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5.3 Design Guidelines

Storefront Café Urban Frontage
A. Frontage Intent Statement A. Frontage Intent Statement
Storefront cafés provide ground floor dining spaces directly An urban frontage is suitable for mixed use, commercial or office
accessible from the adjacent sidewalks. Storefront café uses. It provides access to ground floor uses, but is primarily
frontages are similar to storefront frontages but provide specific characterized by windows facing the sidewalk. Unlike storefronts
provisions for outdoor seating. there is no minimum ground floor height.
B. Entries B. Entries

Entries should be set at the adjacent sidewalk or within an Urban frontages shall enter from the sidewalk. Entries should be
alcove that is adjacent to a sidewalk. articulated by canopies or awnings.

C. Dimensions C. Dimensions
Storefront cafés shall be between 12 to 25 feet high, measured Urban frontages shall be set at grade or may be elevated up to
from the finished floor to the bottom of ceiling of the storefront 12 inches above the adjacent sidewalk.
space. Storefront spaces shall be set no more than twelve inches
above the adjacent sidewalk or terrace. D. Paving and Landscaping
Urban frontages are characterized by hardscape and may include Urban Frontage Section
D. Paving and Landscaping Storefront Cafe Section
Storefront cafes provide ground floor dining space directly accessible from landscaping where permitted. An urban frontage is suitable for mixed use, commercial or office uses.
The area between the property line and the building face shall be the adjacent sidewalks. It provides access to ground floor uses, but is primarily characterized by
paved. E. Furnishing Zone windows facing the sidewalk.
Not applicable.
E. Furnishing Zone
Where permitted, outdoor seating may be provided in front F. Additional Standards and Guidelines
setbacks. Product displays (e.g. flowers, food, merchandise At least 35-45% percent of the storefront façade area at the
displays) are encouraged near storefront entries. ground floor shall be glazed. Glazing shall be transparent
and clear. Opaque, highly reflective, and dark, tinting are not
F. Additional Standards and Guidelines
permitted.
At least 60 percent of the storefront café façade area at the
ground floor shall be glazed. Glazing shall be transparent G. Storefront Guidelines
and clear. Opaque, highly reflective, and dark, tinting are not Not applicable.
permitted.

G. Storefront Guidelines
This standard addresses the design of building frontages, such
as maximum length of a blank wall.

Storefront Cafe Illustrative Photo Urban Frontage Illustrative Photo
Storefront cafe frontages are similar to storefront frontages but provide Urban frontages shall enter from the sidewalk. Entries should be articulated
specific provisions for outdoor seating. by canopies or awnings.

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5.0 Implementation Adopted: August 16, 2016