PURPOSE

1. To provide a flexible system for enabling the construction of new buildings and the expansion and modification of existing buildings.
2. To classify pre-existing buildings, and new buildings as Primary or Accessory using a range of building types such that;
   1. Primary Building Types describe the dominant building on a lot
   2. Accessory Building Types describe subordinate buildings on a lot
3. To reinforce the character of existing neighborhoods, and enable new development that meets community goals.
4. To provide flexible building types that can accommodate a range of uses.

APPLICABILTY

1. Applies to all buildings.

PRIMARY BUILDING TYPES

Connected Farmhouse

Informal Building

Cottage

Bungalow

House

Duplex

Apartment House

Small Apartment Building

Apartment Building

Inn

Townhouse

Live/Work Flex

Shop

Shophouse

Civic Building

Mixed-Use Building

Fabrication Building

Commercial Building

Lined Parking Garage

General Urban Building

Mixed-Use Tower

ACCESSORY BUILDING TYPES

Barn

Farmstand

Back Cottage

Carriage House

Fabrication Shop

Accessory Shop

GENERAL STANDARDS

1. Building Types are broken into two categories: Primary Building Types and Accessory Building Types. All primary and accessory buildings must meet the standards for one of the building types provided within this Code.
2. A building type may only be constructed within Districts in which they are allowed.
3. A building must be constructed on a lot that meets the frontage requirements. See individual District pages.
4. All buildings must be comprised of a main building mass and a single allowed roof type, with the exception of the following building types, which are not required to take a rectangular form, but must meet standards for floor area, height, and setbacks: mixed-use building, inn, civic building, parking garage, and fabrication building.
5. The main building mass must have a rectangular volume. Outer walls must be straight and may not articulate. Deviations to rectangular volume and straight walls may occur only as follows:
   1. Through the use of permitted Components.
   2. Changes in wall plane associated with permitted articulations.
   3. As part of allowed windows and doors and their associated trim.
   4. Changes in wall plane associated with allowed shopfront design.
   5. Small architectural features less than 12 inches projecting from the surface of a building facade, or 18 inches projecting from the surface of a general building, commercial building, general midrise, commercial midrise, and lab building.
   6. In the case where buildings have curved or irregularly shaped front lot lines or are located along a curved thoroughfare or a civic space, walls along the frontage, as well as the opposing building wall, may curve to follow that shape.
   7. Integral components may be used to cut away space within a main building mass, provided the eaves and ridge beam of the roof are not affected.
6. When measuring primary and accessory buildings, including length, width, and floor plate, only the main building mass should be included. Components, which have their own dimensions and standards, should not be included in the measurement.
7. A building may be modified and changed into another permitted building type that is allowed within the District. Example: a house may be converted into a shophouse, provided it meets the standards of the new building type.
8. An accessory building may be built on a lot prior to a primary building only if both the primary and accessory buildings have been permitted according to the standards of this Code.