1.

Standards for live-work units.

a.

All off-street parking shall be hidden behind or within individual units. Garages may not face the public street (excluding single-family homes).

b.

The front entrance to each unit shall be at grade opening directly onto the public sidewalk or a public space adjacent to the public sidewalk (excludes single-family homes).

c.

For single-family homes the entrance must be oriented towards the primary street. If there is not a primary street than the structure must be oriented toward the secondary street. The garage or parking must be located in the side or rear yard behind front façade of the building.

2.

Standards for commercial and vertical mixed-use buildings (VMU).

a.

Ground-floor commercial and retail uses shall have entrances at grade opening directly onto the public sidewalk or a public space adjacent to the public sidewalk.

b.

All commercial, mixed use, public and civic buildings shall have an awning or canopy over a building entrance that abuts the public right-of-way:

i.

Awning and canopies shall overhang the sidewalk on which the building fronts by a minimum of five feet.

ii.

Canvas, vinyl and metal awnings are permitted.

iii.

Plastic and bubble awnings are prohibited.

iv.

Vertical support poles are prohibited.

v.

If illuminated, be lit internally so that the light system is encased or otherwise screened from public view.

c.

A minimum of 45 percent of the ground-floor façade of VMU and commercial buildings shall be clear and untinted, transparent glass storefront

d.

Pedestrian access shall be provided from parking behind buildings to the public sidewalk through the ground floor of the building or via sidewalks between buildings.

e.

A principal building located on a corner lot shall provide a secondary entrance as well as fulfill the transparency requirements as required in [section] 722 H.2.c.

f.

Arcades and balconies are allowed to encroach into the public right-of -way.

g.

ADA requirements shall be met.

h.

Any commercial or mixed use building façade which faces a public street shall feature bulkheads.

i.

Entrance doors and architraves shall be recessed between four and eight feet. No broken pediments shall be allowed.

j.

Any commercial or mixed use building façade which faces a public street shall feature transoms over store windows.

k.

Rear entrances for customer use shall architecturally mimic the primary entrance.

l.

Buildings located on a corner lot where two public rights-of-way intersect shall orient the front entrance toward the corner of the lot. Corner entrances shall be pronounced to highlight the buildings orientation.

m.

Door surrounds shall include a combination of sidelights, transoms, pediments or other decorative features. Each building shall provide two of the above or provide documentation of another architectural feature which is compatible with the building's architectural style.

n.

Window surround treatment shall include a combination of sills, lintel, sash, segmental arch, jack arch, hoods or other decorative features. Each building shall provide two of the above or provide documentation of another architectural feature which is compatible with the building's architectural style.

o.

Aluminum or metal windows can only be used in exceptionally designed modern style buildings if they are a minimum of four inches in width. Modern buildings shall be compatible with the massing, scale and site design of the surrounding properties.

p.

Fenestration on the upper levels shall be symmetrical. Window and door arrangements shall be associated vertically.

q.

Applicant must employ one of the following architectural techniques to differentiate the first floor from the rest of the building such as:

i.

Soldier course;

ii.

Beltcourse;

iii.

Cornice lines; or

iv.

Similar architectural detailing between the first floor and the rest of the building.

r.

Buildings, longer than 100 continuous feet shall vary the cornice height and create variations in façades with changes in façade depth, materials, textures, colors, and/or window and door patterns to provide visual interest and prevent a massive imposing appearance. In addition, any commercial building with primary tenant spaces greater than 50,000 square feet shall be structurally designed to be easily divided into smaller tenant spaces.

s.

Blank, unarticulated, street walls for commercial, public, mixed use and civic buildings are prohibited on any street frontage.

t.

Roof structures visible from the public right-of-way may be sloped or flat.

i.

Sloped roofs shall be hip roofs of less than 45 degrees in pitch or gable roofs of at least 30 degrees in pitch.

ii.

Sloped roofs shall have overhangs of at least 12 inches on all sides and shall not exceed 100 feet in length without a change in plane.

iii.

Roofing materials for sloped roofs shall one or more of the following: asphalt or fiberglass shingles, solar shingles used with asphalt or fiberglass shingles, standing seam metal roof, ceramic tile, and slate or synthetic slate.

iv.

Flat roofs shall have decorative and/or corbelled parapets on all sides visible from public rights-of-way and drain to internal roof drains and/or to the rear of the structure, prohibiting downspouts on façades along primary and secondary streets.

v.

Simple barrel vaults or roofs are allowable.

vi.

Mansard and gambrel roof forms are prohibited.

3.

Standards for multi-family buildings.

a.

Ground-floor residential units that face the street shall have entrances with a stoop or porch between the sidewalk and the building façade. A sidewalk shall connect all ground floor entrances to the public sidewalk;

b.

Multi-family buildings with no commercial component shall be set back between five and 15 feet from the back of the sidewalk.

i.

The area between the sidewalk and the building façade shall contain only steps, front porches or stoops, balconies, or landscaping.

ii.

Mechanical equipment and other building service items may not be located within the setback area between the public sidewalk and building façade.

iii.

All mechanical equipment and other building service items must be placed in the rear yard and screened.

c.

Buildings, longer than 100 continuous feet shall vary the cornice height and create variations in façades with changes in façade depth, materials, textures, colors, and/or window and door patterns to provide visual interest and prevent a massive imposing appearance;

d.

Door surrounds shall include a combination of sidelights, transoms, pediments or other decorative features. Each building shall provide two of the above or provide documentation of another architectural feature which is compatible with the building's architectural style;

e.

Window surround treatment shall include a combination of sills, lintel, sash, segmental arch, jack arch, hoods or other decorative features. Each building shall provide two of the above or provide documentation of another architectural feature which is compatible with the building's architectural style; and

f.

Applicant must employ one of the following architectural techniques to differentiate the first floor from the rest of the building such as:

i.

Soldier course;

ii.

Beltcourse;

iii.

Cornice lines; or

iv.

Similar architectural detailing between the first floor and the rest of the building.

4.

Standards for single-family buildings—Neighborhood tier.

a.

All new single-family homes will utilize setback averaging to determine the appropriate building siting and height. The building shall be within ten percent of the average (less or greater).

b.

Each new building shall be substantially similar to the architectural style of the block.

c.

Each new building should be a product of its own time but shall incorporate three of the following architectural elements compatible with the surrounding area or block:

i.

Compatible materials (wood or brick);

ii.

Window casements;

iii.

Window style;

iv.

Window fenestration;

v.

Door casement;

vi.

Door style;

vii.

Corner boards;

viii.

Return cornices;

ix.

Decorative gables;

x.

Decorative fretwork;

xi.

Porch;

xii.

Roofline;

xiii.

Other decorative detailing.