In harmony with the general purposes and intent of this Resolution and the general purposes of Section 26-11, the regulations of Sections 26-13 through 26-17, inclusive, are intended to:

(a)        guide the location of arcades to assure horizontal continuity of developments with existing building arcades and to maintain visual continuity at street level;

(b)        require transparency and/or articulation of front walls to improve the visual quality of the street;

(c)        improve the quality of the street environment;

(d)        limit the number and location of curb cuts, minimizing undue conflict between pedestrian and vehicular movements; and

(e)        eliminate trash on sidewalks by requiring central refuse storage areas within the zoning lot.