A. Common Yard. The building façade is set back substantially from the front property line. The resulting front yard is unfenced and is visually continuous with adjacent yards, supporting a common landscape. The deep setback provides a buffer from higher speed thoroughfares.
B. Porch and Fence. The building façade is set back from the front property line with an attached porch that may encroach into the setback. A fence at the property line defines the private space of the yard. Each porch shall be a minimum of eight feet deep.
C. Dooryard or Light Court. The building façade is set back from the front property line by an elevated terrace or a sunken light court. This type buffers residential use from urban sidewalks and protects the private yard from public encroachment. In more urban zones, the terrace may be suitable for conversion to outdoor café space.
D. Forecourt. A portion of the building façade is close to the front property line and the central portion is set back. Large trees within a forecourt may overhang the sidewalk.
E. Stoop. The building façade is close to the front property line with the first story elevated above the sidewalk. The entrance is usually an exterior stair and landing.
F. Shopfront. The building facade is aligned close to the property line with the building entrance at sidewalk grade. This type is conventional for retail use. It requires a substantial glazing area at the sidewalk level, and an awning that may overlap the sidewalk.
G. Gallery. The building facade is aligned close to the property line with an attached cantilevered shed or a lightweight colonnade overlapping the sidewalk. The gallery shall be no less than 10 feet wide and may overlap the whole width of the sidewalk to within two feet of the face of the curb.
H. Arcade. The building facade is a colonnade that overlaps the sidewalk, while the facade at sidewalk level remains at the property line. The arcade shall be no less than 12 feet wide and may overlap the entire width of the sidewalk to within two feet of the face of the curb.
Frontages which place occupied space over the sidewalk such as balconies, galleries, arcades or conditioned bays, shall be placed over private walks for which a grant of easement for public access has been required.
(Ord. 2358 §22)