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overhangs above every entryway in order to provide protection for pedestrians. Under the existing wording, awnings must be included above service entrances as well. Staff has made a revision to only require awnings above the primary entryway and entrances that front a public street. Section F: Window and Door Openings Section F includes requirements on transparent window coverage for commercial properties. Currently, each ground floor façade that fronts a public street or that includes the primary building entrance must have 50 percent window transparency coverage. For building walls that are reasonably visible to the public, windows must cover 20 percent of façades, and up to half of these windows can be simulated. The revisions attempt to accommodate businessesto have non-transparent building walls for service areas within stores while still providing adequate window transparency. These updates would also bring the Arden Hills design standards more in line with regulations that have been adopted by other municipalities in the metropolitan region. The new standards would require 50 percent window transparency coverage only on those building walls that front a public street. Building façades that are reasonably visible from the public right-of-way would be required to have 20 percent window coverage and for these façades simulated windows could be used for service areas. The use of simulated windows along public street façades would be at the Window transparency for multi-family residential uses, which are permitted in the B-2 District as a conditional use, is not currently addressed in Section F. Staff has made revisions to include window transparency requirements that are consistent with the existing design standards while recognizing that the standards for commercial properties are not necessarily appropriate for residential buildings. Guidelines for window and door arrangement on a building wall are also included in the revisions. These guidelines are meant to ensure consistency between the overall design of the building and the placement of window and door openings. The list of acceptable materials for windows and doors complements the acceptable exterior building wall materials. Section Q: Bicycle Parking Section P of the design standards addresses pedestrian and bicycle circulation improvements. The section states that projects must comBike racks shall be guidelines are given on the design, dimensions, or location of bicycle parking, and a minimum number of bicycle parking spaces is not specified. City of Arden Hills City Council Meeting for November 25, 2013 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2013\PC 13-007 - B-2 Design Standard Amendments (Pending)\CC Packet (11-25- 13)_PC-13-007 35 Page of