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CHAPTER 5 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS + GUIDELINES <br />Ground -Floor Office Building Frontage Guidelines <br />OFFICE BUILDING FRONTAGES. Office <br />frontages shall be composed of elements <br />that provide high transparency, regular <br />articulation, and spaces that promote <br />gathering and social activity. The following <br />elements and frontage types can be used <br />to achieve this goal: <br />• Distinct vertical and horizontal <br />articulation through differentiation in <br />materials, glazing, and massing <br />An open or semi -enclosed forecourt <br />area adjacent to the sidewalk where <br />a portion of the building facade is set <br />back noticeably from the property line. <br />Typically it is the middle section of the <br />building that is set back to create a <br />central entry area <br />• Landscaped office yards, where the <br />entire building facade is set back in a <br />dimension large enough to create a <br />common yard (can be contiguous with <br />neighboring yards) <br />• Transparent ground -floor storefronts <br />with awnings or canopies <br />• Public amenity areas <br />• Office entry lobbies <br />2. PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCES, OFFICE <br />GROUND FLOOR. Buildings shall have at <br />least one main entrance for employees <br />and the public. Entries should be adjacent <br />to entry lobbies that are inviting, well -lit, <br />and secure. Entries shall be open to and <br />entered from streets or open spaces. <br />Main entrances shall meet the sidewalk at <br />grade. <br />3. TRANSPARENCY. Office frontages may <br />have fewer and less frequent entrances <br />than retail and residential frontages, but <br />shall have abundant clear windows along <br />the ground floor. Glazing should provide a <br />high degree of light transmittance and be <br />non -reflective. <br />mg <br />