6.4. SR 08-18-2003 - Laserfiche WebLink

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(3) ~.~le_[~....~.~..._ No more than two (2) medallions are recommended in the Lower Facade. Maintain a regular pattern or rhythm with other facades along the street. Masonry columns, piers and/or pilasters are encouraged and should compliment and/or match the material used on the Upper Facade to help define the storefront patterns and rhythms. Kickplates. Standards: a. Shall be eighteen (18) to twenty-four (24) inches in height. b. Excluding wood shakes, kickplates may be of an acceptable accent building material. c. Color shall be neutral, blend and compliment with the major building materials. (4) Display Area. Standards: a. Sills shall be directly above the top of the Kickplate. b. Mirrored glass shall not be allowed. c. Wood and/or metal framing shall be finished a color to coordinate with the building's overall color scheme. (5) Transom Area. (6) Standards: a. Shall be the same as the Primary Facade building material. b. The Transom Area, if it has no awnings, shall have at least forty (40%) to fifty (50%) percent of the area devoted to a change in material pattern that is unique, but similar to adjacent Units. c. Glass block and/or Stained Glass will be allowed. Mirrored glass shall not be allowed. .G .ui. ' d__e.__'.li~_ __e~s_: Transoms may be illuminated from the inside. Incorporation of signage into the Transom Area is a desirable element. Entrances. Guidelines: a. Entrance doors should have a minimum forty-five (45%) percent glass, unless it is the entrance door to a residential Unit at Street level (i.e. a row house type unit). b. Framing materials should be the same as the overall Storefront design. c. Entrance should reflect the character and scale of space it accesses. (7) Upper Facade. Standards: An articulated Cornice at least twenty four (24) inches in height shall be required for each building Unit Width. Comice detailing shall be achieved through, but not limited to, corbelling, varied ornamental moldings and reliefs.