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AMIN NWARM Street Presence: Mixed -Use Corridors • Emphasize pedestrian experience with architectural features at street level — canopies, decorative light fixtures and material detail; • Encourage variety of color, texture and materials to complement other streetscape elements; • Conceal service entries, loading facilities and mechanical services from view along public streets; • Create a continuous building edge along street frontage, visually connecting adjacent buildings with complementary fagade treatments. Windows and Doors: Mixed -Use Corridors Maximize glass openings for all ground level, street front fagades — especially for retail, restaurant and other commercial uses — recommend 50% minimum of total ground level fagade, or demonstrate great design through other means; • Provide real window openings for all street facing fagades above ground level — recommend 40% minimum of total fagade; • Provide recessed entries wherever possible; • Use clear or lightly tinted glass for all windows and doors — mirrored, reflective or highly tinted glazing is not acceptable; • Provide primary access doors facing public streets; Downtown Centerville Master Plan & Development Guidelines Materials: Mixed -Use Corridors • Provide a diverse mix of materials, applied in a variety of proportions, exposures and detailing within a block, or along a street; • Encourage durable, high quality materials; • Vinyl, metal and wood siding is not allowed except as a complimentary material. Composite siding will be considered on a conditional use basis; • Encourage the use of mostly brick or comparable alternative; minimum requirement of 50% of non -glazed wall area; • Metal and wood components are only acceptable as a complimentary material; • Encourage overhead projections, either as a specific building component or as permanent/temporary canopies; Doors and Windows Enhance the Street January 4, 2006 Page 25 of 34