712.12-A

create an attractive, pedestrian oriented point of entry for the FSA-CMUD that has a compatible mix residential and low intensity commercial uses. These district regulations have been created to ensure that infill development and additions to existing buildings are consistent with recognized pedestrian scale improvements in terms of structural orientation, height, lot dimensional requirements and other site spatial relationships. 712.12.01 Uses Permitted: 1. Antique and Specialty Retail Shops 2. Art Galleries, Museums, Artists’ Studios, Photo Studios 3. Hotels 4. Dwelling units above the first floor commercial buildings or in mixed-use buildings 5. Restaurants (Fast Food. General, & Neighborhood) Bars, Cabarets and Taverns including those with outdoor live entertainment venues, walk-up windows and outdoor seating areas for serving food and beverages such as plazas, courtyards, patios and sidewalks when such areas are owned and/or maintained by the restaurant, bar or other establishment providing food or drink to patrons in these outdoor areas. 6. Mixed-Use Buildings 7. Personal & Commercial Services 8. Public and Governmental Offices 9. Recording, Radio & Broadcasting Facilities 10. Restaurants (Fast Food, General or Neighborhood) Bars, Cabarets and Taverns including those with outdoor live entertainment venues, walk-up windows and outdoor seating areas for serving food and beverages such as plazas, courtyards, patios and sidewalks when such areas are owned and/or maintained by the restaurant, bar or other establishment providing food or drink to patrons in these outdoor areas. 11. Retail Stores with 3,000 sq. ft. or less 12. Wireless broadcast stations (Wi-Fi) 13. Theaters – movie and performance indoor / outdoor with seating 14. Open space as included within the overall site plan 15. Recreational Facilities 712.12.02-A Uses Which May Be Permitted as Use Permits: 1. Banks, Savings Institutions, and Credit Unions - no drive through windows 2. Catering Services 3. Health Clubs\Day Spas 4. Hotels 5. Recreational facilities - Use Permits for the recreational facility are issued to the owner of the recreational facility rather than to the owner of the land; they do not run with the land but will allow the store to remain at a specific location until such time as the ownership of the recreational facility changes. Subsequent owners of the recreational facility at this location must apply for and receive a new Use Permit. 6. Liquor Store - Use Permits for liquor stores are issued to the owner of the liquor store rather than to the owner of the land; they do not run with the land but will allow the store to remain at a specific location until such time as the ownership of the liquor store changes. Subsequent owners of the liquor store at this location must apply for and receive a new Use Permit. 7. Off-street Surface Parking 8. Vendor Park – limited to non-consumable goods 712.12.03.-A Regulations: 1. Minimum lot area -- Not regulated. 2. Minimum lot width – All new lots shall have at least twenty-four (24) feet of frontage on a public street, public courtyard or alley. 3. Minimum front yard depth – No building shall have a front yard. All buildings should be on the front property line. 4. Maximum front yard depth –Where a plaza or courtyard is in the front yard, the maximum setback shall be twenty (20) feet. The plaza or courtyard shall be enclosed on three (3) sides and open to the sidewalk side, but partially enclosed with a combination of landscaping and a small wall or fence, in order to maintain the continuity of the streetscape. 5. Minimum side yard – None required; however, if a side yard is provided, it must be a minimum of eight (8) feet and shall be used to provide direct access to public or private rear court yards or parking. 6. Minimum rear yard – The rear yard shall be no less than 50 feet deep. 7. Minimum and maximum building height -- minimum building height for principal structures shall be thirty-five 35 feet and the maximum building for those structures facing Fortification Street shall be 65 feet 8. First floor elevation for residential uses shall be at least 18 inches above finished grade. 9. Maximum lot coverage – Residential, ninety (90) percent. 10. Interior Courtyards: Interior Courtyards shall be no less than 60 feet by 60 feet 11. Sidewalks shall consist of a minimum of two zones: (a) an amenity zone of not less than (3) feet in width and (b) an open walkway or pedestrian zone. A third zone, the storefront zone may be permitted. 12. Shared parking is allowed as governed by the Zoning Ordinance 13. All new off-street parking lots shall be located in the rear of the building with an approved landscape and fencing plan that has been approved by the Historic Preservation Commission and Site Plan Review Committee. 14. Drive-through windows are not permitted on any building. 15. Roof-top mechanical equipment shall be screened from ground level view with a parapet or other architectural feature. 16. Exterior storage - Exterior storage by a retail establishment is permitted only for items which by their nature are typically used outdoors in an unprotected environment. To protect the integrity of adjacent properties, the Zoning Administrator may require that exterior storage areas be completely screened from the street and from adjacent properties by a six (6) foot high wood or masonry fence or by natural plants or trees of equal minimum height so planted as to provide maximum opacity. 17. In commercial and mixed-use structures, windows, doors, display windows arcades shall comprise 50% of the total area for street-facing facades on the first floor. 18. All building modifications, additions and new construction in this District shall require approval by the Historic Preservation Commission and Site Plan Review Committee as outlined in this Ordinance.