General Standards and Criteria for Existing Buildings.
Inserting a new garage opening can have a major impact on a historic building and the surrounding neighborhood. Due to this potential impact, the Planning Department reviews proposals for new garages on a case-by-case basis.
- GARAGE DOOR APPEARANCE
- PLACEMENT OF THE GARAGE AND CURB CUT
- WIDTH OF THE GARAGE DOOR AND CURB CUT
- REMOVAL OF STREET TREES
- BUILDING EXPANSION
- INTERFERANCE WITH TRANSIT, BICYCLES, OR PEDESTRIANS
- CHARACTER-DEFINING FEATURES
- RAISING STRUCTURES