Number
180262
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. BAUMAN
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to restricted building wall materials in various zoning districts.
Sections
295-201-302 cr
295-505-1-d cr
295-505-2-L-4 rc
295-605-1-d cr
295-605-2-i-6 rc
295-705-1.5 cr
295-705-9 rc
295-805-4-e-1 am
295-903-3-e rc
Analysis
This ordinance adds the following to the list of purposes of the design standards for residential, commercial and downtown zoning districts:
Promote Usage of Sustainable Building Materials that Add Long-Term Value to Neighborhoods. Façades should be constructed of durable materials that resist denting, splitting, cracking, fading, peeling and other damage. Façade components should be finished-quality materials appropriate for street-facing character, with finished and refined edges, rather than utility-grade materials that are rough and disorderly. Façades should consist of context-appropriate materials that fit the character of urban locations throughout the city.
In addition, this ordinance establishes the following restrictions for building wall materials on new non-industrial principal buildings and additions in the residential, commercial and downtown zoning districts:
1. Metal Building Walls. The use of structural corrugated metal wall, or a metal panel-and-batten wall system such as a metal-sided, prefabricated building or a pre-engineered metal building, shall be prohibited when located on any front façade or street façade located within 100 feet of a street lot line. An architectural metal panel façade system with integral trim and integral trim connections to adjacent materials is permitted provided that the architectural metal panel system is not used closer than 1.5 feet from the ground.
2. Concrete Masonry Units. Utility-grade concrete masonry units, such as standard concrete block and split-face block, are permitted along a building’s street-facing frontage provided that their use is limited to the ...
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