Clearly defined primary entrance, through use of any or all of the following: awning, canopy or porte-cochere, recess, projections.

Orient building close to street to promote pedestrian oriented development.

Off-street parking to be divided by landscaping areas into bays of not more than 24 parking spaces per bay.

Corner buildings shall have corner entrances, or at least one entrance within 20 feet of the street corner.

Buildings shall provide at least 50% of the ground floor façade facing the street with windows or building entrances.

On multistory buildings define and separate ground floors from upper stories by use of architectural features such as cornices, trim, overhangs, canopies, or other features.

Pitched roofs to incorporate two of the following features: Eaves, hips, gables, clerestories, corner elements (e.g., tower), brackets, dormers.

Pitched roofs may be terminated in a parapet. Parapet must include two of the following features: cornice, decorative frieze, brackets, ornamentation appropriate to the building architecture.

Façades shall be articulated on all street facing elevations and shall incorporate a minimum of five of the following on each elevation: Building offsets, windows, entrances, weather protection (awning, canopy), projections, sheltering roofs, terraces, decks, distinct pattern of divisions in surface materials, ornamentation, small scale lighting, varying building mass, planters; other design features may be considered to meet the minimum of five articulation standards for each elevation subject to the Conditional Use Permit application approval process.

Avoid parking accesses from or located on street corners.

Provide dark-sky lighting at main entrances of parking areas and pathways compatible with building architectural style.

Building shall have adequate fire protection as determined by the State Fire Marshal.