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CITY OF LAKE ELMO WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA ORDINANCE 3090 An Ordinance Adding Section 301.070 D.B. e. Minimum Architectural Standards and Section 301.070 D.8.f. Landscaping to the 1979 Lake Elmo Municipal Code Section 1. Amendment:: Section 301.070 D.8.e. Minimum Architectural Standards, and Section 301.070 D.8.f. Landscaping shall read as follows: 301.070 D.8.e. Minimum Architectural Standards. It is in the best interest of the City to promote high standards of architectural design. New building proposals shall include architectural and site plans prepared by a registered architect and shall show the following as a minimum: i. elevations of all side of the buildings; ii type and color of exterior building materials; iii typical general floor plans V. dimensions of all structures; V. location of trash containers, heating, cooling and ventilation equipment and systems; and vi. description of unique architectural features specific to the particular request. The exterior surfaces of all buildings shall be faced with brick, stone, glass or equivalent. The City may allow architecturally enhanced and integrally colored block, in all cases examples of the proposed finish are to be submitted for review by the Planning Commission. No building shall be constructed with a main exterior surface of sheet aluminum, steel corrugated aluminum, or similar products; these materials are acceptable only as trim. Non-structural metal standing seam roofing is permitted. No accessory building shall exceed the height of a principal building. All exterior equipment and trash and recycling storage areas and dock areas shall be screened with materials used in the principal structure. Low profile, self-contained HVAC units which blend in with the building architecture are exempt from the screening equipment. Underground utilities shall be provided for all structures.