§9-1356 COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
Commercial buildings, as defined by the North Carolina State Building Code, not otherwise defined by this Article, shall comply with the standards found herein.
a. Roof Treatment
(1) Roof Type Permitted. Roofs shall be hip, shed, gable or flat with parapet configurations. The end of a gable roof shall not face a public right-of-way, except in the case of a corner lot where the end of a gable roof shall not face the higher street classification of the two (2) adjacent rights-of-way. A. Exception for the End of a Gable Roof . The Town Manager or their designee may approve the end of a gable roof facing a public-right-of-way through an administrative adjustment (see Article Q Procedures & Administration, §9-1808, a. Administrative Adjustments). The applicant must document that the facade facing the right-of-way shall include architectural features and/or elements that visually communicate the facade serves as the front of the building.
(2) Canopy Roof. Canopies over gas pumps shall be constructed to match the materials of the primary building.
(3) Roof Covering. The roof covering may be asphalt shingles or metal with raised seems, with a maximum spacing of 24 inches on-center. The treated, metal finish shall be shades of gray, black, green, brown or bronze. A flat roof with a parapet shall not be subject to this standard.
b. Building Massing . The façade composition, building massing, shall be composed of a clearly recognizable base, middle, and cap along the entire length of the building façade.
(1) Minimum Base . A recognizable base shall consist of a minimum of 20% of the vertical height of the building façade, constructed of a masonry material.
(2) Minimum Cap . A recognizable cap shall consist of a minimum of 15% of the vertical height of the building façade.
(3) Top of Cap . The top of the cap shall have a coping and/or a cornice along the face of the cap at the top of the building façade.
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