The following standards and guidelines apply to the Transitional areas shown in Figure 11 (yellow areas). The standards and guidelines are intended to apply to new development or substantial redevelopment within the area. Substantial redevelopment is any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition or other improvements to the existing structure(s) on site where the value of the improvement exceeds 50 percent of the fair market value of the building(s) before the start of construction.
(Ord. 4572, 3-20-13)
The peripheral areas of the CBD provide a mix of established residential uses and low intensity, nonretail, neighborhood service and office uses that are compatible with adjacent residential uses and neighborhoods. New development or reuse of existing structures will maintain compatibility with building scale and appearance in the area.
Figure 11
(Ord. 4812, 9-19-18; Ord. 4572, 3-20-13)
(a) 
Land Use and Development Intensity.
Nonresidential uses within the transitional subareas shall not open earlier than 7:30 a.m. and shall close no later than 8:00 p.m.
(b) 
Architectural Considerations.
New construction, including additions and rehabilitations, in the transitional subareas shall be designed to have a residential character consistent with existing buildings in the area. “Consistent” means the operational, site design and layout, and architectural considerations described below.
(1) 
New principal buildings shall be located to align with existing buildings in the area. “Aligns” means elevation (e.g., horizontal lines of peaks of roofs, cornices, window sills) and plan (e.g., setbacks from the street and rear property lines and spacing between structures/setbacks from side property lines).
(2) 
Building entrances shall face a street or architectural features shall be provided that visually suggest an entrance. Door styles shall be similar to those found on residential buildings.
(3) 
Each new principal building, its mass in relation to open spaces and its windows, doors, and openings shall be visually compatible. “Visually compatible” means compatible with buildings in the area, including mass, shape, window, doors, openings, roof shape, roof pitch and orientation. For example, a large building shall be compatible with surrounding smaller dwellings by dividing its mass into smaller components to create a building elevation that is more like the size and proportion of the buildings in the area.
(4) 
The roofs of new principal buildings or additions to principal buildings shall be visually compatible with buildings in the area.
(5) 
Window and door spacing on structures shall be visually compatible with structures in the area. Visually compatible includes the relationship of width to height, and the spacing of windows and doors. For example, tall evenly spaced rectangular windows are typical of certain residential styles near the transitional subareas.
(c) 
Signs.
(1) 
Flush wall signs and monument signs shall be the only sign type allowed.
(2) 
Signs shall be located at least 10 feet behind the front property line. Total sign area shall not exceed 25 square feet per street frontage. The sign allowance for one street frontage may be transferred to a side of a building that has no street frontage but cannot be transferred to another street frontage. Monument signs shall not exceed eight feet in height.
(d) 
Parking and Site Development.
(1) 
Non-single-family uses in the transitional subareas shall be designed and utilized not to increase on-street parking in front of single-family dwellings in the neighborhood.
(2) 
Service entrances, loading areas and dumpster areas shall be located only in the rear or side yard. If the property has more than one street frontage, the rear or side shall mean on the opposite side of the building from the front door or the main public door entrance to the building; and each loading area shall be screened from each abutting residential use.
(Ord. 4812, 9-19-18; Ord. 4572, 3-20-13)
(a) 
New buildings should have the same number of stories and a height which is compatible with those of buildings in the area.
(b) 
The exterior of all new buildings, additions and alterations should be similar in size and appearance to buildings in the area.
(c) 
Sign materials should be visually compatible with materials used on the building facade.
(Ord. 4812, 9-19-18; Ord. 4572, 3-20-13)