TABLE 155.3703.F.7.f: ROOF FORM

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TABLE 155.3703.F.7.f: ROOF FORM
Roof Form Type and Design Characteristic or Standard (R= Required; A= Allowed; X= Prohibited)	Architectural Substyle
	Tropical Old Florida	Tropical Contemporary	Nautical Moderne
Sloped Roof	A	A 1	X
Percentage slope required	25-100	n/a	n/a
Material
Sheet metal	A	n/a	n/a
Slate tiles	X	n/a	n/a
Metal	A	n/a	n/a
Asphalt shingles	X	n/a	n/a
Plastic	X	n/a	n/a
Dormers	A 1	n/a	n/a
Maximum vertical height of roof above the highest eave line (including dormer eaves) (feet)	6	n/a	n/a
Horizontal eave overhang distance (feet) (minimum - maximum)	2-4 2	n/a	n/a
Flat Roof	A	R	R
Cornice	R	R	R
Required cornice depth (feet)	1-2	1-2	1-2
Parapet	A	A	A
Required parapet height (feet) 3	3-5	3-5	3-5
NOTES: 1. Allowed only on buildings devoted exclusively to residential use. 2. Greater horizontal eave overhang distances may be provided in the form of an arcade, where columns support the outer edge of the roof. 3. At least 4 feet if public rooftop access is provided.

 

            ii.   Additional Standards for Specific Roof Forms

         (Each roof form is described and illustrated in Section Article 9: Part 5 , Terms and Uses Defined.)

               (A)   Sloped Roof

            (1)   End-gable roof forms may require low sloping "crickets" for water runoff. Crickets are not subject to slope standards.

                  (2)   A side-gable sloping roof shall provide either a lower end-gable roof form or dormers.

               (B)   Flat Roof

                  The edge of a flat roof shall be defined by either a cornice or a parapet.

            iii.   Secondary Roofs

         Any lower or secondary roofs (e.g., over a front porch , stoop, gallery storefront, arcade storefront, or balcony) shall be of the same or similar type and design as the primary roof.

         g.   Balcony Design

            i.   General

         Balconies on the upper floors of street-facing building facades shall comply with the standards set forth below in Table 155.3703.F.7.g for the proposed architectural style and the specific type of balcony design used. Only one allowable balcony design shall be used.