Sec. 283

Other

• Blank wall articulation

  Exterior walls on any building façade facing a street shall have a substantial material change, such as windows, doors, columns, pilasters or other articulation greater than twelve (12) inches in depth, at least every thirty (30) feet in both a vertical and horizontal direction and on both ground and upper story street-facing facades;

• Ground story transparencyGround-floor transparencyThe share of a ground-floor street wall that must be windows rather than blank surface. for non-multifamily30 pct

  The combined area of windows and doors on a ground story street-facing façade, as measured between two (2) and eight (8) feet above the adjacent sidewalk or, if none, ground level at the building façade, shall for all building types other than multifamily, be no less than thirty (30) percent of the area of the building façade

• MultifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. transparencyGround-floor transparencyThe share of a ground-floor street wall that must be windows rather than blank surface.15 pct

  Multifamily buildings shall have a minimum transparency of no less than fifteen (15) percent on all stories.

• No parking between building and street

  No parking, drive aisles other than those associated with drop-off areas, mechanical equipment or service areas shall be placed between the building and the street;

• Upper story transparencyGround-floor transparencyThe share of a ground-floor street wall that must be windows rather than blank surface.15 pct

  and for upper stories, no less than fifteen (15) percent. Multifamily buildings shall have a minimum transparency of no less than fifteen (15) percent on all stories.