(11) Building Façade Materials . Building façade materials shall incorporate at least three (3) façade materials as permitted in §9-1354 Architectural & Design Requirements, c. (2) of this Article with the following options:
A. Brick Styles & Color . Using two (2) different styles and/or colors of bricks on the building façade counts as two (2) materials.
B. Percentage of Brick Covering . Brick covers a minimum of 75% of the building façade, shall count as two (2) materials.
(12) Color . A minimum of two (2) and a maximum of four (4) discernible colors or ranges of complementary hues shall be used to create interest in the building architecture.
(13) Traffic Patterns .
A. Interior Parking . Interior parking traffic patterns shall clearly indicate well-defined circulation that may include the use of roundabouts. At a minimum, interior parking shall include internal intervening landscape medians between parking areas in accordance with Article N Parking, Loading & Lighting Design Standards.
B. Pedestrian Accesses . There shall be clear, well-defined pedestrian accesses to and from the parking areas to the buildings.
i. Minimum Width of Pedestrian Way . The pedestrian way or sidewalk directly in front of the buildings shall have a minimum width of 12 feet from the front of the building to the edge of the travel lane and shall be a different material and color than the travel lanes.
§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.
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