Ordinance 2397-99 - Laserfiche WebLink

A. Required Setbacks. There shall be no minimum setbacks in the B-3 Zone. However,no portion of a setback area located between a building and the public sidewalk shall be permitted to be used for off-street parking. B. Height of Building or Structure. Buildings located within the B-3 Zone shall be permitted to have a height no greater than indicated on Map No. 22-1. Building height in the B-3 Zone is measured as the height above the highest point of any public sidewalk immediately contiguous to the lot upon which the building is proposed to be located. C. Building Facades. All new or remodeled buildings abutting the sidewalk in the B-3 zone shall be subject to the following requirements for those portions of the building between two feet and eight feet above the sidewalk. When building facades are proposed to be renovated,the following standards shall apply for those portions of the building between two feet and eight feet above the sidewalk. 1. Any portion of a facade which is not transparent shall be considered to be a blank facade. Clear or lightly tinted glass in windows, doors, and display windows shall be considered transparent. Transparent areas shall allow views into the structure or into display windows from the outside. 2. The total of all blank facade segments shall not exceed 40 percent of the length of the facade of the building. 3. The provisions of this section may be modified by the Planning Director if the applicant proposes an alternative method of design which provides a pedestrian friendly treatment of the facade which is equivalent or superior to that which would be achieved through strict compliance with the provisions of this section, or where the slope of the sidewalk would render the requirements of this section ineffective. D. Parking Lot Design Requirements. The following requirements shall apply to parking lots located in the B-3 zone: 1. The parking lot shall be separated from the public sidewalk by a landscape planter located outside of the public right-of-way which is a minimum of five feet wide (measured as specified in EMC 19.35.060.A) and contained within a planter bed raised a minimum of 6 inches above the abutting parking lot surface. Landscape areas shall be irrigated and maintained in accordance with EMC 19.35.130. 2. The planter shall be planted with shrubs which are maintained at a minimum height of 24 inches and a maximum height of 30 inches above the abutting parking lot surface, spaced at 5 feet on center. Deciduous trees as specified by the Planning Director shall be planted in the planter spaced at not more than 20 feet on center. The spacing of trees may be modified by the Planning Director if the type of trees planted will be of a size which, at maturity, requires a greater spacing.