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SEC. 143. RESERVED. (Amended by Ord. 414-85, App. 9/17/85; Ord. 69-87, App. 3/13/87; Ord. 115-90, App. 4/6/90; Ord. 298-08, File No. 081153, App. 12/19/2008; Ord. 84-10, File No. 091453, App. 4/22/2010; renumbered by Ord. 108-10, File No. 091275, App. 5/25/2010) Editor's Note: Former Sec. 143 was redesignated as Sec. 428 by Ord. 108-10, App. 5/25/2010. SEC. 144. STREET FRONTAGES IN RH, RTO, AND RM DISTRICTS. (See Interpretations related to this Section.) (a) Purpose. This Section 144 is enacted to assure that in RH, RM, and RTO Districts the ground story of dwellings as viewed from the street is compatible with the scale and character of the existing street frontage, visually interesting and attractive in relation to the pattern of the neighborhood, and so designed that adequate areas are provided for front landscaping, street trees and on-street parking between driveways. The design of ground story frontages subject to this Section 144 shall also be reviewed for consistency with applicable design guidelines, including the Ground Floor Residential Design Guidelines. (b) Controls. (1) Entrances to Off-Street Parking. Except as otherwise provided herein, in the case of every dwelling in such districts no more than one-third of the width of the ground story along the front lot line, or along a street side lot line, or along a building wall that is set back from any such lot line, shall be devoted to entrances to off-street parking, except that in no event shall a lot be limited by this requirement to a single such entrance of less than 10 feet in width, or to a single such entrance of less than eight feet in RTO Districts. In addition, no entrance to off- street parking on any lot shall be wider than 20 feet, and where two or more separate entrances are provided there shall be a minimum separation between such entrances of six feet. Lots are limited to a total of 20 feet per block frontage devoted to entrances to off-street parking. Street-facing garage structures and garage doors may not extend closer to the street than a primary building facade unless the garage structure and garag