PH-3
Dimensional standards
Lot
- Minimum lot depth
- 90 ft
Uses
Permitted by right1
Conditional / special use4
Accessory1
Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Clear direct pedestrian access between sidewalk and public entrance
Regardless of the depth of any setback greater than zero (0) feet, a clear, direct pedestrian access shall be installed and maintained between the sidewalk in the directly adjacent public right-of-way and any public entrance facing that right-of-way.
- Dumpsters fully screened by durable enclosure
All dumpsters and compaction devices shall be fully screened by an enclosure constructed of durable materials.
- Minimum percentage of front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. line occupied by building facade50 pct
A minimum of fifty (50) percent of the front setback line across the entire parcel must be occupied by the building façade.
- Minimum first finished floor elevation above grade30 in
Where there are residential uses on the ground floor, the first finished floor shall be a minimum of thirty (30) inches above the grade at the base of the steps or ramp approaching the entrance.
- Minimum glass percentage for ground floor commercial facades30 pct
Where ground floor commercial space fronts on a public right-of-way, a minimum of thirty (30) percent of the first floor building façade containing the primary entrance shall be comprised of glass windows or glass doors.
- Minimum glass percentage for ground floor residential facades20 pct
Where ground floor residential space fronts on a public right-of-way, a minimum of twenty (20) percent of the first floor building façade shall be comprised of glass windows and/or glass doors.
- Primary entrance must face public right-of-way
The primary entrance to buildings shall directly face the adjacent public right-of-way.
- Primary entrance on Mellen or Mallory Street if frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. abuts
Primary entrances to buildings with lot frontage abutting Mellen Street or Mallory Street shall be located on Mellen Street or Mallory Street, whichever is applicable.
- Dumpsters, accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures, outdoor storage, utility equipment prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.
Dumpsters, accessory structures, outdoor storage areas, and utility, stormwater, mechanical, or similar equipment shall be prohibited in the front yard on all lots and the side yard adjacent to public rights-of-way on corner lots.
Setback
- Maximum front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for ground floor commercial45 ft
For buildings with ground floor commercial space, there shall be a maximum front setback of forty-five (45) feet.
- Maximum front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for ground floor residential15 ft
For buildings with residential uses on the ground floor, buildings may be setback no more than fifteen (15) feet from the property line.
From the ordinance
For buildings with ground floor commercial space, there shall be a maximum front setback of forty-five (45) feet. For buildings with residential uses on the ground floor, buildings may be setback no more than fifteen (15) feet from the property line.