10.375 Special Lot Coverage, Building Setbacks, Building Height Standards, S-E.
(1) Lot Coverage. The S-E Overlay District modifies the lot coverage standards of the underlying zones as follows.
(a) Front porches, canopies, awnings, porticos, arcades, and similar pedestrian weather protection features, when adjacent to a street or abutting a public plaza, as defined herein, and measuring not less than six feet in depth and six feet in width are exempt from maximum lot coverage calculations.
(b) For commercial zones there is no restriction on lot coverage.
(2) Building Setbacks. The S-E Overlay District modifies the building setback standards of the underlying zones as follows:
(a) Front porches, canopies, awnings, porticos, arcades, patio walls (if the patio wall is constructed of stucco, brick, stone/faux stone, or a similar finish and does not exceed 5½ feet in height), and similar architectural projections may be placed within 9 feet of the front property line, provided that they do not encroach onto any public utility easement.
(b) The minimum rear yard setbacks for garage entrances having alley access are as follows:
(i) Twenty-four feet from the garage door to the opposite side of the alley;
(ii) Four feet for a side-loaded garage (where the garage door is perpendicular to the alley);
(iii) Eight feet for a garage having parallel parking only or no parking between the garage entrance and the alley.
(c) Setbacks of the underlying zones are also modified by the following sections of the
S-E Overlay District:
(i) Special design standards for attached housing (Section 10.376);
(ii) Special design standards for Southeast Village Center (Section 10.377);
(iii) Special fencing standards (Section 10.382); and
(iv) Standards for development in or adjacent to Greenways (Section 10.384).
(3) Building Height. Building height shall be measured pursuant to Section 10.705 and standards established in Article V shall apply except as follows:
(a) Within Area 7A, the maximum allowable building height is 45 feet, except that the maximum building height may be increased to 60 feet for residential development in mixed-use buildings as described in Section 10.378(3).
(b) In Area 7B, the maximum allowable building height is 45 feet, except 35 feet if within 150 feet of a residential zoning district.