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(i) Use allowances permitted within the LINC Overlay District are also permitted within the areas where the LINC Overlay District and the Downtown Design Overlay District overlap. (3) Procedure New development, rehabilitation, and redevelopment within the LINC Overlay District shall be reviewed in accordance with the applicable development review procedure of the Zoning Ordinance. (4) High Street Corridor Standards The following standards apply only to lots abutting High Street. (a) Building Frontage and Front Yard Setbacks The front facades of buildings should be oriented towards the street and placed close to the sidewalk with an easily identified primary entrance to help enhance the pedestrian experience and desired urban neighborhood character along High Street, in accordance with the following standards. (i) A building on a lot abutting High Street shall have the principal fagade facing High Street, unless the lot is a corner lot with a previously established frontage on a different public street. (ii) The front yard setback shall be a maximum of 5 feet. (iii) A building may have a balcony that projects into the public right-of-way with an encroachment permit as set forth in City Code Sec. 32-7 (Street encroachments generally). (b) Side and Rear Yard Setbacks Buildings and active public spaces should occupy the full width of a lot to encourage greater pedestrian activity by eliminating vacant spaces that feel unsafe, in accordance with the following standards. (i) Interior side yard setbacks shall be a minimum of zero and a. A maximum of 5 feet if the lot is 50 feet or less in width; b. A maximum of 7 feet if the lot is between 50 feet and 100 feet in width; C. A maximum of 15 feet if the lot is 100 feet or greater in width; d. If an active public space is included within the side yard, maximum side yard setbacks do not apply. (ii) Corner side yard setbacks shall be a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 15 feet. (iii) Rear side yard setbacks shall be a minimum of 15 feet. (iv) On lots greater than 100 feet in width, new buildings shall be constructed to a minimum of eighty (80) percent of the width of the lot, excluding the driveway. (v) The portion of a lot frontage containing a driveway shall be excluded from the calculation of lot width for the purposes of this section. (c) Street -Level Active ground floor use shall be encouraged along High Street frontages to help achieve the vision of creating a vibrant urban neighborhood and pedestrian environment. The following regulations shall apply to the building fagade