A. An urban multi-story building with retail or office space on the ground floor and residential or office use in the loft unit with mezzanine above. A mixed-use loft building shall be placed on a site as set forth in Table 6-20.
Building Placement. |  | |
Front build-to-line: The front façade of the building shall be placed at the back of the sidewalk. | A | |
Encroachment over the sidewalk may be allowed for some frontage types. | B | |
Side setbacks: None required. 10 feet minimum when provided. | C | |
Rear setback: 15 feet for the dwellings; 5 feet from the alley for parking and accessory structures. | D | |
Building Size and Massing. | ||
Building height: Buildings shall be two or three-stories | E | |
Parking. | ||
Surface or ground-level garage parking shall be a minimum of 37 feet behind the back of the sidewalk. | F | |
B. Mixed-use loft buildings may be attached, or detached with a side courtyard.
C. The frontage type of shopfront shall be required.
D. The main entrance to the ground floor space shall be accessed directly from and face the street. Upper floor units shall be accessed by a stair through a separate entrance at the street frontage. If used as a live-work unit, an additional entrance to the upper residential unit may be provided within the associated work space on the ground floor.
E. On-site off-street parking shall be accessed from an alley and may be in a tuck-under garage, underground garage, above-ground garage, surface parking, or any combination of the above.
F. A rear yard is not required; however, if a garage is detached from the building, a yard with a minimum depth of 12 feet shall be required. If a rear yard is provided, one tree, 15 gallons or larger, shall be planted in the rear yard prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
(Ord. 2358 §22)