Extracted standards
17 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lighting
- Façade lighting frequency30 ft
Lighting shall be located on façades facing streets and public open spaces at a frequency of every 30 feet or less.
- Façade lighting fixture heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. range15 ft
Fixtures shall be located between 8 and 15 feet above the sidewalk elevation, and shall not project more than 30 inches from the façade.
Other
- Minimum entrance recess from sidewalk line30 in
All entrances shall be recessed a minimum of 30 inches from the sidewalk line.
- Maximum balcony projection from façade4 ft
Balconies may project a maximum of 4 feet from the building façade but shall not extend beyond the sidewalk line or within 6 feet of any interior property line.
- Maximum blank wall length20 ft
Windowless expanses of walls shall not exceed 20 feet in length.
- Maximum gallery heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.1 storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
Galleries shall be limited to one-story in height and 50 percent of the building frontage.
- Maximum percentage of transparent area obscured by blinds/drapes/posters10 pct
Blinds, drapes, posters, and shelving for product displays visible to the public right-of-way shall obscure a maximum of 10 percent of the transparent areas of each respective storefront or 50 percent for medical office uses.
- Maximum roof deck coverage of roof area60 pct
The sum of all roof decks on a single building shall not exceed a maximum coverage of 60 percent of the roof area.
- Maximum shade structure projection as fraction of sidewalk width0.67 ratio
Shade structures may project up to two-thirds of the sidewalk width.
- Maximum wall/fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. within street setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.48 in
Walls and fences shall have a maximum height of 48 inches above sidewalk elevation.
- Minimum arcade depth from back of column to façade8 ft
Arcades shall be a minimum of 8 feet from back of column to building façade.
- Minimum vertical clearance for galleries10 ft
Galleries shall allow a minimum of 10 feet of vertical clearance from sidewalk elevation.
- Minimum ground floor heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.15 ft
Buildings shall have a minimum ground floor height of 15 feet, measured from sidewalk elevation closest to the primary entrance to the second story floor or roof of a one-story building.
- Minimum vertical clearance for shade structures8 ft
Shade structures shall allow a minimum of 8 feet of vertical clearance from sidewalk elevation.
- Minimum transparencyGround-floor transparencyThe share of a ground-floor street wall that must be windows rather than blank surface. for walls/fences taller than 30 inches50 pct
Walls and fences taller than 30 inches shall be a minimum of 50 percent transparent and set back a minimum of 18 inches from the sidewalk line.
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. glass types
The use of color-tinted, mirrored, or highly reflective glass is prohibited.
- Minimum window recess from façade3 in
Windows shall be recessed by a minimum of 3 inches from the façade, measured from the outside wall to the frame of the window.
From the ordinance
Buildings shall have a minimum ground floor height of 15 feet... Entrances shall be recessed a minimum of 30 inches from the sidewalk line.