Title 17C Land Use Standards
Chapter 17C.111 Residential Zones
Section 17C.111.315 Entrances
- Purpose.
To ensure that entrances are easily identifiable, clearly visible, and accessible from streets, sidewalks, and common areas, to encourage pedestrian activity and enliven the street.
- Applicability.
The following standards apply to all building facades that face a public or private street, except those that are separated from the street by another building.
- Entrances Implementation.
See Figure 17C.111.315-A.
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- Except as provided in subsection (3), each residential structure fronting a public or private street must have at least one address and main entrance facing or within a 45 degree angle of a street frontage. On a recessed entryway, the door of the entry is not required to face the street so long as the entryway has a pedestrian walkway directly to the street and is recognizable as a building entryway. Buildings with multiple units may have shared entries. (R)
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- Each unit with individual ground-floor entry and all shared entries must have a porch or stoop cover that is at least 3-feet deep. (P)
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- For a common open space, such as a courtyard or common green, directly abutting a public or private street, residential structures that abut both the common open space and the public or private street may directly face the common open space instead of facing the public or private street. (P)
Figure 17C.111.315-A. Building Entrances
Date Passed: Monday, January 27, 2025
Effective Date: Thursday, March 6, 2025
ORD C36629 Section 7
