Sec. 30-690.2. - Bonus features defined.
For the purposes of this division, the features for which a floor area bonus is permitted, as enumerated in Section 30-690.1, shall be defined as follows:
(1) Pedestrian plaza means a plaza suitably improved for pedestrian use provided at ground level on the property and unobstructed from that level upward. Such plaza shall be accessible to the public and available for their use and shall abut a public pedestrian way or shall be connected directly therewith by an entrance of not less than ten feet in width. Each overall horizontal dimension of such plaza shall be not less than 20 feet. Not more than two-thirds of the area of such plaza may be devoted to planting areas, fountains and other features not generally accessible to pedestrians.
(2) Building setback means the building setback, including sidewalk widening, a plaza, a landscaped area or an arcade provided at ground level on the property in addition to minimum required yards. Such area shall be provided adjacent to public streets and shall run not less than two-thirds the length of the building wall which it adjoins. Such area shall not be used for the parking or circulation of motor vehicles.
(3) Arcade or open walkway means an arcade or improved open walkway with a minimum width of 15 feet and a minimum unobstructed height of ten feet running completely through a building or complex of buildings and providing a direct connection between public streets or pedestrian plazas and functioning as a logical pedestrian route from one street frontage or public pedestrian area to a major destination point such as a shopping area, parking garage or plaza. Such arcades or open walkways shall be accessible to the public during the business hours of the day and shall be readily identifiable from adjoining public sidewalks or plazas.
(4) Improved roof area means a portion of the roof of a building open to the sky or enclosed on its sides, which area shall be accessible to the occupants of the building and suitably improved for their leisure time use. Such area may be developed for recreational purposes, roof gardens, sitting areas or outdoor restaurant facilities and shall be not less than 20 feet in each overall horizontal dimension.
(5) Reduction in lot coverage means a reduction in the portion of a lot covered by buildings above a height of 35 feet, provided that the overall width or depth of a building is reduced by not less than 20 percent of the corresponding lot dimension. Such reduction in building dimensions shall be in addition to applicable yard requirements.
(6) Enclosed parking means parking spaces provided within a main building and exclusively serving the occupants of such building.
(7) Dwelling use means total floor area devoted to dwelling or lodging units which are not available for occupancy for periods of less than one week, when such area is located within a main building and above the first story of such building. Floor area eligible for such bonus shall be subject to the exclusions set forth in the definition of the term "floor area" in Section 30-1220.
(Code 1993, § 32-690.2; Code 2004, § 114-690.2; Code 2015, § 30-690.2; Code 2020, § 30-690.2)
