(a) All facades of buildings with a gross floor area of 20,000 square feet or larger shall be required to incorporate at least three (3) of the following facade treatments. At least one (1) of these treatments shall repeat horizontally. All design elements shall repeat at intervals of no more than thirty (30) feet, either horizontally or vertically. All facades of buildings with a gross floor area of less than 20,000 square feet shall be required to incorporate at least two (2) of the following facade treatments. At least one (1) of these treatments shall repeat horizontally. All design elements shall repeat at intervals of no more than twenty-five (25) feet, either horizontally or vertically.
(1) Expression of a vertical architectural treatment with a minimum width of twelve (12) inches.
(2) Building stepbacks, offsets or projections, a minimum of three (3) feet in width.
(3) Color change.
(4) Texture and/or material change.
(5) Architectural banding.
(6) Pattern change.
(7) Any other treatment that, in the opinion of the Planning and Zoning Administrator, meets the intent of this section.
(b) Blank wall areas on any facade shall not exceed ten (10) feet in vertical direction or twenty (20) feet in horizontal direction. Control and expansion joints constitute a detail feature only if incorporated as a decorative pattern and spaced at intervals of six (6) feet or less apart. Relief and reveal work depth must be a minimum of one-half (½) inch.
(Ord. 65-03. Passed 9-2-03.)