Item 20 - Second Reading of Zoning Ordinance Amendment (ZOA) No. 2024-02

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Ordinance No. NS-XXX Page 36 of 47 setback and the combination of architectural elements such as fences, stoops, porches and galleries. These elements influence social behavior in the public realm. The Frontage layer may overlap the public streetscape in the case of awnings, Galleries and Arcades. (66) Research and Development: A facility where creative work is undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge generally in the fields of medicine, scientific instruments, safety- critical mechanism or high technology. These facilities may include pilot plant operations as an ancillary use, which shall not exceed 25 percent of the floor area. A facility providing full scale production shall be deemed a manufacturing use and shall be prohibited. (67) Rowhouse: See 'Building Types' (68) Setback: The area of a lot measured from a lot line to a building facade or elevation that must be maintained clear of permanent structures excepting galleries, fences, garden walls, arcades, porches, stoops, balconies, bay windows, and terraces which are permitted to encroach into the setback subject to the standards established in Division 3 of this Article. (69) Shared Parking (Park-Once Policy): An accounting for parking spaces that are avail- able to more than one function. The requirement is based on a range of parking- demand found in mature, mixed-use centers. The Shared Parking ratio varies according to multiple functions in close proximity unlikely to require the spaces at the same time. This approach to parking uses the following types of parking in combination to achieve a balanced and distributed supply of parking: off-street (surface lots and garages), on-street (parallel and diagonal). (70) Shopfront: see ‘Frontage Types’ (71) Stacked Dwellings: See 'Building Types' (72) Stoop: see ‘Frontage Types’ (73) Story: A habitable level within a building from finished floor to finished ceiling: Attics and basements, as defined by the California Building Code (CBC) are not considered a story for the purposes of determining building height and are subject to the applicable requirements of this code and the CBC, except for when the finished floor level directly above a basement or cellar is more than six feet above grade, such basement or cellar shall be considered a story (74) Streetscape: The urban element that provides the major part of the public realm as well as paved lanes for vehicles. A streetscape is endowed with two attributes: capacity and context. Capacity is the number of vehicles that can move safely through a segment within a given time period. It is physically manifested by the number of lanes and their width, and by the curb radius.