22.320.070.A.11
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- West San Gabriel Valley PASD
Extracted standards
16 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
a building or structure in Zone C-3 or MXD shall not exceed a height of 50 feet above grade
- Stepback at residential boundary25 ft
the height of the building in Zone MXD is no greater than 25 feet at the edge of the building wall facing that common lot line
Lighting
- Fully shielded lighting
Exterior lighting shall be designed to be fully shielded to cast the light downward
- Maximum access light heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.2 ft
Lighting provided at building access points or along pedestrian walkways shall be no more than two feet above ground.
Other
- Façade composition
the façade of a building shall be differentiated into building top, building middle, and building base through architectural elements and design
- Sign coordination
sign colors, shape, size, location, and lettering shall be coordinated with other business signs within the commercial center.
- Ground floor window area40 pct
and 40 percent of the total area of the building façade fronting the street
- Ground floor window width60 pct
The ground floor of a building shall consist of windows that cover at least 60 percent of the total width
- Maximum mirrored material10 pct
Not more than 10 percent of the building façade at ground level shall consist of mirrored materials
- Maximum window bottom heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.3 ft
The bottom of any such window shall be no more than three feet above the sidewalk or grade.
- Pedestrian access required
At least one entrance shall be located so as to provide direct pedestrian access from at least one public sidewalk.
- Roof types
A roof shall have a gable, arc raised center, or, if a flat roof, consist of molding or crown, such as an eave, cornice, parapet, or other such projection or visual interest.
- Building variation interval30 ft
the design of a building shall vary in depth and/or relief at a minimum of every 30 feet in the horizontal dimension.
Parking
- Maximum vehicle access per frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.20 ft
For every 100 feet of lot frontage, no more than 20 feet of a property frontage shall be devoted to parking access
- Off-site parking distance1,320 ft
Off-site or shared parking facility is located within 1,320 feet (1/4 mile) from any entrance of the use
- Parking location
all parking shall be provided in the rear of the commercial structure and fully screened from view from the street and any adjacent residentially zoned property.
From the ordinance
a building or structure in Zone C-3 or MXD shall not exceed a height of 50 feet above grade... the portion of any building sharing a common side or rear lot line with property located within a residential zone shall have a step-back from the common side or rear lot line so that the height of the building in Zone MXD is no greater than 25 feet at the edge of the building wall facing that common lot line, and shall be recessed back one foot for every one foot increase in building height, up to a maximum height of 50 feet.