22.366.070, 22.366.080
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 15%
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Avocado Heights Community Standards DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.
Extracted standards
13 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Architectural elements
New primary structures shall include at least one of: terrace, forecourt, backcourt, arcade, gallery. Terraces/forecourts/backcourts shall dedicate at least 50% of area to landscape. Arcade/gallery colonnades shall not screen more than 25% of ground floor façade.
- Articulation
Building façades shall be differentiated with variations in rooflines, window groupings, and applied elements.
- Entrances
A pedestrian-accessible entrance shall be required facing a public sidewalk. Shop front entrances shall be recessed with door, transom lights, sidelights.
- Façade composition
One-story buildings shall consist of a building top and base; multi-story buildings shall consist of top, middle, and base.
- Ground floor design elements
Any exterior building modification shall include at least one of: trellis/pergola, exterior furniture (benches, bicycle racks, tables with chairs).
- Roof requirements
Roof shall have a gable, arc raised center, or if flat, molding that crowns the building. Roof-mounted equipment shall be screened.
- Wall openings
Upper stories shall have window to wall area proportion less than ground floor. Solid roll-up security gates prohibited.
- Wall surface
Walls shall have same trim and finish as front façade if located 30 ft or more from side/rear lot line. Durable materials required, cinder block prohibited.
- Windows60 pct
At least 60% of total width and 40% of total area of ground floor façade shall be devoted to windows. Bottom of window no more than 3 ft above sidewalk. Not more than 10% mirrored or densely tinted glass.
Other
- Parking lot landscaping5 pct
Parking lots with 20 or more spaces shall have a minimum of five percent landscaping, including one 15-gallon tree per 100 sq ft of landscaped area.
Signage
- Awning signs
Awning signs have same face area restriction as wall signs. All awnings for same business shall be same color and style.
- Freestanding business signs
Freestanding signs allowed only if lot has min 100 ft frontage. Max face area 60 sq ft, max height 15 ft.
- Wall business signs
Wall business signs max face area 2 sq ft per linear foot of frontage, letter height 24 in, vertical dimension 36 in. Roof business signs prohibited.
From the ordinance
Buildings and structures shall not cumulatively occupy more than 85 percent of the net area of a lot. A minimum of 15 percent of the net area shall be landscaped. Parking lots with 20 or more spaces shall have a minimum of five percent landscaping.