Ordinance 3121-09 - Laserfiche WebLink

Transparent glass may be tinted, Low-E, or include other similar treatment. For residential uses, this minimum transparency requirement is reduced to twenty percent of the area between two and ten feet above grade to allow for increased privacy. Transparent features may include windows and transparent doors. Display cases attached to the exterior wall do not qualify. Other treatments that enhance the pedestrian environment may be approved by the city. b. Window Treatments. Building facades facing Main Street shall employ distinctive window or facade treatment above the ground floor that adds visual interest to the building. Buildings over six stories in height are exempt from this requirement to accommodate common construction/architectural practices for tower structures. c. Exterior Materials Facing Main Street. (1)Metal Siding. If metal siding is used on facades facing Main Street, it shall incorporate appropriate architectural detailing to add visual interest and incorporate masonry or other similar durable/permanent material near the ground level. (2) Concrete Block. When used for a facade facing Main Street, concrete blocks shall be split, precision, rock- or ground-faced, or similar material. Standard CMU shall not be used. If precision block is used, it shall be detailed with masonry, metal or other appropriate materials on the same wall surface. To add visual interest, the use of specialized textures and/or colors used effectively with other building materials and details is encouraged. (3) Exterior Insulation and Finish System (EIFS) facing Main Street and Similar Troweled Finishes (Stucco). (a) EIFS shall be trimmed in wood,masonry, or other approved materials and shall be sheltered from extreme weather by roof overhangs or other methods. (b) EIFS may only be used in conjunction with other approved building materials. Generally, the use of EIFS for more than fifty percent of the building facade is discouraged. (c) EIFS is prohibited within two vertical feet of the sidewalk or ground level. Masonry or other similar durable/permanent materials shall be used. (d) High quality fiber cement panel systems may be used, such as Hardie board, in panels/sheets smaller than 4'x4' and with appropriate architectural detailing. (4) Prohibited Exterior Materials. (a) Mirrored glass is prohibited at the ground level along Main Street. Mirrored glass covering more than ten percent of the exterior of any building is prohibited. (b)Textured or scored plywood (including T-111 or similar plywood). (c) Stucco board. F - 3 FINAL ATT F.DOC 10/21/2008