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architectural design <br /> ROOF FORMS <br /> INTENT: <br /> To ensure that rooflines within the Waterfront Place Central area represent a distinctive <br /> profile and appearance. <br /> STANDARDS: <br /> 9.6.a. Commercial buildings shall include extended parapets and projecting <br /> cornices to create a prominent edge when viewed against the sky. Sloping roof elements <br /> are encouraged. <br /> 9.6.b. Buildings containing predominantly residential uses with pitched roofs shall <br /> have dormers with windows or intersecting roof forms that break up the mass of the <br /> roofs. <br /> 9.6.c. Roof forms shall be either: <br /> 1. Pitched in a range from 1:12 to 12:12, or <br /> 2. stepped or terraced. <br /> 3. Barrel vaults and other forms may be allowed. <br /> 9.6.d. All mechanical equipment located on the roof shall be concealed by at <br /> least one of the following: <br /> 1. Extended parapets around the equipment, and /or <br /> 2. mechanical equipment worked into the roof form. <br /> 9.6.e. Not Allowed: <br /> 1. flat, unembellished rooflines, <br /> 2. merely painting rooftop mechanical equipment or surrounding it with fencing, <br /> 3. bright colors (not desired), and/or <br /> 4. facades which extend above the roofline solely for the purpose of making room for a <br /> sign. <br /> Waterfront Place Central Design Standards &Guidelines 21 <br />