NS-3081 - ZOA No. 2024-02 Amending Certain Sections of Chapter 41 of Article XIX

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a. laundromats (self-service laundries). Laundromats shall comply with the development and performance standards set forth in Section 41-199. b. massage establishments (licensed, therapeutic) as defined on Section 41- 1751 of the SAMC. Massage establishments shall comply with Article XVI I.I of Chapter 41 of the SAMC. c. Pawnshops, (60) Pet day care facility: Establishment offering daily, without overnight, care to a customer's personal canine or feline pets. Grooming and educational training may be allowed as an ancillary use within the establishment. Does not include veterinary care or treatment, hospitalizations, or long-term boarding of pets. (61) Planter: The layer of the streetscape which accommodates street trees. Planters may be continuous or individual according to the Thoroughfare and location within the neighborhood. (62) Podium: A continuous raised platform supporting a building, or a large block of two or three stories beneath a multi-layer block of a smaller area. (63) Porch: see 'Frontage Types' (64) Primary Use: A primary use is the principal and dominant activity that the business is devoted to, distinguishing it from a secondary or ancillary use as defined in Section 41-13.5 of the SAMC. (65) Private Frontage: The privately held layer between the frontage line and the principal building facade. The structures and landscaping within are held to specific standards. The variables of Private Frontage are the depth of the 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. Ordinance No. NS-3081 Page 37 of 49