§ 3.1.3B. Commercial, urban.

1.

Description: A building form that accommodates larger building footprints for large and/or single-use commercial tenants including retail and office.

2.

Access: The principal entry to each ground-floor unit shall be a direct entrance from the primary abutting street. Access to above-ground units shall be via a lobby with direct access to the street. Parking, loading, and trash disposal may be accessed from an alley or shared drive.

3.

Parking:

a.

General: See zoning ordinance, section 1250.13—Off-street parking and loading.

b.

Lot standards: Parking shall be located behind the rear plane of the principal building on the lot, or may also be partially or wholly underground, or located in a common area in the interior of a block.

c.

Parking requirements: See parking placement illustration.

4.

Building width: Buildings shall not exceed 100 percent of the width of the lot, nor fall below 80 percent of the width of the lot.

5.

The building facade along the primary abutting public street shall feature horizontal articulation/change visibly at a maximum interval of 48 feet in height, setback, materials, or color. Facades facing a public street shall be vertically articulated at a maximum interval of every 48 feet.

6.

Encroachments : Maximum 12 feet on building frontage only; not to exceed curb line

7.

Development standards:

a.

Architecture: See article 3.0 section 3.4.5.1.

b.

Accessory buildings: Permitted on review of zoning administrator; not to exceed lot coverage maximum.

c.

Land uses: See article 5.0.

d.

Building heights within 100 feet of a residential district shall be a maximum of two stories.

e.

A transitional buffer yard (TBY) that complies with section 1228.08 of the city's zoning code shall be provided where a commercial district adjoins a residential district.

f.

For drive throughs attached to commercial, urban building types: See 3.2.4M.

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Development standards: Commercial, urban
Building footprints (min/max in sq. ft.)		10,000/none
Lot width (min/max in ft.)		24/100
Building width (min/max in feet)		80%/100%
Lot coverage by buildings (max)		80%
Yard Requirements	Front (min/max in ft.)	0/5
	Rear (min/max in ft.)	0/15
	Side (min/max in ft.)	0/0
Height, min/max in stories (ft.)		See Table 3.1.4B
Encroachments (max in ft.)		12
Minimum floor-to-ceiling height (ground floor/upper floor)		12/10
Finish ground floor above grade (min/max in inches)		0/0
Corner lots must meet front yard requirements on each frontage. Minimum rear yards apply to principal buildings. Buildings for all accessory uses (including garages and accessory dwellings) must maintain a five foot minimum rear yard, except where the rear yard is an alley where no separation is necessary. Maximum side yard setback is related to the minimum 80 percent building width requirement. Encroachments permitted on building frontage only; corner lots have frontage on each abutting street.

 

Permitted frontages: Commercial, urban (See section 3.2)
Common yard	N
Porch	N
Stoop	N
Forecourt	N
Awnings and canopies	Y
Balconies	Y
Colonnades	Y
Arcades	Y
Terrace and lightcourt	N
Bay windows	Y
Storefront	Y
Cafe	Y
Drive through	See 3.2.4M

 

Commercial, urban by development districts
Mixed-use commercial	Y
Town center	Y
General neighborhood	Y
Neighborhood residential	N
Rural residential	N
Y—Allowed/S—Special Use/N—Not Allowed

 

(Ord. No. 6016-07-16, 7-19-2016)