§ 68.303. Relation of Buildings to Streets and Parking.

(a)

Orientation. Primary facades shall contain the primary entry and shall be street-facing. The principle orientation of the front facade of all buildings shall be parallel to the streets they face. Where public parks are located across a street, the front facade should face the public park. Rear yards shall not occur along local or connector streets.

(b)

Homes Adjacent to Parkways and Arterial Streets. Where residential areas abut parkways and arterial streets, lotting and home placement should address these major streets in one of three ways:

1.

homes front onto these streets with larger front setbacks and alley-accessed garages;

2.

a frontage road is built adjacent to the major street right-of-way that provides a landscaped, "slow-traffic" local street for homes to front onto; or

3.

cul-de-sac streets intersect with the major street with an opening or gated entry for pedestrians; homes may have side yards facing onto the major street.

(c)

Primary Entry and Porches. With the exception of four-plexes, apartments, and accessory dwelling units, every home shall have its primary entry (front door) facing a public street and not more than 6 feet recessed back from the face of the primary facade. Four-plexes and apartments may have their primary entry facing a central, landscaped courtyard. Ancillary units may face an internal walkway, driveway, or alley. Porches for all residential types shall be accessed directly from a public street or pedestrian easement and must be visible from the street. Porches may extend 6 feet into the setback. Front porches shall have a minimum depth of six feet and comprise a minimum of 30% of the width of a building's primary front facade (not including the garage) or 10 feet whichever is larger. Porches for duplexes, condos, and apartments may be shared. Tunnel-like entrances shall be specifically discouraged.

(d)

Garages. Residential streetscapes shall not be dominated by garages. Garage frontage shall also be limited for single family houses, duplexes and townhomes; garages shall not comprise more than 50% of a building's street facing frontage.

1.

Garages for Estate Residential, Large-Lot Single Family, Standard-Lot Single Family, Small-Lot Single Family, and Duplex types shall be provided in one of two ways:

a.

attached and recessed from the primary facade (not including porches, bays, or other minor projections) by a minimum of 8 feet and at least 24 feet from the street right-of-way; or

b.

attached or detached, placed at the rear property line, and accessed by either an alley or a side yard driveway. In each development of single family houses and/or duplexes, no more than 50% of the units may have a recessed, front-loaded garage.

2.

Garages for Townhouse and Apartment types may be either:

a.

attached or detached, placed at the rear property line, and accessed by an alley or side yard driveway; or

b.

for apartments, carports or garages may be grouped together and placed behind buildings.

(Ord. of 5-10-1999, § 10, Doc. #32070)