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DESCRIPTION


A rooftop structure, constructed to provide recreational space, residential space, or mechanical storage space, of considerably smaller footprint than that of the primary building.

STANDARDS


  1. Penthouses may only be attached to the mixed-use building, the apartment building, the Inn building and the fabrication building.
  2. Penthouses should, wherever possible, be oriented away from frontage lines.
  3. Penthouses must have a max floor area 40% less than the level below.
  4. A penthouses may not extend beyond the face of the building to which it attaches.
  5. Penthouses meant solely for the storage of mechanical equipment are exempt from window and door requirements.
  6. The highest point of a penthouse may be higher than the highest point of the roof of the primary building.

DIMENSIONS

Setback from facade n/a
Width (3) (b)
Projection n/a
Absolute Height n/a
Fenestration 20% min
Height n/a
Length (3) (a)
Area n/a
Eave Height 12 ft max (c)
Gable End Setback n/a
Top Plate Height n/a