Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Transitional heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. areas along Green Street, Union Street, Hudson Avenue, Mentor Avenue; Green Street stepback; City Hall view corridor.
Extracted standards
19 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Minimum cornice depth for exception1 ft
The top section shall use a cornice that is at least 1 foot in depth.
- Maximum façade length for exception100 ft
The maximum façade shall be 100 feet.
- Minimum window recess for exception4 in
All windows shall be recessed at least 4 inches.
- Minimum façade break depth10 ft
This break shall be at least 10 feet deep
- Maximum modulation depth from primary façade plane12 ft
between 2 feet and 12 feet in depth
- Minimum modulation depth from primary façade plane2 ft
between 2 feet and 12 feet in depth
- Minimum façade modulation percentage25 pct
modulate a minimum of 25 percent of the area
- Façade length threshold for modulation requirement50 ft
Each street-facing façade exceeding 50 feet in length shall modulate a minimum of 25 percent of the area above the ground floor between 2 feet and 12 feet in depth from the primary façade plane.
- Maximum building footprint eligible for heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. averaging30 pct
height limits may be exceeded for up to 30 percent of the building footprint
- Encroachment plane angle from vertical30 deg
Projects shall not be located within an encroachment plane sloping upward and inward at a 30-degree angle measured from the vertical, commencing 15 feet above the existing grade at the property line.
- HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. above grade where encroachment plane begins15 ft
commencing 15 feet above the existing grade at the property line
- Maximum interior setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. adjacent to historicHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character. resource15 ft
The minimum interior setback shall be equal to that of the historic resource or 15 feet, whichever is less.
- Stepback depth above historicHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character. resource heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.10 ft
A stepback with a minimum depth of 10 feet is required above this height
- Distance from shared property line for modified street setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.20 ft
The minimum street setback shall be an average of the minimum setback set in Figure CDSP-12 and that of the resource for a minimum of 20 feet from the shared property line.
- Maximum street-facing façade length150 ft
Each street-facing façade shall not exceed 150 feet in length unless there is a minimum break of 10 percent of the building length or 20 feet, whichever is greater.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. before stepback on Green Street20 ft
Along Green Street, buildings shall not exceed 20 feet in height before stepping back 8 feet in depth.
- Stepback depth on Green Street8 ft
stepping back 8 feet in depth
- Transitional heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. distance from Green Street and Union Street50 ft
50 feet from the Green Street and Union Street.
- Transitional heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. distance from Hudson Avenue and Mentor Avenue100 ft
100 feet from Hudson Avenue and Mentor Avenue.
From the ordinance
Scale Standards: height averaging, stepbacks, modulation, historic adjacency.