§ 7.4.0. Multi-Family Residential Buildings

(Multi-Family Residential Buildings include but are not limited to multi-story apartment buildings not exceeding 3 stories above grade.)

7.4.1

Exterior Wall Design

A.

The front, sides, and rear facades shall have a minimum of 75 percent brick or stone finish of the non-fenestration area on each elevation. The balance of the façade may be finished with stucco/EIFS, wood siding, wood shakes, or fiber cement type siding. The front, sides, and rear facades shall incorporate changes in building material, texture, and color. Facades shall incorporate architectural features such as shutters, architectural window surrounds, roof eave brackets, and/or ornamental louvers.

B.

Common entrances and breezeway entrances shall incorporate a distinctive architectural entrance structure such as a tower element, arched portal, and/or trellis/arbor feature.

C.

Porches, decks, and balconies shall incorporate architectural columns.

7.4.2

Roof Design Buildings shall be designed with fully pitched roof. Minimum roof pitch shall be 4 in 12. Roof design shall incorporate features such as roof eave height changes, 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.