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The boundaries of the District are hereby established as shown on the City of Toledo zoning maps. The District boundaries includes those parcels within 300 feet of the centerline of the Monroe Street right-of-way along both sides, extending from Collingwood Boulevard on the east to Algonquin Parkway (just past Central Avenue) on the west. The overlay district regulations apply to the entirety of parcels, as existing at the time of adoption, lying wholly or partially within this boundary.
(Ord. 497-07. Passed 7-24-07; Ord. 366-24. Passed 7-17-24.)
The site plan review shall be as specified in Sec. 1111.0800. Building elevation drawings (with colors and materials indicated) showing the front, rear and side views shall be submitted along with the site plan.
A. The standards of the Monroe Street Corridor UNO district apply to the construction of any building or building addition that increases a building's floor area by more than 10 percent, except for detached houses and duplexes used for residential purposes. The standards also apply to the construction of off-street parking spaces and driveways, except for those serving detached houses and duplexes used for residential purposes.
B. Building alterations that conflict with these standards or that otherwise increase the degree of non-compliance with these standards are prohibited.
(Ord. 497-07. Passed 7-24-07.)
In addition to the design standards contained in Chapter 1109, Design Standards, the following criteria apply.
A. Relationship of Buildings to Site
1. The site shall be planned to accomplish a desirable transition between the building(s) and the streetscape to provide for adequate planting, safe pedestrian movement, and parking areas.
2. Parking areas shall be treated with decorative elements, building wall extensions, plantings, or other innovative means so as to screen parking areas from view from public ways.
3. The height and scale of each building shall be compatible with its site and existing (or anticipated) adjoining buildings.
4. Newly installed utility services, and service revisions necessitated by exterior alterations, shall be underground.
B. Building Setback and Height
1. The maximum allowed front setback shall be 10 feet unless a public-private setback zone is provided.
2. If a public-private setback zone is provided a maximum front setback of 20 feet is allowed for up to 50 percent of the building frontage.
3. Buildings on corner lots must comply with maximum building setback standards along all lot frontages.
4. The minimum side yard and rear yard setbacks shall be as specified in the underlying zoning district.
5. The maximum building height shall be as specified in the underlying zoning district.
C. Building Design
1. Building facades facing a Primary Street must incorporate a main entrance door on the primary street.
2. Building frontages that face Primary Streets and exceed a width of 50 feet must include vertical visual elements to break the plane of the building frontage. Such vertical elements must be spaced at intervals of 15 feet to 35 feet along the entire building frontage.
3. All roof-mounted mechanical equipment must be screened from public view. The screening must be of a sufficient height to prevent persons located at the street level from viewing the screened items. The design, colors and materials used in screening must be consistent with the architectural design of the building.
4. Dumpsters and trash receptacles must be screened in accordance with Sec. 1108.0304(B).
5. For commercially used property at least 60 percent of each building frontage along a Primary Street, between the height of 2 feet and 10 feet above the nearest sidewalk grade, must consist of clear, non-tinted, non-mirrored, and uncovered window glass permitting views of the building's interior to a depth of at least 4 feet. For building frontages other than those on Primary Streets, the window glass must continue for a minimum of 10 feet. No exterior security bars or roll-down metal doors shall be allowed. This provision shall not apply for the conversion of a residential building to a commercial use.
6. This provision does not apply to buildings officially recognized as historic or those deemed eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places if the provision would result in a modification of the original historic appearance of the building.
D. Building Materials
Maintaining consistent palette of materials is important to establish continuity within the corridor and to improving the overall appearance of the district. Predominant building materials should be high quality. Exterior insulation and finish system (EIFS) materials and applications are prohibited. The following are identified as acceptable for predominant exterior building materials:
1. Brick: Shall be standard modular brick with common tooled mortar joints. Untooled joints, distressed brick, or irregular shaped brick are prohibited. Brick color and texture shall be compatible with original brick facades on Monroe Street, constructed prior to the 1940's. Brick of this period was commonly blond, yellow blond, beige, or dull red with very little color range. Textures varied from smooth or glazed to rough. Textures tended to be uniform.
2. Wood;
3. Smooth finish stone such as limestone or sandstone; color to be light to medium 'buff';
4. Glass.
5. Materials with a brick-like appearance such as "Founders Brick" or similar material;
6. Textured cement board;
7. The Plan Director, in consultation with the Monroe Street Redevelopment Organization, may approve exceptions in special circumstances, such as an addition or renovation to an existing building or a unique architectural treatment.
(Ord. 497-07. Passed 7-24-07; Ord. 811-07. Passed 12-11-07.)
All accessory buildings and uses which are permitted in the underlying zoning district(s) are permitted within the district, except that any detached accessory building on any lot shall have on all sides the same architectural features or shall be architecturally compatible with the principal building(s) with which it is associated. Accessory buildings used for single family residential purposes are exempt from this requirement.
(Ord. 497-07. Passed 7-24-07.)
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