12.48.350 Undesignated (streets with no designated block frontage).
A. Purpose. Undesignated block frontages (as shown in Figure 12.48.305) should provide visual interest at all observable scales and meet the design objectives for the subarea.
B. Applicability. All undesignated block frontages that are not designated are subject to the regulations of this section. These block frontages are provided greater flexibility with regard to the design of development frontages.
These block frontages include a combination of side streets (where most uses often front on other adjacent streets), business park streets, or other streets where greater flexibility in the frontage regulations is desired. While there is greater flexibility in the amount of transparency of façades and the location of surface and structured parking, design parameters are included to ensure that landscaping and other design elements help to mitigate the potential impacts of parking lots and blank walls along these streets.
Departures will be considered pursuant to BMC 12.48.030.
C. Regulations. Undesignated block frontages must comply with the regulations in Table 12.48.350.C below.
Element | Regulations |
|---|---|
Building placement | Buildings may be placed up to the sidewalk edge within mixed-use districts provided they meet primary block regulations in BMC 12.48.330 (this includes regulations for ground level, building placement, building entrances, façade transparency, and weather protection elements). Otherwise, buildings must be placed at least 15' behind the sidewalk. |
Building entrances | Building entrances facing the street are encouraged. At a minimum, at least one building entry visible and directly accessible from the street is required. Where buildings are set back from the street, pedestrian connections are required from the sidewalk. |
Façade transparency (see BMC 12.48.310) | For buildings within 50' of a sidewalk, at least 10% of the entire façade must be transparent. ➲ |
Weather protection | At least 3' deep over primary business and residential entries and at least 5' deep for shared entries for office and multifamily buildings. |
Parking location and vehicle access | There are no parking lot location restrictions, except for required landscaping buffers in BMC 12.18.090. |
Landscaping | • The area between the street and any nonstorefront building must be landscaped and/or private porch or patio space. • See Chapter 12.18 BMC for other landscaping regulations. |
(Ord. 2341 § 5 (Exh. A), 2020).