§ 32-312 Ground floor level parking restrictions
ZR § 32-312
Along the Tier A street frontage of a ground floor level, the following shall apply:
Parking wrap or screening provisions Portions of a ground floor level allocated to accessory off-street parking facilities or public parking garages, except for permitted entrances and exits, shall be either wrapped by floor area that is allocated to non-parking uses, to the minimum qualifying depth, or shall be screened such that: any non-horizontal parking deck structures shall not be visible from the exterior of the building in elevation view; opaque materials shall be located on the exterior building wall between the bottom of the floor of each parking deck and no less than three feet above such deck; and a total of at least 50 percent of such exterior building wall, or portion thereof, with adjacent parking spaces shall consist of opaque materials which may include permitted signs, subject to the provisions of Section 32-60, murals or other visual artwork, decorative screening or latticework, or living plant material. Any portion of a murals or other artwork that incorporates addresses, text or logos related to the building or tenants therein, shall be considered a sign.
any non-horizontal parking deck structures shall not be visible from the exterior of the building in elevation view;
opaque materials shall be located on the exterior building wall between the bottom of the floor of each parking deck and no less than three feet above such deck; and
a total of at least 50 percent of such exterior building wall, or portion thereof, with adjacent parking spaces shall consist of opaque materials which may include permitted signs, subject to the provisions of Section 32-60, murals or other visual artwork, decorative screening or latticework, or living plant material. Any portion of a murals or other artwork that incorporates addresses, text or logos related to the building or tenants therein, shall be considered a sign.
Limitations on open parking No open parking associated with accessory off-street parking facilities or public parking lots shall be permitted between the street line and the street wall of the building or its prolongations. Open parking beyond the prolongation of a street wall shall be screened from any Tier A street frontage by a strip at least four feet wide, densely planted with vegetation which may be expected to form a year-round screen at least three feet high within three years. For zoning lots with multiple Tier A street frontages, these provisions need only apply along one frontage.
