The entire ground floor street frontage of any hotel, except for such area as may be necessary for vehicle access, courtyard area, or for any pedestrian entry, shall be used exclusively for one or more of the following uses:
A. Retail store uses;
B. The replacement of existing uses to the extent otherwise permitted by this code; and
C. Pedestrian amenities, such as landscaped plazas, sculpture gardens, or other park like treatment.
Notwithstanding subsections A, B and C of this section, hotels in the vicinity of residential areas shall be designed to provide transitional compatibility with such residential environment. (Ord. 84-O-1937, eff. 11-1-1984)