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Approved July 13, 2015 Revised December 12, 2016 Section 7: Building Design Standards TCAAP Redevelopment Code Page | 81 (iii) Commercial developments greater than ten (10) acres in size shall provide a prominent gateway monument at the entrance to the development with integrated landscaping. (b) Properties within the Flex Office or Neighborhood Districts shall meet the following standards for the Gateway Overlay District: (i) A landscaped buffer with a minimum width of twenty feet (20’) shall be provided along all frontages on public streets. (ii) Landscaped buffers shall include a diversity of landscaping materials, including shade, evergreen, and/or ornamental trees, shrubs, and annual and perennial plants. Landscaping shall be a minimum of fifty percent (50%) opaque at maturity. 7.7 Design of Automobile Related Building and Site Elements (a) Where permitted under Section 5 of this Code, drive-through lanes, auto service bays, and gas station canopies for commercial uses shall not be located with frontage along any Pedestrian Priority Frontage. Drive-through lanes may be permitted along Pedestrian-Friendly or Spine Road frontages only if the property has no General or Alley frontage. Drive-through lanes, auto service bays, and gas station canopies shall be hidden behind a three foot (3’) high Street Screen along both Pedestrian-Friendly and General frontages (see illustrations below). The Street Screen shall be made up of (i) a living screen or (ii) a combination living and primary building material screen (See Section 10.4 for details). (b) No more than sixty percent (60%) of a lot’s frontage along a Pedestrian-Friendly or Spine Road frontage may be dedicated to drive through lanes, canopies, service bays, and other auto-related site elements. There shall be no such limitation along General or Alley frontages and along highway frontage roads. Image illustrating the appropriate design of retail/restaurant drive-throughs (Corner Lot)