Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Landscaping & trees
- Minimum tree density in street yards, courtyards, and streetscape plazas1 tree/1000sqft
At least one tree is planted for every 1,000 square feet of any street yard, courtyard, or streetscape plaza area, located in planting areas or tree wells.
- Minimum tree density in yards and setbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.1 tree/1500sqft
To the extent practical and achievable, trees shall be planted at a minimum of one per 1,500 square feet, located in planting areas or tree wells.
Other
- Additional amenity in courtyards and streetscape plazas
In addition to seating, at least one other amenity is provided, such as a pergola, multiple trellises, catenary or string overhead lighting, a fountain, or artwork (sculpture or mural).
- Hardscape paving materials
Hardscape areas are paved with unit pavers, such as bricks, quarry tiles, porous pavers, or poured-in-place materials. If poured-in-place materials are selected, they must be of decorative color or textures.
- Shared drive connecting adjacent parking lots
Adjacent parking lots in a development shall be connected with a shared drive that perpendicularly crosses any side and/or rear setback.
- Landscape mix in yards and setbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
Yards and setbacks shall be designed for a mix of paved and landscaped areas, consistent with the maximum impervious and semi-pervious coverage allowed per the building type.
- Maximum distance from midpoint for mid-block pathway50 ft
Mid-block pathways shall ... be located within 50 feet of the midpoint of the frontage.
- Mid-block pathways in East Boulder
In East Boulder, mid-block pathways are required on longer blocks... Mid-block pathways shall continuously connect the two opposite frontages specified in Paragraph 9-14-6(c)(2), B.R.C. 1981, and be located within 50 feet of the midpoint of the frontage.
- Minimum landscape beds in street yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. areas25 pct
A minimum of twenty-five percent of the street yard areas, including courtyards and streetscape plazas to meet the requirements in Subsection 9-14-14(h), B.R.C. 1981, include landscape beds with shrubs, perennials, grasses, and/or annual plants.
- Seating in courtyards and streetscape plazas
Temporary or permanent seating is provided. Temporary seating shall be available or in place between March 15 and November 15.
From the ordinance
At least one tree is planted for every 1,000 square feet of any street yard, courtyard, or streetscape plaza area, located in planting areas or tree wells.