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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance No. 4424 - Second Reading: Ordinance Amending Section 62.338 Relating to Transit Overlay District ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBDIVISION 2 AND SUBDIVISION 8 OF SECTION 62.338 OF THE ROCHESTER CODE OF ORDINANCES, RELATING TO THE TRANSIT OVERLAY DISTRICT THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER DO ORDAIN: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of Section 62.338 is hereby amended to read as follows: Subd. 2. Building Design A. The maximum building length shall be 150 300 feet. B. Setback areas between a public or private street (excluding alleys) and the structure shall be occupied with pedestrian oriented space as defined in Article 63.275. C. Each street-facing facade of a building with a horizontal length greater than 60 feet shall incorporate architectural features that visually interrupt the wall plane to reduce the perceived massing and scale of the building and provide a better pedestrian experience. All Sstreet-facing building facades with a horizontal length between 60 and 89 feet shall incorporate at least one of the following elements; street-facing building facades between 90 and 119 feet in horizontal length shall incorporate at least two of the following elements; and street-facing building facades over 120 feet must incorporate at least three of the following elements. Required architectural elements shall be spaced no more than 60 feet apart. Building designers may choose to use a single element more than once, or may choose to use different elements listed below to meet this requirement. Acceptable architectural elements for meeting this standard include: 1. Differences in roof form (e.g. flat or sloped); 2. A change in parapet height of at least 2 vertical feet; 3. Horizontally oriented recesses into the building façade plane at least 8 inches deep and at least 8 inches wide (this element may be installed along the entire building façade, but if so installed shall only count as one of the required elements on any street-facing building façade longer than 60 feet); 4. Horizontally oriented projections at least 8 inches in vertical height extending at least 8 inches outward from the building façade plane; and extending along at least 30 horizontal feet of the building façade (this element may be installed along the entire building façade, but if so 1 installed shall only count as one of the required elements on any street- facing building façade longer than 60 feet); 5. Pilasters extending outward at least 8 inches from the building façade plane and at least 8 inches wide, that have a height equal to at least 80 percent of the building façade height; 6. Vertically oriented recesses extending at least 8 inches into the building façade plane, and at least 8 inches wide, that have a height equal to at least 80 percent of the facade height; 7. Visually significant changes in texture and/or color of wall surfaces, as determined by the Director; 8. Ground level arcades or awnings extending for a horizontal distance of at least 20 feet in total (individual awnings may be shorter than 20 feet to fit appropriate building scale); 9. Second (and upper) floor balconies on at least 50 percent of the residential units on the building facade; 10. Cornices at least 8 inches in vertical height extending at least 8 inches outward from the building façade and extending along at least 30 horizontal feet of the building façade (this element may be installed along the entire building façade, but if so installed shall only count as one of the required elements on any street-facing building façade longer than 60 feet); or 11. Pedestrian entries designed so that the doors are recessed at least 2 feet from the building façade or project at least 2 feet outward from the building facade. D. In addition to 3 architectural elements from C above, each street-facing facade of a building with a horizontal length over 150 feet shall incorporate a wall plane recess creating a forecourt for pedestrian oriented space: 1. This forecourt shall be a minimum of 15 feet wide (along the building face) and 10 feet deep, which shall be open to the sky. 2. Physical and visual connectivity shall be provided between the building interior and the forecourt with doors and windows. 3. This forecourt/open space shall not be for surface parking but will be provided with pedestrian oriented space as defined in Article 63.275. E. No section of any façade may extend for a length of more than 155 feet without providing for a change in wall plane (façade modulation). Measurements of such features shall be taken on the 2 outside surface of the wall. Such modulation shall be provided through at least one of the following four methods: 1. Wall recesses or projections which are at least 2 feet in depth and 10 feet in width. These must extend vertically, from the adjacent exterior ground surface for the entire height of the building (not including attached awnings, attached balconies). 2. Wall projections, such as bay windows, which are at least 3 feet in depth and 6 feet in width. The bottom of such projections must be no more than 20 feet above the adjacent ground surface and must extend vertically through the top of the building. 3. Top floor stepback (a horizontal setback from the vertical building wall face of the top floor(s)), no less than 6 feet in depth, which shall extend for the entire width of that 155’ section of the façade. Stepbacks must extend vertically for at least the top floor but may extend for more than one floor. 4. Wall recesses or projections which: (i) Are at least 15 inches in depth, and (ii) Are between 30 to 70 feet in width, and (iii) Projections are differentiated in the height from the adjacent sections of the facade by no less than 3 feet through a parapet wall of varied building height, and (iv) Provide Visual significant difference in texture and/or color of wall surfaces compared to adjacent sections of the façade (as determined by the Director). F. No building shall have more than 2 street facing façades over 250 feet in length. Section 2. Subdivision 8 of Section 62.338 is hereby amended to read as follows: A. Except for approved Parking Facilities as a principal use, at grade parking adjacent to the primary transit network shall occupy no more than 1/3 of the length of the building frontage facing the primary transit network. All such parking areas shall meet internal parking or screening requirements and provide a pedestrian orientated and landscaped buffer space of at least 5 feet between the closest parking space and the transit corridor right of way. This shall extend along the entire distance of the parking area adjacent to the corridor. Additional requirements of 63.427 within the DPOZ also apply for properties in that district. A. B. In addition to the parking standards in Article 63.400, Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations, parking facilities in the TOD District shall comply with the following requirements: 3 (1) Surface Parking a. No primary use surface parking lot unrelated to a park and ride location designated by the City shall be located within the TOD District. b. Primary use surface parking lots in park and ride locations designated by the City, and required or permitted accessory parking lots shall comply with the following standards: 1. No portion of the parking lot shall be located within 20 feet of any lot line facing a public or private street (not including alleys), or closer to any public or private street (not including alleys) than the façade of a primary structure, whichever requires the greater distance from the front lot line. 2. The area between each edge of the parking lot facing a public or private street and that street shall be occupied by a pedestrian gathering space with seating, a bicycle parking area, or a landscaped buffer at least 6 feet in width. 3. Surface parking lots with more than 100 parking spaces shall be organized into smaller modules that contain 50 or fewer spaces each and that are visually separated from other parking modules by buildings or landscaped areas. 4. Surface parking lots and structures containing more than 50 parking spaces shall provide clearly identified pedestrian routes between parking areas and the primary pedestrian entrance(s) to the building(s) served by the parking areas. The pedestrian routes shall be designed and located to minimize the pedestrian walkways with direct pedestrian and ADA access to the primary building entrance(s). (2) Parking Garage No primary use parking garage unrelated to a park and ride location shall be located within the TOD District. In park and ride locations designated by the City: a) The street-facing façade of the parking garage shall have a minimum floor- to-ceiling height of 13 feet for a depth of at least 30 feet from the street to allow for conversion to a non-parking use in the future. b) The façade of a parking structure facing a street shall comply with the Parking Structure/New Building Appearance Guidelines in Section 63.427 Subd. 12. H. Section 3. This ordinance shall become effective as of the date of its publication. 4 PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS DAY OF , 2021. PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL ATTEST: CITY CLERK APPROVED THIS DAY OF , 2021. MAYOR (Seal of the City of Rochester, Minnesota) Ord20/62.338(2)(8).docx 5