10.377 Special Design Standards for Southeast Village Center.
The following design standards apply to the Southeast Village Center. See Figure 10.378 for the location of the Southeast Village Center, the Commercial Center (Areas 7A and 7B), and the Commercial Center Core Area (Area 7A).
(1) Building Orientation (Build-to Lines). At least 50% of the length of the ground-level street-facing façade of a building must be located at the minimum street setback line or abut a public plaza, as defined herein,that adjoins a street. No structure, driveway, or motor vehicle parking area may be closer than the minimum street setback line, except where provided for direct vehicle access to the street, and except for fences and patio walls under Section 10.375(2)(a) and Section 10.382.
(2) Building Setbacks. Commercial Center Core Area (Area 7A) contains special setback standards provided by the Commercial Center Core Area Master Plan. Within the Southeast Village Center, the maximum street or public plaza setback shall be 20 feet within the SFR-10 zone, and 15 feet within the MFR and C-S/P zones.
(3) Primary Building Entrances. Buildings in the Southeast Village Center shall provide entrances that conform to the following standards:
(a) Commercial, institutional, and the non-residential portion of mixed-use buildings shall have a primary building entrance that either faces an adjacent street or is placed at an angle of up to 45 degrees from an adjacent street, measured from the property line abutting the right-of-way. Buildings adjacent to, or within 200 feet of a transit stop or station shall orient a primary building entrance to face the stop or station.
(b) When located at the intersection of two streets, the commercial, institutional, and the non-residential portion of a mixed-use building shall do one of the following:
(i) Provide two primary building entrances, one facing each street; or
(ii) Orient one primary building entrance to both streets by placing the entrance at the street corner; or
(iii) Place one primary building entrance facing one street that it is not more than 20 feet from either street right-of-way.
(c) Residential buildings, except for detached single-family residences, shall conform to the standards in (a) and (b), or provide a pedestrian walkway for access to transit stops or stations meeting the provisions of Sections 10.775 and 10.776. Detached single-family residences shall provide a primary entrance facing one adjacent street. A primary building entrance for a residential building may face a porch or patio that is located between the building and street.
(4) Ground-Floor Windows. Commercial, institutional, and the non-residential portion of mixed-use buildings shall provide ground-floor windows on street-facing sides that conform to the following standards:
(a) Ground-floor windows shall cover at least 50% of the horizontal length and at least 25% of the ground floor wall area of all building facades that face a street or public plaza. This requirement does not apply to the walls of residential units, nor to the walls of parking structures when set back at least 10 feet and screened with landscape materials in conformance with Section 10.797.
(b) Required window areas must be either transparent windows that allow views into working areas or lobbies; pedestrian entrances; or transparent display windows set into the wall. Display cases attached to the outside wall do not qualify. The bottom of the windows must be no more than four feet above the adjacent exterior grade. Only clear or lightly tinted glass in windows, doors, and display windows shall be considered transparent. Transparent areas shall allow views into the structure or into display windows from the outside.
(5) Windows on Street-Facing Facades on Residential Buildings. At least 15% of the area of each façade on all floors or stories that face a street on all residential buildings or residential portion of a mixed use building must be windows, primary building entrance doors, porches, balconies, and/or a similar visual or physical access way for natural surveillance of the street. Windows used to meet this standard must allow views from the building to the street. Glass block and similar sight-obscuring surfaces do not meet this standard. Windows in garage doors and garage walls apply toward meeting this standard.
(6) Landscaping and Pedestrian Amenities.
(a) The following is the minimum amount of landscaped open space required within the Southeast Village Center:
(i) SFR-10 zoning district: 20% of the project site area. This requirement does not apply to detached single-family residential uses.
(ii) MFR zoning district: 15% of the project site area.
(iii) C-C zoning district (Area 7A): 10% of the project site area.
(iv) C-S/P (Area 7B) and other zoning districts not listed above: 20% of the project site area.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 10.797, all land between buildings and/or other structures and the right-of-way shall be treated with a combination of landscaping and hard surfacing for use by pedestrians. Subject to City review and approval, extra-wide public sidewalks may provide for pedestrian amenities such as benches, drinking fountains, and/or other design elements (e.g., public art, planters, and kiosks). Weather protection elements such as awnings, canopies, porticos, covered entrances, porches, covered seating (e.g., bus waiting areas), and/or similar elements may encroach into a required setback or the public right-of-way when approved through Site Plan and Architectural Review or as part of a PUD.