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DRAFT 135-1. BUilDiNG tYPeS

Commercial Center

MX3 CX NOTeS/ReFeReNCeS
c. Uses Refer to Figure 1.8-C
Primary Frontage Facade Permitted Commercial uses except Business and Trade School,
1^ Ground Story First 30 ft of depth along and Office; Artisan Industrial; Wholesale Sales/Distribution See Chapter 134, Article 3 for permitted
frontage uses plus lobbies to upper story uses uses per zoning district and definition of
uses..
Non-Primary Frontage, All Upper
1& Stories, & Basement All permitted uses
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, Main Parking, & Public Way Facades and roof requirements Refer to Figure 1.8-D
Minimum Primary Frontage & See 135-7.1.7 for measurement
Main Parking Lot Ground Story 65%, measured between 2 ft 60%, measured between 2 ft information and the definition of
2) Transparency and 8 ft; blank wall limitations and 8 ft; blank wall limitations transparency and blank wall limitations.
Ground story requirements supersede apply apply See 135-7.2 for definition of main parking
requirements per story, below. lot.
Minimum Transparency See 135-2.3.6 for principal entryway design
2! per Each Story & any Half Story 20% 15% requirements
minimum of one entrance per 45 ft of primary street and main See 135-2.3.6 for principal entryway design
2@ Entrance Location & Number parking facade requirement. See 135-7.2 for definition of
main parking lot
Primary Frontage Entryway(s) recessed between 3’ and 8’ from the portion of the primary
2# Configuration frontage facade closest to the street; maximum 8’ wide if
outside the build-to zone
Primary Frontage Entrance & 80% of entrances and the ground story shall be within 1.5’
2$ Ground Story Elevation vertically of adjacent sidewalk elevation
Primary Frontage Ground Story See 135-7.2 for definition of shadow line.
2% Vertical Facade Divisions one shadow line per every 30’ of facade width See 135-2.3.9 for building articulation
requirements.
2^ Horizontal Facade Divisions one shadow line within 3’ of the top of the ground story See 135-7.2 for definition of shadow line.
2& Permitted Roof Types parapet, flat, pitched; See 135-1.17 for roof types.
tower permitted

1* tower

tower
1% 1&
2&
1% 1& 1(
2!
1@ typical
2^

1! 1$ 1(
1^ 2)

2$

1& 1( 2@2# 2% typical

Figure 1.8-C. Commercial Center: Height & uses Requirements Figure 1.8-D. Commercial Center: Facade Requirements

CITY OF DES MOINES CHAPTER 135: PLANNING AND DESIGN DRAFT 135-1-31