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2 <br /> <br />Ordinance Amendment <br /> <br />Staff met with an independent architect to review the City’s zoning ordinance to see if there were <br />any changes we should make to help clarify definitions and allowed exterior materials. The <br />architect felt the City’s ordinance is clearly written and that our 3 classes of primary materials are <br />consistent with current industry standards. <br /> <br />The Board could consider reclassifying Masonry Stucco from Class 2 to Class 3. Staff also <br />recommends the following amendments to clarify that primary material requirements apply to <br />each exterior wall. <br /> <br />• Proposed Amendment <br /> <br />City Code Section 1007.043(2): <br /> <br />(c) Multiple-Family Dwelling Construction Standards. All multiple-family dwellings shall <br />comply with the following requirements: <br /> <br />1. The exterior walls of multiple-family dwelling structures shall include a variation <br />in building materials which are to be distributed throughout the building walls <br />and coordinated into the architectural design of the structure to create an <br />architecturally balanced appearance. <br /> <br />2. A minimum of At least 33% of all each building exterior walls of a structure shall <br />have an exterior finish be composed of brick, natural stone, or artificial stone. <br /> <br />3. For the purposes of this section, the area of the building each exterior wall shall <br />not include area devoted to windows, entrance doors, garage doors, or roof areas. <br /> <br />4. Each building elevations exterior wall shall be articulated to add visual interest. <br />Large blank exterior walls shall be prohibited. Variation in elevations exterior walls <br />can be accomplished with projections or recesses, material changes, or other <br />methods of building articulation. <br /> <br />• Proposed Amendment <br /> <br />City Code Section 1007.043(2): <br /> <br />(d) Commercial, industrial, and institutional. All buildings constructed on land within <br />commercial, industrial, public and semi-public zoning districts, and all institutional <br />buildings (such as public, education, and religious buildings) in residential and rural <br />zoning districts shall conform with the following: <br />