Sec. 83-477
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- All new institutional, commercial, and mixed-use development
Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Facade offset requirements for wide facades
Street-facing front building facades that are greater than 60 feet wide shall be articulated with wall offsets (e.g. projections or recesses in the façade plane) that are at least one foot deep, at least ten feet wide, and spaced no more than 40 feet apart.
- Maximum percentage of stucco or decorative block30 pct
No more than 30 percent of building facades visible from existing or planned roadways shall be adorned with stucco or decorative block.
- Maximum total building area in Village Center districts45,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
In the Village Center (VC) and Village Center Planned Development (VC-PD) districts, total building area shall not exceed 45,000 square feet, unless a conditional use permit (CUP) is approved by the Board of Supervisors.
- Minimum ground-level facade transparencyGround-floor transparencyThe share of a ground-floor street wall that must be windows rather than blank surface.30 pct
At least 30 percent of the street-facing façade area of the ground-level floor of buildings (as measured from the grade to the underside of the eave, top of the parapet, or the story line denoting the second floor) shall be occupied by doorways or transparent windows.
- Minimum percentage of building facade from quality materials70 pct
At least 70 percent of building façades visible from existing or planned roadways shall be constructed of wood, brick, stone, and/or other materials with a similar appearance, durability, and quality.
- Maximum roof pitch12 ratio
Principal buildings shall incorporate roof pitches between 3:12 and 12:12, or incorporate a parapet at least three feet high with a three-dimensional cornice around a flat roof.
- Minimum roof pitch3 ratio
Principal buildings shall incorporate roof pitches between 3:12 and 12:12, or incorporate a parapet at least three feet high with a three-dimensional cornice around a flat roof.
- HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of screening for side facades8 ft
The side facades of buildings visible to the general public from any roadway and/or public view shall be articulated with the same façade details as provided on the building's front façade, or be screened from off-site views through fences, walls, or landscaping at least eight feet high.
Parking
- Maximum surface parking between front of building and street (other districts)50 pct
In all other instances, no more than 50 percent of the number of off-street parking spaces shall be surface parking located between the front of the principal building(s) and the street it faces.
- Parking location in Village Center districts
In Village Center (VC) and Village Center Planned Development (VC-PD) Districts, all required off-street surface parking shall be located to the side or rear of the front facade of the principal building(s).
From the ordinance
These institutional, commercial, and mixed-use development standards are intended to protect and enhance a pleasant environment for working and shopping...