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r A. F r CHAPTER 3: Land Use Plan and Development Standards Stoop Frontage Type ®n, A stoop is an elevated entry pad that corresponds directly to the building entry. The stoop has stairs placed close to the frontage line on a building, and the ground story is elevated from the sidewalk, securing privacy for the windows and front rooms. This type is suitable for ground -floor residential uses with short setbacks. This type may be interspersed with the sho alront frontage type. A porch or shed roof may also cover the stoop. 1. Configuration. A great variety of stoop designs are possible, but the following shall apply: a. A minimum of 4 feet deep clear (at) Stoops without porches or roofs may encroach up to 50% of required building setback depth unless specified otherwise in the development standards, b. A minimum 4 feet wide. c. Stoops shall be raised to transition into the building. Buildings along Harbor Boulevard may have a stoop frontage. The design of such stoops is subject to review and approval by the Executive Director of the Planning and Building Agency. J. Stoops shall correspond directly to the building abbots). 2. Elements e. Fences or walls defining the stoop or front setback shall not exceed 36 inches from the highest adjacent finished grade. 01 a i Axonommric Diagram. sloop 'rontyard/Porch Frontage Type ®uT Plan nia &am: Sloop sectiontfifii slwp Frontyards area common frontage primarily associated with single - family houses, butcan be used with other building types in cases where the facade is set back from the right -of -way, provided the context is appropriate. An encroaching porch may also be appended to the facatle. A fence or wall at the property line may he used to define the private space of the yartl. The front yard may also be raised from the sidewalk, creating a small retaining wall at the property line with entry steps to the yartl. The building facade that uses a frontyard or porch can be setback a maximum of 15 feet from the R.O.W. 1, Configuration. A great variety of frontyard and porch designs are possible, but the fallowing shall apply: a. A minimum of 6 feet deep clear between the face of the landing and building facade (at). Porches may encroach up to 24 inches of required building setback depth unless specified otherwise in the development standards, provided the remaining setback area shall not be less than 5 feet. It. A minimum of 12 feet wide clear for centered entry; or a minimum of 10 feet clear for asymmetrical entry. c. A minimum of 10 feet tall clear. d. Porches shall be at grade or raised to transition into the building. In no case shall porches be raised more than 3 feet from the adjacent grade. 2. Elements e. Fences or walls shall not exceed 3 feet in height when defining the front yard or (when fronting a public street) the side yard. Retaining walls within the front yard setback cannot exceed 18 inches in height. exonomernc Diagram: Rontydrd/Fblch Plan Diagram: Fmnt arNPorcM1 nOWy!F Wrgl Se, bad Llney. j al+ FaI j t + *---4- f d ;Fa a s Rion Diagram. Foi- OwnITInd September 2014 RtALIC R1 DRAFT 3 -9