Summary

WH-P06: Skyway-West Hill Sub-Area, Improve the design and aesthetics of the area, similar to the pedestrian-oriented development conditions currently required for other commercial development in the sub-area.

Story

Description

Skyway-West Hill Sub-Area, Improve the design and aesthetics of the area, similar to the pedestrian-oriented development conditions currently required for other commercial development in the sub-area.

Development Condition Text

The following standards shall apply to development or redevelopment of commercial buildings:

a.   main building entrances shall be oriented to the public street;

b.   at the ground floor (at grade), buildings shall be located no more than ten feet from the sidewalk or sidewalk improvement, but shall not encroach on the public right-of-way.  For buildings existing prior to the adoption of this ordinance with setbacks greater than ten feet from the sidewalk or the street if there is no sidewalk and which make substantial improvements to an existing structure, a minimum five-foot wide pedestrian walkway shall be constructed connecting the main building entrance to the public sidewalk or sidewalk improvement;

c.   building facades shall comprise at least seventy-five percent of the total street frontage for a property and if applicable, at least seventy-five percent of the total pedestrian route frontage for a property;

d.   building facades of ground floor retail, general business service, and professional office land uses that front on a street shall incorporate windows into at least thirty percent of the building façade surface area and overhead protection above all building entryways;

e.   building facades that are without ornamentation or are comprised of uninterrupted glass curtain walls or mirrored glass are not permitted; and

f.    vehicle access shall be limited to the rear access alley or rear access street where such an alley or street exists or to a single driveway from the frontage street if one exists.

Current Ordinance

19146

Effective Date

August 20, 2020

History

Adopted by Ord. 19146, 08/10/2020

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