§ 33-6.8.3.4. Openings.

(a)

Ground floor. Table 33-6.8.3.4-1 provides the minimum percent of the street-facing building façade between the elevations of two (2) and ten (10) feet above the first finished floor that shall be comprised of transparent doors or windows that provide a view of the interior area within three (3) feet of the opening.

(b)

Upper or above-ground floors . Table 33-6.8.3.4-1 provides the minimum percent of the street-facing building façade above the ground floor that shall be comprised of windows, which:

(1)

May be:

a.

Constructed of spandrel; mirrored, frosted, or decorative glass; or glass block; or

b.

For parking garages (LBCS Function Code 2642), designed with one or more of the following treatments:

1.

Landscaped opening . Planter boxes (Figure 33-6.8.3.4-1), which shall be maintained with live plants and automatic irrigation systems. Lattice may also cover the opening;

2.

Windowed opening . Framed window-less opening with mullions added to give the appearance of large windows (Figure 33-6.8.3.4-2); and

(2)

Shall be:

a.

Horizontally aligned with openings on adjacent buildings;

b.

Vertically aligned; or

c.

Proportionate with openings on the ground floor of the building.

(c)

Calculations for openings and transparency shall be independently computed for and applied to each street-facing building façade and shall not include building façades that are both visible from and perpendicular to a street (see Figure 33-6.8.3.4-3).

Table 33-6.8.3.4-1. Minimum Percent Openings

	Ground Floor	Upper or above-ground floors
CPZ-Ped	70%	Not applicable
FC-1	70%	30%
FC-2	60%	20%
FC-3	30%	30%
Self-storage in U-1S and BC-2	30%	30%

 

Figure 33-6.8.3.4-1. Landscaped Opening

Figure 33-6.8.3.4-2: Windowed Opening

Figure 33-6.8.3.4-3: Street-Facing Building Façades

(Ord. No. 25411 , § 21, 8-23-17; Ord. No. 25562 , § 5, 4-25-18)