23.49.060

In a DMC zone in South Downtown where a mid-block corridor is used to gain extra floor area or additional height, or both, a facade that faces the mid-block corridor is subject to the following standards: A. The facade shall include at least one entrance to the predominant use in the structure or an entrance to a use listed in Section 23.49.009 for every 100 lineal feet of building façade facing the corridor. If the façade is less than 100 feet in width, then at least one entrance shall be provided. B. Blank façade limits apply to the area of the façade facing the mid-block corridor between 2 feet and 8 feet above the grade of the corridor; except that where the slope along the corridor exceeds 7.5 percent measured at any segment of at least 20 feet, the blank façade limits apply to the area of the façade between 4 feet and 8 feet above grade within that segment. Where blank façade limits apply: 1. Blank façade segments are limited to segments of 30 feet or less in width, except that the width of a blank façade segment may be increased to up to 60 feet if the Director determines, as a Type I decision, that the façade is enhanced by features with visual interest such as architectural detailing, artwork, landscaping, or similar features. 2. Any blank segments of the façade shall be separated by segments at least 2 feet wide. 3. The total width of all blank façade segments, including garage doors, shall not exceed 70 percent of the façade of the structure facing the mid-block corridor; or 75 percent if the slope of the corridor along the frontage of the façade exceeds 7.5 percent measured at any segment of at least 20 feet. (Ord. 123589, § 25, 2011.)