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DRAFT 135-1. BUilDiNG tYPeS

Downtown General

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c. Uses Refer to Figure 1.4-C
Any permitted use except Commercial Service; Day Care;
Eating and Drinking Places; Entertainment & Spectator Events; See Chapter 134, Article 3 for permitted
1% All Stories & Basement Retail Sales; Sports and Recreation, Participant; and Vehicle uses per zoning district and definition of
Sales and Service are limited to no more than 25% of the uses..
ground floor area
1^ Required Occupied Space Minimum 30-foot depth on all full height floors of primary See 135-7.2 for definition of occupied
space.
frontages
Parking/Loading within Principal Refer to occupied space requirement
1& Building Permitted fully in any basement and rear of all other stories above.
D. Street, Public Way, & courtyard Facades and roof requirements Refer to Figure 1.4-D
Minimum Transparency See 135-7.1.7 for measurement
1* per Each Story & any Half Story 18%: blank wall limitations apply information and the definition of
transparency and blank wall limitations.
1( Entrance Location & Number Principal entrance required on primary frontage facade; See 135-2.3.6 for principal entryway
design requirements
minimum of one per 100 ft of primary street facade
Primary Frontage Entryway(s) Recessed between 3’ and 8’ from the portion of the primary See 135-2.3.6 for principal entryway
2) Configuration frontage facade closest to the street; maximum 8’ wide if design requirements
outside the build-to zone
At least 80% of entrances and the ground story shall be within
Primary Frontage Entrance & 30 inches vertically of adjacent sidewalk elevation OR between See 135-7.2 for definition of visible
2! Ground Story Elevation 30 inches and 5 feet with visible basement (transparency basement.
required)
Primary Frontage Ground Story See 135-7.2 for definition of shadow line.
2@ Vertical Facade Divisions At least one shadow line per every 90’ of facade width See 135-2.3.9 for building articulation
requirements.
At least one shadow line within 3’ of the any story line
2# Horizontal Facade Divisions between 1st and 3rd story; See 135-7.2 for definition of shadow line.
For buildings over 5 stories: minimum of one shadow line
within 3’ of any story between the 3rd and 6th story
Parapet, flat; Parapet, flat, See 135-1.17 for roof types;
2$ Permitted Roof Types Tower permitted; Parapet, flat; pitched; See Note 4 for height and tower limitations
Tower permitted
Special roof option
for high-rise Tower permitted in Capitol Dominance Area

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Figure 1.4-C. Downtown General: Height & uses Requirements Figure 1.4-D. Downtown General: Facade Requirements

CITY OF DES MOINES CHAPTER 135: PLANNING AND DESIGN DRAFT 135-1-15