Santa Clara Zoning Code Ch. 18.26 Downtown Form-Based Code

Santa Clara Zoning Code, Title 18

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SANTA CLARA CODE

SANTA CLARA DOWNTOWN FORM-BASED CODE CITY OF SANTA CLARA | PUBLIC DRAFT | OCTOBER 2023

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SANTA CLARA DOWNTOWN FORM-BASED CODE

CITY OF SANTA CLARA | PUBLIC DRAFT | OCTOBER 2023

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

City of Santa Clara

Downtown Community Task Force

Butch Coyne Rob Mayer Dan Ondrasek

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Matthew Reed Chan Thai

Adam Thompson Ana Vargas-Smith Atisha Varshney Debra von Huene

WRT / Planning, Urban Design, Team Leader

Sargent Town Planning / Place-Making & Form-Based Code

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1	General Provisions & Administration 4
2	The Vision & Coding Approach 8
3	Overview of Standards 14
4	The Downtown Zone & Character Overlays 16
5	Building Placement 18
6	Building Height 22
7	Building Massing 28
8	Facade Design 36
9	Private Frontages 42
10	Architectural Projections 52
11	Signage Design 62
12	Building Use & Parking 70
13	Site Standards & Guidelines 76
14	Glossary 86

TRANSFORMED DOWNTOWN —This diagram, Figure 5–1 from the Downtown Precise Plan, illustrates a long-term vision of the concentration of new investment and activity possible for Downtown Santa Clara, re-establishing it as a remarkable mixed-use urban center of culture and commerce.

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SANTA CLARA DOWNTOWN FORM-BASED CODE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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Downtown Community Task Force

CONTENTS:

1 General Provisions & Administration