1251.07 AREA, YARD, SITING AND DESIGN REGULATIONS.
   The following yard and area regulations shall apply in the RA District.
   (a)   Lot dimensions - no minimum.
   (b)   Setback Requirements.
      (1)   Front yard depth.
         A.   Principal: minimum zero feet from the public right-of-way and maximum 12 feet;
         B.   Secondary: no minimum from the public right-of-way;
         C.   Interior: minimum seven feet.
      (2)   Interior side yard depth.
         A.   Adjoining U-1 and U-2 Districts: minimum three feet;
         B.   Adjoining other district: no minimum.
      (3)   Rear yard depth.
         A.   Rear lot line adjoining U-1 and U-2 Districts: minimum seven feet;
         B.   Rear lot line adjoining other district: no minimum.
   (c)   Building Design Features.
      (1)   First-story glazing (percentage of facade required to be transparent windows and doors between three feet and seven feet above finished floor).
         A.   Principal: minimum of 35%. Where the finished first floor is 48 inches or more above grade: minimum 20% glazing between grade and the finished first floor, less frontage feature areas.
         B.   Secondary: a minimum of 25%. Where the finished first floor is 48 inches or more above grade: minimum 20% glazing between grade and the finished first floor, less frontage feature areas.
         C.   Interior: minimum 20%.
      (2)   Active uses on first story.
         A.   Principal: No requirement.
         B.   Secondary: No requirement.
         C.   Interior: No requirement.
      (3)   Floor area ratio - no requirement.
      (4)   Entrances. Each unit with a street line shall provide a principal pedestrian entrance directly to that street line or interior frontage. Corner lots are required only one principal pedestrian entrance.
      (5)   Frontage feature (see Figure in Section 1251.08). B, C, D, or E required. Minimum area: 16 square feet.
      (6)   Height of finished first floor above grade.
         A.   Principal: Minimum 28 inches, maximum five feet six inches;
         B.   Secondary: Minimum 28 inches, maximum five feet six inches;
         C.   Interior: Minimum 18 inches, maximum five feet six inches.
      (7)   First floor materials.
         A.   Principal:
            1.   Human scaled: ex. brick, stone, lap siding, wood, terra cotta or similar.
            2.   Above first-story: Materials in any dimension are permitted.
            3.   Prohibited materials on principal and secondary street frontage; plain and split-face concrete masonry units and synthetic stucco.
         B.   Secondary: Same as principal.
      (8)   Height of building. The height of any building in the RA District shall not exceed 40 feet.
      (9)   Roof structures. Stairway and elevator or ventilating equipment penthouses, and penthouses for similar purposes, water tanks, cooling towers, ornamental towers, scenery lofts, poles, chimneys, or other necessary appurtenances, when erected upon and as an integral part of the building, may be erected or extended above the maximum height specified in division (c)(8) of this section upon approval of the Planning Commission.
   (d)   Garages, Car Openings and Driveways.
      (1)   Garage or car openings perpendicular to a principal and secondary street frontage at a public right-of-way:
         A.   Landscaping is required at actual principal and secondary street setback, minus permitted driveways.
         B.   Landscaping and fencing shall be a minimum three and one-half feet in height, maximum height as allowed by the Zoning Code.
      (2)   Garage or car openings within an established front yard setback on a secondary street at a public right-of-way:
         A.   Landscaping and fencing are required along the shared rear/side yard property line.
         B.   Landscaping and fencing shall be a minimum three and one-half feet in height, maximum height as allowed by the Zoning Code.
      (3)   One-way vehicular driveway width: maximum 11 feet.
      (4)   Two-way vehicular driveway serving multiple units width: maximum 20 feet.
      (5)   Continuous at-grade sidewalk and apron: required.
(Ord. 2019-19. Passed 6-17-2019.)