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3. Buildings should provide active frontages that connect each of the developments together and connect to the existing mail and surrounding developments. • New mixed-use residential development shall have ground floor active uses within any frontage(s) along common open space areas. Active commercial uses, such retail and restaurant space, should constitute a minimum of half of such frontages, and shall be configured to be of sufficient depth (minimum of 30 feet recommended). The remaining frontage may be active spaces dedicated to the residential development such as community rooms, exercise rooms, bike lounges with maintenance facilities or lobby space. Outdoor dining and other similar activity, as well as creation of smaller gathering spaces with benches or seating is strongly encouraged along these active frontages.3 • Residential developments should be designed to address the street, with design standards reflecting elements such as: o Individual entries facing the street with a porch, stoop or patio connected to the sidewalk by steps and/or a walk (such features as well as elements like bays should be allowed to extend into front setbacks. o Limiting the elevation of the first floor (ground floor) to be no more than 5 feet above the adjacent sidewalk frontage. o Pedestrian-scaled features and amenities along residential frontages including minimum 6 foot sidewalks, landscape strip (minimum 4 feet to accommodate tree planting), street trees, and pedestrian scaled street lighting. o While exceptions or adjustments to the above parameters may be allowed to accommodate site-specific conditions, the above features should be reflected in the majority of residential-facing street frontages. s Active frontages are defined in the Housing Sites Objective Design Standards: 16