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Residential Frontage <br /> ATTRACTING PEOPLE DOWNTOWN <br /> TO LIVE REQUIRES THOUGHTFUL ` ;` i qii. <br /> PLANNING FOR RESIDENTIAL UNITS a •. w' <br /> Two types of residential entries can be found in Downtown: {N ' " ;: ��y ,�• <br /> _ <br /> multi-unit building entries and individual unit entries.Building T E '� '`�. ' <br /> entries for multi-unit buildings should direct residents and 'i '�' *.: <br /> visitors to entrances through the use of canopies,signage,and 1 �� I <br /> transparent glazing.Individual unit entries should be separated e I 1� ,., s <br /> from the street using a change in grade,screen walls,and m ill�; I t' a: '� 11 <br /> plantings to create a sense of privacy in a busy urban district. ���{{{���°°° It i fimA <br /> # i . <br /> Residential Design Guidelines — --_^ ti— - s '�-_ <br /> 0 Design primary residential building entries so that they are <br /> J. <br /> easily recognizable and accessible <br /> 40 Minimize door swings opening directly onto sidewalk areas. . . , . . . <br /> • . : - <br /> The ground floor of apartments can have individual unit <br /> Recess entries where possible to create more space to I, I I II a7 entries that activate a downtown street <br /> accommodate door swingsa <br /> k <br /> 0 Consider overhangs,canopies,and awnings above • <br /> i { ' 4 w > 6 <br /> entrances to protect pedestrians II `., ' s .� ,. 'O <br /> 0 Create a sense of privacy for individual unit entries by 41 <br /> ,� <br /> Ir, <br /> elevating the ground floor above the sidewalk,using steps, I F <br /> low walls,plantings,or other elements i : - r • <br /> L <br /> t' •yaw, <br /> 0 Consider porches or stoops for individual unit entries(see 1 +! _ , ` _t)+ <br /> following pages for more details on the types of individual s + 0! a= <br /> © © y 1 <br /> unit entries) a -1 "- r;F �. ?-.j'a '+ 1:' <br /> F <br /> 4 k,rv -a- <br /> .. <br /> 9 <br /> —ni Urban townhouses provide another housing option with <br /> Marketing Zone Clear Zone Landscape Zone individual entries to multi-level units <br /> Landscaping& Remain Clear for Tree Pits. <br /> boundary walls to pedestrians Landscaping or <br /> screen broswales in this <br /> Built Form&Design Standards to7 residential units location <br />