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• Buildings will be located at the street right-of-way line (zero setback), but also allow recessed <br />space for outdoor dining and other street level activities providing some minor deviation for <br />variety <br />• Greater emphasis should be given to architectural elements, materials and other design features <br />for buildings located at primary intersections, or where streets intersect with parks, such as the <br />streets that front on or end near the Municipal Plaza. These locations can often be seen from <br />several directions, perhaps terminate a view from a distance down the street or sit at a <br />prominent node; They will likely become future landmarks or helpful orientation/wayfinding <br />icons as The COR develops <br />• Encourage both vertical mixed use (within each building) and horizontal mixed use (within each <br />block) throughout this district <br />• Include a mix of housing, civic, retail, restaurant, entertainment, performance and other uses <br />that encourage a variety of activities throughout the day. <br />• Minimize openings between buildings, although limited driveway access and some provision for <br />pedestrian connections through blocks are encouraged — gaps between buildings to <br />accommodate surface parking lots, greater building setbacks or other purposes are discouraged <br />• Use recessed entries and windows to create street -level interest, variety and enhance <br />pedestrian scale along street frontage <br />Entry feature; well distinguished <br />and covered from the weather <br />Awning with accent <br />lighting and <br />graphics instead of <br />applied signs <br />1st story with <br />glazed display <br />windows <br />Rooftop equipment shall be screened <br />from the line of site of pedestrians and <br />integrated into the design and massing <br />of the roof form <br />Retail/Commercial Building <br />Design Framework — The COR Page 27 <br />February 28, 2012 <br />