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DRAFT February 18, 2015February 6, 2015 Section 4: Definitions TCAAP Redevelopment Code Page | 31 The Small Retail/Office Building is a commercial building that is generally located at street intersections or as transitions between higher intensity commercial uses and lower intensity residential uses. The ground floor space can be used for office, personal service or retail uses. It is especially appropriate for incubating neighborhood-serving retail and service uses and allowing some adjoining streets and multi-modal corridors to expand as the market demands. Stacked Flats Stacked flats building type is a medium-sized structure that consists of less than 12 side-by-side and/or stacked dwelling units, typically with one shared entry. This type of building can include a courtyard apartment. This residential building type is appropriately-scaled to fit within medium-density neighborhoods or as transitions between neighborhoods and commercial corridors. This typeIt enables appropriately-scaled, well-designed infill residential and is important for providing a broad choice of housing types and promoting walkability. Image of a Stacked Flat Street Frontage Designation As identified on the Regulating Plan, existing and recommended streets in the TRC area are designated as Pedestrian Priority, Pedestrian-Friendly or General Streets. Each frontage designation establishes a certain development context in order to improve walkability and pedestrian orientation within the TRC Plan Area. Street Screen A freestanding wall or living fence or combination fence built along the frontage line or in line with the building façade along the street. It may mask screen a parking lot or a loading/service area from view or provide privacy to a side yard and/or strengthen the spatial definition of the public realm. Image of a combination masonry and living street screen