Chapter 19.84 — BUILDING HEIGHT AND FRONTAGE

This chapter prescribes building height and frontage types applicable to each TND designation. The standards are intended to ensure a purposeful relationship between buildings and the public realm across the transect provided by the designations.

(Ord. 2358 §22)

A. Table 6-2 identifies the maximum number of stories and maximum building heights allowed on properties designated with each TND designation. Maximum heights for specific building types are set forth in Chapter 19.86. B. For purposes of determining the maximum building height pursuant to this Division, the number of stories in a building shall not include a raised basement or inhabited attic. The height in feet shall be measured from the grade at the finished sidewalk adjacent to the building frontage to an imaginary plane located the allowed number of feet above and parallel to the grade at the finished sidewalk.

(Ord. 2358 §22)

Table 6-2 Maximum Building Height For TND Designations

(1) Architectural features of civic buildings may extend to a height of up to 45 feet so long as the inhabited space of the building does not exceed 35 feet.

Table 6-3 identifies the frontage types allowed on properties with specific TND designations. (Ord. 2358 §22)

Table 6-3 Frontage Types Allowed by TND Designation

(1) Frontage types for properties with the SD designation shall be determined by the applicable regulating plan.

A. Common Yard. The building façade is set back substantially from the front property line. The resulting front yard is unfenced and is visually continuous with adjacent yards, supporting a common landscape. The deep setback provides a buffer from higher speed thoroughfares.

B. Porch and Fence. The building façade is set back from the front property line with an attached porch that may encroach into the setback. A fence at the property line defines the private space of the yard. Each porch shall be a minimum of eight feet deep.

C. Dooryard or Light Court. The building façade is set back from the front property line by an elevated terrace or a sunken light court. This type buffers residential use from urban sidewalks and protects the private yard from public encroachment. In more urban zones, the terrace may be suitable for conversion to outdoor café space.

D. Forecourt. A portion of the building façade is close to the front property line and the central portion is set back. Large trees within a forecourt may overhang the sidewalk.

• E. Stoop. The building façade is close to the front property line with the first story elevated above the sidewalk. The entrance is usually an exterior stair and landing.

F. Shopfront. The building facade is aligned close to the property line with the building entrance at sidewalk grade. This type is conventional for retail use. It requires a substantial glazing area at the sidewalk level, and an awning that may overlap the sidewalk.

G. Gallery. The building facade is aligned close to the property line with an attached cantilevered shed or a lightweight colonnade overlapping the sidewalk. The gallery shall be no less than 10 feet wide and may overlap the whole width of the sidewalk to within two feet of the face of the curb.

H. Arcade. The building facade is a colonnade that overlaps the sidewalk, while the facade at sidewalk level remains at the property line. The arcade shall be no less than 12 feet wide and may overlap the entire width of the sidewalk to within two feet of the face of the curb.

Frontages which place occupied space over the sidewalk such as balconies, galleries, arcades or conditioned bays, shall be placed over private walks for which a grant of easement for public access has been required. (Ord. 2358 §22)