145.5

SEC. 145.5. GROUND FLOOR STANDARDS IN INDUSTRIAL AND PDR DISTRICTS. All new buildings constructed in Industrial Districts and PDR Districts, as defined in Section 201, shall provide ground floor spaces with a minimum floor-to-floor height of 17 feet, as measured from grade. In existing buildings, a minimum clear ceiling height of 15 feet shall be retained where currently existing. Any building permit which seeks to reduce the floor-to- floor height to less than 17 feet shall require a variance as set forth in Section 305 of this Code. (Added by Ord. 298-08, File No. 081153, App. 12/19/2008; amended by Ord. 63-11, File No. 101053, App. 4/7/2011, Eff. 5/7/2011; Ord. 196-11, File No. 110786, App. 10/4/2011, Eff. 11/3/2011; Ord. 33-24, File No. 231144, App. 2/21/2024, Eff. 3/23/2024) AMENDMENT HISTORY Section header and section amended; Ord. 63-11, Eff. 5/7/2011. Section amended; Ord. 196-11, Eff. 11/3/2011. Section header and section amended; Ord. 33-24, Eff. 3/23/2024. SEC. 146. SUNLIGHT ACCESS TO PUBLIC SIDEWALKS IN C-3 DISTRICTS. (a) Requirement of Sunlight Access on Certain Streets. In C-3 Districts, in order to maintain direct sunlight on public sidewalks in certain downtown areas during critical periods of use, new structures and additions to existing structures on parcels which abut on the side of a street identified below shall be required to avoid penetration of a sun access plane defined by an angle sloping away from the street above a stipulated height at the property line abutting the street, as follows:

Table 146 Street From To Side of Street On Which Lots Abut Maximum Street Wall Height Sun Access Angle