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c. To be counted as a primary material, the product must comprise at least five (5) percent of the exterior wall surface. 5. Complete or partial buildings comprised of structural metal wall panel systems that act as the primary wall system, or as a complete wall system such as pole barns or similar structures common to agricultural or industrial storage uses are prohibited. 6. Commercial, public, educational and religious buildings shall have a well- defined base, middle and top. The base should appear visually distinct from the middle and top part (cornice) of the building through the use of a change in building materials, color, window shape or size, an intermediate cornice line, sign band, an awning, or similar techniques. A cap shall include the area from the top floor to the roof of the building and shall include a cornice, roof overhang, and change of color or material to differentiate it from the middle section of the building. Flashing shall not be considered a cap. 7. Any wall facing a public right-of-way shall not have an uninterrupted length exceeding 100 feet without including at least two of the following: change in plane, change in texture or masonry pattern, two (2) class 1 materials, windows in a manner that is impactful to the design, or an equivalent element that subdivides the wall into human scale proportions. This shall only apply to commercial, public, educational, and religious buildings. 8. Buildings may be constructed of primarily one (1) class 1 material if the design meets or exceeds the intent of this section. 9. A distinctively different color of brick may be considered as a second class 1 material. However, minor blended color variations shall not be considered as a separate material. 10. Earth tone colors of exterior materials shall be required. "Earth tone colors" shall be defined as any various soft colors like those found in nature in soil, vegetation, etc. Such colors are limited to various shades or tints of brown, black, gray, tan, beige, brick red, green, blue, or white. 11. The building walls may contain up to 10% contrasting colors. Contrasting colors shall be those colors not defined as earth tones. 12. All buildings with a sloped roof shall have a minimum 12 inch roof overhang and enclosed soffit. 13. All buildings with sloped roofs shall be covered with shingles or tiles or a standing seam metal roof. 14. All mechanical equipment, such as air handling units located anywhere on the property, including rooftop equipment, shall be screened from ground level view from adjacent streets, public rights of way, and adjacent properties.