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roof, except that buildings in the civic/institutional district may have <br /> elements that exceed three stories. <br /> • Awnings shall be allowed to be continuous only across "storefronts" <br /> III <br /> occupied by a single tenant; awnings shall not be allowed to extend <br /> across the face of more than one building, even if the buildings are <br /> occupied by the same tenant. <br /> • Detail shall be integral to the building, not elements that are applied to <br /> +' ��� a standard building shell (such as a clock tower or dormers with no <br /> 4e4 s��-- usable space behind). <br /> agbs <br /> Awnings shall be allowed to cover 4.2 Require the use of quality building materials and methods to create an <br /> the storefront of a single tenant; enduring stock of downtown buildings. <br /> awnings shall not be continuous • Materials shall be durable, easilymaintained, attractive at close dis- <br /> across more than more building <br /> (Design Guideline 4.1) tances (for people walking on sidewalks or driving slowly on the <br /> street, for example); materials shall be scaled to pedestrians when <br /> structures are within 10 feet of a public right-of-way or a walkway that <br /> is intended for public use (avoiding the use of"jumbo" brick in these <br /> circumstances). <br /> • Brick, stone, wood, EIFS or high quality precast concrete are accept- <br /> able finish materials; high quality metal (matte finish preferred) or <br /> synthetic siding may be acceptable if used in combination with other <br /> acceptable materials; wood frame or masonry construction is accept- <br /> able. <br /> • Transparent glass shall be used at the majority of street level windows; <br /> mirrored glass at street level is not acceptable. <br /> • Canvas awnings or extension of the roof material'for awnings is <br /> 11111 <br /> encouraged; nylon awnings or other synthetic materials, as well as <br /> those awning structures meant to be illuminated from within, are not <br /> acceptable. <br /> 4.3 Develop buildings that relate to people at all publicly visible sides; elim- <br /> inate a"back door" appearance for service areas and rear entrances from <br /> parking lots. <br /> • Facades facing streets or public walkways shall be articulated with <br /> windows and doors resulting in a minimum of 40 percent window or <br /> door area at street level (sidewalk to 12 feet high); windows shall have <br /> �� a generally vertical orientation. <br /> `��+��_1. <br /> • Entries shall be the highlight of the building. <br /> • Mechanical systems shall be integrated into the design of the building. <br /> Provide a minimum of 40%trans- • Trash storage areas shall be completely enclosed and incorporated as a <br /> parent window and door area at g P Y rP <br /> street level(Design Guideline 4.3) part of the building. <br /> • Only those entrances that are unlocked during regular business hours <br /> may be considered public entrances. <br /> • Signs shall be incorporated into the building facade, windows or <br /> awnings up to a maximum of 1 square foot of sign area per linear foot <br /> of street facade (at the front yard); signs that extend more than 12" <br /> beyond the plane of the building facade or signs that extend beyond <br /> the roof line are not allowed, except that signs that project over the <br /> sidewalk are allowed up to a maximum size of six square feet(marquis III <br /> - excepted); signs that are within or a part of a window must maintain <br /> ,, <br /> ., <br /> „. , <br /> 1". _ A New Bridge <br /> `'t <br /> Revitalizing Monticello's Downtown and Rlverfront <br /> Page 3:36 <br />