When a building is located at an intersection, the most convenient entrance is usually abutting the public sidewalks at the corner of the intersection. The main entrance of buildings or units must be located on the first floor on the more primary street, even if the more primary street is outside of the overlay affected area. The Building Orientation standard applies if a portion of the wall along the more primary street outside of the overlay affected area is within 250 feet of the overlay affected area. All buildings shall be designed to provide streetfront vitality. Long expanses of blank walls tend to be monotonous.
Windows attract pedestrians, who act as a security system for the business.
Operable entrance doors shall be excluded from the calculation of total facade surface area. Building walls along a street that is not within the overlay affected area that are entirely more than 250 feet from the regulated corridor shall be exempt from the Building Wall Articulation standard. If a portion of the wall along a street is within 250 feet, all of the wall is affected by the standard. Mechanical equipment, when improperly located on a site or improperly screened, can contribute to noise problems and create visual blight. All mechanical equipment must be placed on the roof, in the rear, or side of the building, or otherwise visually screened from the street.