Sec. 7.10.7, 7.10.10, 7.10.11, 7.10.12

Other

• Green roofs encouraged

  Green roofs are encouraged to meet required best management practices.

• High reflectance roofing encouraged

  Colored roofing materials that have a high reflectance value are encouraged.

• Maximum bay window projection4 ft

  Bay Windows... projects no more than four feet (4') from the principal building.

• Maximum cantilever2 ft

  A cantilevered portion of a building not extending more than two feet (2') from the principal building.

• Maximum display window projection2 ft

  Display windows not projecting more than two feet (2') from the principal building.

• Maximum ground level extension4 ft

  Extensions of a finished floor at ground level... projects no more than four feet (4') from the principal building

• Maximum penthouse area50 pct

  limiting the area of the penthouse or screened area containing the equipment to no more than fifty percent (50%) of the area of the floor below

• Maximum screen wall length without articulation20 ft

  Walls used for screening... in excess of twenty feet (20') in length shall be articulated... at least every twenty feet (20').

• Maximum streetlight heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.14 ft

  Streetlight poles shall be no taller than fourteen feet (14') including the base.

• Minimum awning clearance8 ft

  there must be a minimum eight-foot (8') clearance from the sidewalk to the lowest portion of the structure.

• Minimum awning projection24 in

  Shall project a minimum of twenty-four inches (24") away from the building façade to which they are attached.

• Minimum ground floor nonresidential50 pct

  at least fifty percent (50%) of the ground floor area of such buildings must be designed for and devoted to nonresidential uses.

• Minimum nonresidential GFA40 pct

  Any rezoning plan in the CD-C, CD-MUO and CD-CC sub-districts that contains residential uses shall include a minimum of forty percent (40%) of the proposed building Gross Floor Area (GFA) area of the development to be devoted to nonresidential uses.

• Minimum primary building material75 pct

  Primary building material shall comprise at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the visible wall materials.

• Minimum usable open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.10 pct

  the applicant shall provide at least ten percent (10%) of the site as useable open space.

• Minimum visible light transmission70 pct

  Lightly tinted shall be defined as window tint not containing a metallic material which allows greater than seventy percent (70%) visible light transmission.

• Prohibition on internal illumination

  Awnings shall not be internally illuminated.

• Prohibition on sign-like colors

  Colors should not be chosen so that the building functions as a sign; this includes colors identifiable with a franchise or chain business.

• ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. awning materials

  Plasticized, metal, rigid, cubed or curved awnings or mansard style canopies are prohibited.

• Sidewalk cafés permitted

  Sidewalk cafés and temporary sidewalk sales shall be permitted along E. Market Street, Catoctin Circle, and General Streets, in the frontage zone...

• Street tree spacing40 ft

  One medium or large canopy street tree shall be provided for every forty feet (40'), or one understory tree shall be provided for every fifteen feet (15')...

• Underground utilities required

  All new or relocated overhead utility lines shall be installed underground.

• Unit size mix required

  For any development proposing more than twelve (12) dwelling units per acre... the applicant shall provide a mix of unit sizes.

• Unit type mix required

  For any development comprised of more than five (5) acres... there shall be a mix of the unit types allowed in the district.