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• Awnings, overhangs and arcades are encouraged where pedestrians are expected to walk and shop ; flat awnings are preferred (no barrel awnings)with adequate clearance above sidewalk. • Building design elements should include an expression of a building base (of brick or stone), a middle, and a top with cornice elements at the top of the first floor and the top of the building. • Buildings should be designed with "four-sided architecture", using the same quality materials on all sides: • all facades shall be articulated with a variety of materials, glazing, awnings, or other details to add visual interest; • roof lines and cornice details shall be completed in a three-dimensional manner so that the features on the back of the roof or similar unfinished areas are not visible; • the front fagade may have a unique design or more significant glazing. • Buildings should be oriented to the street with fully articulated street facades based on traditional storefronts (doors and display windows) along the sidewalk. • Zero Lot Line commercial buildings are allowed and highly encouraged on all streets within the downtown district. • Along CR 8 and Hwy 61, entrances may be oriented to a side or rear parking lot, as long as the entry also has good pedestrian access and visibility from the street, and any building wall along these streets must contain significant amounts of"real' windows. • Equipment, mechanical systems, transformers, trash enclosures, etc. must be screened from view in a way that is integral to the architecture of the building with similar materials: • metal fencing or a mechanical vent screen alone is not sufficient; • access to these service areas needs to be provided at the alley, side or rear of the building. Rooftop equipment shall be screened from the line of site of pedestrians and _ integrated into the design and massing of the roof form Page 18 of 23