10. Draft Update to Building Design and Material Standards and Sign Code Update
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DRAFT ORDINANCE AMMENDMENT FOR THE CLARIFICATION OF
ARCHITECHUAL DESIGN GUIDELINES AND BUILDING MATERIAL
STANDARDS
3.12 Screening and Landscaping
(4) Design Standards and Guidelines.
All landscape plans shall adhere to the following:
(A) Design Guidelines. Landscape plans shall be reviewed for compatibility with conform to the Scandia
Architectural Design Guidelines, as applicable.
3.14 Building Type and Materials
(1) General Standards
(A) Buildings of all types in all zoning districts shall maintain a high standard of architectural and
aesthetic compatibility with surrounding properties to ensure that they will not adversely impact the
property values of the abutting properties or adversely impact the community's public health, safety,
and general welfare.
(B) Except for agricultural buildings, no galvanized or unfinished steel or unfinished aluminum
buildings (walls or roofs), except those specifically intended to have a corrosive designed finish such
as corten steel, or flat, unpainted concrete block shall be permitted in any zoning district, for walls or
roofs.
(C) Except for agricultural buildings and buildings covered under the Scandia Architectural Design
Guidelines including commercial, office, institutional, and multi-family residential construction the
acceptable and/or as otherwise approved by the City Council, exterior building finishes shall consist
of materials comparable in grade and quality to the following, unless otherwise provided by this
Chapter:
1. Brick
2. Natural stone
3. Decorative concrete block or professionally designed pre-cast concrete units if the
surfaces have been integrally treated with an applied decorative material or texture, or
decorative block and if incorporated in a building design that is compatible with other
development throughout the district.
4. Wood, vinyl, steel, cement fiberboard or aluminum lap siding provided the surfaces are
finished for exterior use and proven to have exterior durability, such as cedar, redwood, and
cypress.
5. Stucco, cementitouscementitious coating.
6. Architectural metal panels for roofing and accents only.
(D) Unless adjacent to a historic structure or fronting an arterial or collector roadway, or if highly
visible from an arterial or collector roadway, buildings in the Scandia Industrial Park may be
Commented [KC1]: This change clarifies the requirement
that landscaping must conform with the Architectural
Design Guidelines (ADG).
Commented [KC2]: It is recommended that in the future
this section be presented in a table form so as to better
understand ordinance applicability to general standards and
building type specific standards. Not to be presented in this
draft.
Commented [KC3]: This line is recommended to be struck
due to redundancy and confusing form.
Commented [KC4]: This line is recommended to be struck
due to it being arbitrary and capricious in form. The code
must present a set of criteria for such an exception in order
to maintain this language.
Commented [KC5]: This material option directly conflicts
with the ADG.
Commented [KC6]: Correction of misspelled word.
Formatted: Indent: First line: 0"
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constructed of decorative concrete block or professionally designed pre-cast concrete units if the
surfaces have been integrally treated with an applied decorative material or texture, and if
incorporated in a building design that is compatible with other development throughout the district
or compatible with the Scandia Architectural Design Guidelines.
(2) Architectural Design Guidelines
(A) Architectural design and materials for new commercial, office, institutional and multi-family
residential structures, or for exterior alterations of such structures, shall comply with the Scandia
Architectural Design Guidelines.
(B) Architectural design and materials for new industrial structures that are adjacent to historic
structures or which are highly visible from collector or arterial roadways, shall comply with the
Scandia Architectural Design Guidelines to the extent feasible depending upon the fun ction of the
structure.
(C) Design Review.
1. Design review will occur concurrently with the application for any Building Permit,
Variance, Conditional Use Permit, Administrative Permit, Site Plan Review, Planned Unit
Development or other permit(s) as may be required by this Chapter.
2. The Planning Commission shall provide recommendations to the City Council on any
project referred to it for review which is subject to the Design Guidelines. The Commission
may consult with staff, consultants or other experts or resources as appropriate to the
project. The City Council has final authority to interpret the Guidelines.
(3) Residential Accessory Structures
(A) Accessory buildings on parcels less than 20.0 acres in size shall provide a minimum one-foot
overhang on all sides of the building with finished soffits except when the building is accessory to a
principal residential home constructed with no or minimal overhang in which case the overhang of
the accessory building shall match the overhang of the residential building.
(B) All accessory buildings on parcels of 4 acres or less, , shall resemble,
in style, materials, color, roofline, and siding type, the principal building on the lot, except the
following building types may vary from this standard:
1. Accessory Buildings 120 sq. ft. or less in size, This exception is not applicable to the
General Standards set forth in Sec. 3.14 (1).);
2. Greenhouses;
3. Gazebos and decorative shelters;
4. Historic buildings
Commented [KC7]: It is suggested removing decorative
concrete block (#3) as a general option for all buildings --
and instead insert a letter (D) under General Standards that
allows decorative concrete block only for buildings in the
Industrial Park -- unless the building is on a major roadway
or near a historic structure.
Commented [KC8]: Recommendation for SHC to look into
the establishment of an Architectural Review Board. This is
not to be considered as part of the draft presented at this
time.
Commented [KC9]: This amendment clarifies the
applicability of the exception. Recently, there has been
confusion as to the applicability of this exception. Some
have stretched this to apply to the General Standards, which
is not clearly specified. Normal reading of this text would
imply the applicability to (3). Whichever policy direction
taken, the applicability of these exceptions need to be more
easily understandable.
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DRAFT ORDINANCE AMMENDMENT FOR THE PERMISSABLITY OF
PARK AND CEMETERY SIGNAGE
Chapter 1. Section 4.2 Definitions:
New Definition:
(155) Institutional Use: Institutional uses include governmental offices and facilities, houses of worship,
museums, cemeteries, and parks and trailheads open to the public
3.13 Signs
(4) General Standards.
(P) Institutional Use Signage. Institutional signage is only subject to provisions of this sub-section and shall
adhere to the following restrictions:
1. One institutional sign not to exceed 25 square feet per surface, limited to two surfaces, and set
back a minimum of ten feet from any property line.
2. In case of multiple structures on one parcel, a second institutional sign may be installed provided
there is a minimum distance of 25 feet between the two sign structures. Commented [KC10]: Park and Cemetery Signage are
otherwise prohibited in VMU districts because these are
dependent on building frontage requirements. This
proposed change would provide a temporary correction to
this issue. It is recommended that this be reviewed as the
sign code is reevaluated in the code update process.