17.07.060 - General Design Standards for Residential Buildings/Development.

In addition to the general design standards contained in 17.07.050 the following design standards apply to all residential Building forms unless otherwise exempted in specific detail in a Development Agreement executed as a condition of approval of a rezone: A.

Frontage and Orientation.

1.

Single-Building Developments. Single-Building Developments shall front on a Street.

2.

Multi-Building Developments (excluding Townhome Developments). All multi-Building Developments shall be oriented so that the Primary Façade of each Building faces toward the following, listed in priority order:

a.

Public Street;

b.

Perimeter Street;

c.

Primary internal Street;

d.

Park or other Common Open Space; and

e.

Secondary internal Street.

3.

Townhome Developments. All Townhome Developments shall be oriented so that the Primary Façade of each Building faces toward the following, listed in priority order:

a.

Public Street;

b.

Perimeter Street;

c.

Primary internal Street; and

d.

Park or other approved Common Open Space.

B.

Windows and Doors.

1.

Windows are required on the Primary Façade of all Buildings.

2.

Windows on the Primary Façade shall have a minimum transparency of 70%.

3.

All windows on the Primary Façade shall incorporate at least two (2) of the following features:

a.

Mullions and/or transoms;

b.

Trim or molding at least four inches (4") in width;

c.

Canopies, shutters, or awnings proportional to window size; or

d.

Recessed insets from the Primary Façade by at least two inches (2").

C.

Materials.

1.

Primary Materials. All Buildings shall use one of the following materials on at least 80% of each Façade:

a.

Brick;

b.

Wood;

c.

Stone; or

d.

Hardie-board or equivalent material.

2.

Secondary Materials. No Building shall use the following materials on more than 20% of any Façade:

a.

Stucco;

b.

Corrugated metal siding;

c.

Split-faced masonry block;

d.

Exposed smooth-finish concrete block;

e.

Architectural metal panels;

f.

Cementous fiber board; or

g.

EIFS.

3.

Prohibited Materials. No Building shall use vinyl or aluminum siding on any Façade.

4.

Roofs. All roofs shall be clad in asphalt shingles, wood shingles, standing seam metal, or a material of equivalent quality and durability.

5.

Arrangement.

a.

Where two or more materials are proposed to be combined on a Façade, the heavier and more massive material shall be located below the lighter material.

b.

All material changes shall occur along a horizontal line or where two forms meet; material changes may occur as accents around windows, doors, cornices, at corners, or as a repetitive pattern.

c.

Primary Façade materials and/or colors shall not change within two feet (2') of Building corners and shall continue along any Façade visible from a Street or pedestrian Right-of-Way. Materials may change where side or rear wings meet the main body of a Building. Primary Façade materials used on Buildings on Corner Lots shall extend the full length of the sides visible from a Street or pedestrian Right-of-Way.

D.

Compatibility. New Building forms shall be Compatible with the existing neighborhood.

E.

Fencing.

1.

Fences in Front Yards shall not exceed four feet (4') in height.

2.

Fences in Corner Side Yards shall not exceed six feet (6') in height.

3.

Fences in Rear Yards shall not exceed six feet (6') in height.

4.

Fences may extend to the back of sidewalks, where permitted.

5.

A straight classic vinyl picket fence is allowed:

6.

Other Vinyl fences are prohibited.

7.

Chain link fences are prohibited in any new multi-family or townhome development.

(Ord. No. 2020-02, § IV(Exh. C), 1-8-2020; Ord. No. 2021-06, § XVIII, 5-26-2021; Ord. No. 2022-08, § I(Exh. A), 4-13-2022; Ord. No. 2022-16, § 1(Exh. A), 9-14-2022; Ord. No. 2022-08 , § I(Exh. A), 4-13-2022; Ord. No. 2025-32, § 2(Exh. A), 7-9-2025)

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