A.

Building façades for new buildings. Building facades shall be of the following architectural treatments:

1.

Front façade—Shall be constructed of glass, stucco, brick and/or masonry, except that metal siding may be used provided that it covers not more than 25 percent of any Front Façade, including banding, cornice and roofing with a pitch of 12:12 or steeper (12 vertical feet for every 12 horizontal feet).

2.

Side façade—Shall be constructed of glass, stucco, brick and/or masonry, except that metal siding may be used provided that it covers not more than 25 percent of any side Façade, including banding, cornice and roofing with a pitch of 12:12 or steeper (12 vertical feet for every 12 horizontal feet).

3.

Rear façade—May be constructed solely of metal siding.

4.

The director may at his/her discretion make the determination whether any certain façade is a front, side, or rear façade.

B.

Building facades for additions to existing buildings

1.

Building façade requirements for additions to existing buildings shall be exempted under the following circumstances:

(a)

Where the proposed building addition is not visible from the transportation corridor right-of-way; the director may at his/her discretion make the determination whether an addition to an existing building is visible from the transportation corridor right-of-way; or

(b)

Where the total proposed building addition is the greater of the following:

(1)

Equal to or less than 300 square feet of the footprint of the existing building; or

(2)

Equal to or less than ten percent of the footprint of the existing building.

2.

If the addition to an existing building is deemed visible from the transportation corridor right-of-way by the Director, then appendix A: 6.1 A will apply.