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UPTOWN D2 DISTRICT FORM-BASED CODE January 26, 2016 407. Martin Luther King Highway Frontage A. Generallntent 1. This section provides for the unique circumstance of FACADES fronting the Martin Luther King Highway Extension where certain relaxations and exceptions to elements of this Code may be granted. 2. The exemptions allow building FACADES that face such Limited Access Highway Frontages to respond to the roadway at an appropriate scale. They provide more leeway for signage and allow non-'street-wall' buildings above the GROUND STORY level (including curved and/or open courtyard/"alphabet" configurations). 3. Frontages on streets intersecting with the Limited Access Highway Frontage are subject to the full standards for those srREET FRONTAGES. B. Building Envelope Standards 1. Height The height limit may be increased by 33 percent. 2. Siting The minimum build-to may be reduced to 50 percent (STREET wALL requirements still apply). 3. Elements a. The requirements for upper sroRY FENESTRATION do not apply. b. The GROUND sroRY minimum FENESTRATION requirement may be reduced. to 20 percent. C. Blocks/Alleys 1. There are no requirements to provide through-access along block faces via an ALLEY, access easement, Or PEDESTRIAN PATHWAY. 2. There are no limits on curb cuts on the frontage road. D. Architectural Standards 1. Windows and Doors a. Materials The requirements for upper sroRY window light transmission do not apply. b. Configurations and Techniques The requirements for upper sroRY windows do not apply. 2. signage For upper sroRlES: a. Wall signs are allowed anywhere above the second sTORY floor level. b. The maximum limits on lettering size, blade sign size are increased by a factor of three (3)• c. There is no limit on the size and location of blade signs. d. Marquee signs are permitted. 28