(A) General. Table 153.070.030 identifies the development standards applicable to all development in the mixed-use zones. Certain development standards may be subject to special conditions. These standards are provided here or where otherwise referenced.
Development Standards for Mixed-Use Zones | |||
Development Standards | MU-1 | MU-2 | Specific Regulations |
Development Standards for Mixed-Use Zones | |||
Development Standards | MU-1 | MU-2 | Specific Regulations |
Lot area - minimum | 15,000 sf | 15,000 sf | |
Lot depth - minimum | 100 ft | 100 ft | |
Lot width - minimum | 50 ft | 40 ft | |
Lot coverage - maximum | 70% | 60% | |
Front yard depth - minimum | 0 ft | 0 ft | 153.130.030 Ground-floor residential uses shall have a minimum front yard depth of 10 ft |
Side yard width - minimum | 0 ft | 10 ft | 153.130.030 Ground-floor residential uses shall have a minimum side yard depth of 10 ft |
Rear yard depth - minimum | 10 ft | 15 ft | |
Common open space area - minimum | Minimum 100 sf per unit | Required for residential uses only. Minimum dimension shall be 20 ft. | |
Private open space area - minimum | Minimum 36 sf per unit | Required for residential uses only. Minimum dimension shall be 6 ft. | |
Floor-area ratio - maximum for commercial only development | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
Floor-area ratio - maximum for mixed-use development | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
Residential density - maximum | 30 du/ac | 15 du/ac if parcel less than 20,000 sf; 30 du/acre if parcel greater than 20,000 sf | |
Building height - maximum | 50 ft | 35 ft | |
Floor areas - minimum Efficiency One bedroom Two bedrooms Three bedrooms Each additional bedroom | 500 sf 700 sf 900 sf 1,100 sf 200 sf | 500 sf 700 sf 900 sf 1,100 sf 200 sf | |
(B) Pedestrian access. Pedestrian access from the public right-of-way shall be incorporated into all development within the MU-1 and MU-2 Zones. The design of new projects shall promote walkability and connectivity to include design and orientation standards such as:
(1) A system of pedestrian walkways shall connect all buildings on a site to each other, to on-site automobile and bicycle parking areas, and to any on-site open space areas and pedestrian amenities.
(2) Lighting shall be incorporated along sidewalks or other pedestrian walkways to enhance the pedestrian environment and provide for public safety. Lighting shall be low mounted and downward casting in a manner that reduces light trespass onto adjacent properties.
(3) Connections between on-site walkways and the public sidewalk shall be provided. An on-site walkway shall connect the primary building entry or entries to a public sidewalk on each street frontage. Such walkway shall be the shortest practical distance between the primary entry and sidewalk, generally no more than 125% of the straight line distance.
(C) Parking.
(1) Surface parking shall be located on the interior side or rear of the site to the greatest extent practicable. Surface parking between the sidewalk and buildings shall be prohibited.
(2) Any parking structure with at least one floor of parking at grade or above, and which contains primary property frontage along a primary street, shall incorporate wrapped residential uses or retail businesses with shopping windows viewable from the sidewalk along the ground floor, or two or more of the following features:
(a) Display or shopping windows;
(b) Landscape material (e.g., foundation plantings, vertical trellis with vines, planter boxes with cascading landscape material) that results in the parking structure being adequately screened from adjoining parcels;
(c) Architectural detailing and articulation that provides texture on the façade or structure openings and effectively integrates the parking structure into the basic building design; and/or
(d) Artwork such as sculptures, murals, and mosaics.
(D) Building orientation and entrances. Street-facing primary entrances for nonresidential uses shall be unlocked and accessible to the public during business hours. Residential and nonresidential entries shall be clearly defined features of front façades, and of a scale that is in proportion to the size of the building and number of units being accessed. Larger buildings shall have a more prominent building entrance, while maintaining a pedestrian scale.
(E) Building transparency/windows and openings facing streets. Placement and orientation of doorways, windows, and landscape elements shall create strong, direct relationships with the street. Street-facing façades of all buildings shall incorporate windows and openings providing light to adjacent spaces, rooms, and uses.
(1) Commercial ground-floor uses. Windows and openings facing streets shall constitute a minimum of 50% of street-facing building faces. Windows shall provide a clear and transparent view into ground floor-uses or shall display merchandise to reinforce a pedestrian scale.
(2) Commercial upper-floor uses. Windows and openings facing streets shall constitute a minimum of 40% of street-facing building faces.
(3) Residential ground-floor uses. Windows and openings facing streets shall constitute a minimum of 30% of street-facing building faces.
(4) Residential upper-floor uses. Windows and openings facing streets shall constitute a minimum of 20% of street-facing building faces.
(H) Shared property lines with a residentially zoned lot.
(1) Wherever a mixed-use zoned reversed corner lot shares a rear property line with a residentially zoned lot and nonresidential uses are located within 15 feet of that rear property line, a minimum 15-foot wide street side yard area shall be maintained.
(2) Whenever a mixed-use zoned lot shares a side or rear property line with a residentially zoned lot, and nonresidential uses are located within 15 feet of that side or rear property line, a six-foot tall solid masonry wall shall be provided, along or adjacent to all such side and rear lot lines pursuant to § 153.160.050. The wall shall conform to the height regulations applicable to front yard areas of the residentially zoned lot having the common lot line. A landscape buffer shall also be provided along the shared lot lines.
(I) Driveway abutting a building wall facing side or rear yard. Wherever a permitted driveway abuts a wall of a building facing a side or rear yard area, that portion of the wall shall be located at least 20 feet from the lot line.
(J) Entrances. When nonresidential and residential uses are located in the same building, separate pedestrian entrances shall be provided for each use. The entrances for nonresidential uses shall be designed to be visually distinct from the entrances for residential uses.
(Ord. 1346, passed 5-2-12)