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Building Scale and Definition • Articulation All Residential Products. The front facade of all residential buildings must be articulated with porches, bay windows, or balconies that face the adjacent street, park, or open space. No wall shall have a blank, uninterrupted appearance exceeding 20 feet in width without a window, recessed panel, lattice, trellis, change in texture or plan, or equivalent treatment. To insure visual interest and appropriate scale, windows, doors, and eaves must have reveals and recesses. Attached Products. The front facades of attached products shall read as a series of distinct vertical building forms or "bays" along a "street wall." The overall composition of the main building shall highlight proportion and rhythm among a series of bays and the overall building mass. Pilasters, columns, reveals, fenestration, and other details may be used to achieve this effect. • • Roof Form All townhome residential buildings must have hipped or gabled roofs.. Flat roofs are provided they are accompanied by an ornate cornice or similar features. Materials and Methods of Construction Materials. New buildings shall support regional traditions and maintain a level of craft in the process of construction. Exterior finishes shall be primarily of wood, brick, stone or stucco. Vinyl, aluminum and metal siding are prohibited Application. To avoid an "applied" look, material changes must not occur at external corners, but may occur at "reverse" or interior corners or as a "return" at least 6 feet from external corners. Scored plywood (such as "T 1 -11 ") must not be permitted. Refer to the diagrams in Section 3.4, "Materials and Methods of Construction," in Chapter 3. Side Elevations at Corner Lots. The street -side elevation of any residence located at a street corner or siding onto open space or publicly - accessible commons (including single - family, attached, and multi- family units) must have the same materials, finishes, and level of detail as the front elevation, with multiple windows. Additional Architecture Features. The following features are encouraged: • Rooftop patios and gardens on flat roofed attached unit buildings. • Corner balconies on street facing facades and multi-level buildings to encourage container gardens and planters. Energy Conservation and Climatic Response Buildings Building design shall respond to hot summers and cold winters with deep recesses and overhangs, and pitched roofs. A porch shall protect entries, particularly the front door. Principal rooms shall have windows on two sides, whenever possible, to provide balanced daylighting and to facilitate natural cooling and ventilation. Homes should be oriented so that a majority of primary living spaces receive direct sunlight, and incorporate overhangs, awnings or trellises that DRAFT — 2/6/04 42 PAGINATION TO BE ADJUSTED