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Chapter II - Development Standards & Urban Design Guidelines e. Materials: i. Metal Seam Roofing - should be anodized, fluorocoated or painted. Copper and lead roofs should be natural or oxidized. Ü. Clay, Ceramic or Concrete Tile - is recommended for decorative roof shapes, such as parapets, domes, and turrets. iii. Tar and Gravel, Composition, and Other Flat Roofs - should be screened by parapets or false-front sec- tions of sloping roofs. iv. Asphalt Shingles - are recommended only for low Shared balcony areas should be designed as loggias or arcades. rise buildings. 12. Porches, Balconies, Awnings, Canopies tural frame that is attractive in design. Backlit awnings that function primarily as signs should not be used. a. Open Porches and Balconies - are recommended for resi- dential development and lodging. They should be inte- d. Trellises and Canopies - Materials, colors, and form grated with the overall building design, and incorporate should be derived from the building architecture. Con- attractive bulkhead walls or balustrade/picket railings. tinuous canopies should provide brackets, structural They should be recessed into the building mass to func- struts, and/or other forms of detailing to reflect indi- tion as an integral part of the living space and not ap- vidual storefronts and/or building bays. Canopies should pear tacked-on to the outside of the building. As noted contain glazing to allow views to upper facade areas. under development standards, porches and balconies shall have a minimum horizontal dimension of 6 feet to e. Height and Projection - Balconies, trellises, canopies and provide for usable space. awnings should be a minimum of 8 feet above the side- walk, and project no more than 7 feet out from the build- b. Loggias - Large and/or shared balcony areas should be ing wall provided 2 feet of clearance is maintained be- designed as loggia/arcades, with attractive columns and tween the awning and curbline. other framing members. f. Placement - of trellises, canopies and awnings should c. Awnings - are recommended for retail buildings. They be above retail display windows and below the store- should be a colorful fabric mounted over a metal struc- front cornice, sign panel, and transom window. Individ- Final Plan - June 2004 - 54 -