(A) All facades that are visible from a public roadway or an abutting a residential district or use shall be constructed of one or a combination of the following materials: concrete aggregate, stucco, brick, stone, glass or wood, faced concrete block. Artificial materials which closely resemble these materials shall also be allowed.
(B) Long continuous building walls are discouraged and no single facade extending unbroken more than 35 feet in a horizontal plane may be visible from a public roadway. Compliance may be obtained through one of the following:
(1) The use of projections or recesses (articulation). When used, each projection or recess shall have a projection (or depth) dimension of no less than 18 inches and a width of no less than 36 inches; or
(2) The use of columns or other architectural detail to provide visual interest. Where used, columns should be harmonious with the general design of the structure.
(C) At least 25% of the first floor of the street facade must be transparent.
(D) The use of pitched roofs and roof overhangs shall be required within 1,500 feet of a residentially zoned or used development (as measured from either side of the subject property). Recommended roofing materials include slate shingles, asphalt and fiberglass shingles, metal standing seam or tiles. Partial (occupying less than three sides) mansard roofs are discouraged.
(Ord. eff. 9-6-2012, § 9.25; Am. Ord. 21-1, passed 9-17-2020)