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UPTOWN D2 DISTRICT FORM-.BASED CODE January 26, 2016 <br />606. Windows and Doors <br />A. Intent <br />The placement, type, and size of windows and doors on the FACADE largely establish the scale <br />and vitality of the srREET-SPACE. For commercial buildings, they allow interplay between the shop <br />interiors and the STREET-sPACE. Commercial uses (especially ~:- <;~ ~ -- <br />`ti,. <br />restaurants and RErAir establishments) benefit from exposure to the y ~-', <br />passers-by and the sTREEr-SPACE benefits from the visual activity. ~ ; _~`. ~ <br />~ ,-~tr ~ ~ .f, <br />---s <br />~' _ _ ~.. <br />For residences, they form the "eyes on the street" surveillance ~° ~~ ~w' <br />~ ~. ~= <br />which provides for the security and safety for the area. 4~ <br />Windows should be divided by multiple panes of glass. This helps ~a~ ''~ <br />the window hold -the surface of the FACADE, rather than - .~ t t _~~~ \~ ~ `~ <br />appearing like a "hole" in the wall (an effect produced by a <br />large single sheet of glass). <br />,J .;. ~, f. .~ <br />The illustrations and statements on this page are advisory only. ~~ ~'~.~--~-~ ~ .,r;~ <br />Refer to the Code standards on the following page for the t , , , ;~ - ~~ <br />r <br />_ rk. <br />~.L~ ,^~- <br />1~ ~ °~ <br />rf ,, <br />.r'd r <br />e <br />{, <br />Ff~ <br />~. <br />s <br />r5 <br />-- -~~,r~a _ , <br />,~ <br />_ ~- ~` ~kr <br />.w..e.,.::~ <br />~. <br />~, ,~ <br />a <br />.r <br />In commerce/aETAI[, frontages, the public space of the STREET-SPACE and the interior <br />space of the shop intermingle. For RESIDENTIAL frontages the interior space should not ~ ~~ <br />intermingle with the STREET-SPACE but, rather overlook and provide surveillance {or it. ~ f , <br />53 <br />specific prescriptions of this section. <br />