210.375 Design Review.
A. All residential development in the LR7.5 and LR12 zones must comply with the following standards and will be reviewed as a Type I procedure except as excluded in subsection C of this section.
B. Required Elements.
(1) Entry Orientation. All street-facing units shall have the main entry facing the street or be at an angle of up to forty-five (45) degrees from the street. For corner lots, the front entryway shall be whichever street is the official address of the dwelling.
(2) Street-Facing Façades.
(a) A minimum of twenty (20) percent of the street-facing wall area shall be included as windows or entrance doors.
(b) All street-facing façades must include at least four (4) of the following items:
i. A roof dormer a minimum of four (4) feet in width.
ii. A balcony a minimum of three (3) feet in depth and four (4) feet in width and accessible from an interior room.
iii. A bay window that extends from the façade a minimum of three (3) feet.
iv. An entryway that is recessed a minimum of three (3) feet.
v. A covered entryway with a minimum depth of four (4) feet.
vi. An open porch with a minimum of thirty-six (36) square feet in area.
Balconies and bay windows may encroach into required setback areas enabled under Section 210.330(C)(1).
(3) Roof pitch shall be a minimum of five to twelve (5 : 12) and can include open or boxed gable, hip, hip and valley, or Dutch gable. Flat or shed style roof designs are not permitted.
(4) See Section 220.400 for cottage housing required design elements.
C. The following items are excluded from required design elements:
(1) Developments that are separated from the street property line by another dwelling unit are exempt from meeting building design standards and the design review process.
(2) Conversion of a detached single dwelling unit into two (2) or more dwelling units; provided, that the addition or conversion does not increase nonconformance with applicable clear and objective standards.
(3) The repair or replacement of items if they are similar in size, style and quality.
(4) The addition, repair, or replacement of decorative items such as shutters, window boxes, stonework, and other similar features. (Ord. 2-2022 § 1 (Att. A))