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162 <br />iv. Concrete masonry units (CMU's) limited to: <br />1. Standard block, painted for service areas out of public <br />view, rears of parapets, etc. OR <br />2. Split -face and /or ground face CMU's <br />v. Dry -stack and /or ashlar stone shall be permitted only when <br />utilized as an identifying characteristic for a structure. <br />b. All storefronts and glass walls shall utilize glazing. Reflective <br />and /or mirrored glass is prohibited. <br />c. Roofs shall abide by the following standards: <br />i. HVAC equipment, elevator overrides, and other similar <br />devises shall be screened utilizing 1 of the following <br />methods: <br />1. Clad in exterior materials that are non - reflective or <br />illuminated, OR <br />2. Designed as an architectural feature of the proposed <br />structure, OR <br />3. Screened through some vegetative buffer or fencing. <br />ii. Solar panels shall be allowed to be installed along roof tops, <br />including raised panels to allow for tracking of the sun's rays, <br />in accordance with the following: <br />1. The panels shall oriented or designed to prevent <br />glare, and <br />2. The panels shall be screened from view at street level <br />through an architectural feature, fencing, or vegetative <br />buffer. <br />iii. Metal roofs shall be non - reflective and designed to blend in <br />with the architecture of the building. <br />iv. Flat roofs shall be shielded from the public's street view <br />through the use of parapets, railings, or balusters. <br />d. Proposed building(s) shall abide by the following orientation <br />standards: <br />i. Front fagade(s) serving as the primary means of public <br />ingress and egress shall face either a public space /court <br />yard or a street. <br />ii. Parks, green plazas, squares, court yards, etc. shall have a <br />minimum area of at least: one — tenth (1/ 10) of an acre. <br />These areas shall be located, at a maximum, within one - <br />sixth (1/6) of a mile of at least seventy -five percent (75 %) of <br />any and all building entrances. <br />