§ 28-5-21. Parking Structures.

In the Central Business Performance (CBP), the Civic Performance (CVP), and the Opportunity Corridor Performance (OCP) Districts, the following standards shall apply to the construction of parking structures:

(a)

Accommodation of Nonresidential Uses. Each parking structure shall be designed to accommodate permitted principal nonresidential uses within that portion of the structure which is at street level adjacent to North or South Main Streets, North or South State Streets, Pleasant Street, or Storrs Street;

(b)

Exemption by Special Exception. The requirement of Section 28-5-21(a) of this Article for accommodation of nonresidential uses at the street level of a parking structure may be exempted on North or South State Streets, Pleasant Street, or Storrs Street as a Special Exception, in accordance with the provisions of Section 28-9-3(b), Special Exceptions, of this ordinance, where the Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) finds that the extent of the street frontage to be occupied by the parking structure is minimal and will not represent a significant void in the continuity of adjacent attractions for pedestrians; and

(c)

Architectural Design. Within or directly adjacent to the CBP District, where a parking structure is directly adjacent to a street or public park, the building elevations of the parking structure which face a street or park, or are visible therefrom, shall incorporate materials and design features of a style and appearance that is compatible with the CBP District's vernacular commercial architecture.