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Section 4. Section 22.010 of Ordinance No. 1671-89, as amended by Section 40 of Ordinance No. 2397-99 (EMC 19.22.010), which reads as follows: Basic development standards. See Table 6.1 in Chapter 6 of this title for the basic development standards that apply to uses hereafter established in the B-3 zone. Additional development standards are listed in Section 22.020. Design guidelines for the B-3 zone are contained in Section 22.030. Is hereby amended to read: Basic development standards. See Table 6.1 in Chapter 6 of this title for the basic development standards that apply to uses hereafter established in the B-3 zone. Additional development standards are listed in Section 22.020 Section 5. Section 22.020 of Ordinance No. 1671-89 (EMC 19.22.020), as amended, which reads as follows: Development standards in the B-3 zone. In addition to the development standards contained in Table 6.1 in Chapter 6 of this title, the following development standards apply to uses hereafter established in the B-3 zone: A. Required Setbacks. There shall be no minimum setbacks in the B-3 zone. However, no portion of a setback area located between a building and the public sidewalk shall be permitted to be used for off-street parking. B. Height of Building or Structure. Buildings located within the B-3 zone shall be permitted to have a height no greater than indicated on map number 22-1. Building height in the B-3 zone is measured as the height above the highest point of any public sidewalk immediately contiguous to the lot upon which the building is proposed to be located. C. Building Facades. All new or remodeled buildings abutting the sidewalk in the B-3 zone shall be subject to the following requirements for those portions of the building between two feet and eight feet above the sidewalk. When building facades are proposed to be renovated, the following standards shall apply for those portions of the building between two feet and eight feet above the sidewalk. 1. Any portion of a facade which is not transparent shall be considered to be a blank facade. Clear or lightly tinted glass in windows, doors and display windows shall be considered transparent. Transparent areas shall allow views into the structure or into display windows from the outside. 2. The total of all blank facade segments shall not exceed forty percent of the length of the facade of the building. 3. The provisions of this section may be modified by the planning director if the applicant proposes an alternative method of design which provides a pedestrian friendly treatment of the facade which is equivalent or superior to that which would be achieved through strict compliance with the provisions of this section, or where the slope of the sidewalk would render the requirements of this section ineffective.