(A) The ground floor of any building in the Row House District may not be used for residence or significant warehousing/storage.
(B) A minimum of 60% of the ground-level front facade width in the Row House District must be abutting the sidewalk or located at former building’s original location for new construction. Buildings shall be set on the front property line. This may be increased to ten feet at the building entrance, or if the additional space is landscaped for outdoor retail dining.
(C) Front ground level facades parallel to the front property line, and any facade parallel to and within 20 feet of a street right-of-way, shall have no more than ten consecutive linear feet without a window, door, or other prominent architectural feature in the Row House District. Front ground level facades shall have no more than ten consecutive linear feet without a window, door, display opening, or other prominent architectural feature, and not more than 50% of the area between the height of two and ten feet shall be solid or opaque. Buildings on street corner intersections shall designate one of the two frontages as the primary facade, facing the front property line, and shall comply with the frontage requirements above. The other, or secondary, facade shall comply with the frontage requirements.
(D) Building height, minimum, in Row House District is 24 feet, measured on the front facade of the building.
(E) Any off-street parking or loading area shall be located behind the building that it serves. Under no circumstances shall surface parking be a primary use on a lot located along Ohio Street and the Row House District.
(Ord. 2007-715, passed 2-21-2007)