144-41 - Ground Floor Streetscape Provisions

LAST AMENDED
6/6/2024


The provisions of this Section shall apply to #developments# and #ground floor level# #enlargements#.

For the purposes of applying to this Chapter the special #ground floor level# streetscape provisions set forth in Section 37-30
(SPECIAL GROUND FLOOR LEVEL STREETSCAPE PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN AREAS), inclusive, a #ground floor
level# #street# frontage designated on Map 6 in the Appendix to this Chapter shall be considered a #primary frontage#, and any
#ground floor level# frontage within 50 feet of a #primary frontage# shall be considered a #secondary frontage#. #Primary
frontages# shall also include Priority Zones, which are also designated on Map 6.

Any #primary# or #secondary frontages# shall be considered #streets# for the purposes of applying the provisions of this Section.
For the purposes of this Section, defined terms shall include those in Sections 12-10 and 37-311.

(a)   Along #primary frontages#

       (1)    Minimum frontage width

              For portions of #buildings# fronting a #primary frontage#, at least 50 percent of the #street wall# width of the
              #ground floor level# of such #primary frontage# shall be occupied by #floor area#.

              In addition, for portions of #buildings# fronting a Priority Zone of a #primary frontage#, at least 50 percent of the
              #street wall# width of the #ground floor level# of such Priority Zone shall be occupied by #floor area#. #Floor
              area# provided within a Priority Zone may be counted towards the #floor area# requirement along the #primary
              frontage#.

       (2)    Minimum depth

              The #floor area# provided to meet the requirements of paragraph (a)(1) of this Section shall extend to the
              minimum depth set forth in Section 37-32 (Ground Floor Depth Requirements for Certain Uses) within the
              Priority Zone, and outside of a Priority Zone shall extend to a minimum depth of 15 feet.

       (3)    Transparency requirement

              The portion of the #ground floor level# #street wall# along a #primary street frontage# allocated to such minimum
              #floor area# requirements of paragraph (a)(1) of this Section shall be glazed in accordance with the provisions set
              forth in Section 37-34 (Minimum Transparency Requirements). However, where such minimum #floor area# is
              attributed to #uses# listed under Use Groups IV(B), IX or X, the minimum percentage to fulfill the minimum
              transparency requirement shall be reduced to 25 percent and the maximum width of a portion of the #ground
              floor level# #street wall# without transparency may exceed 10 feet provided that any portion of the #ground floor
              level# #street wall# without transparency shall be subject to the provisions for Type 1 blank walls.

(b)    Blank wall provisions along #primary# and #secondary frontages#

       Along both #primary# and #secondary frontages#, any #street wall# width of 50 feet or more with no transparent
       elements on the #ground floor level# shall provide visual mitigation elements in accordance with the provisions for Type
       1 blank walls set forth in Section 37-361 (Blank wall thresholds).