(A) Building entrances and orientation.
(1) Buildings located within 30 feet of a front or street side lot line shall be oriented toward the adjacent front or street side lot line with the building frontage parallel to the fronting public sidewalk. The primary building entrance shall face the public sidewalk.
(2) All buildings located in the interior of a site shall have an entrance from a pedestrian walkway that is a minimum of four feet wide and connects to a public sidewalk.
(3) In the CBD Zone, one or more public entrances shall be provided at the rear of all buildings which face Main Street.
(4) Additional entrance requirements, ground floor non-residential uses.
(a) There shall be a minimum of one entrance for every 50 feet of building frontage with a maximum separation of 100 feet between entrances.
(b) Buildings located on corners shall provide an entrance toward each street or have a corner entrance that provides a common entrance to the building from both streets.
(5) Additional entrance requirements, residential uses.
(a) Shared entrances. All buildings that provide access to more than one unit from a shared exterior entrance shall provide a minimum of one primary shared entranceway that leads to a common area, such as a lobby or community space, a minimum of ten-feet wide and ten-feet deep, and that is emphasized utilizing at least one of the following methods:
1. A roofed projection over the door (such as an awning, canopy, or overhang) with a minimum depth and width of five feet.
2. A recessed entry bay with a minimum depth and width of five feet.
3. Incorporating the entrance into a vertical mass that extends two or more feet above the height of the first floor plate vertical mass.
4. A landing, deck, or stoop with a minimum depth of six feet and minimum width of eight feet.
5. Transparent windows or openings that comprise a minimum of 50% of the area located within 20 feet of the midpoint of the primary building entrance. Glass is considered transparent where it has a transparency higher than 80% and external reflectance of less than 15%.
FIGURE 23.13.020.A.5.A: SHARED ENTRANCES
(b) Individual entrances. All residential units accessed through individual entrances at the ground level shall provide a minimum of one primary individual entranceway with a projection (such as a covered porch) or recess with a minimum depth and width of three feet and a minimum area of nine square feet or a landing, deck, uncovered porch, or stoop with a minimum depth and width of six feet.
FIGURE 23.13.020.A.5.B: INDIVIDUAL ENTRANCES
(B) Façade design. Buildings shall include the following design features to create visual variety and avoid a large-scale and bulky appearance.
(1) Minimum depth of overhanging eaves. Overhanging eaves, if provided, shall extend a minimum of two feet beyond the supporting wall.
(2) Roof line. Roof lines shall be varied and designed to minimize the bulk of a building, screen roof-mounted equipment, and enhance the building's architectural design through the following methods:
(a) A minimum of one roof line offset at least 20 feet in length shall be provided for every 50 feet of façade length.
(b) All parapets shall provide returns of at least six feet in depth at the end of the parapet face to avoid a false front appearance.
FIGURE 23.13.020.B.2: ROOF LINE
(3) Façade articulation.
(a) Buildings less than three stories. All buildings less than three stories and over 50 feet wide shall provide a massing break with a minimum width of 20 feet and a minimum depth of 2.5 feet for every 50 feet of façade length.
FIGURE 23.13.020.B.3.A: FAÇADE ARTICULATION: BUILDINGS LESS THAN THREE STORIES
(b) Buildings three or more stories.
1. All buildings with three or more stories and over 50 feet wide shall provide a massing break with a minimum width of 20 feet and a minimum depth of five feet for every 50 feet of façade length.
FIGURE 23.13.020.B.3.B: FAÇADE ARTICULATION: BUILDINGS THREE OR MORE STORIES
2. In addition to the façade articulation requirement in division B(3)(b)1. above, upper and lower stories in buildings of three or more stories shall be distinguished by incorporating one or more of the following features. These features may be applied to the transitions between any floors, except where otherwise specified.
a. A change in façade materials, along with a change in plane at least one inch in depth at the transition between the two materials.
b. A base treatment at the ground floor consisting of a material such as brick, stone, concrete masonry, or other material distinct from the remainder of the façade and projecting at least one inch from the wall surface of the remainder of the building.
c. Setting back the top floor or floors of the building at least five feet from the remainder of the façade.
(4) Windows and openings.
(a) No wall facing a public right-of-way shall run in a continuous plane of more than 30 feet without a window, door, or other opening.
(b) Non-residential uses: building transparency/required openings. Exterior walls facing and within 30 feet of a front or street side lot line or public sidewalk shall include windows, doors, or other openings for at least 50% of the building wall area located between two and a half and seven feet above the level of the sidewalk.
1. Design of required openings. Openings fulfilling this requirement shall have transparent glazing and provide views into work areas, display areas, sales areas, lobbies, or similar active spaces, or into window displays that are at least three feet deep.
2. Reductions. The Director may approve a modification to reduce or waive the building transparency requirement where one of the following findings can be made:
a. The proposed use has certain operational characteristics with which providing the required windows and openings is incompatible; and
b. Street-facing building walls will exhibit architectural relief and detail, and will be enhanced with landscaping in such a way as to create visual interest at the pedestrian level.
(c) Residential uses: window trim or recess. Windows for residential uses shall have trim at least one-half inch in depth, or be recessed at least two inches from the plane of the surrounding exterior wall.
FIGURE 23.13.020.B.4.C: RESIDENTIAL USES: WINDOW TRIM OR RECESS
(5) Exterior building colors and materials.
(a) Each façade shall have three or more colors and three or more materials, exclusive of windows.
(b) Fluorescent and neon colors are prohibited.
(c) The following materials are prohibited.
1. Vinyl siding.
2. T-111 plywood siding.
(C) Space requirements.
(1) Ground floor height, non-residential uses. The minimum ground floor height for non-residential uses is 14 feet measured floor to ceiling.
(2) Tenant space depth, non-residential uses. Non-residential ground floor interior tenant spaces shall be a minimum of 60 feet in depth for a minimum of half of the width of the tenant space and a minimum of 40 feet in depth elsewhere, except as exempted by the Director through the approval of a modification on small or constrained sites.
(Ord. 4823, passed 1-22-24)