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appropriate to the architectural style of the building. Simulated <br />materials may be used for resource conservation, if determined to <br />have an authentic appearance. <br />Policies LD-P.10 <br />Policies LD-P.14 <br />Policies LD-P.20 <br />Policies LD-P.21 <br />Diversity of Architectural Styles. Encourage a diversity of <br />architectural styles in new construction that employ varied <br />rooflines, upper facades, and storefronts. <br />Landscaping in Building Design. Encourage the use of <br />landscaping in building design, such as flowering vines on trellises <br />or arcades, ivy over blank side walls, and flower pots and window <br />boxes. <br />Ground Floor Residential Use. Residential uses fronting the <br />street are only permitted on the upper floors of commercial <br />buildings. Unless otherwise expressly stated below, ground floor <br />residential is not permitted, including in the rear portion of and/or <br />behind an existing or proposed non-residential building. <br />• Mixed Use - Transitional: Ground floor residential may <br />be located behind commercial uses in Mixed Use <br />- Transitional district provided that: <br />o Street fronting commercial space is required, <br />with a minimum building depth of 50-feet to <br />ensure viable commercial uses; <br />o Re-development sites have no net loss of <br />commercial square footage; <br />o Residential at the rear of the site designed to <br />minimize visibility from the commercial street- <br />front; <br />o Corner lots maintain commercial character on <br />secondary frontages to the maximum extent <br />feasible; and <br />o The proposed residential is fully parked on-site <br />Entrances. Design entrances to be visible and accessible. <br />Residential entrances: In mixed-use projects with <br />a residential component, design residential <br />entrances to be separate and clearly <br />distinguishable from commercial entrances or <br />office lobbies. Street fronting residential entrances <br />are allowed in areas designated as Mixed-Use <br />Downtown and Mixed-Use Transitional. In areas <br />designated Downtown Commercial, street fronting <br />residential entrances are discouraged. If proposed, <br />the entrance may not occupy more than the <br />Page 331 of 373