23.73.008

A. Street-level uses on principal pedestrian streets. Along designated principal pedestrian streets shown on Map A for 23.73.008, provisions for street-level uses are established in Chapter 23.47A , except as modified by this Section 23.73.008 . B. Space for small commercial uses at street level 1. Except as provided in subsection 23.73.008.B.3, all structures that include more than 5,000 square feet of commercial uses at street level, excluding the floor area of performing arts theaters, arts facilities, and parking and access, shall include commercial spaces at street level for small, individual business establishments that average 2,000 square feet or less in size, according to Table A for 23.73.008. Table A for 23.73.008 Commercial Space for Small Business Establishments Total amount of square feet in commercial use at street level as calculated in subsection 23.73.008.B Number of required commercial spaces for individual business establishments averaging 2,000 square feet or less in size Up to 5,000 square feet 0 More than 5,000 square feet, up to 8,000 square feet 1 More than 8,000 square feet, up to 12,000 square feet 2 More than 12,000 square feet, up to 16,000 square feet 3 More than 16,000 square feet 4, plus 1 additional space for each additional 4,000 square feet above 16,000 square feet, up to a maximum of 8 2. The commercial space requirement of subsection 23.73.008.B.1 applies to the total size of a business establishment, except that if a business establishment includes more than one principal use, each principal use within the business establishment may qualify as a small business establishment. 3. For projects that retain a character structure as provided in Section 23.73.015 , in addition to any excluded floor area specified in subsection 23.73.008.B.1, floor area meeting the following conditions is not required to comply with subsection 23.73.008.B.1: a. The floor area is occupied by street-level commercial uses or other uses excluded from the requirement for small commercial spaces in subsection 23.73.008.B.1 and is within the original street-level footprint of the retained character structure; and b. The original street-level of the character structure was designed as a large space for use as automobile retail sales and service, warehouse, manufacturing, or large retail or commercial space. c. Original facade openings providing transparency at the street-level remain unobstructed by interior improvements to retain visual access to interior space for pedestrians on the abutting sidewalk, even if the resulting amount of transparency exceeds what is otherwise required in subsection 23.47A.008.B.2. C. Within new structures that face Pike, East Pike, Pine, and East Pine Streets, the length of street frontage permitted at street level for an individual business, excluding institutional uses, is limited to 50 feet. Portions of a business that are separated from the street by another business or a different use that provides separate pedestrian access to the street are not limited in width. The limit on the street frontage of an individual business does not apply to uses in an existing character structure or in a character structure retained in a project according to Section 23.73.015 , provided that the original street-level of the character structure was designed as a large space for use as automobile retail sales and service, warehouse, manufacturing, or large retail or commercial space. Map A for 23.73.008 Uses at Street Level (Ord. 125272 , § 57, 2017; Ord. 124503, § 6, 2014; Ord. 123020, § 6, 2009; Ord. 122311 , § 92, 2006; Ord. 121476 § 16, 2004; Ord. 120004 § 6, 2000; Ord. 118414 § 56, 1996; Ord. 117514 § 3 (part), 1995.)