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(A) Active Use. Non-residential uses such as retail establishments, restaurants, personal service establishments, or health and recreation facilities that create or facilitate pedestrian use during standard business hours or at peak evening hours. (B) Architectural Break. Any break in the plane of a building facade, achieved through facade recesses, protrusions, or other architectural elements. (C) Architectural Style. A set of architectural elements and characteristics that together make a building distinctive and reflective of a particular design tradition. (D) Articulation. The addition of architectural detailing or the variation in the building facade to give more dimension and prominence to certain design elements, and divide the building facade into meaningful, distinct parts. (E) Backlit Sign. A sign that uses a light source to illuminate the wall or mounting surface behind the letters or sign elements to create a 'halo' effect. Letters and sign elements being backlit shall be opaque. (F) Blank Wall. A ground -floor wall or portion of a ground -floor wall over that does not include a transparent window or door. (G) Building Frontage. The length of a building facade measured in a single straight parallel line with the abutting street(s) or parking lot(s). (H) Building Orientation. The visually perceived direction of the front, rear, and side facades. (1) Cabinet Sign. A sign using a single translucent or partially translucent plastic, acrylic, or other type of panel with text or symbols printed or placed upon it that is mounted in a cabinet that is internally illuminated.. (J) Compatible. The ability of different architectural components to exist together without conflict. (K) Cornice. Ornamental molding on an exterior wall over the top of a door, window, or along a roofline. (L) Exterior Insulation Finishing System (EIFS). A non -load -bearing exterior wall cladding system that consists of an insulation board attached either adhesively, mechanically, or both, to the substrate, an integrally reinforced base coat, and a textured protective finish coat. (M) Facade. Any exterior face of a building. The front facade is designated by its relationship to the street. (N) Fenestration. A building's or structure's windows and doors. (0) Fenestration, transparent. The transparent glass surface of windows and doors that allows visual permeability into and out of the building. Also referred to as "glazing." (P) Finished Grade. The finished ground level adjoining the building at all exterior walls. (Q) Internal Landscape Island. Landscaped areas distributed in a regular pattern throughout a parking lot. (R) Massing. The combined effect on overall perceived size influenced by the height, width and form of the building or structure. DRAFT NORTH OLMSTED MALL AREA MIXED USE DESIGN MANUAL 37