Stoop is a Frontage Type where an entry door and corresponding landing area (entrance) are provided on the front elevation of a building on the ground floor. The entrance is elevated above the adjoining ground level and connected to it by stairs. The landing area may be designed such that it creates a usable, but not required, space beyond that needed for entry.
a) Configuration Standards
• All or a portion of the entrance and steps may encroach into the setback area established by the Zoning Classification.
• The entrance and steps shall not exceed 40% of the width of the front elevation of the corresponding dwelling unit. Usable space created by the landing area in excess of 40% shall not cause the frontage to become a porch.
• A porch or shed roof may cover the entrance.
• The surrounding setback area may be elevated. In no case, however, can the elevation of the surrounding setback area be higher than the elevation of the 1st floor.
• Non-retaining fences or walls defining the stoop or in the setback area shall not exceed 36 inches from the highest adjacent finished grade.
• A landscaping area with a minimum width of 2 feet shall be provided between any fence or wall and the sidewalk or similar hardscape area.
Illustrative photo 1 depicts the Stoop frontage type.
Illustrative photo 2 depicts the stoop frontage type combined with a terrace.
(Ord. 3229 (part), 2016).