Real estate,

Insurance, and

Financial services and institutions;

Grocery stores,

Bakery shops,

Drug stores,

Variety stores,

Hardware,

Shoe repair,

Book stores,

Gift shops,

Stationery,

Record stores,

Flower shops,

Beauty and barber shops,

Cleaning and laundry agencies,

Off-sale liquor sales,

Coin-operated cleaning,

Laundry shops,

Catering services,

Home appliance repair shops,

Radio and TV sales,

Art and craft studios,

Photography, and

Music and dance studios;

Public and quasi-public buildings and uses,

Electrical substations, including microwave facilities incorporated as a part of a public utility installation not including service yards, and

Corporation yards or storage yards;

Scale and Proportion. To promote development that fits in with the surrounding context of existing and proposed development patterns, project design shall avoid monolithic building scale and proportions.

Monolithic building forms shall be avoided through the use of variations in wall placement, color, texture and/or material and variations in the height of buildings or use of architectural features such as balconies, cornices, step-backs, or other articulating features. Commercial street level design elements shall be oriented to pedestrian scale.

Colors/Materials. Building colors and use of materials should be as authentic as possible, in keeping with the building architectural style and regional influences. Corporate architectural design and logos are strongly discouraged and may only be used if appropriately integrated into the architectural design and scale.

Screening. Any mechanical equipment shall be screened from public view using landscaping, walls, fencing, parapets or other architectural elements, or combination thereof.

Residential Privacy by Design. Views into primary living quarters of residential units should be avoided so that they are not readily visible from the public right-of-way or from other businesses or residences. For instance, this can be achieved by locating living area windows oriented away from the views from other adjacent windows. Also, privacy screening can be incorporated with use of landscaping, fencing and/or in combination with garden walls for outside private open space areas.

Trash Enclosures. Trash enclosures should be located in a manner that will result in the least potential impacts to residences from noise and odors. They shall also be located so that they are easily accessible for trash collection. Trash enclosures should be screened from public view with walls, fences and landscaping, and designed with use of colors and materials so that they are architecturally compatible with the buildings on the site.

Outside Storage. No outside storage shall be permitted.

Parking. Parking shall be located to the rear or on non-public street sides of the building so as to allow maximum building frontage exposure and pedestrian access. Provision shall be made for pedestrian access to the building’s rear and to the public street.

Open Space “Usability.” Open space should be designed with the functional use as the primary goal, not as left over or awkwardly designed space. Minimum dimensions of private open space should be a minimum of eight feet in width.

Outdoor Lighting. Outdoor lighting fixtures, either wall mounted or light standards, should be in keeping with the architectural theme of the buildings. They should provide enhanced pedestrian safety, in addition to street light fixtures, and accentuate, but not dominate architectural features.

Use Limitations. First story uses along street frontages shall only be commercial uses. Storage, manufacturing (except for arts and crafts), vehicle uses including repair, washing or installation, or residences shall not be permitted on the first floor along the property street frontage. Residences shall be located above the first floor, or to the rear or side of the commercial use(s) on the site.

Building Entrance Orientation. To facilitate pedestrian scale and activity, and to provide increased connectivity between businesses, the public realm and pedestrians, primary building entrances should be located along public street frontages.

Window Placement. Window placement for street level businesses should be located along public street frontages at a height that pedestrians can easily look into and see business activities, such as types of products or services provided there.

Pedestrian and Visual Linkage with Public Spaces. Mixed-use development projects shall incorporate pedestrian linkages to the public realm within features such as walkways, corner entrances, paseos, outdoor patios, interesting hardscape and/or water features and landscape materials that transcend throughout the planning area (i.e., street trees, street furniture and hardscape materials).