Oh heck, let's mandate the following for all infill projects within the downtown district:

1) At ground level retail spaces only will be allowed with clear glass fronts. This allows window shoppers to actually see in to your store.

NO SMOKED GLASS.

If you want a semi-opaque storefront use plywood...it's cheaper. Oops...sorry, you can't because of #...

2) No blank walls at ground level...they deaden the vitality of the street.

3) Bonus points for *fewer* parking spaces in new project plans.

4) Your designs must reserve space for new segments of skyway depending on the address of your site. Consult the city planner re. this requirement. Such segments will be financed by the city and considered city infrastructure. You will be compensated accordingly at tax time.

5) If you're putting up a new restaurant, your building must be recessed several feet from the sidewalk at ground level, to provide space for outdoor dining. (setback to be determined) Sliding glass walls that provide an 'instant patio' abutting the sidewalk will be considered to meet this requirement.

6) Along downtown alleyways your new building project must be recessed at ground level for its entire length, to allow room for dumpster storage. (Dumpster owners will be responsible for erecting/maintaining a pleasing privacy fence around each receptacle.) Vacant spaces along this recess will be planted with flowers/greenery and/or reserved for benches both provided by the city. Decorative/ornate city light standards may be attached to your project to light the alley. You may add well-lit illuminated advertising boxes along the recess to generate revenue and further light the alley.

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