(a) For any new single-family detached dwelling, an attached garage that has overhead garage doors that face the street shall be setback at least four (4) feet from the front Facade of the main building mass. The following exceptions shall apply:
(1) An overhead garage door may be flush with the front Facade of the building if the building has a porch, floor to ceiling bay window, balcony, structurally integral planter, or other significant design feature or combination of features that extend at least four (4) feet forward from the wall plane on which the garage door is placed. A garage door that is recessed within the thickness of the garage wall as a result of typical construction practices shall be considered flush; or
(2) An overhead garage door may be flush with the front Facade of the residence if at least forty percent (40%) of the Facade on which the door is located is comprised of windows; or
(3) An overhead garage door may be flush with the front Facade of the residence if the garage is not more than thirty-five percent (35%) of the length of the street-facing Facade; or,
(4) Designs approved by the Architectural Board of Review.
(b) For any new single-family detached dwelling, the area of all attached or detached garages shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the area of the building footprint for the principal building. For the purpose of this subsection, the building footprint shall not include any proposed attached garage.
(Ord. 2006-35. Passed 5-25-06.)