Replacing a New Chapter 21, Article 6, Section 21-06.03 Entitled Northeast Neighborhood Zoning Overlay District

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(B) Address numbers should be a minimum of three inches (3") in height. Vinyl-applied numbers are prohibited. (f) Commercial/Mixed Use Buildings All new commercial or mixed-use building construction shall comply with the following regulations: (1) Commercial/Mixed Use Buildings Located in the MU-District (A) All buildings on properties zoned "MU" (Mixed-Use District of the SBZO) shall include active first-floor commercial space. (2) Commercial/Mixed Use Building Massing (A) In areas with buildings developed on abutting lots (including across the street) the maximum building height shall not be more than fifteen feet (15') greater than the average of the maximum height on abutting lots, provided that the maximum building height for a portion of the building may increase one foot(1') for each additional one foot(1') of setback for that portion of the building. (B) Buildings shall be oriented towards the street with main entrances or windows facing the primary or secondary street frontages. (C) Buildings sited at irregular or random angles to the street are prohibited. (D) Multiple or attached building complexes shall maintain a consistent street orientation and shall also maintain a parallel or perpendicular orientation to each other. (E) Multi-story commercial/mixed-use buildings shall maintain a minimum commercial façade height for the first floor retail of fifteen feet(15'). (F) Gaps between buildings that interrupt the streetwall are prohibited except for pedestrian pathways and service alleys within long blocks. Such pedestrian pathways and service alleys should link the primary streets to parking areas and public spaces located behind buildings, and be no greater than fifteen feet (15') wide. (G) The façade of any single-story commercial/mixed-use building shall be at least twenty-two feet(22') in height. 0