Route 132 Corridor Report - Cape Cod Commission

1. Area A - Guidelines for Neighborhood Scale Structures Fronting on
Route 132:
a. Building Setback
Buildings should be set back from the front property line between
25 feet and 70 feet. Only landscaping and pedestrian amenities are
allowed within the building setback from the roadway. No parking
or driveways should be located between the building and the road
frontage.
b. Building Scale
Building footprints should range from 4,000 square feet to 8,000
square feet. Building footprints should be oriented so the narrow
façade faces Route 132, and the narrow façade should not exceed 50
feet in width. Any façade that exceeds 75 feet in length should have
at least 10 feet of projection or setback. The recess or projection can
be split into several components, but changes in the façade line of
10 feet or greater are most likely to reduce the visual impact of the
building mass.
c. Building Height
Building height, measured to the tallest part of the roof structure or
decorative feature on the building, should range from 20 to 25 feet
when sited within 50 feet of the front property line. Taller structures
of 25 to 30 feet in height may be accommodated by setting them back
more than 50 feet from the front property line.
d. Parking
All parking should be located to the side or rear of the structure. No
parking is allowed on the site forward of the building’s front façade.
Parking lots along the roadway frontage should be screened from the
street by a low wall, fence, hedge or landscaping.
To address existing situations where buildings are set well back from
the road with parking in front, to town may choose in the short term
to allow parking areas in front if they are screened behind 30 feet
or more of landscaped buffer and a berm or low wall on the subject
property. The town may also choose to allow existing car dealerships
to place up to 5 parking pads for display of individual cars within this
landscaped buffer.
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september 2010 | route 132 corridor Report