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UPTOWN D2 DISTRICT FORM-BASED CODE January 26, 2016 parallel to the DooRYARD/sidewalk area of private lots and also along coMnnoN LOT LINES to a point at least ten feet back from the REQUIRED BUILDING uNE. Garden wall. A masonry wall defining a property line or delineating a private area. Shall be set back (or forward) not more than eight inches from the specified REQUIRED BUILDING uNE in the REGULATING PLAN Or BUILDING ENVELOPE STANDARDS. (FOr height and gate specifications, see the BUILDING ENVELOPE STANDARDS.) A GARDEN WALL may Serve aS a FRONT YARD FENCE. General frontage building. Building form and functions resulting from/as determined by the BUILDING ENVELOPE STANDARDS Indicated On the REGULATING PLAN. General storefront frontage building. Building form and functions resulting from/ determined by the appropriate BUILDING ENVELOPE STANDARDS Indicated On the REGULATING PLAN. Ground story. The first habitable level of a building at Or above grade. For connnnERCE usES, at least two-thirds of the finished floor elevation within 30 feet of the REQUIRED BUILDING LINE shall be within 18 inches of the adjacent fronting sidewalk level. When a RESIDENTIAL use occupies the GROUND sroRY, the finished floor elevation shall be at least three feet above the fronting sidewalk elevation, unless otherwise specified In the BUILDING ENVELOPE STANDARDS. The next STORY abOVe the GROUND STORY IS the S@COnd flOOr Or S@COnd STORY. Open area. See PRIVATE OPEN AREA. Parapet height. Where used to limit building height in this Code, PARAPET HEIGHT shall be measured at the top of the parapet, including any coping. An additional three feet in height by 12 feet in width or 15 percent Of the FACADE, whichever is greater, is permitted for a section of the parapet to emphasize the building's primary street entry Or a BLOCK CORNER. Parking setback line. A line or plane indicated on the REGULATING PLAN which extends vertically (unless otherwise noted) and is generally parallel to the REQUIRED BUILDING LINE. The PARKING SETBACK IS typlCOlly 30 feet behind the REQUIRED BUILDING LINE Ur1I2SS OtherWlSe designated On the REGULATING PLAN. All parking shall be set-back behind this line, excepting where it is below grade. The PARKING sErBACK uNE is a permissive minimum distance from the REQUIRED BUILDING uNE and parking may be placed anywhere within the lot behind this line, except where otherwise specified in this Code. Pedestrian pathway. An interconnecting paved way that providing pedestrian and bicycle passage through BLOCKS running from a STREET-SPACE t0 another STREET-SPACE, an ALLEY Or an interior block parking area. The area within a PEDESTRIAN PATHWAY Shall be a public access easement or public right-of-way. The easement width for these pathways shall not be less than 20 feet with a paved walkway not less than 10 feet wide, except where otherwise specified on the REGULATING PLAN, and shall provide an unobstructed view straight through their entire length. Privacy fence. An opaque fence made of wood or masonry (not chain link or any other type of rolled fence) along ALLEYS and connnnoN Lor LINES (where more than ten feet behind rHE REQUIRED BUILDING LINE). $ee the BUILDING ENVELOPE STANDARDS fOr height SpeCiflCatlOrlS. Private Open area. An area Within the BUILDABLE AREA and behind the PARKING SETBACK LINE, accessible only to occupants of the particular building or site, and (primarily) open to the sky. Additional specifications for the PRIVATE OPEN AREA may be included in each BUILDING ENVELOPE STANDARD. PRIVATE OPEN AREAS Shall not be built-upon, used to satisfy minimum stormwater BMP area, or parked or driven upon (except for emergency access). 78