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<br /> <br />4.7 BUILDING SETBACKS <br /> <br />A. Setback area requirements facilitate the incarporation <br />of publicly accessible open space while reinforcing a <br />continuous urban street frontage that defines the street <br />edge. Setback requirements are designed as 0 range <br />so that variety may be achieveo in the public/private <br />interface area depending on the site and building design <br />and its relationship to adjacent developments. Setbacks <br />are designed to coordinate with the public improvements <br />identified in the Metro East Public Realm Amenity Plan <br />(Appendix). New development within the MEMU Overlay <br />Zone sholl be designed to provide setback areas as <br />follows: <br /> <br />1. Neighborhood Transitional District <br />Front: 0- 10Ft <br />Side: 0-10 Ft <br />Rear: 0-1 0 Ft <br /> <br />2. Village Center District <br />Front: 0-20 Ft <br />Side 0-1 0 Ft <br />Rear: 0- tOFt <br /> <br />3. Active Urban District <br />Front: 0-20 Ft <br />Side: 0-10 Ft <br />Rear: 0- 10Ft <br /> <br />In order 10 provide an appropriate transition to adjacent <br />existing multi-family residential development outside the <br />MEMU Overlay Zone area, buidling heights within the <br />Active Urban District shall comply with the following <br />setbacks, which sholl supercede the setbacks above if <br />there is a conflict be!ween the !wo standards: <br />1-3 stories 25' setback <br />4-9 stories 100' setback <br />10+ stories 150' setback <br /> <br />4. Office District <br />Front: 0-20 Ft <br />Side: 0-20 Ft <br />Reor: 0-20 Ft <br /> <br />B. In addition to the above setback requirements, the <br />following provisions shall also apply to new development <br />projects: <br /> <br />In order to encourage Flexibility and provide an <br />organic feel in the design and building-street <br />interaction, there is no r1inimum setback requirement <br />within the MEMU Overlay Zone, with the exception <br /> <br />that 011 structures shall maintain the maximum rear <br />setback specified if the property obuKing on the rear <br />property line is developed solely as 0 residential use. <br /> <br />2. Setbacks abuKing public rights-ofway may be further <br />recessed from the maximum setback specified for the <br />purposes of 0 public open space, dining/gathering <br />or special entry area. These areas may not satisfy <br />private open space requirements. <br /> <br />3. Setbacks abuKing public rights-ofwoy sholl be <br />landscaped with lawn, trees, shrubs, or other plants <br />and/or decorated os 0 hard surface expansion <br />of the sidewalk. A combination of landscape and <br />hardscope materials shall be provided as follows: <br /> <br />a. Hardscape paving may include brick, stone, <br />interlocking concrete pavers, textured concrete, and/ <br />or impressed patterned concrete. Hardscape elements <br />sholl also be provided when setback area is being <br />used to satisfy publicly accessible open space areas. <br />These elements may include, but are not limited to, <br />sea'ing areas, potted plant materials, water features, <br />and public ort installations. <br /> <br /> <br />Upper level setback areas incorporating terraces and roof decks <br /> <br />b. The balance of the setback oreos sholl be landscaped <br />with turf, shrubs, or groundcover, and trees. All plant <br /> <br />Upper level setback <br />areas incorporating <br />terraces and roof <br />decks <br /> <br />Page 29 of 86 <br />