Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- Strategic Growth Areas
- Geographic extent
- Strategic Growth Areas (SGAs) as defined in the Comprehensive PlanComprehensive planThe long-range policy document zoning is meant to implement; it is not itself binding law.
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Facade articulation spacing30 ft
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. all storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.15 pct
Multifamily buildings shall have a minimum transparency of no less than fifteen (15) percent on all stories.
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. features 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. for non-multifamily15 pct
and for upper stories, no less than fifteen (15) percent.
From the ordinance
The provisions of this Part H shall apply to property in Apartment, Hotel, Office, Business and Industrial Districts located within a strategic growth area. ... Building façades 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 ... The combined area of windows and doors on a ground story street-facing façade ... shall for all building types other than multifamily, be no less than thirty (30) percent ...