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T 12 consistent with the standards and intent of the Framework Plan. Where appropriate, buildings shall carry over materials and colors of adjacent buildings, with the exception of prohibited materials. 2. All buildings shall include the following four elements: a. accent materials, which shall be wrapped around walls that are visible from a public street or open space; b. buildings containing office and retail uses shall maintain 40% minimum window coverage on each first floor front that faces a street or public open space; c. complimentary major material colors; d. a combination of vertical and horizontal pattern designs in the building facade. 3. Any exterior building wall adjacent to or visible from a public street, public open space, or abutting property may not exceed sixty (60) feet in length without significant visual relief consisting of one or more of the following: a. the facade shall be divided architecturally by means of significantly different materials or textures, or b. horizontal offsets of at least four (4) feet in depth, or c. vertical offsets in the roof line of at least four(4) feet, d. fenestration at the first floor level which is recessed horizontally at least one (1) foot into the facade, or 4. Exterior building materials shall be classified either primary, secondary, or accent materials. Primary materials shall cover at least sixty percent (60%) of the facade of a building. Secondary materials may cover no more than thirty percent (30%) of the facade. Accent materials may include door and window frames, lintels, cornices, and other minor elements, and may cover no more than ten percent (10%) of the facade. Allowable materials are as follows: a. Primary exterior building materials may be brick, stone, or glass. Bronze- tinted or mirror glass are prohibited as exterior materials in HOC-1, but allowed in HOC-2. b. Secondary exterior building materials may be decorative block or integrally- colored stucco.