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Example: This parking garage building uses <br />openings on its second level parking area to resemble windows. <br />Example: Parking garage is designed to obscure the view of parked cars. <br />5. Building Design <br />a. Ground floor transparency. For all building facades within 5 feet of a public <br />sidewalk and facing the sidewalk, at least 40 percent of the area between 2 and 10 feet <br />above grade shall be transparent. For residential uses, this minimum transparency <br />requirement is reduced to 20 percent of the area between 2 and 10 feet above grade to <br />allow for increased privacy. Transparent features may include windows, transparent <br />doors, and window displays at least 12 inches in depth and recessed into the building. <br />Display cases attached to the exterior wall do not qualify. Other treatments that enhance <br />the pedestrian environment may be approved by the City. <br />