Supplemental standards.

Omaha Municipal Code § 55-576

in effect

Sec. 55-576. - Supplemental standards. (a) Maximum height for base of buildings. Principal exterior building facades greater than the maximum base height set forth in section 55-574, Table 2, shall step back a minimum of ten feet for at least 70 percent of each street facing facade. (b) Building frontage. Buildings or approved structures shall occupy a minimum of 70 percent of the buildable street frontage for at least one street facing facade pursuant to section 55-925, build-to/set-backs. Sites with multiple street frontages shall meet this requirement along the principal transit corridor, if adjacent, or the longest street facing facade. (c) Vehicular parking and access. (1) On-street parking. Parking shall be provided on all public streets to the extent feasible and as approved by both the director of public works and the director of the planning department. On-street parking adjacent to a property may be counted towards the minimum parking requirement. (2) Minimum parking. The minimum number of required parking spaces for TOD-2, TOD-3, TOD-4 districts shall be 50 percent of the required parking spaces pursuant to section 55-734. TOD-1 districts shall have no minimum parking requirement. The minimum parking requirements of this section shall not exceed the requirement of existing zoning prior to adoption of this code and or the rezoning to a TOD district. (3) Maximum parking area. On-site surface parking lots and drive lanes for TOD districts shall not exceed 35 percent of the total buildable lot area. (4) Vehicle circulation and location. Vehicle areas such as parking lots, drive lanes and other vehicle oriented site features and circulation shall not be located between a street facing facade and the street, as set forth in section 55-925, or closer to an adjacent street than the adjacent building facade. (5) Alleys. When a serviceable alley is available to a lot zoned for MUR, MNR or SFA residential uses and that lot contains two or more units, access shall be provided from the alley. A serviceable alley is one that has current and active use and a right-of-way width 16 feet or greater. (6) Garage doors. Garage doors shall be designed to minimize their exposure along public streets and sidewalks. a. Street facing facades shall include no more than one, two-way garage door or two, one-way garage doors. In no case shall the garage door width exceed 50 percent of the street facing facade. Attached housing and zero lot line buildings shall be considered one street facing facade. b. Garage doors shall not extend closer to the street than the longest street facing wall. (d) Bicycle parking. Off-street bicycle parking shall be provided in accordance with section 55-745. (e) On-site pedestrian circulation. An on-site pedestrian circulation system shall be provided and meet the following requirements: (1) The pedestrian system shall connect all adjacent public rights-of-way to all main building entrance(s), to all buildings on-site and other areas of the site likely to be used by pedestrians, such as parking areas, bicycle parking, recreational areas, common outdoor areas, and pedestrian amenity features. The connection shall follow a direct route and not involve significant out-of-direction travel for system users. (2) The pedestrian system must be paved and be at least five feet in width. (3) Where the sidewalk or on-site pedestrian circulation system crosses driveways, parking areas or loading areas, it must be clearly differentiated to avoid conflict between pedestrians and traffic through the use of consistent sidewalk grade across driveways or raised pedestrian crossings. Painted demarcation does not meet this requirement. (f) Building design, supplemental requirements—General. (1) Transparency. The minimum transparent area pursuant to section 55-926 shall be increased to no less than 50 percent. The minimum transparency for street facing facades above the first floor shall be no less than 30 percent. (2) Signs. Building signs shall not be placed higher 30 feet above finished grade. (g) Building design, supplemental requirements—Residential use only buildings. (1) Ground floor entrances. The following provision(s) apply to ground floor residential unit entrances that are located 20 feet or less from a baseline, public right-of-way, sidewalk or adjoining property line. a. The residential unit entrances shall be designed to include a public-private transitional element such as a porch, elevated stoop, enclosed patio, forecourt or other approved design treatment. Such features shall be no less than seven feet in any dimension, no less than 50 square feet in total area and shall be defined by permanent vertical architectural elements such as walls, railing, roof, fences, columns, trellis or similar features. b. Facades containing residential entrances facing an interior side lot line shall be set a minimum of 15 feet back from the adjoining property. (2) Exterior stairs. Exterior stairs providing access to residential units shall not exceed 60 inches in total height above grade. Stairs exceeding this dimension shall be located internal to the building or be integrated into the architectural design and, or grade of the site. (3) Ground floor elevation. The following provision(s) apply to ground floor residential units that are located 15 feet or less from a baseline, public right-of-way, sidewalk or adjoining property line. Ground floor residential units shall be elevated an average height of 36 inches and no less than 18 inches above adjacent grade unless provided with a street facing entrance pursuant to subsection 55-576(g)(1). (4) Projecting balconies. Balconies shall be fully or partially integrated into the building facade and shall extend no further than 24 inches from the adjacent street facing facade. (5) Roof forms. Residential only buildings located in TOD-3 and TOD-4 districts shall include roof forms that are similar to the dominant pattern of the existing context. See subsection 55-570(d) for definition of a dominant pattern. (h) Screening and separation of uses. Screening and separation requirements shall apply to adjoining rear and side lot property lines for all TOD districts, pursuant to Table 4—Screening and Separation, when adjacent to an existing developed residential lot of two or fewer units. The following types of screening shall be used: (1) Type A: Fence/wall. Provide a six-foot minimum high opaque fence/wall. (2) Type B: Landscape screen. Provide a ten-foot minimum wide continuous landscaping strip providing a hedge-like screen or a random and informal screen of evergreen or approved deciduous plant material, capable of providing a substantially opaque barrier and attaining a minimum height of six feet within three years of planting. A landscape screen shall be planted initially at minimum spacing and size consistent with the City of Omaha's Standards for Urban Landscaping, which is on file with the planning director. (3) Type C: Vertical landscape screen. Vertical screening shall be provided by means of a ten-foot minimum wide continuous landscaping strip planted with two-inch minimum caliper trees reaching a minimum mature height of 25 feet and spaced no less than 15 feet apart. Table 4—Screening and Separation Use | Required screening type(s) | Min. separation from property line Building entrance | A or B | 15' Building height between 36 feet and 60 feet | A and C | 15' Building height exceeding 60 feet | A and C | 25' Dumpster (1) | A | 25' Loading dock | A or B | 25' Parking lot | A or B | 10' Notes: 1. Refer to section 55-927 for additional screening requirements. (Ord. No. 42341, § 7, 10-27-20)

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