Multi-use trail.
The multi-use trail provides an important place for active recreation and creates a connection to regional paths and biking trails. The multi-use trail will help activate connections between the open spaces and the uses throughout the PGBT area. The multi-use trail may have a different character as it passes through the park. Within the required park, the trail shall be naturally disposed with low impact paving materials so there is minimal impact to the existing flood plain and landscape.
Typical Characteristics |
General Character |
* | Park multi-use trail |
* | Naturally disposed landscape |
* | Low impact parking |
* | Trees lining trail |
* | Appropriately lit for safety |
Location and Size |
* | Min. width: 12 feet |
Typical Uses |
* | Active and passive recreation |
* | Casual seating |
APPENDIX 1: REGULATING PLAN |
In addition to definitions in chapter
11, exhibit a, article
3, section
14 of the Code, the following terms shall have the corresponding interpretations:
Arcade means a portion of the main façade of a building that is at or near the setback range and a colonnade supports the upper floors of the building. Arcades are intended for buildings with ground floor commercial or retail uses and the arcade may be one or two stories.
Auto-related uses means establishments that provide retail sales and services related to automobiles, including, but not limited to tires, batteries, gasoline, etc. Includes car wash, auto repair, gas stations and passenger vehicle leasing, but excludes vehicle sales unless located within the interior of a building, truck and trailer leasing.
Block means the aggregate of lots, pedestrian passages and rear alleys, circumscribed on all sides by streets.
Block face means the linear dimension of a block along one of its street frontages.
Block face dimensions means the linear dimension of a block along one of its street frontages.
Block perimeter means the aggregate dimension of a block along all of its street frontages.
Building façade line means the vertical plane along a lot where the building’s front façade is actually located.
Building frontage means the percentage of a building’s front façade that is required to be located at the front setback range as a proportion of that lot’s frontage along the public street. Parks, plazas, squares and pedestrian passages shall be considered as buildings for the calculation of building frontage.
Figure 8: Building Frontage Diagram |
Character area means an area within the PGBT area that creates a distinct urban form different from other areas within the PGBT area. Character areas are identified in the regulating plan.
Civic/open space means the publicly accessible open space in the form of parks, courtyards, forecourts, plazas, greens, pocket parks, playgrounds, etc. They may be privately or publicly owned. For all residential uses, privately accessible open spaces, such as courtyards, porches and balconies may also be considered as civic/open space for the purposes of this Code. Building façades facing a civic/open space shall be treated as a type A street frontage.
Complete street means a street that not only accommodates various modes of transportation such as automobiles, transit, bikes and pedestrians, but also establishes a design context that is conducive for redevelopment along the street.
Encroachment means any structural or non-structural element such as a sign, awning, canopy, terrace, or balcony that breaks the plane of a vertical or horizontal regulatory limit, extending into a setback or public ROW, or above a height limit.
Garden style multifamily residential means multifamily structures that have fewer units in two or more stories. Often called suburban-style apartments or residential units.
Heavy industrial means uses and buildings that are intended to provide for the development and operation of distribution and manufacturing uses.
Home occupation means a non-residential use conducted within a residential dwelling or permitted accessory building by a permanent resident of the building.
Kiosk means a small, temporary or permanent structure often open on one or more sides used for sales in civic/open spaces.
Light industrial means uses that conduct manufacturing, assembling and fabrication and do not depend primarily on frequent visits of customers or clients, but usually require accessibility to major rail or street transportation facilities. Also referred to as flex industrial.
Live/work unit means a dwelling unit that is also used for work purposes, provided that the work component is restricted to the uses of professional office, artist’s workshop, studio or other similar uses and is located on the street level and constructed as separate units under a condominium regime or as a single unit. The “live” component may be located on the street level (behind the work component) or any other level of the building. Live/work unit is distinguished from a home occupation otherwise defined by this Code in that the work use is not required to be incidental to the dwelling unit, non-resident employees may be present on the premises and customers may be served on site.
Living screen means a street screen composed of landscaping in the form of vegetation.
Figure 9: Living Street Screen Examples |
Minor modification means any changes to the PGBT area code that meet the threshold criteria established in section
14.3 and Table 14.3.1.
Multi-unit residential means a residential building that has 12 residential units or less, including duplexes, triplexes, quadplexes, etc. Multi-unit residential buildings can appear as a large home from the exterior, but function as a multi-unit building on the interior. Buildings typically have one main front door, but may also have side and rear entries. Parking is accessed from an alley or a driveway to the rear of the lot. Parking does not face a public right-of-way.
Duplex is a small-to medium-sized structure that consists of two side-by-side or stacked dwelling units, both facing the street, and within a single building massing. This type has the appearance of a medium to large single family home and is appropriately scaled to fit within primarily single family neighborhoods or medium-density neighborhoods. It enables appropriately-scaled, well-designed residential infill and is important for providing a broad choice of housing types and promoting walkability.
Figure 10: Multi-Unit Residential Homes |
Regulating plan means the zoning map attached herein that shows the character areas, civic/open spaces, streets and other requirements applicable to the PGBT area subject to the standards in this Code.
Residential loft means a residential unit that is built to retail ready standards and adapted for residential uses.
Retail ready means space constructed at a minimum ground floor height as established in each character area, which may be used for noncommercial uses and can be converted into retail/commercial use. Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for a retail/commercial use in a retail ready space, the space must comply with all building and construction codes for that use. The intent of the retail ready space is to provide the flexibility of occupying a space in accordance with market demand and allowing the use in such space to change to retail/commercial uses accordingly.
Setback range means the distance in which a building must be constructed from the street or property line along a type A or type B street. Publicly accessible and activated people spaces, such as outdoor cafes, patios and plazas differentiated from the sidewalk shall be allowed to be included in the building façade delineation for purposes of meeting a build-to or setback range requirement.
Figure 11: Activated People Spaces Serving as Building Frontages |
Single family detached-medium density means single family homes located on smaller lots in traditional or mixed-use neighborhoods. Types can include patio homes, cottage courts, etc.
Patio homes means single family detached homes located on a small lot that has at least some private yard space, generally in the back and/or side yards, but also possibly a small front yard. These types of homes may also be called “villa” or “zero lot line” homes if the homes are located on one of the side property lines.
Figure 12: Single Family Detached Medium Density Homes |
Street screen means a freestanding wall or living screen built along the BTZ or in line with the building façade line along the street. It may mask a parking lot or a loading/service area from view or provide privacy to a side yard and/or strengthen the spatial definition of the public realm.
Street type means a specific designation for streets in the PGBT area that establishes certain character and cross sections to improve walkability within the PGBT area.
Townhouse means a small-to medium-sized attached structure that consists of three to twelve houses placed side-by-side. This type of residential building is typically located in a location that transitions from a primarily single family neighborhood into a commercial corridor. This building type enables appropriately-scaled, well-designed residential infill and is important for providing a broad choice of housing types and walkability.
Figure 13: Townhouses or Townhomes |
Transition zones mean the areas with specific adjacencies within which certain limitations on building heights apply as established for each character area.
Tree well means an unpaved area around the trunk of a tree within the sidewalk area that is either landscaped with ground cover or covered with a tree grate.
Type A street means the streets identified as such on the regulating plan. Type A streets are the primary pedestrian streets and buildings along type A streets shall be held to the highest standard of pedestrian-oriented design.
Type B street means the streets identified as such on the regulating plan. Type B streets are intended to primarily accommodate access to parking, service and other auto-related functions.
Urban living residential means multiple separate housing units for residential inhabitants that are contained within one building or several buildings within one complex. Can include studio, one and two bedroom units, residential lofts and condos.
Figure 14: Multifamily Residential Units in Mixed-Use Environments |
Urban tree means a tree specifically selected for its ability to withstand harsh urban conditions, its upright branching habit and its non-invasive root system.
