(a) Development Standards
Table 2 specifies the development standards for structures in the HD district.
Table 2: Development Standards
HD | Subject to regulations in Section (7): |
HD | Subject to regulations in Section (7): | |
Minimum Site Area | No standards | |
Minimum Site Width | No standards | |
Minimum Site Depth | No standards | |
Minimum Street Setbacks | 10 ft(1) | |
Maximum Site Coverage | 40%(2)(4) | 18.04.030(a)(86) |
Maximum Height (ft) | 130 ft(5) | |
Maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) | 1.5 to 1(3)(6) | 18.04.030(a)(57) |
(1) Measured from the right-of-way line of any public street to the base of the buildings and not including any awnings or other projections. This setback requirement does not apply to below-grade parking facilities or portions of buildings that bridge a street. This setback requirement also does not apply to any portion of a lot or site that does not abut a public street. (2) Site coverage is calculated based upon the total contiguous area within this zone (Main SUMC site or the Stanford Hoover Pavilion site), rather than on a parcel-by-parcel basis. (3) FAR is calculated based up on the total contiguous area within this zone (Main SUMC site or the Stanford Hoover Pavilion site), rather than on a parcel-by-parcel basis. (4) The maximum site coverage for the Stanford Hoover Pavilion site shall be 30 percent. (5) The maximum height for new construction at the Stanford Hoover Pavilion site shall be 60 ft. (6) The maximum floor area ratio for the Stanford Hoover Pavilion site shall be 0.5 to 1. (7) The regulations referenced in this table apply except as revised in this chapter. | ||
(b) Floor Area Ratio
Except as provided in this section, floor area ratio shall be defined in accord with Chapter 18.04 of the Zoning Ordinance. All areas used to enclose service and mechanical equipment, whether on rooftops, basements, interstitial space, or other interior areas, shall be excluded from floor area calculations. All parking facilities also shall be excluded from floor area calculations.
(c) Lot Coverage
Except as provided in this section, lot coverage shall be defined in accord with Chapter 18.04 of the Zoning Ordinance. Parking facilities shall be excluded from lot coverage.
(d) Height and Grade
(1) Except as provided in this section, building height shall be defined in accord with Chapters 18.04 and Section 18.40.090 of the Zoning Ordinance. Helicopter pads on top of the buildings, rooftop mechanical equipment and associated screens, cryogen vents, grease hoods, wind or solar energy equipment, and elevator shafts/ overruns shall be excluded from building height calculations, but shall be subject to architectural review as required in Chapters 18.76 and 18.77 of the Zoning Ordinance.
(2) Grade shall be measured in accord with Chapter 18.04 of the Zoning Ordinance.
(e) Street Setbacks
Except as provided in this section, setbacks shall be defined in accord with Chapter 18.04 of the Zoning Ordinance. In the HD district, setbacks from public streets shall be defined as the area between the right of way line of any public street to the base of the building, and not including any awnings or other projections. Setback requirements do not apply to any below grade parking facilities or portions of buildings that bridge a street. Setback requirements also do not apply to any portion of a lot or site that does not abut a public street. No setback requirements other than street setback requirements apply in the HD district.
(f) Recycling Storage
All new development, including approved modifications that add thirty percent or more floor area to existing uses, shall provide adequate and accessible interior areas or exterior enclosures for the storage of recyclable materials in appropriate containers. The design, construction and accessibility of exterior recycling areas and exterior enclosures shall be subject to recommendation by the architectural review board, and approval by the director of planning and development services, in accordance with Section 18.76.020 of the Zoning Ordinance.
(g) Employee Shower Facilities
Employee shower facilities shall be provided for any new building constructed or for any addition to or enlargement of any existing building as specified in Table 3.
Table 3: Employee Showers Required
Uses | Gross Floor Area of New Construction (ft2) |
Showers Required |
All government or special district facilities designed for employee occupancy, colleges and universities, private educational facilities, business and trade schools and similar uses | 0 - 9,999 | No requirement |
10,000 – 19,999 | 1 | |
20,000 – 49,999 | 2 | |
50,000 and up | 4 |
(Ord. 5494 § 3, 2020: Ord. 5123 § 7 (part), 2011)