22.82.020 Commercial street frontage.
A. This section shall apply to all new commercial development and substantial remodels of existing commercial structures.
B. Building Facade Articulation. Commercial developments shall provide building facade articulation with the use of windows, entries, balconies and/or bays on facades. The following standards shall apply to the articulation:
1. Windows shall be frequent and coordinate with the articulation of any bays or balconies;
2. Display windows must line facades facing public streets and sidewalks, with no more than ten feet of blank nonwindow wall space in every twenty-five feet of storefront;
3. All window frames shall provide a reveal with the exterior finish (i.e., not flush);
4. Reflective glass curtain walls are prohibited;
5. Facades shall not consist of an undifferentiated blank wall when facing a public street or pedestrian connection.
C. Entries. To ensure that commercial development is easily visible and accessible to pedestrian and vehicular traffic, the following guidelines for entries shall apply:
1. Primary entries shall be located adjacent to a public street and must be visible from that street;
2. Entries shall be sheltered with an overhang or portico with a depth of at least four feet. (Ord. 1190-21 § 2, 2021).