22.412.060
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 20%
Uses
Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Screening of utility and mechanical equipment
All ground, wall, and roof-mounted equipment shall be screened from public view. Screening elements shall be an integral part of the building.
- Fence design features for long walls
Wall sections greater than 50 feet in length fronting a street shall incorporate at least two of the following design features: a minimum two-foot change in horizontal plane for at least 10 feet; a minimum 18-inch change in height for at least 10 feet; a minimum 18-inch-high raised planter for at least half the length; and use of pilasters at 25-foot maximum intervals and at changes in planes.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. fronting Compton Avenue50 ft
New development fronting Compton Avenue shall be limited to 50 feet for the first 100 feet from the property line fronting Compton Avenue.
- Minimum common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. per dwelling unitDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance.50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
50 square feet per dwelling unit of common open space area with a minimum dimension of 25 feet.
- Minimum landscaped area20 pct
A minimum of 20 percent of the lot shall be landscaped with trees, ground cover, shrubbery, and flowers and shall be continuously maintained in good condition.
- Minimum private open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. per dwelling unitDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance.50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
50 square feet per dwelling unit of private open space area with a minimum dimension of five feet.
- Minimum pedestrian walkway width4 ft
Pedestrian walkways shall be a minimum of four feet in width.
Parking
- Parking prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in street-fronting yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.
Parking is not permitted in the required street-fronting yard.
Setback
- Minimum street-fronting yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. from Compton Avenue15 ft
The minimum street-fronting yard depths shall be 15 feet from Compton Avenue.
- Minimum street-fronting yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. from other streets10 ft
The minimum street-fronting yard depths shall be 10 feet from East 118th Street, East 120th Street, and Holmes Avenue.
From the ordinance
The maximum building height shall be 75 feet. New development fronting Compton Avenue shall be limited to 50 feet for the first 100 feet from the property line fronting Compton Avenue. ... The maximum FAR in the Drew Educational Zone shall be 1.5. ... The minimum street-fronting yard depths shall be 15 feet from Compton Avenue and 10 feet from East 118th Street, East 120th Street, and Holmes Avenue.