§ 33-284.85. Building Placement Standards.

A.

The diagrams in paragraph (G) of this section establish the Building Placement Standards by land use category. Building frontage and setback areas shall be required as illustrated in the Building Placement Standards Diagrams.

B.

Where Building Placement Standards Diagrams reference a Frontage Table, such table specific to each Urban Center or Area District shall be provided in the regulations for each individual District. It is provided, however, that colonnades may be placed on the property line regardless of any such frontage requirements. Unless otherwise provided, the colonnade height and width shall be in accordance with Section 33-284.86(B) of this article. When a Frontage Table is not provided in the individual Urban Center or Area District regulations, building setbacks shall be required as set forth in the following table:

Standard Frontage Table

STREET TYPE	DISTRICT REQUIREMENT
	CORE (Build-to line)	CENTER (Build-to line)	EDGE (Build-to line)
Major Roadway	10′ *	10′ *	15′
Minor Roadway	10′ *	10′ *	15′
Main Street	6′ *	10′ *	15′
Service Road	0′ (min)	0′ (min)	0′ (min)
Pedestrian Passage	0′ (min)	0′ (min)	0′ (min)
* Where a colonnade is provided, the build-to line shall be zero (0) feet.

 

C.

In all Sub-districts, mixed-use, non-residential, and multi-family, developments shall comply with the following:

1.

Minimum building frontage requirements may be met by a single building, multiple buildings or multi-phased developments, and such requirements shall apply along the front property line only.

2.

Where a minimum number of stories is required, said stories above the second story may be set back further than the requirements set forth in the Building Placement Standards Diagrams.

3.

To articulate the building facade, fifty (50) percent of the portion of the building required to be located along the build-to line may be recessed up to two (2) feet. Further, once the minimum building frontage requirement is met, the remainder of the building may be set back from the build-to line.

4.

A portion of the building may be set back up to twenty-five (25) feet to accommodate a forecourt.

5.

Belfries, chimneys, spires/steeples, and other such non-habitable structures shall comply with Section 33-55 of this chapter.

6.

Accessory buildings shall follow parking and/or allowable building area setbacks provided in the Building Placement Standards Diagrams.

D.

In all Sub-districts, accessory buildings for rowhouse, courtyard, sideyard, single-family detached, duplex and urban villa shall follow the accessory building/dwelling/parking area setbacks provided in the Building Placement Standards Diagrams.

E.

In all Sub-districts, for all land use categories, accessory structures shall be permitted provided that they do not encroach on the front and side street setbacks.

F.

The table below identifies the Building Placement Standards that apply to each Land Use Category:

BUILDING PLACEMENT STANDARD	LAND USE CATEGORY
	Metro-politan Centers	Metropolitan and Community Centers
	MM MC MCS MO	R	RM	MC	MM	MO	MCS	MCI	ID	I
1. Mixed Use, Multi-Family	X
2. Mixed Use, Multi-Family				X	X	X	X	X
3. Industrial								X	X
4. Rowhouse, Multi-Family		X	X
5. Rowhouse		X	X
6. Courtyard, Sideyard		X	X
7. Single-family		X
8. Single-family		X
9. Duplex		X	X
10. Duplex		X	X
11. Civic	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
12. Urban Villa		X	X
13. Gas/Service Station				X			X	X	X
X: Standard is applicable in the indicated Land Use Category.

 

G.

Building Placement Standards Diagrams.

1.

Mixed Use, Multi-Family:

a.

Building Frontage Required: Seventy (70) percent minimum at build-to line. Minimum frontage requirement applies along the front property line only.

b.

Build-to lines or street setback requirements shall be measured from the edge of sidewalk.

c.

All on-site parking shall be accessed from a service road or the lowest ranking street.

d.

The vehicular entry width permitted shall be a maximum of thirty-three (33) feet.

e.

The minimum interior side/rear setback for the pedestal, tower, and penthouse shall be zero (0) feet.

f.

Where a wall or fence is used to screen parking areas along streets, a five (5) foot landscape strip with a hedge shall be required in front of the wall or fence.

g.

Colonnades shall be two (2) stories high and a minimum of fifteen (15) feet deep. The colonnade depth shall not exceed the colonnade height. The exterior of the colonnade shall be no closer than two (2) feet from the curb line.

2.

Mixed Use, Multi-Family:

a.

Building Frontage Required: Seventy (70) percent minimum at build-to line in all Sub-districts. Minimum frontage requirement applies along the front property line only.

b.

Build-to lines or street setback requirements shall be measured from the edge of sidewalk.

c.

The interior side/rear setbacks shall be as shown above.

d.

When provided, the front setback shall be hard surfaced and finished to match the adjoining sidewalk. A minimum of five (5) feet clear width within the setback shall be kept unobstructed for pedestrians.

e.

All on-site parking shall be accessed from the service road or lowest ranking street.

f.

Where a wall or fence is used to screen parking areas along streets, a five (5) foot landscape strip with a hedge shall be required in front of the wall or fence.

g.

Above the fourth story the setback shall be from the property line.

3.

Industrial:

a.

Building Frontage Required: Twenty-five (25) percent minimum at build-to line. Minimum frontage requirement applies along the front property line only.

b.

Build-to lines or street setback requirements shall be measured from the edge of sidewalk.

c.

For industrial uses, any part of the build-to line not occupied by a building shall have an eight (8) foot high masonry wall, not pierced except to provide pedestrian and vehicular ingress/egress.

d.

For all other uses permitted in the ID category, walls, fences and hedges shall be provided in accordance with Section 33-284.86(H) of this article, and where a wall or fence is used to screen parking areas along streets, a 5-foot landscape strip with a hedge shall be required in front of the wall or fence.

e.

The interior side/rear setbacks shall be as shown above.

f.

When provided, the front setback and side street setback shall be landscaped or hard surfaced and finished to match the adjoining sidewalk.

g.

Above the fourth story the setback shall be from the property line.

h.

All on-site parking shall be accessed from a service road or from the lowest ranking street.

4.

Rowhouse, Multi-Family:

a.

Building Frontage Required: Seventy (70) percent minimum at build-to line. Minimum frontage requirement applies along the front property line only.

b.

Front and side street setback requirements shall be measured from the edge of sidewalk.

c.

All on-site parking shall be accessed from the service road or lowest ranking street.

d.

The front setback and, when provided, the side street setback shall be landscaped.

e.

Where a wall or fence is used to screen parking areas along streets, a five (5) foot landscape strip with a hedge shall be required in front of the wall or fence.

f.

Above the fourth story the setback shall be from the property line.

5.

Rowhouse:

a.

Building Frontage Required: One hundred (100) percent at build-to line except at end of building groups. Minimum frontage requirement applies along the front property line only.

b.

Front and side street setback requirements shall be measured from the edge of sidewalk.

c.

For Rowhouses all on-site parking shall be accessed from the service road.

d.

The front setback and, when provided, the side street setback shall be landscaped.

e.

Common parking facilities shall be permitted.

6.

Courtyard, Sideyard:

a.

For Sideyard and Courtyard Houses, all on-site parking shall be accessed from the service road.

b.

Front and side street setback requirements shall be measured from the edge of sidewalk.

c.

Any part of the build-to line not occupied by a building shall have a masonry wall with a minimum height of forty-two (42) inches and a maximum height of seventy-two (72) inches, not pierced except to provide pedestrian and vehicular ingress/egress.

d.

The front setback and, when provided, the side street setback shall be landscaped.

7.

Single-Family:

a.

All on-site parking shall be accessed from the service road, where provided.

b.

Front and side street setback requirements shall be measured from the edge of sidewalk.

c.

For lots with frontages between fifty (50) and seventy-five (75) feet, the minimum interior side setback shall be ten (10) percent of the lot frontage; for lots with frontage greater than seventy-five (75) feet, the interior side setback shall be a minimum of seven and a half (7.5) feet.

d.

The front and side street setback shall be landscaped.

8.

Single-Family:

a.

All on-site parking shall be accessed from the street as shown above.

b.

Front and side street setback requirements shall be measured from the edge of sidewalk.

c.

The front and side street setback shall be landscaped.

d.

Any part of the build-to line not occupied by a building shall have a masonry wall with a minimum height of forty-two (42) inches and a maximum height of seventy-two (72) inches, not pierced except to provide pedestrian and vehicular ingress/egress.

e.

Driveways between the front property line and build-to line shall be a maximum of ten (10) feet wide.

9.

Duplex:

a.

All on-site parking shall be accessed from the service road.

b.

Front and side street setback requirements shall be measured from the edge of sidewalk.

c.

The front and side street setback shall be landscaped.

10.

Duplex:

a.

This building standard shall only be permitted on existing platted lots less than twelve thousand (12,000) square feet in area.

b.

Front and side street setback requirements shall be measured from the edge of sidewalk.

c.

All on-site parking shall be accessed from the street as shown above.

d.

Any part of the build-to line not occupied by a building shall have a masonry wall with a minimum height of forty-two (42) inches and a maximum height of seventy-two (72) inches, not pierced except to provide pedestrian and vehicular ingress/egress.

e.

Driveways between the front or side street property lines and build-to line shall be a maximum of ten (10) feet wide.

f.

The front and side street setback shall be landscaped.

11.

Civic:

a.

All on-site parking shall be accessed from the service road, where provided. For properties without an adjoining service road, parking may be accessed from the street through a driveway as shown above.

b.

Build-to lines and street setback requirements shall be measured from the edge of sidewalk.

c.

When on-site parking is provided, the off-street parking spaces shall be placed to the rear of the building.

d.

Civic uses shall not be required to comply with height requirements indicated on the Building Heights Plan.

e.

When provided, the front and side street setback areas shall be treated as a green or plaza. When treated as a plaza, the setback area shall not be required to be fronted by mixed-use, retail, or office uses. When treated as a plaza or green, the plaza or green shall be in addition to any designated open space required by the regulating plan.

f.

Where a wall or fence is used to screen parking areas along streets, a five (5) foot landscape strip with a hedge shall be required in front of the wall or fence.

12.

Urban Villa:

a.

Building Frontage Required. Eighty (80) percent minimum at build-to line. Minimum frontage requirement applies along the front property line only. At least fifty (50) percent of Urban Villas along a block face shall provide a walled court or patio between the front property line and the building face; maximum setback shall be fifteen (15) feet only where such court or patio is provided.

b.

Front and side street setback requirements shall be measured from the edge of sidewalk.

c.

Parking shall be accessed from the street as shown above. Garage entrances accessed from the front property line shall be a maximum of ten (10) feet in width and no further than ten (10) feet from the front property line. Walled courts or patios shall not be used for parking.

d.

The minimum height for an Urban Villa shall be two (2) stories.

e.

The front setback, and when provided, the side street setback, shall be landscaped.

13.

Gas/Service Station:

a.

Building Frontage Required. 40 percent minimum within or adjoining the Building Frontage Zone. Minimum frontage requirement applies along the front property line only.

b.

A continuous street façade consisting of buildings or walls along all streets except driveways shall be required; walls shall not exceed 3.5 feet in height and shall be a minimum of 75 percent opaque.

c.

Building Frontage Zone width shall be measured from the property line.

d.

Except for required tree grates, tree planters, or hedges along walls, Building Frontage Zone shall be hard-surfaced and finished to match the adjoining sidewalk. A minimum of five feet clear width within the setback shall be kept unobstructed for pedestrians.

e.

Setbacks for pump island canopies shall comply with section 33-47.

(Ord. No. 05-143, § 5, 7-7-05; Ord. No. 06-10, § 2, 1-24-06; Ord. No. 07-93, § 3, 7-10-07; Ord. No. 07-169, § 8, 11-6-07; Ord. No. 08-102, § 2, 9-2-08; Ord. No. 12-86, § 4, 10-2-12; Ord. No. 17-46, § 2, 7-6-17; Ord. No. 18-02, § 1, 1-23-18)