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Materials <br /> • Color, often a building's most recognizable ele- <br /> ment, can greatly enhance or detract from the <br /> visual harmony of street facades. In general,the ° <br /> number of colors should be limited in order toa;rxF.:a <br /> maintain simple color schemes.Colors should be <br /> selected that will promote visual harmony and in- <br /> tegrate buildings within their respective blocks. <br /> Where appropriate,buildings must carry over ma- <br /> terials and colors of adjacent buildings. A com- <br /> mon palette of brick colors and other high-quallty <br /> materials will establish a degree of conformity,but 7. <br /> not uniformity, throughout the Heart of the City <br /> district. 4' <br /> �a <br /> Exterior building materials are classified as either <br /> All buildings must incorporate accent materials that <br /> primary,secondary,or accent materials. 'r <br /> are visible from a public street or open space, <br /> complementary major material colors,and a com- <br /> Primary Materials bination of vertical and horizontal pattern designs In <br /> Primary materials cover at least 60 percent of the the building facade. <br /> facade of a building.They must be integrally col- <br /> ored and may consist of brick, stone, or glass. Consistent interior window treatments are required ` <br /> Bronze-tinted or mirror glass are prohibited as ex- multi-family residential complexes and offices. /3 <br /> for mu Y �� =�2`" <br /> is 4 5,r <br /> terior materials In the HOC-1 district. <br /> Sheet metal, corrugated metal, asbestos, iron, <br /> Secondary Materials shakes, and plain flat concrete block, whether <br /> Secondary materials may cover no more than 30 <br /> painted,integrally colored,or plain,are unaccept- a• , <br /> percent of the facade. They must be Integrally <br /> able exterior building materials within the Heart of <br /> colored and may consist of decorative block or City district, <br /> stucco.Synthetic stucco may be permitted as a <br /> secondary material on upper floors only. <br /> Accent materials <br /> Accent materials may include door ar)d window <br /> frames, lintels, cornices, and other minor ele- <br /> ments,and may cover no more than 10 percent \ \ <br /> of the facade. Accent materials may consist of <br /> r <br /> riate N <br /> integrated Into the <br /> wood or metal if appropriately g -.� <br /> overall building design and not situated in areas 'x <br /> which will be subject to physical or environmental v;4} <br /> damage. <br /> UuOrlITZRI"O dim <br /> I <br />