Gwinnett County |
Code of Ordinances |
Appendix A. UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE |
Appendix Section 1.0 - Architectural Design Standards |
§ 7.5.0. Attached Residential Buildings
(Attached Residential Buildings include but are not limited to townhouses and villas.)
7.5.1
Exterior Wall Design
A.
The front facades shall have a minimum of 50 percent brick or stone finish 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. The front façade design shall include at least two of the following elevation features:
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Shutters
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Covered porches
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Bay windows
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Roof eave brackets
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Cornice
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Architectural entrance door surround
B.
Porches and decks shall incorporate architectural columns.
7.5.2
Roof Design
A.
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.