storefronts shall be unified in all exterior design elements such as mass, window and door placement, colors, materials and signage identifying the building and/or uses.
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Additions & Renovations
Building addition(s) 40% or less of the square footage of the existing building, and/or façade renovations, may be designed to reflect the existing building(s) in scale, materials, window treatment and color. A change in material or color may require a transitional design element between the new building/ development and existing building. Where the proposed building addition or façade renovation is within 100 feet of a Thoroughfare Classification Type 7 or greater semi-opaque landscaping, via a Type B Buffer, shall be required and provided in accordance with Article O Landscaping & Tree Protection Standards. For purposes of this Section, additions shall be considered cumulatively. A building addition greater than 40% of the square footage of the existing building(s) footprint or a new freestanding structure/building is proposed, such addition or new freestanding structure/building shall meet the architectural design standards, materials and color standards of this Article. (1) Exception for Building Continuity . The Town Manager or their designee may approve an exception to specific architectural design standards, materials and color standards of this Article through an administrative adjustment per Article Q Procedures & Administration, §9-1808, a. Administrative Adjustments. The applicant shall document that the proposed elements on a building addition (more than 40% of the square footage of the existing building) that do not meet the current standards serve to provide aesthetic continuity and/or consistency to the site as a whole.
§9-1352 APPLICABILITY
a. Architecture & Building Type
(1) Application . Design standards shall apply to all infill, redevelopment, major rehabilitation, and new multi-family and nonresidential developments. See Appendix A DC-1 & DC-2 Form-Based Districts for architectural standards for architectural standards for the Downtown Center-1 (DC-1) and Downtown Center-2 (DC-2) Zoning Districts. (2) Major Rehabilitation . Rehabilitation includes change in building façade material, change in roof structure, change of doors and/or windows or any rehabilitations that is more than 25% of the assessed value of the structure, with such cost aggregated over a five-year period to determine whether the development is subject to these standards. Major rehabilitation shall not include routine maintenance and repair of a structure or the surrounding site such as roof replacement or general repairs to parking areas, windows,
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