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Chapter II - Development Standards & Urban Design Guideli11£s 7. Parking Structures - Maximum height for continuously ex- posed portions of above grade parking garages -e.g., ex- '"ö posed portions of parking podiums that extend below occu- ;:- pied building space above- shall be 4'. Below grade parking c õ garages are strongly recommended. As noted above, a mini- ~ < mum average of 50% of the frontage of above-grade park- ~ ing structures shall be screened by occupied building space. tJ ê:; This requirement does not apply to the 20% that may be ~ exposed. B. BUILDINGS AND PEDESTRIAN SCALE - Tower stepbacks and/ or architectural features shall be provided to scale down build- ings adjacent to pedestrian ways. Stepbacks, heavy cornices, Buildings shall step down in height to adjacent water ways and open balconies, and similar elements shall be provided between 35' spaces. and 50', and where tower buildings extend from parking struc- tures. Building stepback areas shall be designed to incorporate a. Adjacent to Important Publicly-Accessible Spaces - an attractive rooftop terrace or pitched roof. Consistent with 6, above, building heights within 50' of Bair Island Road and the Outer Esplanade shall gener- C. MAXIMUM HEIGHT EXCEPTIONS - may be approved for the ally be 80' or less. In general, lower building forms - e.g., following: flats and townhouses - shall provide a step-up in height to adjacent tower buildings. There shall be no buildings 1. Special Architectural Forms - Special architectural forms taller than 80' within the 100' BCDC jurisdictional area. such as tower roof forms, atria and other features are en- couraged and may exceed height limits subject to City and However, to allow for variety and flexibility in devel- FM review. opment configuration, up to a total of 5 mid-rise and/or tower buildings may be located within 50' of the Outer 2. Rooftop Mechanical Equipment - may extend up to 10' Esplanade, subject to discretionary Planning Department above maximum building height standard provided equip- review. Where buildings taller than 80' encroach into ment is screened per E, below, subject to City and FM re- this setback area: a) a minimum of 200' shall be pro- view. vided between such buildings as measured from build- ing points closest to the Esplanade, and; b) such build- D. RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING RESIDENTIAL - Building ings shall be oriented to minimize the visual impact to heights should taper down to adjacent Bair Island Road and the pedestrians. existing Marina Pointe townhouses. New townhouse buildings should be located along the easterly Bair Island Road frontage to create a symmetrical residential appearance. Buildings shall Final Plan - June 2004 - 34 -