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exception of areas for lobbies, stairs, elevators and bicycle storage for residents, is in non -- residential use. Additional ground floor use standards in Table 9.2161 Commercial Uses Requirements in Mixed -Use Residential Developments also apply. (3) Building Height. The maximum building heights allowed are those - permitted according to the applicable base zone. (4) Minimum and Maximum Building Setbacks. (a) Required _Setbacks The required building setbacks are those required in the applicable base zone. (b) Street Frontage On development sites that will result in 100 feet or more of public or private street frontage, at least 60 percent of the site frontage abutting the street (including required yards) shall be occupied by a building(s) or enhanced pedestrian space with no more than 20 percent of the 60 percent in enhanced pedestrian space, placed within 10 feet of the minimum front yard setback line. (See Figure 9.5500(4)(b) Multiple - Family Minimum Building Setback Along Streets.) On development sites with less than 100 feet of public or private street frontage, at least 40 % of the site width shall be occupied by a building(s) placed within 10 feet of the minimum front yard setback line. Building projections and offsets with an offset interval of 10 feet or less meet this standard (excluding required yards). "Site width," as used in this standard, shall not include areas of street frontage that have significant natural resources as mapped by the city, delineated wetlands, slopes greater than 15 %, recorded easements, required fire lanes or other similar non - buildable areas, as determined by the planning director. (c) Criteria for Adjustment Adjustments to the standards in this subsection may be made, based on the criteria of EC 9.8030(2) Setback Standards Adjustment. (5) Building orientation and Entrances. (a) Building Orientation Multiple- family residential buildings located within 40 feet of a front lot line shall have their primary orientation toward the street. (b) Ground Floor Building Entrances The main entrance(s) of ground floor units of any residential building located within 40 feet of a street must face the front lot line. Main entrances may provide access to individual units, clusters of units, courtyard dwellings, or common lobbies. The following exceptions shall apply: 1. On corner lots the main building entrance(s) may face either of the streets or be oriented to the corner. 2. For buildings that have more than 1 entrance serving multiple units, only 1 entrance must meet this requirement. 3. For buildings proposed to be "side oriented" to public streets due to access requirements and/or dimensional constraints not created by Ordinance - 182