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Woodbridge Design Guidelines Chapter 7-Appendices Kick-plates A feature that functions to protect the display window by raising the glass area to a safer and easily viewed height. Materials usually include wood panels, marble or ceramic tiles. Landscape The area of a lot covered with a pervious surface, listed as a coverage percentage of the net lot area. A pervious surface is a surface that presents an opportunity for precipitation to infiltrate the ground. However, landscape coverage may include containerized plantings located on impervious surfaces. These plantings may be calculated into the landscape coverage area. Mansard Roof A roof with two slopes on each side, the lower slope being much steeper. Parapet The part of a wall that rises above the edge of the roof. Pedestrian-oriented Development designed with an emphasis primarily on the street development sidewalk and on pedestrian access to the site and building, rather than on auto access and parking areas. The building is generally placed close to the street and the main entrance is oriented to the street sidewalk. There are generally windows or display cases along building facades which face the street. Although parking areas may be provided, they are generally limited in size and are not emphasized by the design of the site. Pedestrian scale The relating of the structures in the building environment to the size of the person. Preservation The act or process of applying measures to sustain the existing form, integrity and materials of a building or structure, and the existing form. Proportion The relationship between elements taken as a whole or in comparison to each other. Often expresses as a ratio. Sash The framework in which panes of glass are set in a window or door. Scale The measurement of the relationship between objects. Usually expressed in terms of a building or element possessing human or pedestrian proportions. Also refers to the relationship between different architectural elements of a building and their relationship to the building itself.