Section 53.7.A.3 and 53.8.B.5

Buildings shall incorporate at least one of the options: facade plane modulation, feature projections, variety in height/roof forms, or facade detail.

At important intersections, buildings shall incorporate special features to reinforce the intersection.

The design of new infill development shall respect, complement, and be compatible with the scale, style, theme, and design of surrounding buildings and neighborhoods.

Sight lines into and from neighboring properties shall be minimized.

Multiple buildings on a single site shall be designed to create a strong visual relationship between and among the buildings.

The portion of any development granted a height exception shall be limited to fifty percent (50%) of the total ground-floor square footage.

The responsible review authority may approve an exception to the minimum height requirement to accommodate a roof, if findings are made.

No street frontage wall may run in a continuous plane for more than twenty (20) feet without an opening.

Windows and openings facing streets shall constitute a minimum of fifty percent (50%) of street-facing building faces for commercial ground-floor uses.

Windows and openings facing streets shall constitute a minimum of forty percent (40%) of street-facing building faces for commercial upper-floor uses.

Buildings shall not intercept a 45-degree daylight plane inclined inward from 15 feet above existing grade at the property line of the parcel adjacent to property line of an adjacent property containing public open space or an historic resource.

Buildings shall not intercept a 45-degree daylight plane inclined inward from 15 feet above existing grade at the property line of the parcel adjacent to the residential district boundary line.

Entry statements in the form of significant architectural features and signage shall be included at the following intersections: Broadway and Woodside Road; and U.S. 101 off-ramps and Woodside Road.

For buildings exceeding three (3) stories or forty (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.

The minimum height of nonresidential ground floor spaces shall be twelve (12) feet.

The minimum height of residential and live/work ground floor spaces shall be ten (10) feet.

The first habitable floor shall be located no more than two (2) feet above or below the existing grade at any point along a street property line for nonresidential uses.

At street frontages, ground-related entrances shall occur at least once every one hundred (100) feet.

At parcels fronting Broadway, at least one (1) primary entrance to a ground-floor use shall face Broadway.

The first habitable floor of a residential-only building shall be located no more than six (6) feet above existing grade and no more than two (2) feet below existing grade along a street property line.

Windows and openings facing streets shall constitute a minimum of thirty percent (30%) of street-facing building faces for residential ground-floor uses.

Windows and openings facing streets shall constitute a minimum of twenty percent (20%) of street-facing building faces for residential upper-floor uses.

Retail-related uses shall have ground-related entrances that occur at least once every fifty (50) feet.

For all residential buildings and vibration-sensitive development located within one hundred (100) feet of the centerline of railroad tracks, a site-specific vibration study is required.