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feet of the subject lot, measured from a point that is five feet above grade. Screening shall be architecturally compatible with the style, materials, colors, and architectural detailing of the building. (c) Crown lighting on buildings in the North and South Buffalo Street Corridors should be installed and have illumination shut off at 11:00pm until 7:00am. Lighting should be white or coincide with Village requests on North and South Buffalo Road Corridor. (3) Windows. (a) Windows shall be of a scale, proportion, and coverage appropriate to the overall style of architecture of the building. (b) First floor windows shall not be blocked in any manner that restricts visual access of up to three feet into the structure (e.g., furniture, signage, or other decorative elements may not block windows. Passersby should be able to view up to three feet into the window space). (4) Doors and entryways. (a) Doors and entryways shall be of a scale, proportion, and coverage appropriate to the overall style of architecture of the building. (b) Commercial buildings shall have a transparent primary entryway that will be considered as part of the overall transparency requirement for the building frontage. (c) Entryways shall be detailed and announced to the general public through the use of decorative trim, moldings, overhangs, and other defining architectural features such that its purpose as the primary entrance is evident from the street. The same treatment is encouraged for all secondary entryways near parking locations. (5) High-quality materials. (a) All exterior building walls and structures shall be constructed or clad with durable, economically maintained materials that retain their appearance over time, including, but not limited to, natural or synthetic stone; brick; stucco; integrally colored, textured, or glazed concrete masonry units; high-quality prestressed concrete systems; exterior insulation finish systems (EIFS); or glass. (b) Concrete finishes or precast concrete panels that are not exposed aggregate, hammered, embossed, imprinted, sandblasted, or covered with a cement-based acrylic coating shall not be used as exterior building materials and shall be prohibited on all exterior walls.