515 Main St Kannapolis, NC 28081-4449

CC 50 NOTES: [1] Applies to ground floor building façade having frontage on a public or private street, a pedestrian way, or an open space set-aside. b. UPPER FLOOR WINDOWS All upper floor windows shall be recessed, with the glass a minimum of two inches back from the surrounding façade surface material or adjacent trim. c. SILLS, BELT COURSES, EAVES, CORNICES, AND ORNAMENTAL FEATURES Sills, belt courses, eaves, cornices, and ornamental features may project from the building facade no more than two feet and may extend over a public or private sidewalk, shared use path, amenity zone, or planting strip, provided they shall maintain a minimum vertical clearance of 12 feet over the public right-of-way. (3) BALCONIES Balconies are encouraged but not required in upper-story residential units. (4) CANOPIES AND AWNINGS Canopies, awnings, and similar appurtenances are subject to Section 9.3.B(5), Allowable Encroachments into Required Yards or Rights-of-Way. (5) BUILDING ENTRANCES Where the façade of a principal building abuts a street or other public space, at least one operable pedestrian entrance providing both ingress and egress shall be provided. The required pedestrian entrance shall open directly to the sidewalk without requiring pedestrians to pass through a garage, parking lot, or other non‐pedestrian area between the entrance and the street. All primary pedestrian entrances shall be clearly defined and emphasized using changes in the wall plane or façade material, pilasters, awnings, canopies, porches, or other architectural elements. The principal building entrance shall not open onto a parking lot. (6) PARKING STRUCTURES Parking structures shall be wrapped with a non-parking use allowed in the district in which the structure is located, along a minimum of 75 percent of the street level first floor. Where the street‐ level facade of a parking structure abuts or faces a street frontage, the facade shall be articulated through use of at least three of the following features: