are subject to obtaining required encroachment permits and easements from the Town and/or the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), within a public right-of-way. A. Exception . Where the minimum required sidewalk width would result in less than two (2) feet in width between the sidewalk edge and the back of curb, the sidewalk shall be continuous to the back of curb with the additional width added to the minimum sidewalk width.
B. Minimum Width. In no case shall a sidewalk be less than five (5) feet in width.
(2) Streetscape Master Plans . The Town’s Streetscape Master Plans shall apply to all new development and redevelopment including but not limited to, sidewalk design, street trees, planters, access, and pedestrian crossings.
o. Ground Floor Uses
(1) For buildings facing primary streets, the ground floor shall have only nonresidential uses, as permitted in Article F Use Regulations; except that only lobbies and other similar incidental uses for residential uses will be permitted on the ground floor. All other buildings in the Downtown Center Zoning Districts may have any use, as permitted in Article F Use Regulations, on the ground floor. (2) For projects that encompass an entire block in either the DC-1 or DC-2 zoning districts, residential uses may be permitted on the secondary facades. In no case shall a residential use (or use incidental to a residential use like a leasing office, lobby, mailroom, café, private gym, or coworking space for the use of residents only), be permitted on the primary façade.
p. Articulation
(1) Primary Façades . Architectural details which are expressed through the articulation of building materials have historic precedents in Fuquay-Varina and the Piedmont region. A minimum of two (2) of the following articulations, or Town approved equivalent alternative elements, shall be required on all primary façades as follows:
A. Projected lintels in masonry, precast concrete, or stone.
B. Projected and/or recessed horizontal brick detailing.
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