DESCRIPTION

An unroofed platform attached to a building face with a railing that provides outdoor space above the first floor.

STANDARDS

1. Balconies are only permitted on upper stories.
2. Balconies may not be enclosed and must be unroofed unless it is recessed into the envelope of the building or component to which it is attached.
3. Balconies may be projecting, integral, terraced, or a combination thereof.
4. Balconies may wrap around corners to attach to galleries, porches, decks, or balconies on abutting building faces.
5. A balcony must be visually supported by brackets, corbels, or beams along its full width, or physically supported by another component.
6. A projecting balcony must have a clear height above the ground of at least 10 ft.
7. The railing of any balcony oriented toward a frontage must have posts and railings with spacing, except when recessed into the envelope of the building to which it is attached.
8. When built on top of a porch, gallery, portico, or arcade, the balcony may extend to the boundaries of the component below.

DIMENSIONS