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Page 8 of 19 <br />building façades that front a public street shall be comprised of transparent windows or doors in <br />order to allow views of interior uses and activities. If the building is a one story design and the <br />first floor elevation exceeds 12 feet, then only the first 12 feet shall be included in calculating the <br />façade area. The Applicant has not met this requirement on the east side facing Lexington <br />Avenue for both buildings and on the south façade of the exterior carwash building facing Grey <br />Fox Road as shown in the table above. It should be noted that the proposed transparency <br />percentages reflected in the above table mirror the figures provided on the architectural plans. <br />The Applicant included a second table on these same plan sheets to calculate transparency based <br />on the first 12 feet of the building façade since the proposed building façade is 20 feet. <br />However, the square footage and percentage totals do not align with the subtotals shown. <br />Flexibility from transparency requirements would be required for this application using either <br />figures, but the Applicant should confirm transparency percentages as part of this review. <br />Rendering of South and North Elevations – Exterior Carwash <br />The Planning Commission should provide comment on whether or not the use of spandrel glass <br />would be considered acceptable in satisfying “transparent glass” which would bring the <br />Rendering of East and West <br />Elevations – Exterior Carwash