Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Transit-oriented density bonusDensity bonusExtra units allowed above the base cap in exchange for something — usually affordable homes.
Proposed projects within one-half of a mile of a transit stop along Magnolia or University Avenues or any transit station may have a residential density of up to 60 dwelling units per acre in the MU-U Zone with a maximum total permissible FAR of 4.0.
Other
- Common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. minimum
Common useable open space may be divided into more than one area; however, at least one area shall be a minimum of 625 square feet, with no dimension on any side of less than 25 feet.
- Minimum commercial floor area
Mixed-Use Development shall incorporate a minimum amount of leasable retail, office or other commercial floor area: MU-U Zone: 80 percent of the lineal frontage of the ground floor fronting on any arterial street.
- Private open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. minimum dimension
Private useable open space shall have a minimum dimension on any side of five feet.
- Rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. when adjacent to residential
The minimum rear yard setback for any mixed-use zone shall be 25 feet when adjacent to a residential zone. Where a development abuts an alley to the rear, the rear setback shall be measured from the centerline of the alley.
- Side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. when adjacent to residential
The minimum side yard setback in the MU-V and MU-U Zones shall be 15 feet when adjacent to a residential zone.
- Street frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. uses
Along street frontages in the MU-U Zone, if any portion of the building is set back 15 feet or greater at the ground level, at least one of those setback areas shall include non-residential outdoor uses consisting of plazas, patio dining, displays, public art, or entry courts.
Parking
- No parking between building and public right-of-way
Parking between the public right-of-way and buildings shall be prohibited.
- Parking perimeter screening
The perimeter of parking areas and driveways adjacent to streets and sidewalks shall be screened with an attractive low wall, berm, fence, landscaping, or similar methods subject to the approval of the Approving Authority.
From the ordinance
The minimum side yard setback in the MU-V and MU-U Zones shall be 15 feet when adjacent to a residential zone. ... Higher residential densities are permissible for projects in the MU-V and MU-U Zones that have the potential to serve as transit-oriented developments.