7.06.10
Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Ground-floor windows for above-grade parking structures50 pct
Any wall facing a street must contain windows, doors, or display areas equal to at least 50% of the ground floor wall area facing the street.
- CWU parking distance1,320 ft
All off-street nonresidential parking must be located on the lot being served or on a separate lot or parcel 1/4-mile from the primary pedestrian entrance of the building that it serves.
- Structured parking requirement in TRC Inner/Outer Core70 pct
Structured parking is required to meet 70% of the parking requirements for the construction of new buildings in the Inner Core and Outer Core Subareas of the TRC Zoning District.
- Surface parking prohibition near transit station1,320 ft
Off-street surface parking lots are prohibited in the TRC Zoning District within 1/4 mile of the transit station to encourage parking structures.
- Home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. additional parking1 space
A home occupation permitting an employee to work on-site requires 1 off-street parking space in addition to the minimum off-street parking requirements for the dwelling unit prescribed in Section 7.06.02.
- MultifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. parking screening heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
No off-street parking facility for multifamily dwellings is permitted in areas between buildings and streets, unless those parking areas are sufficiently bermed and screened at a minimum height of 6 feet so that the parking areas are not visible from the street.
- Conform to FSM
Conform to the Facilities Standards Manual (FSM)
- Parking location distance500 ft
Be provided on the same lot or parcel of land being served, or on a separate lot or parcel of land within 500 feet of the principal entrance of the building being served.
- Avoid visibility triangle
Avoid the Visibility Triangle pursuant to Section 7.07.04
- Recreational pickup/delivery zone distance50 ft
This designated pickup and delivery zone must be located within 50 feet of the recreational use's primary building entrance in a way that provides safe and clearly designated access to enter or exit the facility.
- Window sill heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.4 ft
Required windows must have a sill no more than 4 feet above grade. Where the interior floor level prohibits the required sill placement, the sill may be raised 2 feet above the finished floor wall to provide a maximum sill height of 6 feet above grade.
From the ordinance
All parking facilities must: 1. Conform to the Facilities Standards Manual (FSM); 2. Avoid the Visibility Triangle pursuant to Section 7.07.04; and 3. Be provided on the same lot or parcel of land being served, or on a separate lot or parcel of land within 500 feet of the principal entrance of the building being served. ... For CWU districts: All off-street nonresidential parking must be located on the lot being served or on a separate lot or parcel 1/4-mile from the primary pedestrian entrance of the building that it serves. ... Structured parking is required to meet 70% of the parking requirements for the construction of new buildings in the Inner Core and Outer Core Subareas of the TRC Zoning District. ... Off-street surface parking lots are prohibited in the TRC Zoning District within 1/4 mile of the transit station. ... Above-grade parking structures must provide ground-floor windows along the street frontages to prohibit long expanses of blank walls. Any wall facing a street must contain windows, doors, or display areas equal to at least 50% of the ground floor wall area facing the street. ... Required windows must have a sill no more than 4 feet above grade. ... Recreational, health and fitness center, and day care uses must include a designated pickup and delivery zone ... located within 50 feet of the recreational use's primary building entrance. ... No off-street parking facility for multifamily dwellings is permitted in areas between buildings and streets, unless those parking areas are sufficiently bermed and screened at a minimum height of 6 feet. ... A home occupation permitting an employee to work on-site requires 1 off-street parking space in addition to the minimum off-street parking requirements for the dwelling unit.