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City Council Meeting Minutes December 10,2020 includes many visuals on and examples of what materials are appropriate and where including expression elements. Mayor Hughson asked about whether a building could be completely glass and metal. In the text of the code,the language still says that they can be considered as alternative materials and implies they can be primary materials. Consultants will look back at this and make sure it's clear. Council and Commissioners agreed. Question posed by consultant: Questions about types and scale of plants were noted and our design manual addresses this. 5. Pedestrian-Friendly Ground Floor: Recommendations included guidelines and illustrations to show how a ground floor should be designed downtown. 6. Forecourts: Discussed recommendations to define a street wall of a forecourt. Mayor Hughson stated that she was concerned that the images don't look very historic. The consultants said they are a simplified level of images and that a lot of historic aspects are in the detail, but we will look at the images further and provide information in the narrative. General consensus of the City Council and the Planning and Zoning Commission that they agreed to this solution. 7. Improving an Existing Front Setback: Discussed new visuals for improving an existing front setback. 8. Outdoor Space: Discussed new visuals to demonstrate how to create and activate outdoor space. 9. Connectivity: Discussed recommendations regarding additional information about providing pedestrian pathways through sites, especially for large new developments. 10. Topography: Discussed new guidelines for how to design a building to consider the topography and minimize large foundation walls. 11.Activating Street Frontages: Discussed new visuals for how buildings that are slightly set back from the property line can activate their frontage. Other discussion: City of San Marcos Page 9