Division 10-50.25:
Basements, Basement Garages, Building Stem Walls, Crawl Spaces, and Podium Parking Structure Walls

Sections:

10-50.25.010    Applicability

10-50.20.020    Development Standards

10-50.25.010 Applicability

A.    The standards found within this division shall apply to all development in the City of Flagstaff.

(Ord. 2020-11, Added, 5/5/2020 (Res. 2020-17))

10-50.25.020 Development Standards

A.     Basements and Basement Garages. The portion of an exterior wall of a basement or basement garage that projects above grade and is visible from a public or private street, or a driveway, shall not exceed 10 feet in height, measured from the abutting finished grade to the finished floor of the first floor of the structure above the finished grade. The exterior of the walls shall be finished with architectural materials and colors consistent with the design of the building. The Director may approve alternative materials and color that are consistent with the design of the building, provided that the alternative materials and color maintains a consistent design theme.

B.    Building Stem Walls and Crawl Spaces.

1.    Shall not exceed five feet in height, except as allowed in subsection B.1.a. of this section, measured from the abutting finished grade to the first finished floor of the structure above the abutting finished grade.

a.     The Director may approve a taller stem wall or crawl space up to height no greater than one foot above the minimum regulatory flood elevation of the first lowest floor elevation that is required to comply with Flagstaff City Code Title 12, Floodplains. This allowance may only be approved for residential habitable areas of a development.

2.    Exterior walls shall be finished with architectural materials and colors that are consistent with the design of the building; and

3.    Shall be screened from a public or private street, or driveway, with landscaping when taller than three feet.

C.    Podium parking structure exterior walls shall be designed as a building element that is cohesively integrated into the remainder of building’s architectural design, including the consistent use of detailing, fenestrations, architectural materials and colors. The Director may approve alternative materials and color that are consistent with the design of the building, provided that the alternative materials and color maintains a consistent design theme.

(Ord. 2020-11, Added, 5/5/2020 (Res. 2020-17))