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Chan <br />ori6 <br />[2] <br />Objective Development Standards <br />City Council Draft Code Amendments <br />0 <br />-- — -- — --- ----- ----- —��2ft. <br />min <br />Horizontal planes of primary <br />entrance fagades <br />Roof line <br />offset <br />--------------------��18in. <br />min <br />or materials <br />,nam -m <br />4 ul <br />am -m <br />_0 <br />TOWNHOMES AND ROWHOUSES, INDIVIDUAL UNIT EMPHASIS <br />(DIAGRAM IS ILLUSTRATIVE) <br />5. Windows and Openings. <br />a. Nonresidential Uses: Building Transparency/Required Openings. Exterior walls <br />facing and within 20 feet of a front or street side lot line or pedestrian walkway <br />shall include windows, doors, or other openings for at least 50 percent of the <br />building wall area located between two and a half and seven feet above the level <br />of the sidewalk. <br />i. Design of Required Openings. Openings fulfilling this requirement shall <br />have transparent glazing and provide views into work areas, display areas, <br />sales areas, lobbies, or similar active spaces, or into window displays that <br />are at least three feet deep. <br />ii. Reductions. The Zoning Enforcement Official can approve an <br />Administrative Exception per Chapter 5.06 to reduce or waive the building <br />transparency requirement where the following findings can be made: <br />(1) The proposed use has certain operational characteristics with <br />which providing the required windows and openings is <br />incompatible, such as in the case of a cinema or theater; and <br />A-55 <br />