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A. Applicability. These regulations apply to those block frontages along through-block connections designed with woonerf and landscaped passageway designs as set forth in BMC 12.48.230. Exception: Those through-block connections with other applied block frontage designations.

B. Purpose. Woonerf and landscaped passageway frontage regulations provide eyes-on-the-pathway to create a safe and welcoming through-block connection while preserving the privacy of any adjacent ground-level residential units.

C. Regulations.

1. Building elevations facing a woonerf or landscaped passageway through-block connection must feature at least 10 percent window transparency.

2. Where ground-level residential uses are within five feet of a shared lane or pathway, at least one of the following design features must be integrated to enhance the safety and privacy of adjacent residential units:

a. Windows must be placed at least six vertical feet above the access corridor.

b. A combination of landscaping, planter walls, and/or elevated ground floor (at least one foot above access corridor grade) that meets the purpose of the regulations.

3. Where nonresidential ground-level uses abut an access corridor, at least 25 percent of the applicable building elevation between four and eight feet above the ground-floor surface elevation must be transparent.

4. Weather protection at least three feet deep must be provided over individual residential and commercial tenant entries and at least five feet deep for shared residential and professional office entries facing the subject through-block connection. Exception: For residential uses, weather protection is required only for the unit’s primary entrance.

Fig. 12.48.355.B. Woonerf and landscaped passageway frontage design examples.

(Ord. 2341 § 5 (Exh. A), 2020).