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1. No pole type buildings, and no conventionally framed, pre-fabricated, or engineered steel buildings with metal exteriors (walls or roof), shall be allowed. [Deletes an exception, forsheds less than 120 square feex] 2. All buildings in Residential, Business, and Industrial Districts shall be constructed of solid wall masonry, pre-cast concrete or aggregate panels, wood frame masonry veneer, wood siding (provided the surfaces are finished for exterior use and wood of proven durability is used, such as cedar, redwood, or cypress), fiberglass, steel, or aluminum residential siding, glass curtain wall panels (non-structural), and stucco or stucco-like building products. In Residential Districts, Business Districts, and in Industrial Districts, principal (but not; accessory buildings which are non-conforming by type (e.g. pole or engineered steel) existing on the date of passage of this Ordinance shall be allowed to be expanded to the extent of twenty-five (25%) percent of the size of the existing building by using materials similar to those of the principal structure, provided other lot and building requirements of this Ordinance are met. Such buildings shall be subject to all other requirements of Section 903.010, and any amendments thereto. [Specifies that accessory buildings are not;granted this expansion allowance] U. Single Family Dwellings. Except in the R-4 Zoning District, all single family detached homes shall meet the following requirements: [Relocated from 903.14t] 1. All single family homes shall be constructed upon a continuous perimeter foundation that meets the requirements of the State Uniform Building Code. 2. All single family homes shall receive a building permit. The exterior architectural design of a proposed dwelling may not be so at variance with, nor so similar to, the exterior architectural design of any structure or structures already constructed or in the course of construction in the immediate neighborhood, nor so at variance with the character of the surrounding neighborhood as to cause a significant depreciation in the property values of the neighborhood or adversely affect the public health, safety or general welfare. 3. All single family homes shall meet the requirements of the State Uniform Building Code, as maybe applicable. 4. All single family homes shall have a minimum roof overhang of one (1) foot. All single family homes shall have an earth covered, composition, shingled, or tiled roof. 6. With the exception of passageways, as allowed by Section 903.141.H. below, single family homes shall not be less than thirty (30) feet in length and not less than twenty four (24) feet in width over that entire minimum width. Width requirements shall not take into account overhangs and other projections that extend beyond principal walls. Little Canada Zoning Ordinance General Provisions 903-17