Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Assumed ground floor heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.10 ft
The linear width of the ground floor façade multiplied by an assumed height of ten (10) feet.
- Ground floor transparencyGround-floor transparencyThe share of a ground-floor street wall that must be windows rather than blank surface. zone60 pct
At least sixty (60) percent of the specified ground floor transparency shall be located within a horizontal zone of the façade located between two (2) feet and eight (8) feet above the finished floor elevation where the primary entrance is located.
- Maximum opaque coverage30 pct
No more than thirty (30) percent of the required transparent area between two (2) feet and eight (8) feet in height above the finished floor elevation of the primary entrance may be covered by opaque or semiopaque materials, such as window or door signs or tinting.
- Maximum visual obstruction distance24 in
No wall or other permanent visual obstruction shall be located within twenty-four (24) inches of the interior of the specified transparent area.
- Maximum void length20 ft
Transparency shall be arranged so that no more than twenty (20) linear feet of ground floor building façade is void of transparency.
- Assumed upper floor heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft
The linear width of the upper floor multiplied by an assumed height of eight (8) feet.
From the ordinance
For purposes of calculating the minimum façade transparency, the overall area of a façade shall be calculated as identified below for ground and upper floors. The minimum required transparency shall then be calculated by applying the minimum façade transparency percentages from Section 36.2-316 to the calculated overall façade.