1. Building placement/parking/vehicular access:
a. A planting strip or defined plaza should be provided to relate the building to the street.
b. Generally, building and street facades must extend parallel to frontage property lines.
c. Parking shall be located to the side, rear and front of the building. In no case shall more than two rows of parking or fifty percent (50%) of the total required parking, be placed in the front of the building. Side yard parking shall occupy no more than fifty percent (50%) of the primary frontage line and shall not be placed in any side yard abutting an intersecting street. Where dimensions of existing lots restrict parking behind buildings, the limitations on side yard parking may be modified.
d. Parking areas on adjacent lots should be connecte d.
e. Trash container s shall be located in the parking area (Article H).
f. Mechanic al equipmen t at ground level should be placed on the parking lot side of building and away from buildings on adjacent sites.
2. Encroachment/pedestrian access:
a. For buildings set up to the sidewalk, upper level balconies and bay windows may encroach a maximum of five (5) feet, zero (0) inches over the sidewalk.
b. For buildings set back from the sidewalk, balconies, stoops, stairs, open porches, bay windows, and awnings are permitted to encroach into front setback area up to eight (8) feet.
c. Main pedestrian access to the building is from the street (indicated by large arrow). Secondary access may be from parking areas (indicated by smaller arrow).
d. When required, concrete sidewalks, minimum five (5) feet wide, shall be built along all street frontages of the lot according to city specifications (four (4) inches thick except at non-residential driveways it shall be six (6) inches thick). The sidewalk shall be separated from the street by a minimum four (4) wide planting strip unless on-street parking is provided. The planting strip width may be reduced when there is insufficient right-of-way on existing streets.
3. Description:
A civic building is a building used for purposes that are public in nature (e.g. schools, libraries, government buildings, and churches). These buildings must be designed to take their appropriate places within neighborhoods as integral parts of the community. It is expected that the scale and architectural sophistication of these buildings will match their civic importance. Where possible, civic structures shall be designed to terminate vistas or serve as key focal points in the neighborhood. The intention of buildings in all locations must be to relate the principal facade to the sidewalk and public space of the street. Civic buildings shall not be set back on the lot behind a standard parking lot.
(Ord. of 12-7-04, No. 37-02; Ord. of 10-5-15, No. 05-15; Ord. of 6-6-16, No. 22-15)