§ 8119-1.5.3. Shopfront with Arcade.

a.

Location. A Shopfront with Arcade is an allowed frontage type for a Commercial/Mixed-Use Building in the TC zone only.

b.

Description. The Arcade shall have façades with a colonnade at the ground floor that supports the upper stories of the building or the roof (for one-story buildings). Behind these Arcades shall be a ground-floor shopfront, ideal for retail or restaurant use. The Arcade shall provide shelter to the pedestrian, shade the storefront glass and prevent glare that might obscure views of the merchandise.

Vines may be located at the arcade columns and shall be planted on grade in vine pockets located between the columns and the property line. Planter boxes or pots may be placed in between the columns to provide enclosure for such uses as cafe seating.

c.

Design Standards.

1.

Arcades shall be minimum ten (10) feet wide clear in all directions (height, depth and length).

2.

Along primary frontages , the arcade column spacing shall correspond to storefront openings.

3.

The height of the colonnade shall be four (4) to five (5) times the column width.

4.

Along Primary Street , walls without openings shall not exceed ten (10) linear feet.

TABLE 1.5.3. SHOPFRONT WITH ARCADE STANDARDS
2-Story Arcade diagram—Shopfront, columns, and overhead second-story building comprise of the Arcade.
STANDARDS		ARCADE
		MIN.	MAX.
a	Height (sidewalk to ceiling)	12 ft.	16 ft.
b	Depth ( façade to interior column face)	8 ft.	16 ft.
c	Length along frontage (percent of building façade width)	75%	100%

 

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(Ord. No. 4479, § 8(App. B), 9-22-2015)