1279.10 COMMERCIAL AND OFFICE BUILDINGS.
   (a)   Walls.
      (1)   Front facade walls shall be brick veneer, brick, cast brick, stone, cast stone, fiber cement board siding or stucco.
      (2)   Street facing walls shall be same material as front facade.
      (3)   Non-street facing sidewalls and rear wall may be split-faced block or cast block.
      (4)   Building wall materials must be combined on each facade horizontally, heavier weight construction material shall be below lighter weight construction material.
   (b)   Opening.
      (1)   All storefront windows shall use clear glass.
      (2)   All openings including porches, galleries, arcades and windows, with the exception of storefronts shall be (square or vertical) in proportion.
      (3)   Openings above the first story shall not exceed 50% of the building wall area, with each facade calculated independently.
   (c)   Roofs.
      (1)   Pitched roofs shall be symmetrically sloped no less than 4:12.
      (2)   Parapets shall enclose flat roofs, a minimum of 12 inches high, or as required to conceal mechanical equipment.
(Ord. 61-2019. Passed 6-10-19.)