1107.03 FRONTAGE TYPOLOGIES.
The following Frontage Typologies cover the area between the building façade and the front lot line or right-of-way and intended to ensure projects that establish or reinforce the appropriate frontage character within the following districts.
TABLE 1107.03 PERMITTED FRONTAGE TYPOLOGIES | STUR | MUR | BRD | MAIN | SH | YEAR | CCD | MILO | INDD | FP | USE DEFINITION & STANDARDS |
Shopfront | - | ∙ | ∙ | ∙ | ∙ | ∙ | ∙ | - | - | - | 1107.03(a) |
Patio | - | ∙ | ∙ | ∙ | ∙ | ∙ | ∙ | - | - | - | 1107.03(b) |
Gallery | ∙ | - | - | - | - | - | ∙ | - | - | - | 1107.03(c) |
Arcade | - | - | - | - | ∙ | - | ∙ | - | - | - | 1107.03(d) |
Yard | ∙ | ∙ | ∙ | ∙ | ∙ | ∙ | - | - | - | - | 1107.03(e) |
Terrace | - | ∙ | ∙ | ∙ | ∙ | ∙ | - | - | - | - | 1107.03(f) |
Forecourt | ∙ | ∙ | ∙ | ∙ | ∙ | ∙ | - | - | - | - | 1107.03(g) |
Streetwall | - | ∙ | ∙ | ∙ | ∙ | ∙ | - | - | - | - | 1107.03(h) |
Porch | ∙ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1107.03(i) |
Stoop | ∙ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1107.03(j) |
(a) Shopfront.
(1) Typical Lot Configuration.
(2) Description. The shopfront is a traditional ground floor frontage treatment designed for active commercial uses (typically retail and dining) and a high degree of pedestrian activity between the public sidewalk and commercial spaces. A shopfront treatment includes one or more commercial tenant storefronts consisting of large windows and a direct tenant entrance from the sidewalk, typically at sidewalk grade. Storefront characteristics typically include prominent entrances, primarily composed of glass, and tenant signage. If not located in a zero lot line condition (immediately behind the sidewalk), the intervening front setback may be paved as an extension of the sidewalk streetscape to the building façade. All or portions of the setback may be designated for use as outdoor seating or dining/bar space. The setback may also include landscaping, either at grade with the sidewalk along the building foundation, or in raised beds or planters.
(b) Patio.
(1) Typical Lot Configuration.
(2) Description. The patio frontage is used primarily to provide outdoor seating associated with ground floor dining uses within a building. The patio is a hardscaped area that may be located to the front or side of a building between the building and sidewalk.
(c) Gallery.
(1) Typical Lot Configuration.
(2) Description. The main facade of the building is at the frontage line and the gallery element overlaps the sidewalk. This frontage type is intended for buildings with ground- floor commercial or retail uses and may be one or two stories. The gallery must extend close enough to the curb so that a pedestrian cannot bypass it. Due to the overlap of the right-of-way, an easement is usually required.
(d) Arcade.
(1) Typical Lot Configuration.
(2) Description. An arcade is a frontage type featuring a pedestrian walkway covered by the upper floors of a building. The ground story facade is setback and upper floors are supported by a colonnade or supports.
(e) Yard.
(1) Typical Lot Configuration.
(2) Description. The yard is a typical landscape setback which may consist of open lawn, landscape beds, or some combination of the two. It may contain hardscape elements as a secondary feature and may be edged by a low fence or masonry wall. Yards are typically at the same or similar grade as the adjacent sidewalk and include a front walk connecting the public sidewalk to the main entrance of a building (see Raised Yard as a variation). This is the common frontage treatment for houses and other neighborhood-scale residential buildings, and is typically combined with other a porch or stoop building frontage. A yard may also be used for flex building types designed for any combination of uses.
(f) Terrace.
(1) Typical Lot Configuration.
(2) Description. In the Terrace Frontage Type, the main facade is at or near the property line with an elevated terrace providing public circulation along the facade. This Type can be used to provide at-grade access while accommodating a grade change and is frequently used together with a shopfront. Frequent steps up to the terrace are necessary to avoid dead walls and maximize access. A terrace treatment differs from the Raised Yard Frontage type in that the building is typically located closer to the sidewalk and the terraced setback is architecturally integrated with the building façade, consisting of more hardscape materials. Raised planters may be incorporated as part of a terrace frontage.
(g) Forecourt.
(1) Typical Lot Configuration.
(2) Description. The forecourt frontage treatment allows for a portion of a building façade to be set farther back from the street, creating a courtyard condition with street frontage. A forecourt condition may also be created through the composition of three separate buildings, oriented with the central building setback farther from the others. A forecourt may include open access to the public sidewalk with one or more entrances into the building, or may be fenced and elevated as a semi-private space, partially visible from the public realm. The forecourt area typically includes a combination of landscape and hardscape treatments, and may include outdoor amenities and seating areas associated with the building(s).
(h) Streetwall.
(1) Typical Lot Configuration.
(2) Description. The streetwall frontage is used to create a continuous and defined edge along parking lots where located in close proximity to a street and sidewalk. Streetwalls are typically low (at or below waist height of a passing pedestrian) and may be composed entirely of masonry, a combination of decorative metal fencing with masonry columns, raised planters, a landscape hedge treatment, or some combination of these. Masonry street walls are typically designed to coordinate with the principal building architecture and often are physically connected to the building façade. Street walls may be interrupted with a pedestrian walk connection to the public sidewalk. For new projects or redevelopment, street walls are intended for use along any portion of lot frontage in which side or rear parking is located adjacent to or near the public sidewalk, but are secondary to other frontage types associated with the principal building and should not dominate the entire lot frontage. Streetwalls are also an effective design approach to improve existing auto-oriented sites for which all or substantial portions of a primary frontage consist of parking.
(i) Porch.
(1) Typical Lot Configuration.
(2) Description. Common frontage type for residential building types. Porches should be an extension of the internal living space.
(j) Stoop.
(1) Typical Lot Configuration.
(2) Description. A component type featuring set of stairs with a landing leading to the entrance of a building.
(Ord. 081-2023. Passed 10-3-23.)