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Residential Frontage <br /> ATTRACTING PEOPLE DOWNTOWN rye i ItluivluUu- <br /> TO LIVE REQUIRES THOUGHTFUL ` I, ' 7 :` -i \ ' <br /> PLANNING FOR RESIDENTIAL UNITS N. <br /> F ©° <br /> Two types of residential entries can be found in Downtown: T i. 41 <br /> multi-unit building entries and individual unit entries.Building R "`f.. `� <br /> entries for multi unit buildings should direct residents and _ <br /> visitors to entrances through the use of canopies,signage,and x A . ; y < <br /> transparent glazing.Individual unit entries should be separated `.' .+i at +.t ` <br /> from the street using a change in grade,screen walls,and C ,, I • "I �� <br /> plantings to create a sense of privacy in a busy urban district. i `' ", • <br /> # e °� <br /> Residential Design Guidelines i �` '+ - ° <br /> 0 Design primary residential building entries so that they are Y <br /> easily recognizable and accessible e, - •iy <br /> ©Minimize door swings opening directly onto sidewalk areas. t - <br /> • The ground floor of apartments can have individual unitRecess entries where possible to create more space to <br /> f►.Yi I entries that activate a downtown street <br /> accommodate door swings ti <br /> ©Consider overhangs,canopies,and awnings above _7.771 r li,'; t <br /> entrances to protect pedestrians ' ''•.w. , I. 412711. 11114 <br /> ©Create a sense of privacy for individual unit entries by n.f-- t <br /> elevating the ground floor above the sidewalk,using steps, ,,' - `'' <br /> low walls,plantings,or other elements -- "'= . 4 - r + [f <br /> if. r--r r r p r ii <br /> 0 Consider porches or stoops for individual unit entries(see a,. . t_4 , , • It �I <br /> following pages for more details on the types of individual 1 ;,fi, - r <br /> unit entries) w ' <br /> its „9 <br /> -''� Urban townhouses provide another housing option with <br /> Marketing Zone Clear Zone Landscape Zone individual entries to multi-level units <br /> Landscaping&t Remain Clear for Tree Pits, <br /> boundary walls to pedestrians landscaping or <br /> screen bioswales In this <br /> Built Form&Design Standards to7 residential units location <br />