§ 135-31 Special Visual Corridor Requirements
ZR § 135-31
Within the Special Bay Street Corridor District, visual corridors shall be provided east of Bay Street, prolonging Swan Street, Clinton Street, and Grant Street, as shown on Map 2 in the Appendix to this Chapter. The location of the visual corridor prolonging Grant Street may be located anywhere within the flexible location designated on Map 2.
(a)General Requirements
The boundaries of visual corridors shall be considered street lines for the purposes of applying the use, bulk and parking provisions of this Resolution, except that such portion of the zoning lot:
(1)shall continue to generate floor area ;
(2)may be included for the purposes of calculating lot coverage ; and
(3)shall be permitted to accommodate open, unscreened, tandem (one behind the other) accessory off-street parking spaces, provided that any such parking spaces are provided in accordance with DOT standards for on-street parking.
Such visual corridors shall be a minimum of 60 feet wide and shall be improved in accordance with paragraph (b) of this Section
(b)Required improvements
All required visual corridors shall be improved as follows:
(i)be improved to the minimum DOT standards for public streets; or
(ii)be improved to provide an open area, as follows:
(4)streetscape-enhancing amenities including, but not limited to, lighting or sculptural artwork.
(c)In no event shall fencing be permitted in any open area of the visual corridor, except along the portion of a lot line adjacent to a railroad right-of-way.
