1. Permitted height and uses:
a. Building height shall be measured as the vertical distance from the highest finished grade relative to the street frontage, up to the eaves or the highest level of a flat roof.
b. The height of parapet walls may vary depending upon the need to screen mechanical equipment.
c. Building height to the ridge may vary depending on the roof pitch.
d. Permitted uses are indicated above.
2. Architectural standards:
a. Principles:
(1) To perpetuate the unique building character of the city and its environs, and to re-establish its local identity, development shall generally employ building types that are compatible to the historic architectural vocabulary of the area in their massing and external treatment.
(2) Building elevations fronting or visible from public streets shall be clad with masonry, wood, vinyl siding, stucco, or similar material. Metal paneling may not comprise a street fronting building face. Building elevations fronting or visible from public streets shall not be covered with vinyl siding in the Central Business District (B-1).
(3) The front elevations facing the street and the overall massing shall communicate an emphasis on the human scale and the pedestrian environment.
(4) Each building should be designed to form part of a larger composition of the area in which it is situated. Adjacent buildings should thus be of similar scale, height, and configuration.
(5) Mobile units may not be used as permanent workplace buildings.
(6) At a minimum, the Americans with Disabilities Act standards for accessibility shall be met.
b. Configurations:
(1) Two (2) wall materials may be combined horizontally on one (1) facade. The “heavier” material should be below and can cover the first floor only (i.e. brick below wood siding).
(2) Street level windows shall be untinted. Mirrorized glass is not permitted in any location.
(3) Windows shall be of square or vertical proportion. Special windows may be circular or regular polygons.
c. Techniques:
(1) Windows should be set to the inside of the building face wall.
(2) All rooftop equipment shall be enclosed in a building material that matches the structure or is visually compatible with the structure. (Ord. of 12-7-04, No. 37-02)