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2/] 9/1999 -DRAFT COPY OF PROPOSED `NSA ORDINANCE <br />d. Each block which includes storefront and narrow frontage townhouse lots <br />shall be designed to include an alley or small clusters of parking, with service <br />access in the rear. Blocks of wide frontage townhouse lots need not be <br />designed to include an alley and rear parking. <br />e. Similar land use types shall generally front one another while dissimilar land <br />use types shall generally abut along alleys or rear parking. <br />f. Lot layout, path and sidewalk design shall ensure pedestrian access to each <br />lot. <br />g. The build-up line specifies a cornice height that establishes the prominent <br />visual dimension of a building and defines its proportion in relation to the <br />street. It should vary, with no more than sixty (60) consecutive feet of the <br />build-up line having a similar cornice or roofline, and be between one and two <br />and one-half stories in height. A two-story build-up line can range from 20 to <br />25 feet above average ground level. <br />(4) Storefront and Townhouse use Area Design Components <br />a. New multi-family and commercial buildings in storefront and townhouse use <br />areas shall be subject to a maximum front setback (the "build-to" line) in <br />order to maintain a strong sense of streetscape. Such buildings shall generally <br />be of two-story construction (to the so-called "build-up" line) and shall be <br />designed in accordance with the design standards of this chapter and any other <br />applicable standards. To create a defined edge to the village's public space, <br />new multi-family or commercial buildings should conform to a consistent <br />setback from the street. Porches for multi-family or townhouse construction <br />can extend beyond the build-to line. In addition, building faces, as well as a <br />majority of the roof ridgelines should be parallel to the. street. <br />b. Maximum height regulations are 35 feet and two and a half stories. <br />c. Minimum street frontage is 25 feet. <br />d. Setback regulations are as follows: Front = no minimum required; maximum <br />is 15 feet; Rear = 20 feet minimum; Side =Zero minimum lot lines are <br />allowed, except at block ends or adjacent to alleys or pedestrian walks as <br />required under block design requirements. <br />e. Parking within this area shall be subject to the other parking requirements of <br />this chapter as well as the following: <br />1. Non-residential off-street parking shall generally be to the side or the <br />rear, or located within internal parking areas not visible from the <br />. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br />Page 14 of 35 <br />