17.24.010, 17.24.020, 17.24.030, 17.24.040
Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right8
Conditional / special use2
Prohibited2
- Single-family dwelling
- Commercial cannabis cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, or testing
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Build-to distance from required setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.5 ft
Building facades shall be located within five feet of the required setback line along designated active frontages.
- Minimum ground floor active use25 pct
A minimum of 25 percent of the ground floor area shall be occupied by uses permitted by right or by administrative permit (i.e., active uses) and shall occupy the building or structure's frontage for a minimum depth of 20 feet.
- Maximum block length350 ft
Block length is limited to 350 feet measured from curb edge to curb edge. A block length up to 600 feet shall only be allowed when a mid-block pedestrian connection is provided.
- Minimum building transparencyGround-floor transparencyThe share of a ground-floor street wall that must be windows rather than blank surface.60 pct
Exterior walls facing and within 20 feet of a street, park, plaza, pedestrian walkway, or other public outdoor space shall include windows, doors, or other openings for at least 60 percent of the building wall area located between 2½ and eight feet above the level of the sidewalk.
- Parking location
Buildings shall be placed as close to the street as possible, with parking underground, behind a building, or on the interior side or rear of the site. Surface parking may be located within 20 feet of a street facing property line only under certain findings.
From the ordinance
The maximum FAR is 2.0. The MLR zoning district is intended to allow one or more of a variety of lodging, residential, and nonresidential uses.