Cherry Creek North Design Guidelines - City and County of Denver

URBAN DESIGN STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES
GUIDELINES
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◗ Open air cafes shall be permanently unenclosed, even though they
may have a temporary fabric roof. No kitchen equipment shall be
installed within the open air café. A station service through which
water or table service is provided may be joined to the café.
◗ A clear path at least 5 feet wide for pedestrians to pass on the
sidewalk must be maintained.
◗ If seating is planned for the tree lawn area, the area should be paved
with 12” X 12” flagstone pavers or buff-colored concrete to match
the sidewalk at intersections. Railings must be located at least 2 feet
from the street to avoid damage to cars.
◗ Eating areas should be well defined and easy to maintain.
Lightweight metal railings painted white are preferred. Second
choices: railing similar to the railing on the pavilion on Fillmore
Plaza and brass.
◗ One of the handicap accessible routes required by the building code
should be the same as the principal public entrance.
◗ If there is only one accessible route into a building, it should not be
via a rear or service entrance.
◗ If parking for the building is located at the rear or within the
building, there should be two accessible routes, one from the
parking area and another via the front or public entrance.
◗ All accessible routes shall extend from within the building to the
handicapped parking spaces or the public sidewalk without
interruption.
◗ Sidewalk café areas on Fillmore Plaza or Fillmore Street shall be
reviewed by the Design Advisory Board on a case-by-case basis.
◗ The width of an outdoor eating area should be no more than the
width of the deli or café in front of which is located. In any case the
width should not exceed 25 feet.
◗ Sidewalk café is the only use that is recommended to encroach onto
the tree lawn and only if the restaurant or café or deli to which it is
accessory is also at street level.
◗ On Fillmore Street between 2nd Avenue and 3rd Avenue, sidewalk
cafes should not be placed on the tree lawn but should be placed
adjacent to the storefront which they serve.
◗ On Fillmore Plaza, between 1st Avenue and 2nd Avenue, space in the
public right-of way for sidewalk cafes is limited and so should be
located in the areas where buildings are set back from the right-ofway
line.
This inaccessible entrance, a result of zoning
regulations’ definition of gross floor area, allows
garden-level space development in addition to what
is allowed by the maximum allowable floor area ratio.
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