§ 47-17.7. Material and design guidelines.

A.

Applicability. The SBHD material and design guidelines shall be read in conjunction with the existing guidelines provided in this section and shall be utilized as additional criteria for the consideration of an application for a certificate of appropriateness for the following:

1.

New construction. The material and design guidelines shall be used to determine if the new construction is compatible with buildings which were built prior to 1940 and which exhibit the historic character and features of the district as identified in the SBHD study.

2.

Alteration. The material and design guidelines shall be used in identifying existing features of the original structure and encourage restoration in line with these features and to encourage inclusion of historical features when compatible with the character of the original structure.

3.

Relocation. The material and design guidelines shall be used to insure that buildings moved to sites within the district are compatible with the surrounding buildings and are suitably situated on the lot.

4.

Demolition. The material and design guidelines shall be used to identify existing features of a structure which conform to the guidelines and determine the feasibility of alternatives to the demolition of a structure.

B.

Materials and designs.

1.

Exterior building walls.

a.

Materials and finish.

i.

Stucco: float finish, smooth or coarse, machine spray, dashed or trowled.

ii.

Wood: clapboard, three and one-half (3½) inches to seven inches to the weather; shingles, seven inches to the weather; board and batten, eight inches to 12 inches; shiplap siding smooth face, four inches to eight inches to the weather.

iii.

Masonry: coral, keystone or split face block; truncated or stacked bond block.

2.

Windows and doors.

a.

Materials.

i.

Glass (clear, stained, leaded, beveled and non-reflective tinted).

ii.

Translucent glass (rear and side elevations only).

iii.

Painted and stained wood.

iv.

Aluminum and vinyl clad wood.

v.

Steel and aluminum.

vi.

Glass block.

vii.

Flat skylights in sloped roofs.

viii.

Domed skylights on flat roofs behind parapets.

b.

Configurations.

i.

Doors: garage nine feet maximum width.

ii.

Windows: square; rectangular; circular; semi-circular; semi-ellipse; octagonal; diamond; triangular; limed only to gable ends.

c.

Operations.

i.

Windows: single and double hung; casement; fixed with frame; awning; sliders (rear and side only); jalousies and louvers.

d.

General.

i.

Wood shutters sized to match openings (preferably operable).

ii.

Wood and metal jalousies.

iii.

Interior security grills.

iv.

Awnings.

v.

Bahama shutters.

vi.

Screened windows and doors.

3.

Roofs and gutters.

a.

Roof—materials.

i.

Terra cotta.

ii.

Cement tiles.

iii.

Cedar shingles.

iv.

Steel standing seam.

v.

5-V crimp.

vi.

Galvanized metal or copper shingles (Victorian or diamond pattern).

vii.

Fiberglass/asphalt shingles.

viii.

Built up roof behind parapets.

b.

Gutters.

i.

Exposed half-round.

ii.

Copper.

iii.

ESP aluminum.

iv.

Galvanized steel.

v.

Wood lined with metal.

c.

Configurations.

i.

Roof: The pitch of new roofs may be matched to the pitch of the roof of existing structures on the lot. Simple gable and hip, pitch no less than 3:12 and no more than 8:12. Shed roofs attached to a higher wall, pitch no less than 3:12. Tower roofs may be any slope. Rafters in overhangs to be exposed. Flat with railings and parapets, where permitted, solar collectors and turbine fans at rear port.

4.

Outbuildings.

a.

Materials and finish.

i.

Stucco: float finish, smooth or coarse, machine spray, dashed or trowled.

ii.

Wood: clapboard, three and one-half (3½) inches to seven inches to the weather; shingles, seven inches to the weather; board and batten, eight inches to 12 inches; shiplap siding smooth face, four inches to eight inches to the weather.

iii.

Masonry: coral, keystone or split face block; truncated or stacked bond block.

5.

Garden walls and fences.

a.

Materials and style.

i.

Stucco: float finish, smooth or coarse, machine spray, dashed or trowled.

ii.

Wood: picket, lattice, vertical wood board.

iii.

Masonry: coral, keystone or split face block; truncated or stacked bond block.

iv.

Metal: wrought iron, ESP aluminum, green vinyl coated chain link.

b.

Configurations.

i.

Front: spacing between pickets maximum six inches clear.

6.

Arcades and porches.

a.

Materials and finish.

i.

Stucco (at piers and arches only): float finish, smooth or coarse, machine spray, dashed or trowled.

ii.

Wood: posts and columns.

iii.

Masonry (at piers and arches only): coral, keystone or split face block; truncated or stacked bond block.

iv.

Metal (at railings only): wrought iron, ESP aluminum.

(Ord. No. C-97-19, § 1(47-17.7), 6-18-97; Ord. No. C-99-14, § 11, 3-16-99)