22.26.030.D.11
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 25%
Extracted standards
25 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Noise
- Noise nuisance prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Noise generated by activities on the premises shall be controlled in such a manner so as not to create a nuisance or hazard on any adjacent property.
Other
- Chain-link fence prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Chain-link, barbed, and concertina wire fences are prohibited.
- Commercial hours of operation
The hours of operation for commercial uses shall be no earlier than 6:00 a.m. and no later than 11:00 p.m. daily, unless modified by a Conditional Use Permit
- Glass type required
All glass utilized in windows or entrances on the first two stories shall be either clear or lightly tinted... Mirrored, highly reflective glass, or densely tinted glass shall be prohibited
- Graffiti removal time72 hours
In the event of such graffiti occurring, the property owner, tenant, or their agent shall remove or cover said graffiti within 72 hours, weather permitting.
- Interior grilles allowed
Building security grilles may be placed within the interior of the building if the grilles are concealed so that they are not visible from the exterior of the building when not in use during business hours.
- Laundry facilities required
Any development that includes dwelling units shall provide adequate private or common laundry facilities reserved for the exclusive use of the residents residing in the development.
- Maximum landscaping screening of facade25 pct
no more than 25 percent of landscaping shall screen from public view the facade or windows on the ground floor of the building's frontage
- Maximum trash enclosure distance from building150 ft
Located not farther than 150 feet from the building
- Mechanical equipment screening required
Mechanical equipment shall be completely screened from view through the use of walls or landscaping.
- Minimum facade design features50 pct
At least 50 percent of the building facade facing the street, highway, or corner of such street or highway shall include design features such as recessed windows, balconies, offset planes, stepbacks, vertical or horizontal modulations or articulations, or other architectural or decorative accents
- Minimum ground floor transparencyGround-floor transparencyThe share of a ground-floor street wall that must be windows rather than blank surface.50 pct
At least 50 percent of any building's ground floor facade that is oriented towards a street or highway with the greatest right-of-way width shall be composed of entrances and display windows or other displays.
- Minimum recreational space (projects up to 60,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.)10 pct
at least 10 percent of the project area shall be provided and maintained as recreational space
- Minimum recreational space per dwelling unitDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance. (projects over 60,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.)100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
a minimum of 100 square feet per dwelling unit shall be provided for private or common recreational space
- Primary entrance orientation
The primary entrance to a commercial use in a building shall face the sidewalk in front of, or at the corner of, a street or highway with the greatest right-of-way width, or face an interior courtyard if the courtyard's entrance is located on such a street or highway.
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. operating activities
Storage or shipping of flammable liquids or hazardous materials beyond that normally associated with a residential use; and Welding, machining, or open flame work.
- Common recreational space accessibility
Common recreational space shall be located on the same property as the units served, and shall be available exclusively for the use of all residents of the development.
- Excluded from recreational space
Off-street parking and loading areas, driveways, and other vehicular access areas, service areas, and perimeter landscaping that is no more than two feet in width, shall not count as usable recreational space.
- Roofline variation required
Buildings having 100 feet or more of street frontage shall be designed to provide roofs of varying heights, materials, textures, or motifs.
- Rooftop recreational space requirements
Where a roof top is used for common recreational space, the roof top shall incorporate landscaping, decorative paving and materials, and recreational amenities... Mechanical equipment storage areas on roof tops shall not be counted towards recreational space.
- Security bars prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Security bars and accordion folding grilles installed on the exterior of a storefront are prohibited.
- Stepback above third story2 ft
If the frontage of the first three stories of a building is flush to the street or highway, then the frontage above the third story shall be stepped back a minimum of two feet from the frontage of the first three stories.
- Trash enclosure location
Located within parking structures, at the rear or side of buildings, or between buildings, and shall not be between a building and a street or highway
- Trash enclosure in public right-of-way prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Not placed in any public right-of-way
- Trash enclosure screening heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.5.5 ft
Screened by solid masonry walls between five and six feet in height, if located outside.
From the ordinance
For all new residential and mixed use developments with up to 60,000 square feet of total floor area, at least 10 percent of the project area shall be provided and maintained as recreational space...