Traditional Main Street Overlay Proposed Changes Summary Edits in Track Changes – 4/5/11/12
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Traditional Main Street Overlay Proposed Changes Summary Edits in Track Changes – 4/5/11/12 Subdivision B. Traditional Main Street Overlay Areas. Sec. 61-11-311. Description. Certain commercial areas of the City are, or have the potential to be, high quality, pedestrian- scale, walkable areas with a traditional urban atmosphere. Areas designated by City Council as Traditional Main Street Overlay Areas are listed in Sec. 61-11-312 of this Code. Such areas are typically zoned B5 or B2, although commercial areas zoned B4 or in other district classifications may be suitable for designation as Traditional Main Street Overlay Areas. Development within Traditional Main Street Overlay Areas should be geared, as much as possible, toward street-level pedestrian-generating uses. Ground level treatment of buildings should be pedestrian scale. Parking areas, alleys, and small streets should be designed as integral parts of a pedestrian network. Distinctive landscaping, attractive street furniture, and a well-designed signage system should enhance pedestrian activities. Designated Traditional Main Street Overlay Areas are subject to additional development standards as specified in Sec. 61-14-281 through Sec. 61-14-300 of this Code in order to address pedestrian needs and to enhance pedestrian interest, access, and enjoyment. (Ord. No. 11-05, §1, 5-28-05; Ord. No. 20-05, §1, 5-29-05; Ord. No. 34-05, §1, 12-06- 05) Sec. 61-11-312. Designated Traditional Main Street Overlay Areas. The following areas are designated as Traditional Main Street Overlay Areas: (1) West Seven Mile. All zoning lots abutting West Seven Mile Road between the zoning lots at the four (4) corners of John R Avenue and the center line of Woodward Avenue. (2) Grand River. All zoning lots abutting Grand River Avenue between the center line of Woodmont Avenue and the zoning lots at the four (4) corners of Evergreen Road. (3) Bagley/Vernor. All zoning lots abutting Bagley Avenue between the center line of 16th Street and the center line of 24th Street; and all zoning lots abutting West Vernor Highway between the center line of Newark Avenue and the center line of Clark Street. (4) Livernois/West McNichols. All zoning lots abutting Livernois Avenue between the center line of the John C. Lodge Freeway and the center line of St. Martins Avenue; and all zoning lots abutting West McNichols Road between the center line of Lawton Avenue and the zoning lots at the four (4) corners of Wyoming Avenue. (5) East Jefferson. All zoning lots abutting East Jefferson Avenue between the center lines of Dickerson Avenue/Gray Avenue and the city limits of Grosse Pointe Park. (6) Woodward. All zoning lots abutting Woodward Avenue between the center line of the Fisher Freeway (I-75) and the city limits of Highland Park. (7) Grand Boulevard. All zoning lots abutting West Grand Boulevard/East Grand Boulevard between the center line of Linwood Grand River Avenue and the Chrysler Freeway (I-75).center line of Saint Aubin Avenue. (8) Michigan Avenue. All zoning lots abutting Michigan Avenue between the John C. Lodge freeway (M-10) and the zoning lots at the four (4) corners of Vinewood Avenue. (9) Vernor/Springwells. All zoning lots abutting West Vernor Highway between the center line of Clark Street and the zoning lots at the four (4) corners of Woodmere Avenue; and all zoning lots abutting Springwells Avenue between the four (4) corners of West Vernor Highway and the four (4) corners of the Fisher Freeway (I- 75) service drives. (Ord. No. 11-05, §1, 5-28-05; Ord. No. 20-05, §1, 5-29-05) Subdivision C. Traditional Main Street Overlay Areas Sec. 61-14-281. Traditional Main Street overlay area; in general. The requirements of this subdivision apply to any “Traditional Main Street Overlay Area” as designated in ARTICLE XI, DIVISION 14, Subdivision B of this Chapter. The Buildings and Safety Engineering Department shall not approve a permit application for any work relating to a zoning lot within a Traditional Main Street Overlay Area, unless the Planning and Development Department has verified that such work is consistent with design standards of this subdivision. For the purposes of this subdivision, the word “Commercial” shall mean uses listed in Article 12 Div. D “Food and beverage service”, “Office”, or “Retail sales and service” (Ord. No. 11-05, §1, 5-28-05; Ord. No. 20-05, §1, 5-29-05) Sec. 61-14-282. Site design standards: Building site relationship; placement and orientation. (a) The objectives of this section are: (1) To line streets with buildings and/or other architectural site features in order to create a pedestrian friendly built-environment; and (2) To create a pedestrian-friendly setting that directly relates buildings and active uses such as shopping and dining to the street, and maintains the continuity of street wall. (b) To achieve the objectives of this section, the following standards shall apply: (1) The front façade of new buildings shall be placed on the lot line facing the Traditional Main Street. A setback, which does not exceed ten (10) feet, may be provided for religious institutions, multi-family residential structures, or a restaurant for an outside dining area. The area between the façade and the lot line shall feature pedestrian-oriented space (such as plaza or widened sidewalk) or landscaping that consists of a combination of groundcover, shrubs and/or trees that provide seasonal interest. The landscaping shall be designed so that visibility is maintained between the street and the ground floor windows. (2) On corner lots, buildings shall be located at the corner, placed on the lot line of both streets. See alsoThe new building footprint shall be placed on the front lot line;(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (b)(1) of this section, a setback, which does not exceed ten (10) feet, may be provided for a restaurant outside dining area; Sec. 61-14-288. Building design standards: Corner lot buildings and Sec. 61-14-299. Parking design standards: parking areas. (3) The new building footprint and façade shall be located parallel to the street system in order to continue the prevalent urban form of this neighborhood commercial district. (Ord. No. 11-05, §1, 5-28-05) Sec. 61-14-283. Site design standards: Fencing. (a) The objective of this section is to promote the perception of Traditional Main Street Overlay areas as safe commercial areas. (b) To achieve the objective of this section, the following standards shall apply: (1) The use of barbed wire is not permitted for any residential use, for any public, civic, and institutional use, or for any retail, service, and commercial use that is listed in the use table of ARTICLE XII, DIVISION 1 of this Chapter; and (2) No fence facing a Traditional Main Street shall not exceed eightsix (68) feet in height. (3) The following fencing materials are prohibited facing a Traditional Main Street: chain link, wooden, plastic, or vinyl. (Ord. No. 11-05, §1, 5-28-05; Ord. No. 20-05, §1, 5-29-05) Sec. 61-14-284. Building design: Style. In designated pedestrian retail areas, no parking may be placed between the façade of a primary structure and the street. In support of the standards of this subdivision, it is the policy of the City to encourage design styles that are dominant and representative of, and relevant to, the architectural history, culture, and regional significance of the area without compromising innovative and contemporary interpretations of these styles. (Ord. No. 11-05, §1, 5-28-05; Ord. No. 20-05, §1, 5-29-05) Sec. 61-14-285. Building design standards: Massing, scale, and form. (a) The objective of this section is to continue the prevalent urban form of traditional main streets and to integrate new developments and additions into the character of traditional main streets. (b) To achieve the objectives of this section, the following standards shall apply: (1) All Bbuildings shall be a minimum of two (2) stories or twenty (20) feet in height as measured from the sidewalk to the top of the parapet; ((2) In order to create a uniform street wall, buildings that exceed three (3) stories shall have a building base which does not exceed forty (40) feet. The building base is a podium on which the taller section of the building would be set back at least ten (10) feet from the building base height to rise to not more than the maximum height specified in ARTICLE XIII of this Chapter; and 2) For new commercial development, the typical traditional building width of twenty (20) to a maximum of forty (40) feet shall be expressed with a minimum of one (1) of the following architectural articulation and traditional façade elements that are repeated every 20 – 40’, including, but not limited to, the following: (i) Distinctive window patterns at intervals less than the articulation interval (ii) Recessed entryway on the street level façade; (iii) Parapet or cornice on the upper level façade; (iv) Change of roofline; and (v) Change in building material or siding style with a change in building plane (vi) Other design treatments that satisfy the intent of the standard, as determined by the site plan review professional. (3) Buildings at the intersection of two streets are subject to the standards for corner lots, as provided in Sec. 61-14-288 of this Code. (Ord. No. 11-05, §1, 5-28-05; Ord. No. 20-05, §1, 5-29-05) Sec. 61-14-286. Building design standards: Fenestration Façade and architectural details. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, “street level façade” shall mean the first story of a multi-story building and, in the case of a one-story building, the first thirteen (13) feet of the façade above grade plane; (b) The objectives of this section are: (1) To provide street level façades on Traditional Main Streets with maximum visibility and transparency between active interior uses and the outside; (2) To create façades with ratios of solids (wall surfaces) to voids (openings for windows and doors) that express traditional fenestration patterns at upper levels; and (3) To require fenestration patterns, surface delineations, textures, material expressions and architectural details that relate to the human scale.