Santa Clara Zoning Code § 10.3 General Standards

Where utilized, these elements are subject to the following:

• A Materials, style, design, and associated landscaping and other features shall be consistent with the building's architecture and neighborhood character

• B Architectural projections of traditionally-styled buildings shall have visible supports in the form of projecting beams or braces/brackets

• C An Architectural Projection shall be contained within a single Massing Increment; it shall not overlap the division between Massing Increments This is a requirement of all architectural elements per Section 7.3

TABLE 10-1 ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTIONS

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Location [1]
Gallery Required Arcade Required Elsewhere in
& Gallery Allowed Overlay Main Street South Downtown
Overlays
Projection beyond the facade
Up to 2’ min from ROW
Stoop Not Allowed or sidewalk
Porch Not Allowed
8’ min and up to 2’ min
Terrace Not Allowed from ROW or sidewalk [2]
6’ min and up to 2’ min
Dooryard Not Allowed from ROW or sidewalk
Bay Window 3’ max
Balcony 5' max [3]
Awning/Canopy 10' max
Roof Eave/Cornice
5' max
Assembly
Vertical Theater
See Section 11.3.H
Marquee
Arcade Not Allowed 15' min; 20' max Not Allowed Not Allowed
Gallery 12' min; 15' max Not Allowed Not Allowed 12' min; 15' max
Type of Projection

Notes

• 1 See Figure 10-1 for locations of Overlays and Main St South.

• 2 As a result, a Porch or Terrace may only occur within setbacks of 10' or more.

• 3 For occupiable balconies, the clear depth of occupiable space, measured from the balcony doors to the inside of balcony railing shall be

• 4'–6" minimum. Balconies may project and/or be recessed into the facade to maintain this minimum depth. See Section 10.4.F for more.

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FIGURE 10-1 | ARCADE & GALLERY OVERLAYS (See Sections 10 4 H & I for more standards)

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90' * 90'
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90'
J H F South D B
Main St

LEGEND & STANDARDS

• Gallery Required. Galleries are required to line a minimum of 50% of the length of each block in the Gallery Required Overlay

• Gallery Allowed. Galleries are allowed to wrap the corners of blocks and extend onto North-South streets at these locations, provided that the building setback on the North-South street is adequate to allow the minimum required gallery projection dimension listed in Table 10-1

• Arcade Required. Arcades shall line Central Green and have a public access easement, allowing them to serve as a continuous covered sidewalk around Central Green

• Arcade Allowed. Arcades are permitted on buildings along Lafayette St to extend the sidewalk environment and create a welcoming edge to Downtown

• Galleries at Franklin Square. If Franklin Square is relocated to this block per Precise Plan Figure 3–2 , Galleries lining Franklin Square are optional

• Galleries near the Theater. Any Gallery lining block B shall stop at least 20' away from any Theatre Marquee

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Theater Marquee

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Projecting Roof Eave

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Bay Windows

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