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July 13, 2015 Section 6: Building and Site Development Standards TCAAP Redevelopment Code Page | 42 i. Any non-residential parking lot frontage along a public right-of-way with surface parking shall be defined by a Street Screen. This required Street Screen shall be located at the right-of-way edge. Refer to Section 10.0: Streetscape and Landscape Standards of this Code for more specifications. (e) Loading Dock Standards: i. Facilities that include a loading dock shall have a maximum clear height of 24 feet as measured from the surface of the ground floor to the lowest point on the ceiling. ii. No more than one loading dock shall be allowed per 10,000 square feet of building area. iii. Cross docks, where loading docks are situated along two (2) walls of the same building, shall not be permitted. iv. Loading docks shall be located in the side or rear yard and shall be screened from view of the public right-of-way. (f) Fire Separation Requirement: Side and rear setbacks shall be based on minimum fire separation required between buildings, if applicable. (g) Recessed Entry Setbacks: Building façade lines on recessed entries and arcade buildings shall be measured from the front of façade with the recessed entry or arcade (see Section 4.0 Definitions for illustration). (h) Measuring Heights: i. Elevator and stair enclosures; public flagpoles and monuments; and chimneys are exempt from the height limit. ii. Spires, belfries, cupolas, and domes of churches shall not exceed a height of 65 feet as measured from the ground level. iii. Vents, tanks, solar energy systems, HVAC equipment, and other mechanical enclosures shall be exempted from the height limits so long as they do not extend more than 15 feet above the roof upon which they are located. iv. Internal building height shall be measured from finished floor to bottom of the structural members of the ceiling. v. Floor to ceiling heights shall not apply to parking structures or civic buildings. (i) Encroachments: i. Encroachments into the public right-of-way shall not be permitted ii. Encroachments over Required Setbacks: Canopies, awnings, galleries, and balconies may encroach over any required setback areas per standards established in each zoning district as long as the vertical clearance is a minimum of 10 feet from the finished sidewalk elevation. 1. Maximum of 50% of the depth of the sidewalk or 10 feet (whichever is less) (except blade signs which shall encroach no more than 6 feet from the building façade line). 2. In no case shall an encroachment be located over an on-street parking or travel lane. 3. Additional license agreements are required for all encroachments over public right- of-way. (j) Phased Developments: Due to the long-term development vision within the TRC, certain building form and site development standards may be deferred for phased development projects meeting the following criteria: