus heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. public open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.0.25 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
Usable open space that is open to the public will be provided which amounts to 0.25 acres or ten percent (10%) of the project area, whichever is greater.
- Minimum development heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. depth15 ft
The minimum height regulations shall apply only to the first fifteen (15) feet of building depth as measured from the building frontage.
- Upper-story stepback angle45 deg
Buildings shall not intercept a forty-five (45)-degree daylight plane inclined inward from fifteen (15) feet above existing grade at the property line of the parcel adjacent to the residential district boundary line.
- Upper-story stepback start heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.15 ft
Buildings shall not intercept a forty-five (45)-degree daylight plane inclined inward from fifteen (15) feet above existing grade at the property line of the parcel adjacent to the residential district boundary line.
Other
- Commercial bicycle parking (tenant)5 pct
For buildings with over ten (10) tenant-occupants, secure bicycle parking shall be provided for five percent (5%) of motorized vehicle parking capacity, with a minimum of one (1) space.
- Commercial bicycle parking (visitor)5 pct
Bicycle parking shall be provided at five percent (5%) of motorized vehicle parking capacity, with a minimum of one (1) two-bike capacity rack.
- 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.
- Freeway separation500 ft
No new residential units shall be permitted within five hundred (500) feet of the outermost lane of a freeway.
- Loading hours end
in no event, shall loading or unloading take place after 10:00 p.m. or before 7:00 a.m. on any day of the week.
- Loading hours start
in no event, shall loading or unloading take place after 10:00 p.m. or before 7:00 a.m. on any day of the week.
- Maximum block face length400 ft
New streets shall establish a pedestrian-friendly interconnected street network, with no block face exceeding four hundred (400) feet in length.
- Maximum building facade length300 ft
no street-facing or pedestrian paseo-facing building facade length shall exceed three hundred (300) feet.
- Maximum walkway detour125 pct
Such walkway shall be the shortest practical distance between the primary entry and sidewalk, generally no more than one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the straight line distance.
- Mechanical equipment location
Mechanical equipment shall not be located in 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 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 width4 ft
Internal walkways elsewhere on the property shall be a minimum of four (4) feet wide and paved with permeable materials
- Minimum nonresidential corner wrap distance30 ft
but not less than thirty (30) feet along secondary/side streets.
- Minimum nonresidential corner wrap50 pct
On corner parcels, the nonresidential space shall turn (wrap around) the corner for a distance of at least fifty percent (50%) of the building facade
- Minimum nonresidential depth18 ft
Nonresidential uses shall be located along street frontages and shall have a minimum depth of eighteen (18) feet.
- Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. per unit125 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The required minimum amount of open space shall be one hundred twenty-five (125) square feet per unit.
- Minimum personal storage80 cuft
Each residential unit shall be provided a minimum of eighty (80) cubic feet of enclosed, lockable storage space located outside of the 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 width8 ft
Street trees may be located within the required sidewalk area, provided that at least eight (8) feet in width of sidewalk area is available, clear, and unimpeded for pedestrian traffic.
- No conversion to residential
After approval, a mixed-use building shall not be converted to entirely residential use.
- Residential bicycle parking ratio
Minimum capacity shall be one (1) secured parking space per three (3) dwelling units.
- Separate entrances required
When nonresidential and residential uses are located in the same building, separate pedestrian entrances shall be provided for each use.
- Street tree distance from curb3 ft
Generally, trees should 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
- Minimum street tree spacing20 ft
Street trees shall be spaced not more than forty (40) feet apart, and may not be spaced less than twenty (20) feet apart
Parking
- Maximum vehicular access points per 200 feet1 count
For parcels of less than two hundred (200) feet in length along the street front, only one (1) vehicular access point shall be permitted off the street front. For all other parcel frontages, 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 parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. separation from buildings6 ft
Surface and structured parking areas must be separated from on-site buildings by a minimum distance of six (6) feet
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. landscaped setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from street2 ft
Where surface parking is located between a building and a street, a landscaped setback at least two (2) feet wide must be provided between the parking area and the adjacent right-of-way.
Setback
- Maximum architectural projection into front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.8 ft
Lobbies, porches, stoops, and other attractively designed, entry-related architectural features may extend up to eight (8) feet into the front setback area.
- Maximum balcony projection into setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.2 ft
Upper-floor balconies may extend up to two (2) feet into the setback area; up to three (3) feet may be considered depending on design and responsible review authority approval.
From the ordinance
No new residential units shall be permitted within five hundred (500) feet of the outermost lane of a freeway. The required minimum amount of open space shall be one hundred twenty-five (125) square feet per unit. Minimum capacity shall be one (1) secured parking space per three (3) dwelling units.
Parking requirements
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"residential_bicycle": "1 per 3 dwelling units",
"commercial_bicycle_tenant": "5% of motorized vehicle parking capacity, min 1",
"commercial_bicycle_visitor": "5% of motorized vehicle parking capacity, min 1 two-bike rack"
}