A. New Building Form. Structures shall be designed to relate to grade conditions with a minimum of grading and exposed foundation walls. The design shall create easy pedestrian access from adjacent uses, on-street parking, sidewalks and parking areas. Commercial buildings shall be designed with ground floor architectural separation to enhance street activity and “walkability.” All proposed building designs must incorporate an expansive use of windows, balconies, terraces, arcades or other design features, which are oriented to the street and other pedestrian accesses, to maximize the pedestrian interface. Windows, display windows and doors must comprise at least forty percent of street-facing facades on the commercial developments with first-floor commercial uses. Blank facades are not allowed to face public rights-of-way and may not exceed thirty feet in length on all other facades.

B. Walls. All exterior walls shall be constructed in compliance with the following:

C. Roofs. All the roofs and dormer roofs of a building shall be constructed of the same material. Slopes of roofs shall be of equal pitch if a gable or hip roof is employed. All metal roofs must be of a subdued color. Painted roof shingles are prohibited.

D. Fences, Hedges and Walls. The following standards apply to new development of fences, hedges and walls:

2. Height. No fence or wall may exceed seven feet in height, four feet in height from the front of the primary structure forward, nor three feet in height in the clear view triangle, measured as follows:

a. In a required yard abutting a street, the total effective height above the finished grade measured on the side nearest the street;

b. In any other required yard, the total effective height above the finished grade measured on the side nearest the abutting property;

c. On a property line, measured from the finished grade of either side when the abutting property owners are in agreement;

d. A temporary fence on a construction site may be as high as required to protect the property during the period of construction;

e. Fencing up to eight feet in height may be allowed in the side(s) or rear yard provided one of the following requirements are met:

i. The side(s) or rear property is adjacent to a freeway system or arterial or collector roadway.

ii. Buffering between commercial/industrial uses and residential uses or between single family and multifamily residential uses.

iii. Demonstration of safety and/or security matters.

Fencing eight feet in height shall comply with the following conditions:

(A) The proposed fence shall be reasonably compatible with respect to height from adjacent fences and shall transition consistently from one segment of fence to another.

(B) The proposed fence shall be reasonably compatible with respect to materials from adjacent fences and shall propose materials and colors that are consistent and similar.

(C) A building permit shall be obtained from the city and construction of fences and retaining walls must meet applicable requirements of the building codes; and

f. Corner lots may have a fence up to seven feet in height, enclosing the yard area opposite one of the side yards and along the street frontage, provided the fence does not extend into the remaining required front yard setback. Any fence, hedge, or wall placed within ten feet of a driveway may not exceed three feet in height for sight- obscuring solid material or four feet in height for nonobscuring open materials for the first ten feet behind the sidewalk.

E. Reserved.

F. Screening. Trash collection and recycling areas, service areas, mechanical equipment and loading docks shall be screened on all sides so that no portion of such areas is visible from public streets and alleys and adjacent properties. Required screening may include new and existing plantings, walls, fences, screen panels, doors, topographic changes, buildings, horizontal separation, or any combination thereof.

G. Corner Lot Improvements. New development of corner lots shall include curb extensions in conjunction with on-street parking. All curb cuts shall be placed on each street frontage and not at a central location at the apex of the corner radius.

H. Street Furniture. Each new mixed-use or commercial development shall include all-weather benches and shall incorporate trash receptacles and raised planters along the front facades of structures, interior to the development. All street furniture shall coordinate with one another and with adjacent mixed-use developments.

I. Weather Shields. All new mixed-use or commercial development shall incorporate awnings, arcades or roof projections along pedestrian pathways to shield pedestrians from adverse weather conditions.

J. Miscellaneous. Security devices shall have materials and colors that complement the building’s material. Accessory structures shall be architecturally compatible with the primary development. Satellite dishes over eighteen inches shall not be placed in front yards.