Lafayette City Zoning Code
§ 13-13G.10
Architectural Design.
[Added 7-6-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-16]
a.
Preliminary architectural designs of Building 1, 2 and 3 shall be refined by the developer and subject to final review and approval by the Land Use Board.
b.
Architectural design of the rental apartment building(s) shall incorporate a sufficient degree of architectural design and exterior building material variation to exude a high-quality exterior appearance. Exterior design shall conform to the requirements set forth at § 12-8.3f2 to the extent required by the Land Use Board.
1.
Exterior design shall utilize exterior features such as traditional stone or brick water tables, clapboard siding and other residential design elements. Roof pitch, door and window style and placement, exterior trim and ornamentation, etc., should emulate and expand upon Lafayette Township vernacular architectural style and the architectural style of the existing development on site.
2.
Rental apartment building exterior architectural design, materials and colors should be coordinated, substantially consistent and harmonized among the buildings, and shall conform to the requirements of § 12-8.3f2(g).
3.
Building four exterior design shall be subject to the requirements set forth in this section and shall be substantially similar and thematically compatible in architectural style and appearance and complimentary to the architectural style of existing retail development on site and subject to approval by the Board.
(a)
To achieve this, the exact reproduction of the existing architectural style of existing buildings is not expected; however, exterior architectural details not included on existing buildings shall be incorporated to achieve high-quality exterior design, including earth tone building color, thematically compatible siding materials, fenestration, roof pitch, roofing material and roof color, and roof overhang with extended soffit dimensions at rake and eaves.
(b)
Building design shall include exterior architectural features to add visual interest, such as corner posts, windows with sills, and lintels or headers, exterior residential-style doors with decorative pilasters, transom and hood, and an articulated entablature at the eaves including decorative dentil, brackets and moldings, decorative wood banding across gable end walls between eaves and stone or brick water table.