§ 15-904. SITE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.

A.

Additional Setback Regulations.

1.

Setbacks for Developed Blocks.

a.

Front Yards. Where 50 percent or more of the lots on the same blockface have been improved with buildings, the front setback for new structures shall not be greater than 110 percent of the average of the actual front setbacks of all improved lots on such blockface, nor shall it be less than 90 percent of the average of the actual front setbacks of all improved lots on such blockface.

b.

Garage Encroachments into Rear and Side Setbacks. Where 50 percent of the residential properties on a block have detached garages which encroach into the minimum side and/or rear setbacks, new detached garages shall be permitted to encroach into the minimum side and/or rear setback in a similar manner. In such instances the minimum side and rear setback for a detached garage shall each be equal to the average of the equivalent setbacks of the detached garages on the block, unless the average is less than two feet in which case the setback shall be zero feet.

c.

Garage Setbacks for Developed Blocks. Where 50 percent or more of the lots on the same blockface feature detached garages, new garages shall be set back no less than 10 feet behind the primary façade.

2.

Side Setbacks for Attached Dwellings. Required side setbacks shall apply only to the ends of rows of attached dwellings, and shall not be required between attached dwellings.

3.

Interior Side Yards Adjacent to Garages. If side setbacks are not of an equal width, then the larger side setback shall be adjacent to the garage.

4.

Water-Efficient Landscaping Incentive. The minimum front setback may be reduced by up to three feet if the front yard complies with the following:

a.

The installed landscaping complies with the State Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO) regardless of whether the new landscape project meets or does not meet the Applicability criteria in MWELO; and

b.

The Maximum Applied Water Allowance is reduced by 10 percent; and

c.

The setback reduction shall not result in a front setback of less than three feet.

5.

Park Strip Incentive. When a park strip is provided between the curb and sidewalk in a new subdivision, the minimum front setback for adjacent parcels shall be reduced by the width of the park strip. However, the reduction shall not result in a front setback of less than three feet.

6.

Swing Garages. A garage with an entrance that is perpendicular to the adjacent street is known as a swing garage. If the wall of a swing garage which faces the street has windows and other architectural treatments which are comparable to that of the primary façade of the living area, then swing garages shall be subject to the minimum front setback and shall not be subject to garage setbacks.

7.

Rear Setback Reduction. Rear setbacks may be reduced if all of the following conditions are met:

a.

A site plan shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Article 52 Development Permit;

b.

The rear setback shall be greater than or equal to the required interior side setback for the Base District, but in no instance shall the rear setback be less than 5 feet;

c.

Space equal to the reduction shall be provided elsewhere on the lot, exclusive of any required yard area. Said replacement space shall have minimum dimensions of five feet by eight feet, and shall be so located that it is suitable for general use by the occupant of the premises; and

d.

The Review Authority shall find that the granting of the reduction will not be materially detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to property and improvements in the area in which the property is located and will not be contrary to the objectives of this Code.

8.

Driveway Paving. All driveways shall be paved per Public Works standards.

B.

Enhanced Streetscape. When an Enhanced Streetscape is provided, the minimum lot size and minimum front setback shall be reduced as shown on Tables 15-903-1 and 15-903-2. Enhanced Streetscape shall mean that no fewer than five of the following qualities are present on the site or the adjacent public street:

1.

A landscaped parkway strip of no less than four feet in width; or

2.

An elevated first floor which is at no less than three feet above the grade of the adjacent sidewalk or curb; or

3.

A front porch with a depth of no less than five feet and a width equal to no less than 20 percent of the building frontage; or

4.

A street-facing balcony with a depth of no less than five feet and a width equal to no less than 30 percent of the building frontage; or

5.

A bay window with a depth of no less than two feet; or

6.

An alley-loaded garage; or

7.

A front-loaded garage door, the width of which occupies less than 50 percent of the area of the front façade; or

8.

A design in which no exterior front street-facing wall has a continuous plane of more than eight feet without an opening such as a window or door or a projection, offset, or recess at least one foot in depth; or

9.

Stone or brick cladding accounts for no less than 25 percent of the cladding of ground floor front street-facing facades, excluding windows, doors, and garages; or

10.

A two-story front elevation; or

11.

Shutters, lintels, sills, awnings, decorative trim or similar architectural treatments on front street-facing windows and doors; or

12.

Ornamental architectural elements such as medallions, keystones, or quatrefoils, and decorative vent covers; or

13.

Decorative eave treatments such as cornice moldings, modillions, corbels, and outlookers; or

14.

8-foot tall front door; or

15.

Juliet balcony.

C.

Pedestrian Access. Where 50 percent or more of the single-family homes on the same blockface have a direct path from the main pedestrian entrance to the public sidewalk, new homes shall also provide such a path. In such circumstances the driveway shall not satisfy this requirement.

D.

Driveway Design. Where 50 percent or more of the lots on the same blockface have a driveway design with a landscaped strip in the center (commonly known as ribbon drives or Hollywood drives), new driveways shall also include a central landscape strip.

E.

Driveway Paving. The entire length of the driveway, from the street to the garage or carport, shall be paved. The minimum width of the paved area shall equal the width [of] the garage door, however central landscaped strips (commonly known as ribbon drives or Hollywood drives) may be provided.

(Added Ord. 2015-39, § 1, eff. 1-9-16; Am. Ord. 2016-32, § 6, eff. 10-21-16; Am. Ord. 2017-33, § 4, eff. 7-30-17; Am. Ord. 2018-25, § 6, eff. 6-11-18; Am. Ord. 2018-66, § 5, eff. 1-18-19).