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DRAFT 135-1. BUilDiNG tYPeS

General Building

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c. Uses Refer to Figure 1.7-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 20-foot depth on all full height floors of primary See 135-7.2 for definition of occupied
frontages
space.
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 1.7-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
minimum of one per 100 ft of primary street facade
requirements
Primary Frontage Entryway(s) See 135-2.3.6 for principal entryway design
1( Configuration Entry doors shall be off a stoop, minimum 6’ wide and 3’ deep requirements
At least 80% of entrances and the ground story shall be within
Primary Frontage Entrance & 30 inches vertically of adjacent sidewalk elevation OR between
2) Ground Story Elevation 30 inches and 5 feet with visible basement (transparency
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 120’ of facade width See 135-2.3.9 for building articulation
requirements.
At least one shadow line within 3’ of the any story line between
2@ Horizontal Facade Divisions 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 3rd and 6th story
2# Permitted Roof Types Parapet, flat, pitched; See 135-1.17 for roof types.
tower permitted

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Figure 1.7-C. General Building: Height & uses Requirements Figure 1.7-D. General Building: Facade Requirements

CITY OF DES MOINES CHAPTER 135: PLANNING AND DESIGN DRAFT 135-1-27