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metro east mixed-use overlay zone27 <br />Podium parking screening <br />Ventilation <br />Podium parking <br />Landscape screening berm <br />b.Pedestrian-oriented sidewalks and streetscapes. <br />Projects as a whole shall incorporate design and <br />development features that facilitate pedestrian and <br />bicycle-scale orientation at the street level. These <br />features include, but are not limited to, street trees, <br />improved medians with trees, widened sidewalks, <br />pedestrian-scale lighting, integrated bicycle paths, <br />curbside parkways, and feasible curbside parking <br />to create a streetscape that accommodates <br />increased and comfortable pedestrian and bicycle <br />use. <br />5.8 LANDSCAPE BUFFERS <br />a.In order to establish a strong public street and <br />sidewalk edge, building massing shall establish <br />variation in relationship of the building frontages to <br />the street. Landscape buffers should be provided <br />along driveways which are adjacent to any project <br />which includes residential development. <br />b.Landscape buffers in addition to other screening <br />techniques should also be provided as a means <br />to screen trash collection areas, and above <br />grade surface parking. <br />5.9 PARKING <br />Parking areas, whether at grade or in a structure, shall <br />be completely screened from the public street view. <br />Above-grade parking structures shall be completely <br />screened at the street level by architectural features <br />including retail spaces, stoops, porches, landscaping or <br />other pedestrian oriented design features. <br />5.10 TION—SHADE AND ENERGY CONSERVA <br />SHADOW <br />Energy consumption shall be minimized using the <br />following features where feasible: cogeneration, solar <br />access, south facing windows with eave coverage, <br />double glazed windows, deciduous shade trees, good <br />ventilation, efficient lighting, and day lighting. <br />Individual units, where possible, should be oriented such <br />that they receive a minimum of two (2) hours of direct <br />sunlight in major living spaces such as living rooms, dining <br />rooms, dens, great rooms, or kitchens on the day of the <br />winter solstice. <br />5.11 RESIDENTIAL UNIT SIZE <br />An average unit size of 1,200 square feet per unit will be <br />used as a guideline to assess the overall quality and <br />livability of any residential units. The mix of unit sizes <br />within a project should be more heavily weighted <br />towards units larger than 1,000 square feet in size. <br />Pedestrian/bicycle oriented streetscape <br />1-74