§ 16-3-460. Commercial and industrial architecture.

(a)

Elevation and site plans. A Site Plan application as required by Chapter 17, Article 5, of this Code, including front, back and side dimensioned elevation drawings shall be submitted with any application for a land use change requiring review by the Planning Commission. For projects not requiring Planning Commission review, a site plan and elevations shall be submitted at the time of filing any building permit application. The site plan shall show the size and location of any existing or proposed buildings, the location of the lot in relation to abutting streets and other details such as parking areas, access points, landscaped areas, building areas, setbacks from lot lines, building heights, floor areas, densities, utility locations and easements. Elevations shall indicate materials to be installed on all building surfaces.

(b)

Building form. The design of all buildings shall employ textured surfaces, projections, recesses, shadow lines, colors, window patterns, overhangs, reveals, changes in parapet heights and similar architectural features to avoid monolithic shapes and surfaces and to emphasize building entries. Designs shall not contain unbroken flat walls of greater than fifty (50) feet in length. Buildings having single walls exceeding fifty (50) feet in length shall incorporate one (1) or more of the following at a minimum of every fifty (50) feet:

(1)

Changes in color, graphical patterning, texture or material;

(2)

Projections, recesses and reveals;

(3)

Windows and fenestration;

(4)

Arcades and pergolas;

(5)

Towers;

(6)

Gable projections;

(7)

Horizontal/vertical breaks; or

(8)

Other similar techniques.

(c)

Facade treatment. The architectural treatment of the front facade shall be continued, in its major features, around all visibly exposed sides of a building.

(d)

Screening. All air-conditioning units, HVAC systems, exhaust pipes or stacks, elevator housing and satellite dishes and other telecommunications receiving devices shall be thoroughly screened from view from the public right-of-way and from adjacent properties by using walls, fencing, roof elements and landscaping. In addition, all trash facilities, loading and parking areas shall be properly screened.

(e)

Architectural details. All materials, colors and architectural details used on the exterior of a building shall be compatible with the building's style and with other nearby buildings.

(f)

New buildings and exterior modifications of existing buildings on Cleveland Avenue within the C-2 Downtown Commercial District shall comply with the Cleveland Avenue Architectural Guidelines contained in Appendix A to the ordinance codified herein, a copy of which is on file at the Town Clerk's office. (Ord. 11-2007 §1)

(Ord. No. 2-2013 , § 1, 3-26-13)