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fib} Areas used for enhanced pedestrian spaces and amenities accessible to the pub1 i c may be credited to satisfy the minimum f 1 oor area requirement. Credit for pedestrian spaces and amenities shal 1 be applied at the rate of two square feet of f1 oor area for each one square foot of enhanced pedes~tri an space. Enhanced pedestrian spaces and amenities include plazas, arcades, sheltered or recessed entries, gal 1 eri es, courtyards, outdoor cafes, and widened public sidewalks amore than six feet wide outside of the public right-of-way}, with benches, shelters, street furniture, publ ~c art, kiosks, or street vending. ~3} Building Setbacks. -I II VIII YI~II ~a} Buildings shall be set back a maximum of 15 feet from a designated transit street, with a minimum setback equal to that of the underlying zoning district. See Fig. T1} ~ b} Where the site i s adjacent to mare than one designated transit street, a building is required to meet the maximum setback standard, above, on only one of the streets. ~4} Buildin Orientation to Transit Street. ~a} All buildings in TOD subdistricts must provide a main entrance on the facade of the bui 1 di ng nearest to and facing a transit street or a street leading to a trans i t street . A bu i 1 d i ng may have more than one main entrance. See Figure ~8}. Multi le Trans ~ } p I it Streets. If the lot has frontage on I 1 ill ~ I~Ip411iilAl~ more than one transit street, the bui 1 di ng need only have one mai n entrance oriented to a trans i t street, or to the corner where two transit streets intersect . ~5} Parkin Between Buildin and the Street. Parking, driving, and maneuvering areas shall not be 1 orated between the main bui 1 di ngs ~ s } and a trap s ~ t street . For s ~ tes wh ~ ch abut a trans ~ t street, parking may be 1 orated at the side of a bu i 1 d i ng when at least 40% of the site frontage abutting the transit street ~excl udi ng required i uteri ar yards} i s occupied by a bui 1 di ng and/or an enhanced pedestrian space, as described in Section 9.5922} ~b}. ~fi} Buildin Facades Facin Transit Streets. ~a} Buildings along transit corridors should maintain continuity of design e1 ements such as windows, entries, store fronts, roof 1 i nes, materials, pedestrian spaces and amenities, and landscaping. fib} Bui 1 di ngs shall avoid blank wal 1 s and provide a Seri es of openings ~wi ndows, entries, display areas } on facades which are at street level and/or which f ace a trans i t street. ~1} Parkingll~I~~IIIIIGarages. Parking garages on sites that abut a designated transit route shall have at least 50~'~ of the ground floor street frontage developed for off ice, retai 1 or other pedestrian-oriented uses. Thi s standard does not apply to parking facilities that are totally underground. ~8} Im rovements Between Buildin s and the Transit Street. The 1 and between a bui 1 di ng or exterior improvement and a street must be landscaped and/or paved with a hard surface for use by pedestrians. If hard-surfacing is provided, the area must contain pedestrian amenities such as seating areas, drinking fountains, and/or other design elements ~ such as public art, planters, and k~ asks} . .The use of porous paving materials for hard surfacing i s encouraged. S~ ngl a-fame ly dwellings, duplex dwellings, and multiple dwellings are exempt from this requirement. See Figure 29} Ordinance - 33