§ 21.59.070. Building design guidelines.

A.

Zone 1. No buildings or structures over four feet above the sidewalk of Sixth Street shall be permitted in Zone 1, as measured from a point immediately adjacent to, but not part of, the Eastport Bridge. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in Zone 1, boats of any size and type and structures such as cranes, boat lifts, boat stands, boat trailers and other related structures and/or devices used to accommodate boatyard activities including in-water and on-land boat storage and the moving of boats, are expressly permitted. Low growing landscaping or trees with high canopies that will not block the view are also permitted.

B.

Zone 2.

1.

Buildings. Zone 2 buildings shall be compatible with the traditional architectural character of the Eastport peninsula, with special emphasis placed on Eastport's Fourth Street business district and the west side of Sixth Street between Severn and Chesapeake Avenues. Design compatibility is to include aspects such as width, façades, articulation, glazing, materials, lighting, mass, roof forms, accessory structures, fencing, and signage. The character of the buildings should be less suburban and more urban in character, and less commercial in appearance and more reminiscent of the maritime and residential flavor of the community. In general, all development shall be human in scale, with building façade articulation (doors, windows, surface treatment and details) open spaces and access systems designed to relate to the pedestrian rather than automobile traffic.

2.

Building Setbacks. The front yard setback shall be five feet from the property line. Structures shall be located close to the street whenever possible. A significant portion of the structures frontage shall be located within five feet of the property line to promote parking behind the structure instead of in front. Buildings located at corners shall be within five feet from the property line on both street faces, subject to safety standards defined by motorist sight lines and the presence of traffic control devices. No side yards are required except as deemed necessary by Planning and Zoning in areas needed to supply an adequate supply of light and air to adjacent property. Alleys between structures shall be encouraged.

This Zone 2 "Building Setback" regulation set forth above at in subsection (B)(2) of this section is not applicable to the land known as Tax Map 52D, Parcel 160, located to the west of 6th Street and adjacent to the waters of Spa Creek.

3.

Height.

a.

The height of that portion of the building located between the five foot front property line setback permitted by this overlay and the front setback permitted by the underlying zoning district shall be no greater than thirty feet from grade and not exceed two and one-half stories in height.

b.

The height of that portion of the building located within the setback permitted by the underlying zoning shall be governed by the underlying zoning.

4.

Uses. Wherever commercial or maritime uses for new or existing property are considered, residential dwellings are encouraged on the upper floors.

(Ord. O-30-05 Revised § 1 (part), 2006)

(Ord. No. O-41-15, § I, 1-11-2016)