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3-4(E)   EAST DOWNTOWN - CPO-4
3-4(E)(1)   Applicability
The CPO-4 standards apply to the specific lots in the following mapped area. Where the CPO-4 boundary crosses a lot line, the entire lot is subject to these standards. The CPO-4 standards apply to construction of new structures within the East Downtown - HPO-1.
3-4(E)(2)   Site Standards
Lot size, width, and usable open space shall be provided according to the applicable standards listed in Section 14-16-5-1 (Dimensional Standards).
3-4(E)(3)   Setback Standards
3-4(E)(3)(a)   Front
   1.   Minimum: 0 feet.
   2.   Maximum: 1 foot.
3-4(E)(3)(b)   Side, Minimum
   1.   Interior: 0 feet.
   2.   Street side of corner lots: 5 feet.
3-4(E)(3)(c)   Rear, Minimum
   5 foot.
3-4(E)(4)   Building Height Bonuses
Building height bonuses do not apply pursuant to Subsection 14-16-3-1(C).
3-4(E)(5)   Building Height Stepdown
3-4(E)(5)(a)   Any portion of a building within 35 feet in any direction of an R-1 or R-T zone district shall be limited to 30 feet, in which case Neighborhood Edge provisions for building height in Subsection 14-16-5-9(C) do not apply.
3-4(E)(5)(b)   The height limit of any portion of a structure within 15 feet in any direction of a significant or contributing building or City landmark in the HPO-1 or HPO-5 zone shall be no more than 3 stories higher than the contributing building or the maximum height allowed by the zone district, whichever is less.
3-4(E)(6)   Other Development Standards
3-4(E)(6)(a)   Parking Location and Design
   1.   Parking areas shall be set back as follows:
      a.   A minimum of 30 percent of the lot depth from the front lot line.
      b.   A minimum of 10 feet from other lot lines that abut a street.
      c.   A minimum of 5 feet from the rear lot line.
   2.   Vehicular access is allowed only from a side street or alley.
   3.   Parking structures shall have uses from Table 4-2-1 on the ground floor along at least 50 percent of the street-facing façade of the parking structure.
      a.   Where ground floor uses aren't provided, opaque walls at least 3 feet high or vegetative screens at least 3 feet high at the time of planting shall be provided.
      b.   Walls provided pursuant to Subsection a. above may be part of the building or may be a separate wall consructed between the building and the sidewalk.
3-4(E)(6)(b)   Façade Design
   1.   Each ground floor façade facing Central Avenue between Arno and High Streets shall place the primary pedestrian entrance at sidewalk grade at or within 10 feet of the front or street-side lot line and shall contain a minimum of 60 percent of its surfaces in transparent windows and/or doors, as measured to include the first 12 feet of building height above the sidewalk, with the lower edge of window sills no higher than 30 inches above the finished floor.
   2.   All other ground floor façades facing Central Avenue or Broadway Boulevard shall contain a minimum of 40 percent of their surfaces in transparent windows and/or doors, as measured to include the first 12 feet of building height above the sidewalk, with the lower edge of window sills no higher than 30 inches above the finished floor.
   3.   Wall openings shall not span vertically more than 1 story; double height entryways are prohibited.
3-4(E)(6)(c)   Street Walls
   1.   The street wall shall be set back no more than 8 inches from any lot line abutting a street or adjacent façade alignment.
   2.   An opaque vehicle entry gate, of a maximum 18 feet wide, and a pedestrian entry gate, of a maximum 6 feet wide, are both allowed as limited substitutions within any street wall length.
   3.   All street wall façades shall be as carefully designed as the building façade, with the finished side facing the street.
   4.   Where clearly visible from the street, all of the following materials are allowed:
      a.   Native/regional stone and equivalent imitation stone.
      b.   Metal (e.g. wrought iron, welded steel, and/or aluminum electro-statically plated black).
      c.   Brick.
      d.   Stucco.
      e.   A combination of materials (e.g. stone piers with brick infill panels).
   5.   Metal work may additionally be treated to imitate a wrought-iron or copper patina.
   6.   Copings shall project between 1 inch and 4 inches from the face of the wall.
3-4(E)(7)   Cross-references
3-4(E)(7)(a)   Subsection 14-16-3-1(C) (Building Height Bonuses Not Allowed).
3-4(E)(7)(b)   Subsection 14-16-3-5(G) (Historic Preservation in East Downtown - HPO-1).
3-4(E)(7)(c)   Subsection 14-16-4-3(F)(4) (Drive-through or drive up facility prohibited).
3-4(E)(7)(d)   Subsection 14-16-5-5(G) (Parking Structure Design).
3-4(E)(7)(e)   Subsection 14-16-5-12(F)(3) (Rooftop Signs Allowed).
3-4(E)(7)(f)   Subsection 14-16-5-12(F)(4)(a) (Neon Signs along Central Avenue).
3-4(E)(7)(g)   Subsection 14-16-5-12(G)(1)(e) (Off-premises Signs Prohibited).
3-4(E)(7)(h)   Subsection 14-16-6-4(P)(3)(e) (Deviations to Overlay Standards Not Allowed).
3-4(E)(7)(i)   Subsection 14-16-6-6(B) (Demolition Review).