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Chnpter li-Development Standards£a t�irban Design Guidelines mum of 200 feet shall be provided between such buildings as nneasured from building points closest to the Esplanade, and;b)such btuldings shall be oriented to minimi�:e the vi- sual impact to pedestrians. 6. Parking Strucfiures-Maximum height for continuausly ex- posed above grade parking garages-e.g.,parking podiums wi#h occupied building space above-shall be 4 feet. Below grade parking garages axe strangiy xecommended. A mini- mum average of 75% of the frontage of completely above- grade parking struchzres sha71 be screened by occupied build- ing space. B. BUILDINGS AND PEDBSTIZiAN SCALE-Tower stepbacks and/ or architectural features shall be provided to create a building base on mid-rise and taller buildings�o complement the scale of adjacent townhomes and rowhomes. Stepbacks,heavy cornices, balcorues, and similar elements shall be pmvided to create a building base and at the point where tower buildings extend upward from parking structures. Buiidi�ng stepback areas shall be designed to incorporate an attractive roo#top terrace or pitched roof. C. MAXIMUM HEIGHT EXCEPTIONS-�.nay be approved for the follawing: 1. Special Architectural Forms - Special axchitectural forms such as tower roof forms, atria and other features are en- couraged and may exceed height lir�its subject to Ciiy re- view. 2. Raoftop Mechanical Equiprnent-may extend up to 1Q feet above the maximum building height standard provided equipment is screened per F,belo��v,subject to City review. oratc-ocmber aaor - zz - D. RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING RESTDENTIA.L - Building heights should taper down adjacent to Bair Island Road and the existing Marina Pointe townhouses. Buildings in excess of 50 feet 9n height shall be set back 100 feet from the nearest adjacent oCCUpied residentiai building;not a part of the Precise Plan Area. Buildings taller than 75 feet shali be set back 120 feet from the nearest adjacent occupied residential buildi,ng;not a part of the Precise Plan Area_For#he purposes of this standard,a"floating home"is not considered to be a"residentiai building." E. MINIMIJM BUILDING HEIGHT-A zninimum building height of iwo floors and 24 feet is required to promote an urban density and ta define street, esplanade, and other publicly-accessible urban apen spaces. F. ROOFTOP MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT-Rooftop mecharucal equipment shallbe screened from viewby a parapet,segment of pitched raof,or enclosure consistent with and eompiementary to the azchitectural style and matez�ials of the principal builciing. G. STI�ET/ESPLANA.DC FRONTAGE SETBACKS-A distinctly ur- ban character is desired for the Precise Plan Area. 8uildings should be located close to streets and pedestrian ways to define them as public spaces and to encourage pedestrian activity.Mini- mum/build-to setbacks are intended to reinforce this urban char- acter. Maximum setbacks allow segments of facades to be re- cessed 5rom the frontage for entrance courts,variations in build- ing mass,and other design approaches that add visual i.ntexest. In most locations, streets and ways will be privately-owned. Setbacks on private streets are measured from curb line or edge of auto zone; aee III.C.,Streeis and Pedestrian Way Design Im- provements,below Setbacks from Outer Esplanades aze rnea- sured from the"inboard"edge of esplanade paving. v cQ m � �n