§ 16-18L.007. Development controls and building heights.

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Table 2: SPI-12 Buckhead/Lenox Stations Development Controls Table shall be used for purposes of regulating bulk and yards.

Tables 3A and 3B: SPI-12 Buckhead/Lenox Stations Building Height Table shall be used for purposes of minimum building façade height and maximum building height.

[Building height in subareas 1 and 2:] Building heights in subareas 1 and 2 shall be governed by the following provisions, subject to the transitional height limits set forth in subsection 5.

Baseline height. As a matter of right, a building height of 225 feet shall be permitted.

Block area.

An additional building height of up to 225 feet may be permitted as determined by the following calculation formula: ((160,000/block area square footage) × 225) = additional building height in feet, not to exceed 225 feet.

ii.

Once installed, the removal or alteration of private streets that function as public streets pursuant to an SAP granted under the provisions of section 16-18L.015(4) shall not result in a reduction in height calculations for properties within adjoining blocks, nor shall such prior height calculations be deemed nonconforming under Chapter 24.

iii.

The director shall create a block area map illustrating current blocks within the district that meet this district's block area definition. The director shall maintain public records of future block area alterations or recalculations authorized by SAP consistent with SPI-12 requirements, and shall periodically update the block area map to reflect said changes.

Peachtree Frontage Area. An additional building height of 75 feet shall be permitted when located within the Peachtree Frontage Area as demarcated on Map Attachment "C".

Transit Station Area. An additional building height of 100 feet shall be permitted when located within the Transit Station Area as demarcated on Map Attachment "C".

Combined height.

Maximum total building height shall be the sum of subsections 3(a), 3(b), 3(c) and 3(d) above, provided that said sum shall not exceed 600 feet, except as provided below.

ii.

Architectural features, with no habitable elements, may exceed the maximum total building height limitations. Such features shall not exceed a maximum height of 60 feet above the height otherwise authorized in subsection 3(e)(i) above.

iii.

lncentivized developments may exceed the maximum total building height limitations. Such features shall not exceed a maximum height greater than the sum of subsections 3(a), 3(b), 3(c) and 3(d) above and those heights set forth for incentivized developments in section 16-18L.020.

[Building heights in subarea 3:] Building heights in subarea 3 shall not exceed a maximum of 35 feet.

Transitional height planes.

No portion of any structure shall protrude through a height limiting plane beginning the specified number of feet above the point set forth in subsection 16-18L.007(5)(b) below and extending inward over the SPI-12 district at an angle of 45 degrees. The following districts shall be considered "protected districts" for purposes of this section 16-18L.007(5):

R-1 through R-5;

ii.

RG-1 and RG-2;

iii.

MR-1, MR-2, and MR-MU; and

iv.

Landmark, Historic, PD, and SPI districts and district subareas having uses and densities predominantly similar to those permitted in the district classifications listed in subsections (i) through (iii) above.

Proximity to districts and measurement applications:

For parcels in an SPI-12 district that are contiguous to a protected district, the transitional height plane shall be measured beginning 35 feet above the required SPI-12 setback or transitional yard adjoining the common property line with such protected district.

ii.

For parcels in an SPI-12 district that are not contiguous to but are within 150 feet of a protected district, the transitional height plane shall be measured beginning 15 feet above the nearest lot line of the protected district, provided this transitional height plane shall not extend more than 150 linear feet (measured along the ground) from the protected district up to and into the SPI-12 district. (See diagrams at section 16-29.001(62).)

The purpose and intent of this provision is to provide protection for the named protected districts from nearby looming structures regardless of the presence of an intervening public right-of-way or park or space, public or private street or alley, or any lot or parcel remnant.

Transitional height plane measurements shall be applied to parcels on a point-by-point basis and not average grade.

Future connectivity. Any buildings shall be designed so as not to prohibit or obstruct the ability for future inter-parcel access and connectivity notwithstanding the provisions of section 16-28.006(10) except where the director determines that such connectivity is impractical due to topographic or other site-specific constraints. This provision shall not be interpreted to prohibit or restrict that which would otherwise be permitted within this district or require inter-parcel rights to be granted to adjacent property owners.

Sunlight preservation. Tower level building footprints (for portions of buildings 125 feet in height or greater) shall not exceed 65 percent of the sidewalk level building footprint. In no case, however, shall these tower level building footprints be required to be less than 30,000 square feet.

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TABLE 2: SPI 12 BUCKHEAD/LENOX STATIONS DEVELOPMENT CONTROLS TABLE	SUBAREA 1	SUBAREA 2	SUBAREA 3
Total FAR, maximum	^a NA	^a NA	0.40
Front yard, minimum (feet)	^b NA	^b NA	^b NA
Side and rear yard, minimum (feet)	No minimum	No minimum	20′
INDEX/FOOTNOTES
NON-RESIDENTIAL USES (COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL USES)
^a Not Applicable in Subareas 1 and 2. See Transitional heights, yards and screening requirements. ^b Not Applicable. See Sidewalk and Supplemental Zone requirements.

TABLE 3A: SPI-12 BUCKHEAD/LENOX STATIONS BUILDING HEIGHT TABLE - MINIMUM FAÇADE	MINIMUM FAÇADE HEIGHT
Peachtree fronting façade height, minimum (feet)	35′
Primary street fronting façade height, minimum (feet)	24′
All other streets, minimum (feet)	No minimum

TABLE 3B: SPI-12 BUCKHEAD/LENOX STATIONS BUILDING HEIGHT TABLE - MAXIMUM HEIGHT	SUBAREA 1 and SUBAREA 2	SUBAREA 3
Baseline height, maximum (feet)	225′	35′
Block area height, maximum (feet)	225′	Not Applicable
Peachtree frontage area height, maximum (feet)	75′	Not Applicable
Transit station area height, maximum (feet)	100′	Not Applicable
Total buildable height, maximum (feet)	^a 600	35′
^a Maximum total building height in Subareas 1 and 2 shall be the sum of subsections section 16-18L.007(3)(a) through (3)(d), provided that said sum shall not exceed 600 feet except for architectural features and incentivized development in Subareas 1 and 2 as regulated in section 16-18L.007(3)(e)(ii) and (iii).

(Ord. No. 2012-23(12-O-0228), § 1(Attach. A), 5-30-12; Ord. No. 2019-09(18-O-1581), § 10.11, 1-31-19 )

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