Page 139 - Des Moines - Zoning, Planning and Design Ch 134, 135

DRAFT 135-1. BUilDiNG tYPeS

Row Building Type

NX1 NX2, NX2a RX1 RX2, NX3 DX2 NOTeS/ReFeReNCeS
B. Height. Refer to Figure 1.12-C

1# Minimum Overall Height 1.5 story 2 story 2 story 2.5 story 2.5 story
See 135-7.1.7 for
1$ Maximum Overall Height 2.5 stories 2.5 stories 3 stories 3 stories 4 stories measurement information.
Story heights are measured
floor to floor.
All Full Stories: (Measured floor-to-floor)
1% Minimum Height (ft) 9 9 9 9 9
Maximum Height (ft) 12 12 12 14 14
c. Uses. Refer to Figure 1.12-C
Residential uses; other permitted uses may be incorporated into See Chapter 134, Article
3 for permitted uses per
1^ All Stories All permitted the units as live-work units. Live-work units shall be designated zoning district and definition
uses
on the site plan submittal and located either on block ends,
corners, or a continuous block face. of uses.
1& Required Occupied Space minimum 20-foot depth on all full floors on front facade See 135-7.2 for definition of
occupied space.
Parking within Principal Refer to occupied space
1* Building in the rear of the ground story or fully in any basement requirement above.
D. Street Facades & roof requirements. Refer to Figure 1.12-D
Minimum Transparency See 135-7.1.7 for
1( per each Full Story & any 15%; blank wall limitations apply 20%; blank wall limitations measurement information
apply
and definition of blank wall
Visible Basement limitations.
Principal Entrance Number minimum one per unit on a street facade or courtyard/open space per Note 2
2) front street facade
Principal Entrance Location
Required Entrance stoop or porch
2! Configuration stoop or porch between 2.5 and 6 feet above See 135-7.2 for definition of
between 0 and 4.5 feet above public sidewalk
stoop and porch.
Entrance Elevation public sidewalk
2@ Horizontal Facade Divisions within 3 feet of the bottom of the ground story or the top of any visible See 135-7.2 for definition of
shadow line
basement
Specific Permitted Major See 135-2.2 for facade and
2# Building Materials finished wood, brick, stone, fiber cement board roof materials
2$ Permitted Roof Types parapet, pitched roof, flat; See 135-1.17 for roof types
One tower permitted per every 20 units

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2$
1% 1^
2#
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Figure 1.12-C. Row Height & use Requirements Figure 1.12-D. Row Building: Facade Requirements

CITY OF DES MOINES CHAPTER 135: PLANNING AND DESIGN DRAFT 135-1-47