Agenda - Planning Commission - 12/01/2011 - Work Session

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ent Standards Arterial Street Destination Parkway Connector Downtown Local Street Street Street Street Minimum lot size None None None None None None Minimum lot width 40 feet 40 feet 40 feet 40 feet 40 feet 40 feet Minimum lot depth 80 feet 80 feet 80 feet 80 feet 80 feet 80 feet Allowable residential none none none none none none density in dwelling units per acre (1) Minimum floor area ratio .25 .25 .25 .25 .25 .25 (FAR) for nonresidential uses/vertically mixed buildings/sites Build to Line Front yard 30 feet as 15 feet as 15 feet as 15 feet as 15 feet as 15 feet as measured from measured from measured from measured from measured from measured from building front building front building front building front building front building front to right -of- to right -of- to right -of- to right -of- to right -of- to right-of- way1�1(3) (60% of way(2) (60% of way(2) (60% of way(2) (60% of way(2) (60% of way(2) (60% of front facade front facade front facade front facade front facade front facade w/in max.) w/in max.) w/in max.) w/in max.) w/in max.) w/in max.) Side yard no req. no req. no req. no req. no req. no req. Rear yard no req. no req. no req. no req. no req. no req. Driveway length 25 feet for 25 feet for 25 feet for 25 feet for 25 feet for 25 feet for (minimum) residential residential residential residential residential residential units units units units units units Building height 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4 (min. - max.) stories. stories. stories. stories. stories. stories. 1. Residential density is based on the net area of the parcel in question for parcels. In the event that public open space that is not dedicated to the City is developed independently of any particular residential project, the land area of the open space shall be divided equally among those abutting projects for purposes of density calculations. 2. Build to line shall be measured from building front to edge of right-of-way, or edge of sidewalk easement as defined by the City and said sidewalk must be encumbered by a sidewalk easement recorded with the office of the Anoka County Recorder. 3. The City may approve up to a 60-foot setback if it finds that topography or other factors require that a building be set back further to achieve acceptable grades or buffer between the street, the site entrance and the building. A. At least 60% of street frontage of any lot shall be occupied by building facades meeting this build -to - line. Lots with more than one street frontage, the build to line shall apply on each side fronting a street. An enclosed open area plaza space or outdoor seating with a decorative wall with a minimum height of three feet (3') and a maximum of four and one-half feet (4 %') can be used to meet the 60% street frontage requirement. B. Screening Of Parking Areas: Wherever a surface parking area faces a street frontage, such frontage shall be screened with a decorative wall, railing, hedge, or a combination of these elements, to a minimum height of three feet (3') and a maximum height of four and one-half feet (41/2') above the level of the parking lot, at the build -to line. This screening may be broken into sections along the street edges provided it meets the 60% required. Sub -District Framework - COR4 Neighborhood Public Realm/Streetscape Two prominent public parks supply much of the informal green space for The COR, and more specifically, provide the valuable park frontage and mix of amenities needed to support housing Design Framework — The COR Page 49