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All new street-fronting development in Midtown is subject to the block frontage regulations of this article. The block frontage type shall be selected by the applicant with the exception of the Bonneville Avenue type which can only be used on blocks fronting Bonneville Avenue.

A. The proposed development shall meet all regulations of the selected block frontage type.

B. The storefront block frontage type shall not be used for buildings with ground-floor residential uses facing the street.

C. The Bonneville block frontage type shall not be used for buildings with ground-floor residential uses facing Bonneville Avenue.

D. Additional treatment shall be required for high visibility intersections, pursuant to SMC 14.214.370. High visibility intersections are:

1. Avenue D and 14th Street.

2. Avenue D and 13th Street.

3. Avenue D and Tenth Street.

Table 1. Summary of block frontage standards

Block Frontage Type

Details

Storefront

• Special transparency, weather protection, and entry requirements.

• Minimum commercial space height and depth.

• No ground floor residential uses except for live/work units where the storefront space meets height and depth standards.

• No new ground-level parking adjacent to the street.

Landscaped

• Landscaping to soften façades and buffer parking areas.

• Minimum façade transparency requirements supportive of the use and setback.

• New ground-level parking placed to the side or rear of buildings.

Bonneville

• No restrictions on parking lot location (except for landscaping requirements to buffer parking areas).

• Façade transparency requirements based on use.

• At least one (1) primary entry facing the sidewalk with weather protection required.

(Ord. 2425, 2022)