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Redwood City Mixed Use Corridor District Zoning ordinance Amendment b. Commercial Upper -Floor U ses. Windows and openings facing st reets sha ll constitute a minimum of 40 p ercent of s treet - facing building faces. c. residential Ground -Floor lases. Windows and openings facing streets shall constitute a minimum of 30 percent of street - facing building faces. d. Residential Upper -Floor Uses. Windows and openings facing streets shall constitute a minimum of 20 percent of street - facing building faces. 3. Blank Walls. No street frontage wa ll may run in a conti plane for more than 20 feet without an opening. Openings fulfilling this requirement shall have transparent glazing and provide views into work areas,, display areas, sales arp-a {. lobbies, or similar active spaces, or into window displays that are at least three feet deep Exception's ..are subject to approval by the responsible review authority. 4. C orner Features. At im i me rsectio n s �d Redwood City (de fined as the i ntersection of two of any of the following street typologies as tdentified in Figure BE -14 of the General Plan: Transit Street, Bicycle Boulevard, Pedestrian street, Connector Street, and/o Boulev;trd), buildings shall incorporate spec i a I features to reinforce the intersection Corner entra bay windows, and towers are examples of elemeetts that may be considered to emphasize corner locations. 5. G rou Floor Design. a. Elevation of First Mor. i. Nonres uses. The first habitable floor shall be located no more than two feet above or below the existing grade at,.any point along a street property line 11, reesidential uses The first habitable floor of a residential -only building shall be located no more than six feet above existing grade and no more than two feet below existing grade al a street property line. b. mini Mum Ground Floor Height. The minimum height of nonresidential ground floor spaces shall be 12, feet The minimum height of residential and live /work ground floor spaces shall be 10 f6et This height shall be measured from the floor of the first story to the floor of the second story. I t h e r is no second starer, the height shall be measured to the top of roof, c. Ho rizonta l Separation of Ground Floor. For buildings excee three stories or 40 feet in height, the first story shall provide horizontal separation from the upper portions of the building by incorporating architectural features that enhance the pedestrian experience. Draft — May 2011 34 53.8 — Facade Composition and Architectural Regulations