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Commercial Regulations Page 37 of 49 Section 7: Building Design Standards 7.2 Building Orientation and Entrances (a) Buildings shall be oriented towards Pedestrian Priority Frontages, where the lot has frontage along Pedestrian Priority Frontages. If a building has no frontage along a Pedestrian Priority Frontage, then it shall front a Pedestrian-Friendly Frontage. All other buildings may be oriented towards General Streets or Civic Spaces. (b) Primary entrances to buildings shall be located on the street along which the building is oriented (See Figure 7-1). At intersections, corner buildings may have their primary entrances oriented at an angle to the intersection. Building entrances shall be provided for all separate ground floor commercial use tenant spaces that are located along a Pedestrian Priority or Pedestrian-Friendly frontage. (c) All primary entrances shall be oriented to the public sidewalk for ease of pedestrian access. Secondary and service entrances may be located from parking areas or alleys. Entrances may be placed on the corner of the building in order to serve both the sidewalk and the parking lot, if necessary. (d) Primary Entrance Design: Primary building entrances along Pedestrian Priority Frontage and Pedestrian-Friendly Frontages shall consist of at least two (2) of following design elements so that the main entrance is architecturally prominent and clearly visible from that street (see Figures 7-2): i. Architectural details such as arches, friezes, awnings, canopies, arcades, tile work, murals, or moldings; or ii. Integral planters or wing walls that incorporate landscape or seating elements; or iii. Prominent three-dimensional, vertical features such as belfries, chimneys, clock towers, domes, spires, steeples, towers, or turrets. Figure 7-1 Figure showing required building orientation and location of primary entrances 7