03-14-11 Council Agenda & Packet

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(xii) Front doors, mailboxes, and windows to major rooms must face the primary street. Walkways leading to the front door, separate from the driveway, are encouraged. (B) Multi-Family Residential Fenestration (i) Buildings must provide fenestration on fagades facing primary and secondary streets. Exposed, blank walls are prohibited. (ii) Door and window shapes must be rectangular (and must be vertically oriented), square, or Palladian. Round, hexagon, and octagonal shapes are allowed only as accents. (iii) Dormer windows are encouraged where appropriate to the architectural style of the roof form. (iv) The front door and porch elements, if applicable, must be the dominant feature on the front fagade of the unit and must remain consistent with the building's architectural style or character. (v) All exterior doors, especially the front door, are encouraged to have a variety of details including panels, windows, sidelights, or transoms. (vii) Doors and windows must be made of painted aluminum, wood, vinyl or fiberglass. Clear glass is preferred, tinted glass is acceptable; mirrored glass is prohibited. (viii) Mill finish (non-colored) aluminum or metal door and window frames are prohibited. (ix) If a building has window shutters, they must be sized and shaped to match the associated opening, and must be mounted against the outside edge of the window. Window shutters must be either louvered or paneled, and made of painted wood, metal, vinyl, or fiberglass. (x) Solid metal security gates, metal rolldown windows, and link/grill security devices are prohibited in all windows and doorways. (C) Multi-Family Residential Materials (i) Wood or cement fiber siding/shake, stucco, and brick or stone masonry are the preferred primary building materials for new residential structures and additions. Use of locally-quarried stone as an accent material is encouraged. 17