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UPTOWN D2 DISTRICT FORM-BASED CODE January 26, 2016 Dooryard. The area within the STREET-SPACE between the FACADE of the building (generally the REQUIRED BUILDING LINE) and the CLEAR WALKWAY area Of the sidewalk. srooPS, balconies, BAY wlNDOws and, for appropriate coMMERCE usES, temporary displays or cafe seating, and other encroachments as specified by the coDE ADMINISTRATOR may be placed within the DooRYARD area. The DooRYARD area is designated in the street type specifications. Dormers. Roofed ancillary structures with windows providing light and air to habitable space within the rOOf. DORMERS are permitted and do not constitute a STORY (for height measurement purposes) so long as: they do not break the primary eave line, are individually less than 15 feet wide, and are collectively not more than 60 percent of their REQUIRED BUILDING LINE FACADE length. Eave height. EAVE HEIGHT shall be measured at the bottom Of the top layer Of roofing material at its outermost point from the building wall. English basement unit. A habitable floor level below the FIRST FLOOR that is partially above and below grade. The ceiling of an ENGLISH BASEMENT is at least 3 feet above sidewalk grade with WIndOWS and an entry with direct STREET-SPACE aCC@SS. ENGLISH BASEMENT UNITS d0 not COUnt against the sroRY HEIGHT limit but do count against the ultimate height measurement. Equivalent or better. A building material or construction technique that has been determined, by the CODE ADMINISTRATOR, to be at least equal to, in appearance, durability, etc., or surpassing those expressly permitted herein. Facade (Building face). The building elevation facing the STREET-SPACE Or REQUIRED BUILDING LINE. Building walls facing private interior courts, COMMON LOT LINES, ALLEYS, and COMMON DRIVES are not FACADES. Facade composition. The arrangement and proportion of material and building elements (windows, doors, columns, pilasters, bays, etc.) on a given FACADE. Fenestration. Openings in the building wall, including windows and doors, allowing light and views between interior (private realm) and exterior (public realm). FENESTRATION is measured as glass area (excluding mullions and similar window frame elements with a dimension greater than one inch) and/or as OPEN AREA. First floor. See GROUND STORY. Front porch. The ground floor platform attached to the front or REQUIRED BUILDING LINE side Of the main bUllding. RegUlred FRONT PORCHES, Where Specified In the BUILDING ENVELOPE STANDARDS, mUSt be roofed and enclosed by balustrades (railings) and posts that extend up to the roof and shall not be otherwise enclosed, above a height of 42 inches, except with insect screening. A FRONT PORCH may have a single ground floor platform or two to three platforms stacked at the GROUND and UPPER STORY levels. Front yard. An Open Space regUlred by Certain BUILDING ENVELOPE STANDARDS types extending aCfOSS the entire width of the lot between the FACADE and the sidewalk. Where double frontage or CORNER LOTS exist, any required FRONT YARD shall be provided on both streets. This area is contiguous with the street, and includes any FRONT PORCH. Front yard fence. The wood (picket), wrought iron fence, or masonry wall, between 30 and 40 inches in height, located along and surrounding the FRONT YARD (generally 1 foot behind and 77