were requested and granted by the Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA), the Historic

Preservation Review Board (HPRB) (or Its staff), or the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA). The
following summarizes the circumstances under which a building permit Will be processed under
the Zoning Regulations in place on July 17, 2014 (pg 3)

New one-fmuly dwc:Umg or flat.. or m

F tlmg of bwldint permn appbc:atum

to <a) m oastmg one-family ! (in::lud.mg

a
fncuadanan-to-~
j addnlOCl
dwell~ (b) an cxiSUrlg flat. or (c) an pcnml applli:auoo) icplly filed With.

ex.~stm_g IIJ!_artmcnt boU5C

md

as

comt~<lete

bv OCRA

! Conversion of a resMicaual butlc:lmg to Filing of buildmg pc:rmn apphcauao

apenmcnr bouse
tmeluding
a
f~10o-p11dc
. pmmt) leplty filed Wlth. tmd ac:cc::ptcd
I as complete bv the IlCRA
Ali restdl:swai comttuctJOll

f'nor to Februar) 1. 2015

l"roJttt bas an uneJtptued approval of

\flU'Jllntt or spcaal ~ceptaan by the
BZA or m tr~~aplh:ICI llflP'OVRl of a
dcslp or coru::ept des!~ by HPRB
(or aaff) or CFA

f'nor to Ju!y 17.2014

I!

Approveci pnw to tb~ cffcclivt;

daze oftbe amendments. or
.
Approved after the diccti~
dau:, t1ISI. appbcat1on filed pnor
'!"

tbaett>

'

Incorporating Mezzanines in 3 Story Limit

The existing three- (3) story limit will remain for all buildings Special exception relief from the
thirty-five foot (35 ft.) height limitation will be available provided that certain conditions are
met. ( 400.23) The definition of "mezzanine" will also be amended to provide that in an R-4
Zone District a mezzanine will be considered a story in determining the maximum number of
permitted stories within a principal structure, but not for an accessory building (pg 2)
Mezzanine- a floor space y,pthin a story between its floor and the fioor or roof next above It
and having an area of not more than one-third (1/3) of the area of the floor immediately below
Except in an R -4 Zone District, a mezzanine shall not be considered a story in determining the
maximum number of permitted stones. In an R -4 Zone District, a mezzanine shall be
considered a story in determining the maximum number of permitted stones within a principal
structure but shall not be considered a story in determining the maximum number of permitted
stories within an accessory budding (pg 12)
400.23 In an R-4 Zone District, a building or other structure may be erected to a height not

exceeding forty feet ( 40ft.) If approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment as a special
exception, under 3104, subject to the following conditions, except that if the building is being
converted to an apartment house, special exception relief from the thirty-five foot (35ft) height
limitation is only available pursuant to 336 or 337 as applicable. (pg 18)