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and should be developed accordingly. r. Mechanical and electrical equipment including, but not limited to, air compressors, hoods, mechanical pumps, exterior water heaters, water softeners, utility and telephone transformers, meters or boxes, garbage cans, storage tanks and similar elements may not be stored or located within any street space and shall be screened from view. Temporary placement of private garbage cans within the street space may be allowed to accommodate scheduled trash pick-up. When access to these service areas and/or equipment is desired, one access gate no wider than 22 feet and one pedestrian entry gate no wider than five feet shall be permitted within any required street wall. s. Roof mounted equipment shall be placed behind and away from any RBL and be screened from view from the public right of way. t. Residential uses are prohibited on the ground story level on streets designated to have a "Required Retail Frontage" on the Special Requirements Map of the Comprehensive Plan. (3) Streetscapes. Street trees, sidewalks and pedestrian-scaled lighting of no greater than 14 feet in height shall create a comfortable walking environment. Pedestrian amenities, such as benches, shall be consistent with city standards for outdoor furniture downtown and shall also be provided, as appropriate, throughout the development site. (4) Street trees. Street trees shall be located by the developer in tree wells or on tree lawns established between the curb and the sidewalk after approval by the Planning Department and the City Arborist and in accordance with the following: a. Each street-space must have street trees planted along the street tree alignment line (generally 3 to 3Y2 feet from the back of the curb unless otherwise specified at an average spacing not greater than 30 feet on center (calculated per block face). Where necessary, spacing allowances may be made to accommodate curb cuts, fire hydrants and other infrastructure elements; however, at no location may street tree spacing exceed 45 feet on center. b. Required tree planting area minimum specifications are as follows: (i) Soil surface area shall not be less than 90 square feet per isolated tree or 60 square feet per tree for connected (tree lawn) situations. (ii) No dimension of the soil surface area may be less than 5 1/2 feet. (iii) These requirements may be met through the use of bridged slab, structural soil, or other techniques that clearly exceed these standards in the fostering of vital and long-lived street trees.