§ 17.72.032. Additional design requirements.

A.

Architectural Requirements: Principal buildings (including room additions, but excluding sunrooms, porch and patio roofs, dormers, bay windows, chimney caps, carports, accessory buildings and the like) shall comply with the following:

1.

Exterior Materials: The front, side and rear walls shall have minimum masonry coverage of eighty percent of total wall area (including the area for actual doors or windows) in accordance with the definition of masonry construction. Cementitious fiber board (e.g. HardyPlank®) or EIFS may be used for the remaining twenty percent and for chimneys, dormers and gable ends. Alternate materials and designs may be considered by the planning and zoning commission for meritorious exceptions in accordance with Section 17.84.100.D.

2.

Roof Pitch:

a.

Tile Roof: The roof shall have a minimum predominant pitch of 4:12.

b.

All Other Roof Materials: The roof shall have a minimum predominant pitch of 7:12, unless an alternate design for a meritorious exception is approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission in accordance with Section 17.84.100.D.

B.

Design of building and layout of site shall comply with Section 17.84.140 of this title (CPTED - Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design).

C.

Landscaping and bufferyards shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 17.98 of this title.

(Ord. No. 1344, § 1, 10-18-2012; Ord. No. 1350, § 10, 7-18-2013; Ord. No. 1393, § 20, 1-21-2016 )