(a) Statement of Purpose. The purpose of the form-based development standards is to create clear and simple regulations for the design of new development or redevelopment within existing neighborhood commercial areas and the historic downtown. The regulations of this section require development to have a physical form that complements the historic nature of existing development in the downtown Battle Creek and surrounding areas included in the T-3, Neighborhood Commercial District, T-4, Downtown Commercial District and T-5, Core Downtown Commercial Districts. Specifically, these regulations encourage a pedestrian friendly and walkable character, permit a mixture of land uses; encourage streets that serve the needs of pedestrians, bicycles, and motorized vehicle traffic equitably; encourage places for informal social activity and recreation in the downtown area; and encourage building frontages that define the public space of streets. With proper physical form, a building can accommodate a wide range of uses without generating undue impact on neighboring properties or the downtown as a whole. It is further the purpose of the form-based development standards to:
(1) Create a core downtown area that maintains the traditional physical form of a historic downtown.
(2) Create unique, walkable mixed-use developments including residential, retail, entertainment, office, and other compatible uses.
(3) Promote the orderly development, redevelopment, and continued maintenance of Battle Creek's central business district.
(4) Encourage shared parking areas throughout the downtown area rather than requiring each individual property owner to provide physical parking space on their property.
(5) Create quantitative and qualitative building design guidelines that ensure new development is compatible with the historic character existent in downtown.
(6) Ensure buildings create a solid streetwall that helps to define streets as public spaces.
(7) Ensure that permitted uses complement each other in terms of character and location, and to ensure that uses in the T-3, T-4, and T-5 Districts do not have an adverse impact on the overall economic and social vitality of the downtown and neighborhood commercial areas, street capacity, public utilities or services, or the overall image and function of the districts.
(8) Prevent automobile-oriented development from eroding or destroying the character of the downtown area.
(9) Encourage harmonious residential infill and adaptive reuse of noteworthy buildings to provide a mix of housing types, unit sizes, and compatible uses within walking distance of Battle Creek's historic downtown area.
(10) Encourage accessible housing options in the downtown area.
(b) Existing development in the T-3, T-4, and T-5 Districts.
(1) Expansions of developed sites.
A. Changes in existing condition 25% or less. Any activity on a developed site that would increase the floor area of the existing building by 25% or less need not comply with the requirements of this section. However, any new building area or site improvements should result in the site being more compliant, and shall not result in the site being less compliant with the requirement of this section. Additionally, properties located in the T-3 District, abutting on a residential district or adjacent to a residential use, shall maintain a setback of 20 feet.
B. Changes in existing condition greater than 25%. Whenever a building expansion of greater than 25% of the floor area is proposed, the improvement activity shall comply with the requirements of this section. However, any new building area or site improvements should result in the site being more compliant, and shall not result in the site being less compliant with the requirement of this section. Additionally, properties located in the T-3 District, abutting on a residential district or adjacent to a residential use, shall maintain a setback of 20 feet.
C. Expansions measured cumulatively. For the purposes of determining compliance with this section, expansions shall be measured cumulatively, with the baseline being the building area and improved site area that existed at the date of adoption of this Zoning Code.
(2) Redevelopment. Redevelopment of existing buildings shall comply with the Architectural Standards established in Section 1250.04(d).
A. Whenever 50% or less of the existing building will be demolished or replaced, the development activity need not comply with the requirements of this section. However, any site layout or building design changes that may occur as a result of the development activity should result in the site being more compliant with the requirements of this section.
B. Whenever more than 50% of an existing building will be demolished or replaced, the development activity shall comply with all of the requirements of this section.
(c) Waiver of Requirements.
(1) Purpose and limitations. For an activity in the T-3, T-4, and T-5 Districts, the Planning and Zoning Administrator may grant a waiver from certain dimensional requirements contained in this section. Regulations that may be altered through the waiver process are described in the various subsections of this section, along with the specific parameters by which the regulation may be altered.
Waivers are separate and distinct from dimensional variances in that they are limited in their bounds and are intended to permit reasonable use of property where the strict application of the requirements of this section would not further the public purpose, and a relaxed or altered dimensional standard will still meet the intent and purpose of the T-3, T-4, and T-5 Districts.
Whenever a regulation may be altered through the waiver process, specific bounds are listed within which the waiver must be maintained. If an alteration to a dimensional requirement is requested that is greater than that listed in this section, the applicant must obtain a variance following the procedures and review standards Section 1280.03, Zoning Board of Appeals.
(2) Application and review procedures. The applicant shall clearly identify all requested waivers on the application and site plan. The reviewing authority shall evaluate the requested waivers and approve, approve with conditions, or deny the waiver request. In evaluating a waiver request, the reviewing authority shall take into account the following considerations:
A. Approval of the waiver will not result in development that is incompatible with or will negatively impact existing or potential future development in the vicinity of the property to be developed.
B. The requested waiver is consistent with the intent and purpose of this section.
C. The waiver will result in a superior development when compared with what could be achieved through the strict application of the requirements of this section.
D. A lesser waiver will not accomplish the same purpose as the requested waiver.
E. The waiver will not negatively impact the potential of adjacent parcels to develop according to the requirements of this section.
(3) Waivers from building design standards for new construction and adaptive reuse. The Planning and Zoning Administrator may waive the above requirements finding all of the following standards have been met:
A. The architectural design of the proposed structure is consistent with the character of the surrounding area.
B. The architectural design otherwise meets the building design standards of the T-3, T-4, and T-5 Districts.
C. The project brings the site more into compliance with the building design standards for new construction and purpose of the T-3, T-4, and T-5 Districts.
(d) Architectural Standards for New Construction and Adaptive Reuse.
(1) Frontage requirements. Buildings in the T-3, T-4, and T-5 Districts shall comply with the following requirements, in addition to any applicable requirements of Section 1241.02, Schedule of Regulations. The requirements of this section and Section 1241.02 are intended to be complimentary; however, in any instance where there is an apparent conflict, the provisions of this section shall control.
A. Private frontage. The private frontage is the area between the right-of-way and the principal building façade. Buildings must contain architectural elements consistent with one of the following four private frontages. Each frontage is designed to be consistent with some or all of the uses permitted in the T-3, T-4, and T-5 Districts. A sidewalk shall connect each entrance into a private building to the parking area and to the public right-of-way sidewalk.
Note that the following table includes specific dimensional requirements for each of the frontages. Unless otherwise noted, the dimensional requirements are in addition to any other dimensional requirement of this Section.
FRONTAGE TYPE | WHERE PERMITTED | DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS |
Shopfront. A frontage where the building facade is located close to the front lot line with the building entrance at sidewalk grade. This frontage type is suitable for nonresidential uses on the first floor. | T-3 T-4 T-5 | The building shall be set back a maximum of 5 feet from the front lot line. |
Shopfront illustration:
Courtyard. A frontage where a portion of the building facade is close to the front lot line with a portion set back. The courtyard may accommodate tree plantings or a vehicle drop-off area. This frontage is suitable for any building use. | T- 3 T- 4 T- 5 | The building shall be set back a maximum of 5 feet from the front lot line. The courtyard area shall be considered part of the front building facade for the purposes of determining compliance with the requirements of the required setback. |
Courtyard Illustration:
Stoop. A frontage where the first floor is elevated from the sidewalk to provide privacy for first floor windows. The entrance is usually from an exterior stair and landing. This frontage is suitable for ground-floor residential use. | T- 3 T- 4 | The building shall be set back a minimum of 7 feet from the front lot line. The stoop or porch area shall be set back a minimum of 2 feet from the front lot line. |
Stoop Illustration:
Lawn. A frontage where the building is set back from the street with a landscaped front yard area. This frontage is suitable for any building use. | T- 3 T- 4 | The building shall be set back a minimum of 10 feet from the front lot line. Unenclosed front porches shall be set back a minimum of 5 feet from the front lot line. |
Lawn Illustration:
(2) Minimum height. The minimum building height in the T-4, and T-5 Districts located within the downtown development boundaries delineated in the Battle Creek Downtown Plan adopted February 28, 2018 is twenty feet. All buildings shall be at least two stories. Outside of this boundary, there is no minimum height requirement.
(3) Building materials for buildings in T-4 and T-5 located within the downtown development boundaries delineated in the Battle Creek Downtown Plan adopted February 28, 2018 shall comply with the following building material requirements:
A. Primary building materials. Any of the following building materials shall be used on a minimum of 60% of the facade of the building. This shall be calculated as a percentage of the wall portion of the façade excluding doors and windows.
1. Brick;
2. Wood or cement fiber siding (such as Hardie Board or Boral Siding);
3. Exposed logs or timber;
4. Natural Stone (or integrally-colored synthetic, equivalent or better);
5. Stucco (cement plaster);
6. Cast iron, copper, stainless steel (18-8 or better), and titanium metal siding;
7. Display glass; or
8. Glazed brick or decorative tile
B. Secondary building materials. Any of the following materials are permitted on 40% of the façade of the building and on all side and rear elevations, this list is not inclusive of all materials allowed. Additional materials may be approved by the Planning and Zoning Administrator.
1. Ground- or split-faced block (integrally colored);
2. Glass block;
3. Metal accent;
4. Pre-cast masonry; or
5. Synthetic materials (only above the second story) as approved by the Planning and Zoning Administrator.
(4) Building materials for buildings located in the T-3 District or the T-4 District not located within the downtown development boundaries delineated in the Battle Creek Downtown Plan adopted February 28, 2018 shall comply with the following building material requirements:
A. Primary building materials. Any of the following building materials shall be used on a minimum of 50% of the façade of the building. This shall be calculated as a percentage of the wall portion of the façade excluding doors and windows.
1. Brick;
2. Wood or cement fiber siding (such as Hardie Board or Boral Siding);
3. Exposed logs or timber;
4. Natural Stone (or integrally-colored synthetic, equivalent or better);
5. Stucco (cement plaster);
6. Cast iron, copper, stainless steel (18-8 or better), and titanium metal siding;
7. Ground-or split-faced block (integrally colored);
8. Glass block;
9. Display glass; or
10. Glazed brick or decorative tile.
B. Secondary building materials. Any of the following materials are permitted on 50% of the façade of the building and on all side and rear elevations, this list is not inclusive of all materials allowed. Additional materials may be approved by the Planning and Zoning Administrator.
1. Pre-cast masonry;
2. Metal accent;
3. Synthetic materials (only above the second story) as approved by the Planning and Zoning Administrator.
(5) Ground floor design.
A. Building entrance(s). All buildings shall have their principal entrance or entrances open onto a street, sidewalk, or public space. The principal building entrance shall not open onto a parking lot, although a secondary or subordinate entrance may be provided to a parking lot.
B. Entryway alignment.
1. Nonresidential uses. For all buildings in the T-3, T-4, and T-5 Districts and buildings with nonresidential uses on the first floor, the ground floor of the principal entrance shall align with the elevation of the adjacent sidewalk. Sunken terraces or stairways to a basement shall not constitute principal entrances to a building for the purposes of this section. It is not the intent of this section to preclude the use of below or above grade entryways, provided that such entryways are secondary, not principal entrances.
2. Residential and live/work uses. For first-floor residential and live/work uses in the T-3, T-4, and T-5 Districts, the ground floor of the building (and consequently the principal entrance as well) may be raised up to thirty-six inches above the elevation of the adjacent sidewalk. This is intended to create greater privacy for first floor residential uses by elevating windows above the view of passing pedestrians.
(6) Windows and entryways. The following requirements apply to facades of buildings facing a public street or public space such as a plaza or square.
A. Windows. Windows above the ground floor shall have a height to width ratio of at least 2:1.
B. Ground floor facade transparency. All buildings with first floor nonresidential uses shall maintain transparency for at least 70% of the first-floor facade area between two and eight feet above grade level. Doors and windows provide transparency.
1. Window glass shall be clear, with at least 90 percent light transmission. (modifications as necessary to meet applicable building and energy code requirements).
2. Areas of solid wall shall not exceed a length of twenty feet.
(7) Recessed entrances. Recessed entrances are required in the T-4 and T-5 Districts located within the downtown development boundaries delineated in the adopted Battle Creek Downtown Plan. Doors located within the downtown development boundaries delineated in the Battle Creek Downtown Plan adopted with any amendments thereafter are required to be recessed into the face of the building to create a sense of entry and to add variety to the streetscape.
(8) Encroachments. The following building elements may encroach into a public right-of-way or setback area.
A. Balconies. Balconies on upper stories may encroach up to six feet into any required setback area and up to four feet into any right-of-way area.
B. Stoops. Unenclosed and uncovered front stoops may encroach up to five feet into a front yard setback area, provided that the stoop maintains a minimum setback of five feet from any right-of-way line.
C. Awnings.
1. Awnings may encroach up to six feet from the face of the building into the setback area, or into the right-of-way area in the T-4 and T-5 Districts.
2. Awnings shall have a minimum height of eight feet between the sidewalk and the bottom of the awning or any support structure, and shall not exceed a height of twelve feet from the ground to the highest point of the canopy.
3. If the awning encroachment of six feet would interfere with the placement of street lighting or street trees, the awning projection shall be reduced to resolve the conflict.
4. Awnings shall be constructed out of fabric, and may not be internally illuminated. Metal or other materials may be used for awnings if a waiver is approved per Section 1250.04 (c).
D. Bay windows. Bay windows on the ground story may encroach up to three feet into any setback area, but may not encroach into a right-of-way area. Bay windows on upper floors may encroach up to three feet into any setback or right-of-way area.
E. Eaves. Roof eaves may encroach up to three feet into any setback or right-of-way area.
(9) Service areas. All service areas, including utility access, above ground equipment and dumpsters shall be located in side or rear yards and shall be screened from view from any street.
(10) Mechanical and utility equipment. Mechanical equipment, electrical and gas meter and service components, and similar utility devices (whether ground level, wall mounted, or roof mounted) shall be screened from view from the front property line. Exterior screening materials shall be the same as the predominant exterior materials of the principal building.
(e) Building Type Standards for New Construction. New construction in the T-4, and T-5 Districts must conform to architectural and dimensional standards of the following building types.
(1) Apartments. A medium sized building that contains five to ten dwelling units either side-by-side or stacked between two floors. There can be one shared entry or individual entries facing the street.
Figure 12 . Apartments
Illustrated Required and Optional Design Standards:
1. Traditional building façade treatments (including masonry reliefs and/or motifs) and main entrances located along street of building address and along any adjacent street right-of-way on corner lots.
2. Window and door openings shall be recessed.
3. Building cornice (at top of building) of substantial height and decoration.
4. Horizontal molding or accent material projection dividing the façade into layers.
5. Pattern of solids and voids generated by the vertical and horizontal alignment of windows and doors in repeating sizes.
6. Window groupings encouraged, with groups of up to three allowable.
7. Main entrances at grade for accessibility, working in conjunction with interior lobby or vestibule and elevator(s).
8. Ground floor units (finished floor) thirty-six inches to forty-two inches above grade.
9. Main entrance articulation.
10. Prominent sills and/or heads required for windows located on building facades (discouraged along other exterior walls).
11. Parking lots permitted only in the rear yard, except that the Planning and Zoning Administrator may waive this requirement per Section 1250.04(c) where an ornamental fence or wall made of aluminum, stone, brick or other approved material meeting the requirements of Section 1260.02 and additional landscaping are installed to screen the parking area. No building entrances from side parking lots allowable.
12. Building façade treatments are required on building facades fronting on a public street, alley, or right-of-way.
13. Floor to floor heights limited to twelve feet.
(2) Carriage house/accessory dwelling unit. Also considered an accessory structure, a carriage house is a small building located in the rear of a residential lot and can contain a small dwelling unit or similar use. They are often above a garage but can also be at ground level.
Figure 13. Carriage House/ADU
Illustrated Required and Optional Design Standards:
1. Small, traditionally-styled residential garage form containing one residential unit, indoor parking, or one residential unit above indoor parking. Ground floor finish floor twenty-four inches to thirty-six inches above grade (if not above parking).
2. Window and door openings shall be recessed (except for garage doors).
3. Window groupings encouraged, with groups of up to three allowable.
4. Residential entrance articulation and indoor stairway (stairway if more than one story).
5. Floor to floor heights limited to ten feet six inches.
6. Must be located in a rear yard or in a secondary front yard located along an alley.
7. Garage door openings, garage doors, garage door window panes, and garage door panels must all be square or rectangular. Door panels and window panes must be oriented vertically.
(3) Single family/duplex/triplex (stacked or adjacent). A small or medium sized building with one, two, or three dwelling units that may be stacked vertically or attached horizontally.
Figure 14 . Single Family/ Duplex/ Triplex (Stacked or Adjacent)
Illustrated Required and Optional Design Standards:
1. Traditionally-styled single-family house form containing one to three residential units with a main entrance at the front façade. Stacked duplex and triplex entrances may have separate doors or share a vestibule. Horizontal adjacent duplex and triplex units shall have their own independent main entrance on the front façade and may have alternate or service entrances along the sides and/or back.
2. Finished floor located twenty-four inches to thirty inches above grade.
3. Windows and doors shall be recessed.
4. Pattern of solids and voids generated by the vertical and horizontal alignment of windows and doors in variously repeating sizes.
5. Window groupings encouraged, with groups of up to three allowable.
6. Building overhangs commensurate with style of architecture.
7. Ground floor twenty-four inches to thirty inches above grade.
8. Minimum six feet six inches deep front porch maximum thirty inches above grade with optional decorative rail twenty-eight inches to thirty-six inches above porch floor.
9. Floor to floor heights limited to ten feet six inches.
10. Parking lots permitted only in the rear yard. Parking lots may be permitted in the side yard for larger projects with multiple buildings and multiple parking lots. No building entrances from side parking lots allowable.
(4) Fourplex/four-family dwelling unit. A medium sized building that contains four dwelling units split up two on the ground floor and two above, with a shared door facing the street.
Figure 15 . Fourplex/Four-Family Dwelling Unit.
Illustrated Required and Optional Design Standards:
1. Traditional building façade treatments (including masonry reliefs and/or motifs) and main entrances located along street of building address and along any adjacent street right-of-way on corner lots.
2. Doors and windows shall be recessed.
3. Building cornice must have the most prominent shadow line.
4. Minimum one additional horizontal molding or accent material projection dividing the building into layers.
5. Pattern of solids and voids generated by the vertical and horizontal alignment of windows and doors in repeating sizes.
6. Window groupings encouraged, with groups of up to three allowable.
7. Main entrances at grade for accessibility, working in conjunction with interior lobby or vestibule and lift or ramp servicing first floor units.
8. Ground-floor units finish floor-elevation thirty-six inches to forty-two inches above grade.
9. Main entrance articulation.
10. Prominent sills and/or heads required for windows located on the building facade.
11. Parking lots permitted only in the rear yard. Parking lots may be permitted in the side yard for larger projects with multiple buildings and multiple parking lots. No building entrances from side parking lots allowable.
12. Floor to floor heights limited to ten feet six inches.
(5) Live/work unit. A small to medium sized building that contains a ground floor office, service, or retail space with a dwelling unit above or behind it. The building can be attached or detached, and both the living and working space are owned or rented by one user.
Figure 16. Live/Work Unit
Illustrated Required and Optional Design Standards:
1. Ground floor elevated thirty inches to forty-two inches above average grade at front of building with interior lift for accessibility (Type A). Main level may be accessible at grade with plate glass storefront (Type B) or if building is setback from right-of-way line minimum seven feet zero inches (Type C).
2. Traditional building façade treatments and main business entrances are required along streets of corresponding building addresses and corresponding right-of-way lines. Side and rear entrances shall be subordinate to the main entrance and allowed along a right-of-way line of intersecting streets only or a rear parking lot. Storefront main entrance at corner may substitute for that listed above (see Mixed-Use Building).
3. Main business entrance doors must remain unlocked during business hours.
4. Open, plate-glass shopfronts (Type B) encouraged at ground-floor level along street of building address, with façade supported above by columns and beams and extending for a distance of twelve feet to fourteen feet around building corners at intersecting streets.
5. Plate glass material beginning fifteen inches to eighteen inches above finished grade (top of sidewalk) and extending to underside of beam, with alternate leaded or stained-glass transoms minimum eight feet zero inches above finish grade.
6. Sign band and/or secondary cornice to be integral with any shopfronts, and located above plate glass shopfronts or transoms (Type B).
7. At-grade doorways to be recessed.
8. Windows and doors shall be recessed (except for shopfronts, which are to have plate glass column to column).
9. Building cornice (at top of building) casting tallest horizontal shadow upon building façade.
10. Pattern of solids and voids, coordinated within structural bays, generated by the vertical and horizontal alignment of rectangular windows and doors in repeating sizes. Full and segmented arches allowable atop rectangular windows in these locations (except for shopfronts).
11. Window groupings allowable.
12. Open-ended, canvas, sloped awnings above shopfront windows. (Type B).
13. Decorative sills and/or headers required on windows located along exterior walls (except for shopfronts).
14. Parking lots permitted only in the rear yard , except that the Planning and Zoning Administrator may waive this requirement per Section 1250.04(c) where an ornamental fence or wall made of aluminum, stone, brick or other approved material meeting the requirements of Section 1260.02 and landscaping are installed to screen the parking area.
15. Floor to floor heights limited to fifteen feet.
16. Flat roof required.
(6) Mixed-use/commercial building. A small to medium sized building that contains ground floor commercial space with dwelling units and/or commercial space above. Any number of dwelling units can be incorporated based on the desired level of density. Typically, there is one shared door for residential access facing the street.
Figure 17. Mixed-Use Building .
Illustrated
Required and Optional Design Standards:
1. Traditional building façade treatments (as well as main business entrances) to be located along streets of corresponding building addresses and corresponding to right-of-way lines. Side and rear entrances shall be subordinate to the main entrance and allowed along a right-of-way line of intersecting streets only or a rear parking lot. Storefront main entrance at corner may substitute for that listed above (see Mixed-Use Building).
2. Main entrance doors must remain unlocked during business hours.
3. Main level accessible at grade.
4. Open, plate-glass shopfronts (curtain walls), located at ground-floor level along street of building address, with façade supported above by columns and beams and extending for a distance of one structural bay around building corners at intersecting streets. Plate glass material beginning fifteen inches to eighteen inches above finish grade (top of sidewalk) and extending to underside of beam, with alternate leaded or stained-glass transoms minimum eight feet zero inches above finish grade.
5. Sign band and/or secondary cornice integral with shopfronts and above plate glass and/or transoms.
6. Recessed doorways located within shopfronts (see numerical parameters below).
7. Windows shall be recessed.
8. Horizontal molding or accent material band projection, casting a secondary horizontal shadow line, dividing the façade into layers. This feature is accepted on Art Deco-style buildings.
9. Vertical façade projections (corresponding to structural columns) casting vertical shadows on façade and articulating regular structural bays, each 20 feet to thirty feet in width.
10. Pattern of solids and voids above ground floor, coordinated within structural bays, generated by the vertical and horizontal alignment of rectangular windows and doors in repeating sizes. Full and segmented arches allowable atop rectangular windows in these locations.
11. Radii of arches on segmented-arch windows must equal widths of corresponding windows.
12. Arched building tops prohibited.
13. Window groupings allowable above ground floor, corresponding to structural bays.
14. Open-ended, canvas, sloped awnings above shopfront windows.
15. Decorative sills and/or headers on upper-floor windows located on building façades.
16. Sides and backs of buildings not regulated by this code, except at corners (as illustrated here).
17. Building façade treatments optional along intersecting streets.
18. Towers, sculptures, and other characteristic forms and/or focal points encouraged (not illustrated).
19. Characteristic forms echoed or repeated within structural bays.
21. Floor to floor heights limited to fifteen feet.
(7) Townhome/rowhouse. A small to medium sized building that contains side-by-side attached single family dwelling units. Typically, two to eight units make up a building, all with individual entrances facing the street.
Figure 18. Townhome/Rowhouse.
Illustrated Required and Optional Design Standards:
1. Residential units existing side-by side within building enclosure with each unit extending from foundation to roof.
2. Parking at rear or within building at ground floor with parking entrance at rear of building.
3. Side parking lots prohibited.
4. Recess windows.
5. Pattern of solids and voids generated by the vertical and horizontal alignment of windows and doors in variously repeating sizes.
6. Window groupings encouraged, with groups of up to three allowable.
7. Ground floor (finished floor) twenty-four inches to thirty inches above grade.
8. Minimum six feet six inches deep required front porch maximum thirty inches above grade with decorative rail twenty eight inches to thirty-six inches above porch floor (porches may be individual or shared and continuous across front of building).
9. Individual main entrance articulation. Porch may be shared (entrances may have separate doors or share a vestibule).
10. Floor to floor heights limited to ten feet six inches.
(8) Schedule of regulations by building types. The following dimensional standards by building type shall apply to new construction in the T-4, and T-5 Districts. When in conflict with Section 1241.02, these regulations shall prevail.
SCHEDULE OF REGULATIONS BY BUILDING TYPE | ||||
Building Type | Front Setback | Side Setback (adjacent to private lot) | Side Setback (adjacent to ROW line) | Rear Setback |
SCHEDULE OF REGULATIONS BY BUILDING TYPE | ||||
Building Type | Front Setback | Side Setback (adjacent to private lot) | Side Setback (adjacent to ROW line) | Rear Setback |
Single Family/ Adjacent / Stacked Duplex & Triplex | > 20' (a) | 10' | 7' to 12' | 10' |
Fourplex | 10' (b) | 7' | 4' to 7' | 0' |
Rowhouse | 20' (c) | 7' | 4' to 6' | 10' (d) |
Small Apartment Building | 10' (e) | 7' | 7' | 0' |
Carriage House/Accessory Dwelling Unit | 10' (f) | 3' | 3' | 10' (d) |
Live-Work Building | 0' (g) | 0' | 0' | 0' |
Mixed-Use/Commerc ial Building | 0' (h) | 0' | 0' | 0' |
(a) Setback shall match mean setback of existing residential buildings along block frontage, 20'. If mean existing setback is < 20', then setback of new building shall default to 20'. Porches may encroach 12' into required front setbacks.
(b) Setback shall match that of an adjacent residential building on the principal frontage, 35'. If adjacent building(s) is set back > 35', then setback of new building shall default to 10'.
(c) Setback shall match that of an adjacent residential building on the principal frontage, 35'. If adjacent building(s) is set back > 35', then setback of new building shall default to 20'. Porches or porticos may encroach 9' into required front setbacks.
(d) Rear setback is 4' from alley easements.
(e) Setback shall match that of an adjacent residential building on the principal frontage, 35'. If adjacent building(s) is set back > 35', then setback of new building shall default to a distance 10'. Porches or porticos may encroach 9' into required front setbacks. Entrance canopies on large apartment buildings may extend into right of way over sidewalk.
(f) From main building on parcel.
(g) See building type regulations.
(h) Required build-to line.
(Ord. 10-2020. Passed 11-24-20; Ord. 04-2021. Passed 4-13-21; Ord. 03-2023. Passed 5-2-23; Ord. 12-2023. Passed 10-17-23.)