The Urban Form (UFO) Overlay District is established to foster the development of dense, vibrant, mixed-use neighborhoods that encourage a quality pedestrian experience; that maintains the economic viability of older neighborhoods and retail districts by preserving the pedestrian-oriented character. The UFO achieves this goal for the urban environment by setting forth requirements for consistent street walls, pedestrian-oriented building features, minimizing conflicts between vehicles and pedestrians and screening of off-street parking and service areas.
(a) Pedestrian Overlay Districts shall apply Traditional Neighborhood Design Standards as the design criteria for the TIZ's,
(b) The UFO may be overlayed on any Target Investment Zone, although primarily intended for the urban core of a development, downtown and major corridors of the city as determined by the Planning Director and/or the Commission.
(c) All uses permitted in the underlying zoning district shall be permitted in the UF, except that the following uses shall be regulated as follows:
(1) Open sales lots are prohibited.
(2) Any establishment served by drive-thru lane providing access to windows or other facilities at which food/merchandise can be ordered or picked up, or businesses can be transacted by a person in a motor vehicle is prohibited when accessed from a principal or secondary street frontage.
Table of New Construction (additions) Design Guidelines
(1) Setbacks | ||
A. Front yard depth; principal street frontage | Townhouse: | All other building types above ground floor: |
0 ft. min., 10 ft. max. | 80% of frontage build-out: 0 ft. to 3 ft. max., or equivalent ground plane area 20% of frontage build-out: 12 ft. max., or equivalent ground plane area. | |
B. Front yard depth; secondary street frontage | Townhouse: | All other building types above ground floor; |
0 ft. min., 6 ft. max. | 80% of frontage build-out: 0 ft. to 3 ft. max., or equivalent ground plane area 20% of frontage build-out: 12 ft. max., or equivalent ground plane area. | |
C. Interior side yard depth | 0 ft. min. | |
D. Rear yard depth | 0 ft. min. | |
(2) Building Configuration | ||
A. Frontage build-out; principal street frontage | 90% min.; the frontage build-out requirement may be met with a streetscreen, plaza or square for up to 10% of the street frontage. Streetscreens shall be 3.5' in height min. Streetscreens screening non-active uses shall be 6' in height min. and shall have 50% opacity min. | |
B. Active use; first story principal and secondary street frontage | Required on 60% of frontage buildout | |
C. Floor area ration | No maximum. | |
D. Entrances | Townhouse: | All other building types: |
Each first-story unit fronting a principal or secondary street shall provide a main pedestrian entrance to that frontage. | Each use fronting a principal or secondary street shall provide at least one main pedestrian entrance to that frontage. Such entrances shall be recessed to prevent doors swinging into the ROW | |
E. Height of finished first floor above grade | First-story residential | First-story non-residential |
18 in. min., 5.5 ft. max. subject to increase of up to 3 ft. to accommodate slope across site. Building lobby may be at 0 ft. | 0 ft. min. | |
(3) Building Design Features | ||
A. First-story glazing, residential, principal and secondary street | 30% min. of the frontage buildout between 3' and 8' above grade shall be transparent windows or doors. | |
B. First-story glazing, non-residential; principal and secondary street | 60% min. of the frontage buildout between 3' and 8' above grade shall be transparent windows or doors. | |
C. First-story articulation; frontage build-out | One vertical break required at intervals not to exceed 60 ft. (ex. Piers, columns and/or 3 in. min. change in facade plane) | |
D. Architectural articulation required; balconies, bays, awnings, sunshades, planter boxes or similar | Townhouse: | All other building types |
Required on 50% min. of all units facing both the principal and secondary street frontage; balconies, if used shall be 1' min. depth; railing 30% min. transparency. | Not Required | |
E. Materials; principal and secondary street frontage | First-story: Glass in any dimension is permitted. All other materials shall be human-scaled, except materials used on building bases (up to 3' above grade) may be larger in size. | |
Above first-story: Materials in any dimension are permitted. | ||
(4) Parking (Refer to Chapter 1183, Off-street Loading and Parking Requirements unless otherwise stated) | ||
A. Required parking | none | |
B. Parking access, drives, garages and service access. Where a secondary street frontage or alley abuts the property, no access is required on a principal street. | Townhouse | All other building types |
One-way traffic 12' width max. Two-way traffic: 18' width max. 20' max. aggregate width per frontage. | 20' max. aggregate width per frontage. | |
Prohibited: Garage doors facing a principal street frontage unless located behind the rear wall of the main building. | 10' max. opening height for parking entrances; 14' max. opening height for service access. | |
Alley: Unlimited | ||
C. Valet zones | Shall not reduce existing sidewalk width, or shall maintain 6' min. through pedestrian sidewalk zone. | |
(Ord. 147-2018. Passed 7-2-18.)
Chap. 1180. Purpose.
Chap. 1181. Intent.
Chap. 1182. Sustainable Development.
Chap. 1183. Landscape Requirements.
Chap. 1184. Off-Site Loading and Parking Requirements.
Chap. 1185. Outdoor Illumination.
Chap. 1186. Refuse Storage.
Chap. 1187. Signs.
Chap. 1188. Wall Murals.