§ 3.1.3G. Civic.

1.

Description: A building type to accommodate government, and public assembly uses (including religious uses) in an urban or suburban environment. A variety of building scales and architectural styles are acceptable.

2.

Access: The building entrance shall be through a common lobby or courtyard. The building shall have at least one entrance to a public courtyard, forecourt, or public space such as a park.

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 within a side yard, provided that parking areas are limited to 62 feet in width and shall have a landscaped buffer facing the street with a minimum depth of five feet, and a street wall with a maximum height of 36 inches. Parking 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.

Massing and articulation: Street-facing entrances shall be positioned to accentuate vistas or directed views such as at the end of streets or where streets turn. All facades facing a public street shall feature horizontal articulation/change visibly at least 48 feet in height, setback, materials, or color, and with no module exceeding 100 feet in length. Facades facing a public street shall feature vertical articulation/change visibly at a maximum interval of every 48 feet.

5.

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

6.

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.

Development standards: Civic
Lot size (min/max in sq. ft.)		Varies by district
Lot width (min/max in feet)		100/none
Building width (min/max in feet)		n/a
Lot coverage by buildings (max)		50%
Yard Requirements	Front (min/max in ft.)	20/50
	Rear (min/max in ft.)	25/none
	Side (min/max in ft.)	25/none
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)		30/60
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. Encroachments permitted on building frontage only; corner lots have frontage on each abutting street.

 

Permitted frontages: Civic (See section 3.2)
Common yard	N
Porch	Y
Stoop	N
Forecourt	Y
Awnings and canopies	Y
Balconies	Y
Colonnades	Y
Arcades	Y
Terrace and lightcourt	N
Bay windows	Y
Storefront	N
Cafe	Y

 

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

 

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