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