Buildings in the V-C Village Center District shall provide a minimum of 50 percent transparency (transparent windows and doors) for all facades that front on a public or private street with the following provisions:
(a) The percentage of the building's street elevation is measured between 2.5 feet and 7.0 feet in height above grade.
(b) Glass block, opaque or darkly tinted glass is not considered to be transparent.
(c) Display or show windows that do not provide clear visual access into the interior of the building count towards the transparency requirement, provided they are at least two feet in depth.
(d) Security grills may not be installed on the outside of windows along primary street frontage. Open meshed architectural grills installed on the inside are allowed.
(e) Buildings used solely for residential or office purposes are exempt from the ground floor transparency requirements.
(Ord. 2013-04-CD. Passed 4-2-13.)