These regulations are not mandatory, but only to be used for recommendation purposes for residential conditional district rezoning applications.
(A) Materials.
(1) Facade materials shall be of wood clapboard, wood shingle, wood drop siding, wood board and batten, brick, stone, masonry stucco or an approved vinyl. (Vinyl siding must be a minimum of 0.046 thickness.)
(2) Garden walls in the front yard shall be constructed of brick, stone or masonry stucco.
(3) Fences in the front and side yards shall be constructed of wood, wrought iron or plastic.
(4) Fences in the rear yard shall be constructed of chain link, wrought iron, plastic or wood.
(5) Roofs shall be clad in wood shingles, standing seam metal, terne, slate or asphalt shingles.
(6) Accessory buildings greater than 300 square feet shall be clad in similar materials as the principal structure.
(B) Configurations.
(1) All new construction and additions must be consistent with the surrounding homes and setbacks.
(2) Orientation must remain consistent with the surrounding homes.
(3) Ground cover or paving treatment must remain consistent with that of surrounding homes.
(C) Design element provisions for single family homes. In all new home construction a house building type shall provide detailed design along the front building elevations. Detailed design shall be provided by using at least five of the following architectural features as appropriate for the architectural style:
(1) Dormers;
(2) Gables;
(3) Front porch of at least 50 square feet;
(4) Double garage doors must have two single doors when facing a front street;
(5) Eaves (minimum ten-inch projection which may include gutter);
(6) Off-sets in building face or roof (minimum 16 inches);
(7) Window trim (minimum four inches wide);
(8) Bay windows;
(9) Balconies;
(10) Pillars, posts or columns;
(11) Front entrances shall be raised a minimum of two feet at finished grade; and
(12) Twenty-four-inch masonry finish around the perimeter foundation.
(Ord. passed 5-13-1996)