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roof, except that buildings in the civic/institutional district may have elements that exceed three stories. - • Awnings shall be allowed to be continuous only across "storefronts" . occupied by a single tenant; awnings shall not be allowed to extend across the face of more than one building, even if the buildings are occupied by the same tenant. • Detail shall be integral to the building, not elements that are applied to �,1 -41P#1,.. ,„„_. +� a standard building shell (such as a clock tower or dormers with no •4� s ��ws��r usable space behind). s0 Awnings shall be allowed to cover 4.2 Require the use of quality building materials and methods to create an the storefront of a single tenant; enduring stock of downtown buildings. awnings shall not be continuous • Materials shall be durable, easilymaintained, attractive at close dis- across more than more building (Design Guideline 4.1) tances (for people walking on sidewalks or driving slowly on the street, for example); materials shall be scaled to pedestrians when structures are within 10 feet of a public right-of-way or a walkway that is intended for public use (avoiding the use of"jumbo" brick in these circumstances). • Brick, stone, wood, EIFS or high quality precast concrete are accept- able finish materials; high quality metal (matte finish preferred) or synthetic siding may be acceptable if used in combination with other acceptable materials; wood frame or masonry construction is accept- able. • Transparent glass shall be used at the majority of street level windows; mirrored glass at street level is not acceptable. • Canvas awnings or extension of the roof material'for awnings is . encouraged; nylon awnings or other synthetic materials, as well as those awning structures meant to be illuminated from within, are not acceptable. 4.3 Develop buildings that relate to people at all publicly visible sides; elim- inate a"back door" appearance for service areas and rear entrances from parking lots. • Facades facing streets or public walkways shall be articulated with windows and doors resulting in a minimum of 40 percent window or door area at street level (sidewalk to 12 feet high); windows shall have 1-10 a generally vertical orientation. `��.► • Entries shall be the highlight of the building. • Mechanical systems shall be integrated into the design of the building. Provide a minimum of 40%trans- • Trash storage areas shall be completely enclosed and incorporated as a parent window and door area at g P Y rP street level(Design Guideline 4.3) part of the building. • Only those entrances that are unlocked during regular business hours may be considered public entrances. • Signs shall be incorporated into the building facade, windows or awnings up to a maximum of 1 square foot of sign area per linear foot of street facade (at the front yard); signs that extend more than 12" beyond the plane of the building facade or signs that extend beyond the roof line are not allowed, except that signs that project over the sidewalk are allowed up to a maximum size of six square feet (marquis - excepted); signs that are within or a part of a window must maintain • - •A New Bridge IL- Revitalizing Monticello's Downtown and Riverfront Page 3:36