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Harbor Maori Use Transit Cairo., Plan <br />Building Frontage Types and Floor Heights <br />The frontage types and floor height work in combination with the underlying <br />land use district to ensure that proposed development is consistent with the <br />City's goals for buildingform, character, and quality. Subjecttothe requirement <br />of the applicable land use district, a proposed building shall be designed <br />with one or more of the following frontage types: arcade, gallery, shorthorn, <br />forecourt, stoop, and frontyard/porch. <br />Traditionally, commercial storefront are characterized by tall storefront <br />windows designed to display merchandise to pedestrian passersby and entice <br />them inside, while enhancing interior daylighting. New buildings in the Transit <br />Node and Corridor districts shall construct taller ground floors to maintain an <br />attractive and consistent space, while also maximizing flexibility for current <br />and future uses. Table 34 indicates minimum floor height for each district <br />fame s•a. frontage <br />Arcade (A) <br />moor nefgnt <br />15 feet <br />minimums and <br />9 feet <br />ufstr cts <br />TN, C <br />Gallery (B) <br />Shop Front (C) <br />15 feet <br />15 feet <br />9 feat <br />TN, C <br />9 feet <br />TN, C <br />Forecoun (D) <br />Sloop (E) <br />15 feet <br />10 feet <br />9 feet <br />TN, C <br />9 feet <br />TN-S, C, NT <br />Froutyard/Porch (F) <br />10 feet <br />9 feet <br />TN -S, C, NT <br />Note: near height refers he liable spare and esclubes space nerved for mechanical <br />vauipment and other stmctural nernivereent, . <br />RIM, W%-, <br />Standards for All Frontage Types <br />1. A physical transition shall be provided between the glazing of the storefront <br />and the adjacent sidewalk unless the glazing itself terminates directly at the <br />grade. Where a bulkhead is applied to transition between the opening(s) <br />and the adjacent grade, the bulkhead shall be between 18 inches and 36 <br />inches tall per frontage type (aluminum storefront or spandrel panel may <br />not substithte for a bulkhead). <br />2. All storefronts shall provide clear views of merchandise displays within the <br />shop space and/or maintained and lighted merchandise displays) within a <br />display zone of approximately four feet in depth from the glass. <br />3. Awnings, signs, balconies, and other architectural projections shall be <br />located at least 8 feat above the adjacent sidewalk and may project for the <br />Width of the sidewalk to a maximum encroachment within 8 feet of the <br />curb. <br />4. Awnings shall only cover storefront and openings so as to not cover the <br />entire facade. <br />& The tens "dear" means that the identified area is free of encroachments <br />other than signs and light fixtures. <br />6. Encroachment in the public right -of -way require the approval of the Public <br />Works Agency. <br />7. Parking garages are required to employ a frontage type that is the same or <br />complementary to the attached or adjacent buildings. <br />Atltlltional photographs, diagrams, and standards for building frontages are <br />provided in the following pages. <br />V <br />L <br />0 0 0 0 © 0 <br />r'eO MY /rOXH SiOpP <br />reareF. Slpi. ,iorr aacr, <br />ifi �.tiaol- .�1ftl:L <br />AO -+ qOW� qOW� q.OWJ R9W Row <br />fflillillillil <br />t <br />4r <br />1' <br />3 -6 City of Santa Ana <br />