(A) Purpose. The minimum residential architectural standards established in this section are designed to provide a higher level of protection against wind and hail damage, increased fire resistance, and to enhance the aesthetic value of such buildings and structures, and to promote property values within the village.
(B) Enforcement. No occupancy permit shall be issued for any residential building unless and until the provisions of this chapter and all other relative ordinances are complied with.
(C) Requirements.
(1) For all residential subdivisions, the final subdivision plat for which are approved by the village after the 2nd day of March, 2007, the front elevation of all 1-family dwellings, 2-family residential structures, and townhomes shall be constructed with 50% of the front elevation comprised of masonry material from the ground level (the building foundation) to the building’s eaves (excluding gables, dormers, openings for windows and doors). For 2-family and townhome structures, the masonry material and roofing shall be consistent (i.e., same brick type/color for each unit within a building).
(2) For all multi-family residential structures, for which a building permit is issued after the effective date of this chapter, shall be constructed with 100% masonry material from the ground level
(the building foundation) to the building’s eaves (excluding gables, dormers, openings for windows and doors) on all elevations.
(D) Variation. Residential buildings or structures which demonstrate exceptional architectural merit and an intention to reflect the rural character of the village may, upon an application for a variation made to the Planning and Zoning Commission, be granted a variance from the provisions of this chapter requiring the use of particular materials for exterior finishes to allow the use of different materials or to allow the use of a different percentage or proportion of the materials otherwise required in the exterior finish of such a structure. The application for variation shall be reviewed in accordance with § 151.206, Variations, of this chapter.
(Ord. 2015-08, § 11.02, passed 6-23-2015)