Sec. 656.399.25. - Historic Residential Character Area Standards.

(a) Residential uses shall continue to be the predominant uses within this character area. The intent of this character area is to identify that all new investment of non-residential uses must respect the existing character of the area by developing smaller scale non-residential uses. (b) Conversions of residential uses are permitted only if all applicable standards are met and administrative modifications shall not be granted that allow more intensive uses throughout the designated areas of residential. (c) Structures for any new non-residential uses shall be consistent with the mass and scale of the surrounding contributing structures. (d) Development within the Residential Areas identified in Table 1.0 Character Area Designation shall be required to meet the following design standards in addition to the general design standards as follows. (1) Mass and scale. Buildings attached or detached when adjacent to existing residential must provide the following: (a) Attached Residential units, apartments or condominiums adjacent to or across the street from single family residential may not exceed 120 feet without a ten-foot minimum break. (i) The roofline should complement the adjacent single family residence. In the event there are two different styles of home, the proposed building shall be constructed to complement either style. (ii) Attached residential units must provide for every four units a minimum break of 20 feet. (2) Parking Requirements. (a) There are no additional parking credits applied under Section 656.607 (d) of the Zoning Code. Additionally, parking for conversions to office uses or new structures shall be provided on-site and no shared parking agreements will be considered for determining compliance with the parking requirements. All on-site parking for office, single-family and duplex or quadplex multi-family uses shall be stabilized and of a pervious nature, except for the driveway and required ADA accessible spaces. Conversions of contributing structures with a non-residential original use to residential uses may provide 50 percent of the required number of parking spaces set forth in Section 656.604 (a). (b) Parking in front yards is prohibited, unless in a designated driveway. (c) Parking is prohibited between the street edge and the sidewalk, or if no sidewalk exists, between the street edge and the property line. (3) Rooflines. Attached Residential and Nonresidential buildings shall be varied to reduce the scale of large buildings and to complement the scale and character of adjacent and street facing residential areas. Building facades that exceed 100 feet in length measured along the street frontage shall have variations in roofline or rooftop parapet. Rooftop equipment shall be concealed behind parapets or screened from views by pedestrians. (4) Garage apartments. Garage apartments shall be allowed subject to the following criteria: (a) Garage apartments must be located behind the primary structure. (b) There should be a visual relationship to the main house. For new structures this shall be accomplished through similar roof shape, porches, paint color, and other physical characteristics. For existing structures this shall be accomplished through similar paint color and other physical characteristics. (c) The building footprint shall be limited to 25 percent of the gross floor area of principal structure on the lot, or 750 square feet, whichever is less. (d) There shall be at least one foot side and rear setback from the eve and gutter of any garage apartment. (e) The maximum height of a garage apartment within the Historic District, as set forth in Chapter 307 , Ordinance Code, shall not be limited by Section 656.403 , Ordinance Code, but instead is governed by the Certificate of Appropriateness process as set forth in Chapter 307 , Ordinance Code. The maximum height of a garage apartment outside of the Historic District shall be limited per Section 656.403 , Ordinance Code. (f) The owner of the principal structure with a garage apartment must reside on the property. (5) Interior apartments. Interior apartments shall be allowed subject to the following criteria: (a) Interior apartments are limited to one single-family unit per lot and shall be allowed within structures over 1,600 square feet. (b) Within the Riverside/Avondale zoning overlay, the owner of the principal structure with an interior apartment must reside on the premises. (c) The maximum size of the interior apartment shall not exceed 1,000 square feet or 25 percent of the principal structure floor area, whichever is less. If the property also has a home occupation operating under the provisions of this Section, the total floor area devoted to both uses shall not exceed 1,250 square feet or 35 percent of the floor area of the residence, whichever is less. (d) Within the Riverside/Avondale Zoning Overlay, rear or side entrances for interior apartments shall be required unless the original design of the contributing structure has a front entrance for the interior apartment. (Ord. 2008-192-E, § 3; Ord. 2009-443-E, § 2)