(a)   Orientation to streets.

   (1)   The primary façade and pedestrian entrance of a building must be oriented towards the public right-of- way when not facing an internal village street.

   (2)   In shopping and commercial centers, and developments with multiple buildings, buildings must be oriented towards either the perimeter streets, or an internal drive or road network that recreates a village street, rather than orientation only to internal parking lots.

   (b)   Orientation to walkways.

One main building entrance must open directly onto a connecting walkway with pedestrian frontage. Sides of a principal building facing a public street must have one or more customer entrances. When a principal building faces more than two public streets, this requirement will apply only to two sides.

   (c)   Plazas.

Commercial buildings must be placed in a way that creates plazas and pedestrian gathering areas that are large enough to buffer pedestrians from traffic and circulation areas.

   (d)   Views.

Commercial buildings must be oriented to promote views through and into each commercial development.

   (e)   Clustering.

Clustering of buildings in larger master planned and multiple building projects is strongly encouraged.

   (f)   Building perimeter wall spacing from driving surfaces.

Building walls must be placed at least 10 ft. from drive aisles and parking areas around the entire building perimeter. This buffer area may be breached for loading areas, drive-through windows, and garage access.

   (g)   Solar orientation.

When building orientation to the east and west is unavoidable, landscaping, canopies, arcades, roof overhangs, or similar features must be used to shade facades and walls that face into the sun for a large portion of the morning or afternoon.

   (a)   Sidewalks required. Sidewalks in conformance to Section 25-20 must be provided along public or private street frontages.

   (b)   Sidewalks required for use change. Sidewalks in conformance to Section 25-20 must be constructed along the public right-of-way adjacent to any lot that changes use. A Certificate of Occupancy for new construction will not be issued until the sidewalk is constructed and accepted by the city.

   (a)   Internal walkways.

Internal walkways extending the full length of a building must be provided along all façades or walls featuring a customer entrance and along all façades abutting public parking areas. Internal walkways must be placed at least 6 ft. or more from the façade or wall along at least 30% of its length, to provide beds for foundation landscaping, outdoor seating, and patios, and building articulation. Sidewalks are not required in service areas.

   (b)   Pedestrian connectivity.

Connecting walkways, at least 5 ft. wide must link sidewalks with building entries through parking areas, all points in the development, and buildings on adjacent parcels. Circulation patterns must be as obvious and simple as possible. All likely pedestrian routes must be considered in the design phase of a development to prevent shortcuts through parking and landscape areas. An internal pedestrian walkway at least 5 ft. wide must be provided from the perimeter public sidewalk to the primary public entrance.

   (c)   Conflict points.

Internal pedestrian walkways must be distinguished from driving surfaces by textured pavement, to emphasize conflict points and enhance pedestrian safety.

   (d)   Aggregation of plazas.

Pedestrian areas and plazas shall be aggregated, and not distributed in low impact areas such as building peripheries, areas behind structures, or where they are barely visible.

   (e)   Orientation of plazas.

Pedestrian areas and plazas shall be oriented to views of activities, architectural landmarks, or distinctive natural landforms wherever possible.

   (a)   Orientation.

   (1)   Service entrances, loading docks, waste disposal areas and similar uses must be oriented toward service roads and away from the public right-of-way and residential areas, unless adequately screened.

   (2)   Service areas cannot be placed where they will be readily visible from adjacent buildings or where they will harm important or identified view corridors.

   (b)   Screening.

Service entrances, loading docks, waste disposal areas and similar uses must be screened from public streets, pedestrian gathering areas and primary entrances with fencing, walls and/or landscaping, with design compatible with the architectural theme of the host building.

   (c)   Coordination of service area locations.

Service area location must be coordinated with adjacent developments wherever possible, so shared service drives can be used.

   (d)   Access routes.

   (1)   Service circulation in a development must be designed to provide safe movement for anticipated vehicles.

   (2)   Fire lanes and routes for service, emergency and utility access must be clearly marked.

   (e)   Gas tank vent pipes.

Tank vent pipes must be screened, placed in an inconspicuous location, and painted a dark color, or integrated into the building architecture.