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
14 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.
Height
- Step backStep-backA requirement that upper floors be set further back than the floors below. from residential
Portion of building sharing common side/rear lot line with residential zone shall have step back so height no greater than 25 ft at edge, and recessed 1 ft per 1 ft increase up to max 50 ft.
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
A building or structure in Zones C-3 or MXD shall not exceed a height of 45 feet above grade. All new buildings in Zone C-2 shall have a minimum setback of 20 feet from the front property line.