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yZ, k _fro 1 11 1 ta. CHAPTER 3: Land Use Plan and Development Standards <br />Stoop frontage Type ®nT <br />A stoop is an elevated entry pad that corresponds directly to the building entry. The stop has stairs placed dose to the frontage line on a Wilding, and the ground <br />story is elevated from the sidewalk, securing privacy for the windows and front rooms. This type is suitable for ground -firm, residential uses with short setbacks. <br />This type may be interspersed with the shopfront frontage type. A porch or shed roof may also over the stoop. <br />1. Configuration. A great variety of stoop designs are possible, but the following shall apply: <br />a. A minimum of 4 feet deep clear (all Stoops without porches or rots may encroach up to 50% of required building setback depth unless specified <br />otherwise in the development standards. <br />b. A minimum 4 feet wide. <br />c. Stops shall be raised to transition into the building. Buildings along Harbor Boulevard may have a stop frontage. The design of such stoops is subject <br />to review and approval by the Executive Director of the Planning and Building Agency. <br />d. Stoops shall ormspond directly to the building entry(s). <br />2. Elements <br />e. Fences o walls defining the stop or front setback shall not exceed 36 inches from the highest adjacent finished grade. <br />Amnometrr, Diawam: 5tomp <br />Frontyard/Porch Frontage Type ,;. ®,+T <br />Plan W iirr: Stapp <br />Sedkn Dia®am: sPoOp <br />Fronryards are a common frontage primarily associated with single - family houses, but can be used with other building types in cases where the facade is set back <br />from the right -af -way, provided the context is appropriate. An encroaching porch may also be appended to the facade. A fence or wall at the property line may be <br />used to define the private space of the yard. The front yard may also be raised from the sidewalk, creating a small retaining wall at the property line with entry <br />steps to the yard. The building facade that uses a frontyard or porch can be setback a maximum of 15 feet from the R.O.W. <br />1. Configuration. A great variety of frontyard and porch designs are possible, but the following shall apply: <br />a. A minimum of 6 feet deep clear between the face of the landing and building facade (a1). Porches may encroach up to 24 inches of required building <br />setback depth unless specified otherwise in the development standards, provided the remaining setback area shall not be less than 5 feet. <br />b. A minimum of 12 feet wide clear for centered entry; or a minimum of 10 feet clear for asymmetrical entry. <br />c. A minimum of 10 feet tall clear. <br />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. <br />2. Elements <br />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 <br />front yard setback cannot exceed 18 inches in height. <br />ananewic Diz ®am: F.xwkV brch <br />Pei Dia ®am: FrQue " <br />j <br />1 <br />1. f <br />i <br />AMM <br />! f <br />n ' <br />~ d <br />ssnon Dia,eam. Frontyawftm <br />October 2014 11 A -32 3 -9 <br />