101-734 - Special provisions for storefronts

LAST AMENDED
6/6/2024

No storefront of the #specified storefront type# shall be demolished unless its demolition is required by the Department of
Buildings. Reconstruction or repair of storefronts of the #specified storefront type# shall be done in such a manner as to retain or
restore the original design and materials, except that plate glass may be replaced by transparent plastic. Such storefronts shall be
finished in an approved manner, as indicated in Appendix D of this Chapter.

New storefronts installed in any existing or new #building# shall comply with the #ground floor level# streetscape provisions of
Section 101-11 (Special Ground Floor Use Regulations) and the following standards:

(a)    A storefront installed in a #building# of the #specified building type# shall occupy at least the same area of the front wall as
        the original storefront. A storefront installed in any other #building# shall occupy the entire frontage of the front wall
        devoted to #commercial uses#.

(b)    Storefront entrance doors shall be set back a minimum of two feet behind the vertical surface of the #show windows#.

(c)    In the case of existing #buildings#, no existing cornice above a storefront shall be demolished unless required by the
        Department of Buildings. A cornice which is removed shall be replaced by a cornice having the same length, height and
        projection beyond the surface of the front wall. In any #building# of the #specified building type# where the original
        cornice above the storefront has been previously removed, any new storefront shall incorporate a cornice or fascia
        extending the full length of the store front and having a minimum height of two feet.

(d)    All framing elements, trim elements, doors, etc., of the storefront shall be finished in an approved manner, as indicated in
       Appendix D.

(e)    Any awning or canopy attached to a #building# with a storefront which incorporates a cornice shall be attached in such
        manner as not to obscure or cover the cornice.