Sec. 656.432. - Applicability.

In addition to other provisions of the Zoning Code, the following supplementary architectural and aesthetic regulations shall apply to all new and newly sited single-family dwellings in RLD, RMD-A and RMD-B districts and PUD districts which permit single-family development. The following supplementary architectural and aesthetic regulations are also depicted in flow chart form in Figure "D." (a) Unless exempt pursuant to Section 656.432 (c) hereunder, all new and newly sited single-family dwellings located in RLD, RMD-A and RMD-B zoning districts and PUD zoning districts which permit single-family residential development must be similar in exterior appearance to other existing single-family dwellings in the immediate neighborhood. A dwelling is deemed to be similar in exterior appearance if it meets all of the following requirements, to the extent applicable: (1) Minimum square footage requirements for primary structure. The minimum square footage of the living area of the dwelling shall be 650 square feet; provided, however, that the minimum square footage of the living area may be 600 square feet if dwellings in the immediate neighborhood are only 600 square feet. (2) Minimum dimensions of exterior facade. The exterior facade of the dwelling's wall which faces the front yard, shall contain projections as described herein. Examples of projections which comply with the requirements of this subsection are visually depicted in Figures "A," "B," and "C." All projections shall be at least two feet and ten inches wide. Front yard facades less than 48 feet long shall contain at least one projection which is at least three feet long. Front yard facades 48 feet or longer shall contain a projection or projections totaling 20 percent of the total length of the facade, with no one projection being less than three feet long. For dwellings placed perpendicularly or diagonally on a lot pursuant to subsection (5) below, the projections shall be as follows: (a) As visually depicted in Figure "E," the dwelling shall have a minimum nine feet by 18 feet covered structure located no more than 12 inches from the dwelling. The structure must have roof material consistent with the dwelling's roof material. The dwelling and the structure must have gables and/or hips and the roof pitch of the structure must be equal to or greater than the roof pitch of the dwelling. The structure may not be set back more than five feet from the exterior facade of the dwelling's wall which faces the front yard and the structure may not be located directly in front of the exterior facade of the dwelling's wall which faces the front yard. The structure shall have a continuous fascia extending downward from the soffit around the perimeter of the structure. The fascia shall extend downward at least 24 inches. (3) Finished floor elevation. The finished floor elevation shall be compatible with the finished floor elevations in the immediate neighborhood, or as otherwise required by the designated flood zone base flood elevation. (4) Permanent foundations. The dwelling shall have a permanent foundation as defined in Section 656.431 (e), Ordinance Code, and no dwelling shall be placed or occupied for residential use upon a site until the permanent foundation plan has been submitted to and approved by the Chief of the Building Inspection Division or his designee. (5) Site orientation of the structure . The dwelling shall be oriented on the lot so that its long axis is parallel with the street or if it is not, the variation off of parallel shall be less than ten percent. If the dwelling is the first to be constructed in a platted subdivision, or if the dwelling is structurally integrated with an attached garage at the time of original construction or manufactured or modular home move on, this subsection shall not apply. (6) Exterior steps. Exterior steps, if any, must be permanently affixed to the foundation or facade stem wall. (7) Electric meter box. The electric meter box for each dwelling shall be permanently affixed to the dwelling. (8) Garage. The dwelling shall have a minimum nine feet by 18 feet attached garage, unless the residences in the immediate neighborhood do not have a garage. In cases where the proposed single-family home is larger in square footage than the dwellings in the immediate neighborhood, and complies with the projection requirements in subsection (a)(2) above, an attached garage is not mandatory. For the purposes of this Section, attached means architecturally integrated into the design of the dwelling and structurally connected or connected by a breezeway, roof or other similar attachment. (b) Any proposed single-family dwelling which fails to meet all of the applicable criteria of (a)(1) through (8) above must comply with the requirements of Sections 656.434 through 656.435 of the Zoning Code, unless exempt pursuant to Section 656.432 (c), Ordinance Code. (c) A single-family dwelling proposed to be located in a subdivision which is subject to covenants and restrictions which regulate structural or exterior appearance and aesthetics and which apply to all of the lots within the subdivision is deemed to be similar in appearance and is therefore exempt from the requirements of this Section 656.432 . In order to qualify for this exemption, the applicant shall furnish recorded copies of both the plat and the applicable covenants and restrictions at the Zoning counter when the application for a building permit is filed. If the plat and the applicable covenants and restrictions for the subdivision are already on file with the Zoning counter, the applicant shall certify that these documents are on file and shall describe the proposed location of the dwelling within the subdivision in a form acceptable to the Zoning Administrator. Figure A Figure B Figure C Figure D Figure E (Ord. 2002-608-E, § 2; Ord. 2003-891-E, § 1; Ord. 2013-44-E, § 1; Ord. 2024-870-E , § 2)