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METROPLAINS DEVELOPMENT LLC RESPONSE TO DESING STANDARDS& GUIDELINES. 8/11/03 Definitions Downtomn Building Height within the Downtown District (DD) means the dimension taken from the sidewalk on Main Street to uppermost portion of the Cornice. Canop~y means a fixed or operable horizontal projection or hood over a door, window, niche, etc. Cornice means any horizontal projecting ornamental molding that f'mishes or crowns the top of a building, wall, arch, etc. Dij'fl/~_/lrea means the area from the top of the I~ckplate to the head of the entrance door. ~'&plate means the area from the sidewalk surface to the bottom of the Display Area. Lotverfrafude means the portion of the facade that includes the Storefront, the Transom and the Stringcourse. Me&Ilion means a decorative element that is typically inlaid into the facade of a building often bearing a figure in relief, a portrait, or as an ornament with a change in material. Parapet Pane/means the area from the head of the uppermost windows to the bottom of the articulated Cornice. Prima~v Faf'ade means any building facade directly fronting a public street, park or the river. Corner Units shah have at least two Primary Fagades. Secondasy Faf'ade means any building fagade that does not directly front a public street, park or the river. Walls that extend above the roofline of an adjoining building shall be treated as Secondary Fagades. Storefront means that portion of the fagade from the sidewalk to the head of the entrance door. Sttingcourse means an area/band that is located at the second floor line separating the Lower Fagade from the Upper Fa?ade. It shah be created with a reveal and/or change in the brick pattern (i.e. a Soldier Course). Transom ~Zlrea means the area between the head of the entrance door and the bottom of the Stringcourse. Unz? or Unit Width means the measurement of an imphed fagade. Unit~/trea means the area defined as the Unit Width Umes the Downtown Building Height. U~oper?af'ade means the portion of facade from the strmgcourse to the bottom of the articulated Cornice.