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Parking Pedestrian Connections
A pedestrian connection from a building to the street should be
provided to establish a visual and physical connection with the
street. This typically leads to a front porch or stoop.

5.4 Provide a clearly visible pathway from a house to the
street.
a. Connect a path to the public sidewalk.
b. Where multiple units are located on a site, provide a
walk for each unit or consolidate on-site pathways to
provide a shared access point.

5.5 Where multiple units are located on a site, create an
Street internal walkway system that connects to key areas
Figure 5.3: Where multiple units such as building entries, parking areas, service areas
are located on a site, create an
internal walkway system that and open spaces.
connects to key areas such as
building entries, parking areas, Building Orientation
service areas and open spaces. Building orientation refers to how the front of a house relates to
the street. The primary entrance should orient to the street in
order to create an engaging and pedestrian-friendly character. In
most settings, a porch helps to make this connection. Figure 5.4
illustrates examples of different types of building orientations,
each recommended for certain Character Areas. Figure 5.5
provides further recommendations for building entry locations and
their character.

5.6 Orient a building to face the street.
Locate the primary entrance on a. Locate the primary entrance on the front face of the
the front face of the building. building, or where it will be highly visible.
* This is particularly important for Character Areas 1:
Traditional Residential and 2: Mid-Century Residential.

Figure 5.4 Example Building Orientations

Building oriented toward Building oriented toward Front wall is parallel to the Front wall is not parallel to
and front wall parallel with and front wall parallel with street, with side entrance. the street.
the street, with a narrow the street, with a wide
facade and long side wall. facade and shorter side
wall.

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