§ 5.1.0. 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.)

5.1.1

Exterior Wall Design

A.

The front, sides, and rear facades shall incorporate materials, finish, color, style and features that match and are compatible with the adjacent buildings on the same block. Applicant shall submit a site location plan and photographs of all buildings located within the same block of the proposed project. The site location plan shall include photograph markers that key to the photographs of the adjacent buildings.

B.

The front, sides, and rear facades of buildings shall have glass, brick, and/or stone finish. Stucco/EIFS, textured concrete masonry, and/or fiber cement board siding finish shall be allowed, not to exceed 50 percent of any façade elevation. Architectural precast concrete may be allowed subject to Director's review. Buildings shall be designed to include, but not limited to, compatible building heights, massing, window type, spacing and proportions that are consistent with dwellings on the same block. Façade design shall include at least two of the following elevation features:

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Shutters

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Awnings

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Covered porches

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Tower or pilasters

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Colonnades

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Trellis or arbor

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Roof eave brackets

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Cornice

C.

Exposed concrete block, vinyl and metal siding shall be prohibited.

D.

Exposed neon or other types of color accent lighting shall be prohibited.

E.

Under glow lighting of fabric, vinyl, or translucent material awnings shall be prohibited.

F.

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.

G.

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.

H.

Ground mounted electrical, mechanical, and other 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 vegetative landscape screening shall be provided immediately around the units.

5.1.2

Roof and Parapet Design

A.

Buildings shall be designed with fully pitched roofs with a minimum pitch of 5 in 12.

B.

Pitched roof buildings shall incorporate articulated features which are compatible with adjacent buildings. Pitched roofs shall include at least two of the following features:

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Steep sections of roof with at least 6 in 12 pitch

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Dormers

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Cupolas

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Spires

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Gables

C.

Roofing material shall be limited to standing seam metal, natural slate or stone shingles, traditional tile, or architectural dimensional shingles.