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Build -to Lines Build -to Lines define locations where buildings must be built within a certain distance of the public right -of -way. Bringing building fronts dose to the edge of streets enhances the continuity, attractiveness and intimacy of pedestrian spaces. The build -to line defines a location at which 1) a certain minimum percentage of the block length must contain buildings, and 2) those buildings must be built within a maximum distance from the sidewalk right-of-way. The Regulating Plan shows the location of Build -to Lines, which require either 50 or 89 20 percent of the block to have buildings, parks, or plazas. Specific regulations for Build -to Lines are: • Build -to Lines occur at the edge of the dedicated right -of -way, where private property meets a publicly- accessible street or path. • For each block, a minimum percentage (50 or 80 70 percent) of the linear length of the build -to line must have a building front, park, or plaza, as specified on Figure 4, the Regulating Plan. The minimum build -to requirement is measured as a percent of each "block." A block is defined as a continuous street segment, delimited by two cross streets (not driveways) or where the road- way makes a significant change in direction. If a non - required street is added and bisects a build -to line, the build -to requirements govern each separate seg- ment. • To contribute towards meeting the build -to require- ment, building facades must be sited within 0 to 5 feet set back no more than 5 feet from e€ the public right of way. • Parks or plazas may be used to satisfy up to 20 per- cent of the build -to requirement, and must be land- scaped with shade trees and furnished with seating areas. (In other words, 20 percent of the 50 or 80 M percent requirement may be parks or plazas. For ex- ample, for 44 80 20 percent build -to requirement along a 500 -foot long block, 490 350 feet (80 20_ percent of 500 feet) would have to have buildings, parks, or pla- zas, and the parks or plazas could not constitute more than 80 M feet of frontage (20 percent of 490 350 feet). • Parking lots, driveways, loading zones, and other ve- hicular areas do not count towards the minimum build - to requirement. Such areas, with the exception of 14 4/4/ E- r 140' 14 r 1 • L 1 400' 4. 200' J, Building Frontage. Fortbe Town Center, frontage requirements are 50 or &0 Z pemnt along Build-to Lines, as shown in the Regulating Plan. These diagrams show two examples of how to meet a 70 percent frontage requirement. Hen, along a 400 -foot long blow at least 280 feet (70 percent) of the length of frontage must be buildings, .cited at 0 to 5 feet from the street