Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Applies near
- Old Town North arts and cultural districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. overlayOverlay districtA second set of rules laid over the base district, adding requirements without replacing it.
- Geographic extent
- Parcels within the Old Town North arts and cultural districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. overlayOverlay districtA second set of rules laid over the base district, adding requirements without replacing it. that front along N. Washington Street, N. Saint Asaph Street, Montgomery Street, N. Fairfax Street, Third Street, or Canal Center Plaza
Uses
Conditional / special use2
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. increase for arts and cultural anchor25 ft
Height may not be increased pursuant to this section by more than 25 feet beyond the height otherwise permitted by the zone for the site. However, no building located in any zone or height district where the maximum allowable height is 50 feet or less may be allowed to exceed such height limits.
Other
- Below grade anchor requirements2,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The arts and cultural anchor space may be located below grade, provided that it has a minimum area of 2,000 square feet of ground floor space, primarily accessed from the street frontages listed in section 6-901 and with a floor-to-ceiling height of no less than 15 feet.
- FARFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot. increase for arts and cultural anchor30 pct
Floor area ratio and an associated amount of density may be increased by a maximum of 30 percent above the maximum floor area ratio otherwise permitted by the zoning ordinance for a building or project that includes an arts and cultural anchor.
- Minimum size for arts and cultural anchor5,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The space provided for the arts and cultural anchor shall be a minimum size of 5,000 square feet and consolidated in one area.
- Total floor area cap for arts and cultural anchor incentive100,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The total floor area for arts and cultural anchor space utilizing the arts and cultural anchor incentive within the Old Town North arts and cultural district overlay will not exceed 100,000 square feet of floor area as defined by the zoning ordinance.
- Ground floor arts and cultural tenant space excluded from FARFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot.15,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. per block
The floor area for ground floor arts and cultural tenant spaces may be excluded from the calculation of the maximum floor area ratio permitted for the site. The allocation of ground floor arts and cultural tenant spaces will be limited to a maximum amount of 15,000 square feet of floor area for each block.
From the ordinance
The intent of this provision is to provide incentives to retain and attract arts and cultural uses in Old Town North through the creation of an arts and cultural district...