§ 16-06A.012. Relationship of building to street.

(1)

Front porches.

a.

Front porches and/or stoops on the façade of the principal structure shall be required when such treatments are established by a majority of the single-family detached dwellings on the block face.

b.

Front porches, when required, shall:

i.

Be a minimum of 12 feet wide or one-third the width of the front façade, whichever is greater, and a minimum of eight feet deep; and

ii.

Contain roofs, a minimum of six-inch wide porch roof supports, and steps.

c.

For parcels with more than one street frontage, the front porch requirements of this section shall only be required to be applied to the building façade located in the front yard of the parcel, and not the half-depth front yard, side yard, or rear yard.

(2)

Garages . Garages with front-facing garage doors shall be recessed and located a minimum distance of ten linear feet behind the front façade of the principal structure. For parcels with more than one street frontage, front-facing garage doors shall be defined as those facing the front yard of the parcel, and not the half-depth front yard, side yard, or rear yard.

(3)

Front doors . Front doors shall face and be visible from the adjacent street.

(4)

Window fenestration . Window fenestration shall be provided along the façade of the principal structure for a minimum of ten percent of the front façade area of the principal structure.

( Ord. No. 2019-09(18-O-1581), § 8.3, 1-31-19 )

Editor's note

Ord. No. 2019-09(18-O-1581) , § 8.3, adopted Jan. 31, 2019, set out provisions intended for use as § 16-06A.011. Inasmuch as there were already provisions so designated, and at the editor's discretion, these provisions have been included as 16-06A.012.