Ord 2017-040/Whisper Zoning Change

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DIVISION 6: ACTIVATION Activation standards are described here and are required based on the classification type associated with the property or designated building type. A. Street Facing Entrance General Requirements An entrance installed providing both ingress and egress, operable to residents or customers at all times, is required to meet the street facing entrance requirements. Additional entrances from another street, pedestrian area or internal parking area are permitted. 2. An angled entrance may be provided at either corner of a building along the street to meet the street -facing entrance requirements. B. Ground Story Transparency General Requirements 1. The minimum percentage of windows and doors that must cover a ground story facade is measured between zero (0) and nine (9) feet above the adjacent sidewalk. 2. Windows shall not be made opaque by non- operable window treatments (for example curtains, blinds or shades within the conditioned space are considered operable). 3. Glass shall be considered transparent where it has a transparency higher than eighty (80%) percent and external reflectance of less than fifteen (15%) percent. DIVISION 7: DURABLE BUILDING MATERIALS AREA A. Defined. Durable building material area means any portion of the exterior facade of any building that does not include windows, doors or other void areas. B. Applicability. Durable building material standards are applied by use. Use rnmary Material.. Non -Residential* 80% min. Industrial** 70% min. Multifamily*** 100% *Includes Mixed -Use and Live/Work. ,peondary _Waterial 20% max. C. Classification of Materials. Durable building materials are classified as primary materials, or secondary materials and include the following: a. Primary materials include: brick, stone, stucco, rock, marble, granite, glass, and decorative concrete. b. Industrially used buildings may include concrete tilt wall as a primary material. All other non-residential buildings may use concrete tilt wall as a primary material if 50% or more of all street facing facades are covered with a combination of masonry or glass. c. Secondary materials include: wood, architectural metal, tile, glass block. 2. Cement fiber board and similar products may be used in the following locations: covered balconies, porches, and patios; fascia and soffits; interior portions of covered stairways and covered stair towers; breezeways, hallways, corridors and walkways which have a roof covering; and bay windows and box windows that protrude from an exterior wall past the edge of the foundation that do not have a brick ledge. D. General Standards 1. Durable building material area standards apply to both ground and upper stories. 2. For industrially used buildings, durable building material area standards shall only apply to street facing facades. 3. Primary material changes must occur at inside corners or where they wrap around an outside corner a minimum of two (2) feet. r3 30% max. **For industrially used buildings over 200,000 sq. ft. N/a Primary materials shall be 50% min. ***Governed by Ord. 2014-35 or successor ordinance(s)