20.25P.085 Required ground floor uses.
A. Required Ground Floor Uses.
1. Purpose/Intent. Ground floor wholesale, retail and service uses are an essential component of active and vital streets as well as transit station areas. Ground floor uses create a vibrant “18-hour” pedestrian environment where neighborhood services are within an easy walk, bike or transit trip.
2. Where Required. Figure LUC 20.25P.090.A.3 identifies that street on which ground floor wholesale, retail and services uses are required for building frontages. The wholesale, retail and service uses can be found in LUC 20.25P.030.
3. Applicable Standards for Ground Floor Uses.
a. Ground floor uses shall satisfy the intent of subsection A.1 of this section and include uses such as:
i. Eating and drinking establishments;
ii. Merchandise sales (including but not limited to grocery, food retail, art, and clothing); or
iii. Personal services (including but not limited to laundry and beauty services).
b. Continuous retail storefronts shall be provided for 100 percent of the building frontage on a designated street except as provided in subsection A.3.c of this section.
c. Interruptions in storefronts shall be limited to residential lobbies and required emergency access. Lobby interruptions shall be limited to 25 percent of the building frontage. (Ord. 6643, 1-24-22, § 8; Ord. 6366, 8-7-17, § 12)