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DRAFT September 11, 2014 <br /> TCAAP Redevelopment Code <br />Page | 76 <br /> <br /> <br />Figure 7-4 Illustration showing application of Commercial Ready Frontage Requirements <br />7.5 Shading Requirement: Shading of public sidewalks, especially sidewalks located along <br />Pedestrian Priority and Pedestrian-Friendly frontages shall be important to implementing the <br />vision for walkable mixed-use in the Plan Area. Shading may be achieved through any <br />combination of canopies, awnings, street trees and other similar devices. To this end, the <br />following standards shall apply (see Figure 7-5): <br />(a) Shaded sidewalk shall be provided alongside at least: <br />(i) 50 percent of all building facades with Pedestrian Priority Frontage designation <br />per the Regulating Plan (Attachment 1). <br />(ii) 50 percent of all building facades with frontage along an off-street surface <br />parking lot <br />(b) When adjacent to a surface parking lot, the shaded sidewalk shall be raised above <br />the level of the parking lot by way of a defined edge, such as a curb. ADA ramps <br />along the building must also be shaded. <br />(c) A shaded sidewalk must meet the following requirements: <br />(i) Along a street, a shaded sidewalk shall comply with the applicable sidewalk <br />standards for its designated street type. If not otherwise required, the shaded <br />sidewalk shall provide trees planted no more than 50 feet on center. <br />(ii) Along any surface parking adjacent to the building (both off-street or on street), <br />the shaded sidewalk shall consist of a minimum 5 foot clear zone and 5 foot <br />planting zone, planted with trees no more than 50 feet on center, or a 5 foot <br />clear zone with a minimum 5 foot wide over- head weather protection.