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5. Form Code – Tower Lots also allowed. In addition basements, rooftop mechanical 4 stories). form code – Tower lots
enclosures, balconies, and parking structures are allowed.
Figure 5.01, C. The floor-to-floor dimension of each story shall be a
Gateway Towers in Foreground with Boulevard Towers Behind 5.02.02. Maximum Built Up Area minimum of 3m and a maximum of 5m.
The total buildable area - not including parking structures,
Section 5.01. General 5.01.03. Subdivision of Property basements, balconies, and rooftop mechanical enclosures 5.02.06. Orientation and Entry
Subject to the approval of Jumeirah Village (L.L.C), land in - will be at a FAR of 9.0. This area will be calculated to the A. All street and paseo edges of the lot shall have
5.01.01. Applicability the Flex and Town Centre plots in Jumeirah Village may be exterior of all exterior wall enclosures and will include
Design requirements established in Section 5.0, Form shall subdivided if each of the lots created by the subdivision all service areas and elevator shafts and shall exclude occupied building frontage in the ratio prescribed for
be applicable to all sites and structures in the Boulevard and meets all requirements of this code for the zone in which substations and all service shafts. street setbacks in Section 5.03 and with the quantity
Gateway Towers Zone unless specifically exempted by this they are located. Land subdivision of other plot types is not of glazing prescribed in Section 5.04.03. The height of
Code. permitted. 5.02.03. Maximum Retail Built Up Area such frontage shall be a minimum of 4 stories.
Gateway Towers
5.01.02. Relationship to Eight Principles and Master Plan Section 5.02. Building Configuration and Size B. The primary façade and major building entry shall face
Development requirements regarding urban form are A. Retail is permitted at ground floor and first floor with the major street bordering the lot except as required in
incorporated into this Code as a means of implementing 5.02.01. Building Elements maximum total FAR of 1.0. This FAR is included in total section 5.04.01.
design criteria established in the Jumeirah Village Master Each development shall consist of a single tower. A ‘podium’ building FAR. Retail access shall be directly from the
Plan, ensuring a high quality of life and minimizing the portion of no more than five stories that surrounds the sidewalk or plaza. 5.02.07. Parking Location and Vehicle Access
opportunity for adverse impacts on the functionality of the tower’s lower floors and fronts on all streets and paseos is A. Parking is preferred below grade. A parking structure
community. B. Commercial is permitted on second and third floors
with maximum total FAR 1.0. This FAR is included in total of no more than five levels (G+4) & will be allowed
building FAR. above grade with setbacks required in section 5.03
C. Commercial shall be allowed on the first floor if this B. No parking structure may front on a Street or Paseo at
space is not occupied by retail. the building’s ground level. Above grade, the parking
façade must have architectural treatments consistent
Boulevard Towers with the occupied sections of the building.
D. Retail is permitted at ground floor and first floor with C. Curb cuts accommodating two-way vehicle access are
maximum FAR 0.15 on each floor equating to maximum permitted along the street-facing edges of lots. Curb
FAR of 0.3. This FAR is included in total building FAR. cuts may not be located within 23m of an intersection
No access to retail is allowed from the first floor. Retail and 3m of a property line.
access shall be directly from the sidewalk at ground floor
and internal within individual retail shop to the first floor. Section 5.03. Building Setbacks
E. Commercial is permitted on second and third floors 5.03.01 Street and Paseo
with maximum total FAR 1.0. This FAR is included in total A. Where the ground floor of a building is occupied by
building FAR.
retail, 100% of this portion of the building shall front on
F. Commercial shall be allowed on the first floor if this the street edge at a setback of 0-2m from the property
space is not occupied by retail. line, with the exception of the conditions identified in
Section 5.04.05.
5.02.04. Average Tower Floor Plate
A. The average floor plate area for towers on Boulevard B. The podium portion of the building shall front on a
minimum of 80% of the street edge within 0-2m of the
Tower lots will not exceed 840 sqm. The total gross area property line. This is required at a minimum for the first 4
of towers on Boulevard Tower lots divided by the number (including ground floor) stories.
of stories in height shall not exceed 840sqm.
C. The tower façade shall occupy at a minimum 35% of the
B. The average floor plate of towers on Gateway Tower street front within 0-2m.
lots shall not exceed 1,120 sqm. The total gross area of
towers on Gateway lots divided by the number of stories D. In the case of side streets or paseos, the building podium
in height shall not exceed 1,120 sqm. shall front for 80% of the length of the lot line and be
within 0-2m of the lot line.
C. The tower shall have at a minimum three different floor
plate sizes and/or configurations that provide variety to
the building’s massing as it moves upward.
D. The average floor plate area for the podium will be
limited only by the lot setback requirements.
5.02.05 Building Height
A. The tower height is unlimited. However, the total floor
area shall remain within the maximum FAR stipulated in
Section 5.02.02.
B. The podium height shall not exceed 5 stories (ground plus
