Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
Accessory Buildings and Structures: Front Yard Setback: Even with or behind the front façade of the principal building.
- Minimum distance of curb cuts from block corner75 ft
Curb cuts or driveways shall be located at least 75 feet away from any block corner or another garage entry on the same block face unless modified by the City Engineer.
- Density exemption for conversions
If converting an existing structure in the D1 district, the lot is exempt from the required density in Table 40.2-207.
- Screening of ground-level mechanical equipment
Ground-level mechanical and electrical equipment ... may not be stored or located within any right-of-way and shall be screened from all offsite views, including the Seawall.
- Minimum street-level glazing for nonresidential uses50 pct
For nonresidential uses, a minimum of 50 percent of the building façade between two and eight feet in height along the street frontage shall be comprised of windows and/or doors.
- Minimum street-level glazing for residential uses30 pct
For residential uses, windows shall comprise a minimum of 30 percent of the building façade between two and eight feet in height along the street frontage, relative to the finished floor elevation.
- Screening of roof-mounted equipment
Roof mounted equipment shall be screened from all offsite views from the public right-of-way, including the Seawall.
From the ordinance
The Downtown (D1) district and sub-districts are created for the purposes set forth herein and without limitation, for the promotion and preservation of the City's educational, cultural and economic interests.