(a) Entry. A commercial building may have several "front doors." Primary entry-doors should reflect the architectural style of the project and be distinct in prominence from standard access units.
(b) Column trim-enclosure. Scale and level of detail shall be consistent with overall design and length of the column. Patterns and size may vary to establish patterns and rhythm in elevations.
(c) Rafters. Barge and exposed rafters should be sized in proportion to the structure. Larger projects are encouraged to use rafter sizes and spacing bigger than the typical sizes used on a smaller structure.
(d) Beams and brackets. Where exposed beams and brackets are used with rafters, these members should be sized proportionally with the rafters and the overall scale of the project.
(e) Decks. Decks more than four feet deep or four feet high must be supported on dedicated deck pilings rather than braced from the building pilings. These deck support pilings must be a minimum of eight inches by eight inches. Cantilevered decks, balconies and other heated space must be bracketed or braced from the building pilings or walls.
(f) Porches. The use of porches is encouraged. The designer is responsible for ensuring that a porch used for exit access or as a seating area meets local, state and federal requirements. Porch ceilings should be tongue and groove or panels with a pattern of baton strips.
(g) Elevators. Every effort should be made to keep elevators inside the building. However, if this is not possible, exterior elevators may be allowed, provided they are concealed or incorporated into the overall pattern/scale of the building elevations.
(h) Exterior lighting. Light pollution is avoidable. Building and site design should be frugal with exterior lighting.
(1) All exterior lighting fixtures, regardless of design, are subject to approval.
(2) All lighting will be baffled to prevent direct visualization of the light source.
(3) All exterior wall lighting shall have a baffle-to-light source relationship that creates a maximum spread of light of 90 degrees from the bottom of the baffle. All fixture lenses and bulb covers must maintain the source-to-baffle relationship indicated in the diagrams and examples of the baffle-to-light source relationship calculations per figure 13.
(4) All pathway low-luminary lighting shall have a baffle-to-light source relationship that creates a maximum spread of light of 120 degrees from the bottom of the baffle. All pathway lighting shall be no higher than 18 inches above grade as measured from the top of the light fixture.
(5) All hooded exterior wall fixture bulbs will be from the white family and no bulb shall be brighter than 450 lumens. (Approximat ely 40 watts incandescent, ix watts LED, ten watts CFL). The bulb/light color temperature must be 3,000 kelvins or less, which is warm white in color.
(6) Pathway or stairway lighting fixtures must utilize a maximum equivalent of 100 lumens or less. This light style must be reviewed and approved by the CRB and must be used sparingly.
(7) Placing television sets or other electro nic equipm ent on exterior decks, porches , and the like is not permitted, unless it is possible to shield from horizon tal view by neighbors and from the street/alley and the like. Special note should be made of the Village of Bald Head Island Noise Ordinance.
(i) Interior lighting. The design standards encourage window treatment, light fixture design, timers, switching configurations, and other options that limit light pollution caused by interior lighting. It is also important to limit the projection of interior lighting to the exterior of the structure. All buildings should utilize shades/blinds as appropriate to limit light emanating from within the structure to the outdoors, and interior lights must be turned off after business hours except those required for safety/security purposes.
(j) Color and texture. The design standards encourage traditional color schemes that emphasize gray and neutral color for the main body of the project and off-whites for the trim and decoration.
(Ord. No. 2023-1102, 11-17-2023)