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Originally Posted by UrbanLibertine
I'm reading the new Downtown FAR bonus Ordinance and they're amending Section 17-8-0904-D-3 (Parking in 'D' Districts) of the zoning code to state that, "Underground parking is strongly encouraged for superior building design that eliminates blank walls at street level for an improved pedestrian experience."
Bye, bye hideous facades of parking podiums??
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Additionally, Section 17-8-0905-B-7 (Building Features) now will read, "Building facades at pedestrian level should be appropriately scaled within the context of the existing streetscape. This may include, by way of example and not limitation, breaking up a long facade with vertical bays or proportioning a curtain wall with additional mullions."
Also, Section 17-8-0907-B (High-rise buildings) will be defined, "as any new construction over 80 feet in height."