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July 13, 2015 Section 7: Building Design Standards TCAAP Redevelopment Code Page | 82 building entrance may be along a building’s Pedestrian-Friendly or Spine Road Frontage only if the site has no Pedestrian Priority frontage designation. (d) Drive through access (driveways only) may be from a Pedestrian Priority Frontage only if the lot has no access to any Pedestrian Friendly or General Frontage. Drive through access may be from a Pedestrian-Friendly or Spine Road Frontage only if the lot has no access to any General Frontage. In cases where drive through access is provided from a Pedestrian Priority Frontage, a joint access easement shall be required to adjoining properties providing alternative access to a Pedestrian-Friendly or General Frontage. Image illustrating the appropriate design of retail/restaurant drive throughs (Interior Lot) (e) All off-street loading, unloading, and trash pick-up areas shall be located along alleys or General Frontages only unless permitted in the specific building form and development standards in Section 6 of this Code. If a site has no General Frontage or Alley access, off-street loading, unloading, and trash pick-up areas may be permitted along a Pedestrian-Friendly or Spine Road Frontage. (f) All off-street loading, unloading, or trash pick-up areas shall be screened using a Street Screen that is at least as tall as the trash containers and/or service equipment. The Street Screen shall be made up of (i) a living screen or (ii) a combination living and primary building material screen. 7.8 Design of Parking Structures (a) All ground floors of parking structures located on Pedestrian Priority frontages shall be constructed in order to accommodate ground floor retail/commercial uses to a minimum depth of 24 feet. (b) To the extent possible, the amount of Pedestrian Priority frontage devoted to a parking structure shall be minimized by placing the shortest dimension(s) of the parking structure along the Pedestrian Priority frontage edge(s) (see Figures 7-8 for illustrations below).