Building Design Standards 5.5 Residential: Detached House, Townhouse and Apartment Building
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5.5.5. Façade Design / Permeability / Transparency For single family, duplex, and townhome dwellings, at least 15% of the area of each façade that faces a street lot line must be windows or main entrance doors, as measured from the finished floor elevation to the eave. For multifamily and nonresidential care facilities, at least 30% of the area of each façade that faces an existing or proposed street lot line, public park, greenway, or residential support recreation facility, must be windows or doors measured from the finished floor elevation to the eave. Glass block does not meet this standard. Windows in garage doors do not count toward meeting this standard, but windows in garage walls do count toward meeting this standard. To count toward meeting this standard a door must be at the main entrance and facing the street property line. (See illustration below)
5.5.6. Materials A.
Building Walls: The primary materials used for building walls should reflect the context of the surrounding area or neighborhood. For multifamily and residential care facilities, the allowable materials and required percentages shall be outlined in the table below. Glazing shall not be included in the façade material calculations.
Masonry (brick, stacked stone, stone, stone masonry units, architectural concrete masonry units (CMU))
Lap siding (cementitious fiber board), wood clapboard, wood drop siding, primed board, board and batten, wood shingle
Vinyl siding, unfinished concrete block, EIFS, metal siding
Building Façade Elevations
Principal Front and Street
Min. 50%
Max. 50%
Not permitted
Side Rear
Min. 25% Min. 50%
Max. 75% Max. 50%
Not permitted Not permitted
B. Roof Materials: Residential roofs shall be clad in wood shingles, standing seam metal, terne, slate, solar shingles, asphalt shingles, or synthetic materials similar and/or superior in appearance and durability. The primary materials used for roofs should reflect the context of the surrounding area or neighborhood. C. Material Colors: Facade colors should reflect the context of the surrounding area and should generally be of low reflectance earth tone, muted, subtle, or neutral colors. Variations in color schemes are encouraged in order to articulate entry ways and
Town of Wake Forest Unified Development Ordinance – July 19, 2022
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