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Carroll County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

6.4

Roof lines.

A.

Buildings and accessory structures of less than 5,000 square feet of gross floor area shall be designed with minimum 4:12 roof pitches (four feet in rise for every 12feet in run) or may be designed with flat roofs having thre plane parapets where each side that is visible from the transportation corridor right-of-way. Banding and roofing materials of accessory structures, which shall include, but not be limited to gasoline sales island canopies, shall match the materials and colors of the primary structure. Roofing materials for pitched or mansard roofs shall be limited to the following:

1.

Metal standing seam.

2.

Shingles with a slate, tile or metal appearance.

3.

Tile, slate or stone.

4.

Wood shake or wood shake appearance. [Amended Ord. 11/18/03]

B.

Buildings of 5,000 square feet or greater shall have at least four roof planes, provided however that the Commission may recommend and the county may approve the use of flat roofs with parapets surrounding all sides visible from transportation corridor right-of-way. Parapets shall simulate at least 3 roof planes per building face. [Amended Ord. 08/03/04]