EXHIBIT A SECTION 143: URBAN CENTER ZONES CONTENTS SECTION 143: URBAN CENTER ZONES ........................................................................... 1 I. Purpose and Applicability ........................................................................................................ 1 A. Purpose ...................................................................................................................................... 1 B. Applicability ............................................................................................................................... 1 II. Land Use Zones ........................................................................................................................ 2 A. Urban Center – Residential Medium Density (UC‐RM) ............................................................. 2 B. Urban Center – Mixed Use Urban Density (UC‐MU) ................................................................. 2 C. Urban Center – Activity Center (UC‐AC) .................................................................................... 3 D. Urban Center – Neighborhood Center (UC‐NC) ........................................................................ 3 E. Urban Center – Office/Research (UC‐OR) ................................................................................. 3 F. Urban Center – Research Park (UC‐RP) ..................................................................................... 3 III. Housing Types ......................................................................................................................... 4 A. Available Housing Types ............................................................................................................ 4 B. Housing Type Standards ............................................................................................................ 4 IV. Use Regulations ....................................................................................................................... 4 A. Available Uses ............................................................................................................................ 4 B. Accessory Structures and Uses .................................................................................................. 5 C. Use Specific Standards .............................................................................................................. 6 D. Pedestrian‐Active Use Requirements ...................................................................................... 10 V. Base Development Standards ................................................................................................ 11 A. Development Standard Tables ................................................................................................ 11 B. Exceptions to Development Standards ................................................................................... 22 VI. Parking and Loading .............................................................................................................. 25 A. General Provisions ................................................................................................................... 25 B. Parking Requirements Table ................................................................................................... 25 C. Adjustments to Parking Requirements Table .......................................................................... 27 D. Accessible Parking Requirements ............................................................................................ 29 E. Parking Space and Aisle Dimensions ....................................................................................... 29 F. Off‐Site Parking ........................................................................................................................ 30 G. Bicycle Parking Type and Installation ...................................................................................... 30 H. Loading Spaces ........................................................................................................................ 30 VII. Adjustments in Return for Public Benefit ............................................................................... 31 A. Purpose .................................................................................................................................... 31 B. General Provisions ................................................................................................................... 31 C. Vertical Mixed Use .................................................................................................................. 32 D. Mixed Income Housing ............................................................................................................ 33 EXHIBIT A i E. Green Buildings ....................................................................................................................... 33 F. Public Art ................................................................................................................................. 34 VIII. Site Planning Standards ................................................................................................... 34 A. Purpose .................................................................................................................................... 34 B. Applicability ............................................................................................................................. 34 C. Connectivity and Circulation ................................................................................................... 35 D. Street Design and Character.................................................................................................... 39 E. Tree Preservation .................................................................................................................... 62 F. Usable Open Space .................................................................................................................. 64 G. Stormwater Management ....................................................................................................... 67 H. Landscaping ............................................................................................................................. 69 I. Fencing and Walls .................................................................................................................... 75 J. Exterior Lighting ...................................................................................................................... 76 K. Recycling and trash enclosure ................................................................................................. 78 L. Drive‐Through Facilities ........................................................................................................... 78 M. Outdoor Display and Storage .................................................................................................. 79 N. Outdoor Dining and Sales Areas .............................................................................................. 79 IX. Building Design Standards ..................................................................................................... 79 A. Purpose .................................................................................................................................... 79 B. Applicability ............................................................................................................................. 79 C. Massing and Form ................................................................................................................... 80 D. Design and Character .............................................................................................................. 81 E. Materials .................................................................................................................................. 84 F. Structured Parking ................................................................................................................... 84 G. Green Construction Requirements ......................................................................................... 85 X. Application and Review Procedures ....................................................................................... 86 A. Purpose and Organization ....................................................................................................... 86 B. Summary of Review Procedures ............................................................................................. 86 C. Summary Table ........................................................................................................................ 88 D. Type I Procedure ..................................................................................................................... 89 E. Type II Procedure .................................................................................................................... 91 F. Type III Procedure ................................................................................................................... 94 G. Type IV Procedure ................................................................................................................... 98 H. General Procedures ............................................................................................................... 103