2917 HOYT AVE ARTSPACE LOFTS 2018-01-02 MF Import

24. Ground Floor Transparency. For all building fagades within five feet of a public sidewalk and facing the sidewalk, at least forty percent of the area between two and ten feet above grade shall be transparent. For residential uses, this minimum transparency requirement is reduced to twenty perccrt of the area between two and ten feet above grade to allow for increased privacy. Transparent features may include windows, transparent doors, and window displays at least twelve inches in depth and recessed into the building. 25. Window Treatments. Building fagades shall employ techniques to recess or project individual windows above the ground floor at least two inches from the faFade or incorporate window trim at least four inches in width that features color that contrasts with the base building color. Exceptions will be considered by the City where buildings employ distinctive window or faFade treatment that adds visual interest to the building. 26. Building faFade modulation and rootline variation must be provided per Section 15.090 of the Zoning Code. The maximum permitted wall length without building fagadc modulation is 30 feet. a) Fagades of Large Buildings. Buildings must use design techniques to break up long, continuous building walls, reduce the architectural scale of the building, and add visual interest. To meet this requirement, buildings must utilize a combination of vertical building modulation. b) Modulation/Articulation. All residential buildings and residential portions of mixed -use buildings shall include at least three of the following modulation and/or articulation features at intervals of no more than forty feet along all fagades facing a street. • Repeating distinctive window patterns at intervals less than forty feet. • Vertical building modulation. • Horizontal modulation. Articulation of the building's top, middle, and bottom. Change of roof line. Change in building material or siding style, coordinated with horizontal building modulation and charge of color. Fire Department Comments On Hoyt Avenue Buildings greater than 30 feet high require ladder apparatus access in accordance with the 2006 International Fire Code, Section D105. The unobstructed width of the access in the immediate vicinity of the building shall be 26 feet. At least one of the required access ruutes shall be located within a minimum of 15 feet and a maximum of 30 feet from the building and shall be positioned parallel to one entire side of the building. 2. Three (3) Knox Boxes are required. 3. Premise Identification - Premises shall be clearly identified by the correct address at the street entry. Buildings shall be cL:arly identified so as to be visible and legible from the access road. Individual apartments and suites, where applicable, shall be clearly and legibly identified from the access road.