The CPO-3 standards apply in the following mapped area. Where the CPO-3 boundary crosses a lot line, the entire lot is subject to these standards.
1. R-T zone district: 2,000 square feet.
2. Townhouse dwellings in the R-ML zone district: 1,000 square feet.
1. R-T and MX-T Zone Districts
a. 360 square feet per dwelling unit.
b. Where there is no alley access for a garage: 500 square feet per dwelling unit.
2. R-ML Zone District
a. Efficiency or 1 bedroom: 150 square feet per unit.
b. Two (2) or more bedrooms: 200 square feet per unit.
3. MX-L Zone District
50 square feet per dwelling unit.
4. MX-M Zone District
a. Lots abutting Central Avenue or Lomas Boulevard: 100 square feet per dwelling unit.
b. A minimum 10 percent of the site area shall be designated as usable open space for non-residential development and may be satisfied through features such as patios, plazas, exterior pedestrian walkways, balconies, roof decks, or courtyards.
In the R-1, R-T, and R-ML zone districts, contextual standards for front setbacks in Subsection 14-16-5-1(C)(2)(c) shall apply regardless of development type or whether the development is in an Area of Consistency or an Area of Change.
1. Side, minimum: 5 feet; 10 feet if adjacent to an R-1A, R-1B or R-T zone district.
2. Rear: 15 feet.
1. Front, maximum
a. 10 feet.
b. If there is a front patio or dining space: 15 feet.
2. Side, minimum
a. Interior: 0 feet.
b. Street side of corner lots: 5 feet.
c. Abutting an R-1 or R-T zone district: 10 feet.
3. Rear, minimum
a. 15 feet.
b. Abutting an R-1 or R-T zone district: 25 feet.
4. Off-street parking must be set back a minimum of 10 feet from any lot line abutting a public street. There is no minimum setback for off-street parking areas from any lot line abutting an alley.
5. A minimum of 50 percent of street frontage shall be building. The remaining 50 percent may be courtyard, landscaping, seating for outdoor dining, or a combination thereof.
A detached accessory dwelling shall not exceed the height of the primary dwelling or 18 feet, whichever is less.
1. Maximum building height: 40 feet.
2. Portions of buildings over 30 feet shall incorporate a minimum stepback of 6 feet from the front street-facing façade.
1. Additional building height associated with Main Street areas is not applicable.
2. For lots abutting Central Avenue, building height over 30 feet shall incorporate a minimum stepback of 6 feet from the front street-facing façade.
Building height bonuses do not apply pursuant to Subsection 14-16-3-1(C).
1. Parking Location
a. Where alleys are available, garages and other off-street parking areas shall be located at the rear of the property and accessed from the alley. The minimum rear setback for attached or detached garages off an alley is 5 feet. The minimum rear setback for detached garages accessed off an alley is 0 feet.
b. Where alleys are not available, garages and other off-street parking areas may be located on the side of the primary building.
c. A garage door facing the street shall be set back a minimum of an additional 5 feet beyond the horizontal plane of the front façade, which includes a porch façade.
d. No garage door facing a street shall be more than 9 feet wide.
2. Parking Access
Primary vehicular access to and from properties facing Central Avenue shall be provided as follows.
a. For properties east of 14th Street, primary vehicular access from Central Avenue is prohibited.
b. For properties west 14th Street, primary vehicular access shall be from Central Avenue. Access to non-residential development along Central from 15th Street, 16th Street, and Fruit Avenue is prohibited.
1. Residential Building Design
a. The primary pedestrian entrance to the building shall be oriented toward the street.
b. Reflective or mirrored glass is prohibited on any ground floor façade.
c. Front entry porches with a minimum depth of 5 feet at finished floor elevation are required.
d. Regardless of residential building type, zone district, or Center or Corridor designation, façades shall meet the standards for windows in Subsection 14-16-5-11(D)(2).
e. Individual dwellings in the R-T zone district shall be distinguished through articulation of building massing, roof forms, color, or material.
f. Balconies in the R-ML zone shall be designed and located to minimize impacts on the privacy of adjacent residential properties. Planters or trellises can be used to obstruct views while retaining the benefits of upper-level outdoor spaces.
2. Non-residential and Mixed-use Development
a. Front doors must face the nearest street and be connected to the public sidewalk by a walkway.
b. Each ground floor façade shall contain a minimum of 50 percent of its surfaces in transparent windows and/or doors, with the lower edge of window sills no higher than 30 inches above the finished floor.
c. Each second floor and higher façade shall contain a minimum of 30 percent of its surfaces in transparent windows and/or doors.
d. In the MX-T, MX-M, and MX-L zone districts, each street-facing façade shall incorporate variations in height, setback, or material at least every 50 feet of façade length.
e. In the R-ML zone district, façades facing a public street shall change a minimum of every 50 feet along the length of the façade in height, setback, or material.
f. In the MX-L zone district, shading shall be provided along the front façade using canopies, awnings, portals, or shade trees spaced 25 feet on center.
1. R-ML Zone District
a. Freestanding signs shall not exceed 4 feet in height and 16 square feet per sign face.
b. Internally lit signs are prohibited.
2. MX-T Zone District
a. Wall and window signs combined shall not exceed 6 percent of the area of the façade to which they are related.
b. Freestanding signs for office uses shall not exceed 4 feet in height and 16 square feet per sign face.
c. Internally lit signs are prohibited.
3. MX-L and MX-M Zone Districts
a. Wall, window, and canopy signs are the only allowed sign types.
b. One (1) canopy sign per entrance or exit shall be allowed.
c. Wall and window signs combined shall not exceed 6 percent of the area of the façade to which they are related.
d. Internally lit signs are prohibited.
e. Notwithstanding Subsections a and d above, neon signs facing Central Avenue may be building-mounted or marquee signs and may be internally lit.
3-4(D)(6)(a) Subsection 14-16-3-1(C) (Building Height Bonuses Not Allowed).
3-4(D)(6)(b) Subsection 14-16-4-3(D)(22) (Paid Parking Lots Prohibited).
3-4(D)(6)(c) Subsection 14-16-4-3(F)(4) (Drive-through or drive up facility prohibited).
3-4(D)(6)(d) Subsection 14-16-4-3(F)(5) (Accessory Dwelling Units Allowed).
3-4(D)(6)(e) Subsection 14-16-5-1(C)(2) (Contextual Residential Development).
3-4(D)(6)(f) Subsection 14-16-5-5(F)(2)(a)3 (Carports Prohibited).
3-4(D)(6)(g) Subsection 14-16-5-7(D)(3)(h) (Front and Side Yard Walls).
3-4(D)(6)(h) Subsection 14-16-5-11(C)(1) (Primary Building Stepback).
3-4(D)(6)(i) Subsection 14-16-5-12(F)(4)(a) (Neon Signs along Central Avenue).
3-4(D)(6)(j) Subsection 14-16-5-12(H)(2)(f) (Electronic Signs Prohibited).
3-4(D)(6)(k) Subsection 14-16-6-4(P)(3)(e) (Deviations to Overlay Standards Not Allowed).
3-4(D)(6)(l) Subsection 14-16-6-6(B) (Demolition Review).