§ 4.1.0. Commercial and Non-Residential Buildings

(Commercial and Non-Residential buildings include but are not limited to office buildings, retail buildings, shopping centers, warehouses, places of worship, medical buildings, and industrial buildings.)

4.1.1

Exterior Wall Design

A.

The front, and sides of buildings shall have glass, brick, stone, and/or stucco/EIFS finish. Textured concrete masonry, architectural precast concrete, and/or fiber cement board siding finish shall be allowed, not to exceed 50 percent of any façade elevation.

B.

The rear of buildings (not directly visible to streets) shall be brick, stone, stucco/EIFS finish, textured concrete masonry, architectural precast concrete, and/or fiber cement board siding finish.

C.

Buildings in zoning districts that allow industrial classified buildings with industrial factory occupancies may have precast concrete or tilt-up concrete panels with textured coating finish. Concrete panels shall have a design pattern of architectural reveals and/or insets. The building facades shall incorporate a minimum of two colors.

D.

Multi-tenant retail (mercantile) buildings and shopping centers shall incorporate distinct architectural entry identity for individual tenant suites exceeding 10,000 square feet of gross floor area, such as towers, portico, gables, or offset façade with change of materials.

E.

Portable buildings shall be prohibited.

F.

Exposed neon or other types of color accent lighting shall be prohibited. Neon light graphic features or signage located on interior walls or bulkheads shall be located a minimum of 8 feet behind the exterior glass façade.

G.

Ornamental wall-mounted sconce lights located on the building elevation adjacent to an entrance must be of non-clear translucent panels with low wattage (not to exceed 30 watts) light source and the light/wall location must be at least 30 feet from the property line.

H.

Wall mounted electrical, mechanical, utility meters, and other utility equipment shall be screened. Screening height shall be equal to the height of the equipment. Equipment screens shall have finish which is consistent with the finish materials of the building façade, or vegetative landscape screening shall be provided immediately in front of the equipment units.

I.

Ground mounted electrical, mechanical, and like utility equipment shall be screened. Screening height shall be equal to the height of the equipment. Equipment screens shall have a finish which is consistent with the finish materials of the building façade, or provide vegetative landscape screening immediately around the units.

4.1.2

Roof and Parapet Design

A.

Flat roof buildings shall incorporate articulated parapets or façade projections such as porticoes or towers every 50 linear feet on front and sides of the building. Articulated parapets shall be a minimum of 1 foot vertical offset. Green roof designs with live vegetative plantings which are visible from ground level views may be substituted for articulated parapets.

B.

Pitched roof buildings shall incorporate articulated features every 50 linear feet on the front elevation. Articulated features shall include roof eave height changes, towers, spires, cupolas, dormers, and/or gables. Roofing material shall be limited to standing seam metal, natural slate or stone shingles, traditional tile, or architectural dimensional shingles.

C.

All roof mounted equipment, such as mechanical units, vent hoods, communication devices, and/or other building system(s) equipment, shall be screened from view on all sides of the building. Roof screening height shall be equal to the height of the equipment. Screens shall be a material consistent with the finish materials of the building facades.