BI - Perpetual
ARCHITECTURAL/DESIGN ELEMENTS - PART 1
3.3 ARCHITECTURAL/DESIGN ELEMENTS:
A.DRIVEWAYS/FRONT WALKS
I.DRIVEWAYS: ALL PORTIONS OF DRIVEWAYS AND PARKING AREAS SHALL BE BRUSHE CONCRETE, STAMPED CONCRETE, EXPOSED AGGREGATE CONCRETE, ASPHALT OR DECOR PAVERS.
II.FRONT WALKS: A MINIMUM OF A THREE (3) FOOT WIDE CONCRETE, OR DECORATI PAVERS, FRONT WALK SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE ENTRANCE OF EACH DWELLING UN CONNECT TO DRIVES, SIDEWALKS, OR STREETS.
B.LANDSCAPING
I.FRONT YARD TREE: ONE (1) TREE PER LOT SHALL BE PLANTED OR RETAINED. A SHALL BE PLANTED OR RETAINED ON BOTH STREET FRONTAGES ON CORNER LOTS. TH YARD TREE SHALL BE A LARGE DECIDUOUS TREE AND HAVE A MINIMUM CALIPER OF INCHES. NATIVE TREES SHALL BE PERMITTED TO HAVE A MINIMUM CALIPER OF 2 INCHES.
II.FRONT FOUNDATION PLANTING BEDS: FOUNDATION PLANTING IS REQUIRED ALONG ENTIRE FRONT FACADE OF ALL UNITS, AND SHALL EXTEND ALONG ALL SIDES FACIN STREET. FOUNDATION PLANTING BEDS SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF FOUR (4) FEET WID THE UNIT FOUNDATION. PLANTING BEDS SHALL BE DEFINED WITH A TRENCHED EDGE SUITABLE LANDSCAPE EDGING MATERIAL. PLANTING BEDS SHALL INCLUDE MEDIUM S AND MAY INCLUDE SPREADING GROUNDCOVERS. UNIT CORNERS SHALL BE VISUALLY S WITH VERTICAL ACCENT SHRUBS (4'-5') OR SMALL EVERGREEN TREES (6'-8') AT TIME OF PLANTING
C.ARCHITECTURE AND MATERIALS
I.STYLE AND FORM: THE ARCHITECTURAL STYLES SHALL BE INTERPRETATIONS OF TRADITIONAL RICHMOND ARCHITECTURE, USING FORMS AND ELEMENTS COMPATIBLE W THOSE ELEVATIONS IN EXHIBIT B, INCLUDING STYLES SUCH AS GEORGIAN, ADAM, CLASSICAL REVIVAL, COLONIAL, GREEK REVIVAL, QUEEN ANNE, AND CRAFTSMAN STYLES.
I.REPETITION: DWELLINGS WITH THE SAME ELEVATIONS MAY NOT BE LOCATED ADJA TO, DIRECTLY ACROSS, OR DIAGONALLY ACROSS FROM EACH OTHER ON THE SAME ST THIS REQUIREMENT DOES NOT APPLY TO UNITS ON DIFFERENT STREETS BACKING UP EACH OTHER.
II.STEP DOWN SIDING. STEPPING THE SIDING DOWN BELOW THE FIRST FLOOR SHAL BE PERMITTED IN CIRCUMSTANCES OF UNIQUE TOPOGRAPHICAL CONDITIONS. STEP D SHALL BE PERMITTED ON THE SIDE AND REAR ELEVATIONS ONLY, WITH A MAXIMUM (2) STEPS PERMITTED ON ANY ELEVATION, AND WITH A MINIMUM SEPARATION OF E (8) FEET BETWEEN STEPS. A MINIMUM OF 24 INCHES OF EXPOSED BRICK OR STONE BE REQUIRED, UNLESS A LESSER AMOUNT IS APPROVED BY THE PLANNING DEPARTME TIME OF PLANS REVIEW DUE TO UNIQUE DESIGN CIRCUMSTANCES.
III.EXTERIOR FACADES: ACCEPTABLE SIDING MATERIALS INCLUDE BRICK, STONE, MASONRY, STUCCO, SYNTHETIC STUCCO (E.I.F.S), VINYL SIDING, AND APPROVED HORIZONTAL LAP SIDING. HORIZONTAL LAP SIDING MAY BE MANUFACTURED FROM NA WOOD OR CEMENT FIBER BOARD OR MAY BE PREMIUM QUALITY VINYL SIDING. PLYWO METAL SIDING ARE NOT PERMITTED. ADDITIONAL SIDING REQUIREMENTS:
1.WHERE A DWELLING BORDERS MORE THAN ONE STREET, ALL STREET-FACING FACAD SHALL BE FINISHED IN THE SAME MATERIALS.
2.VINYL SIDING IS PERMITTED IN TRADITIONAL WIDE BEADED STYLES OR COMPARA QUALITY. DUTCH LAP SIDING IS NOT PERMITTED. PREMIUM QUALITY VINYL IS DEF VINYL SIDING WITH A MINIMUM WALL THICKNESS OF .044 INCHES.
3.SYNTHETIC STUCCO SIDING SHALL BE FINISHED IN SMOOTH, SAND OR LEVEL TEX ROUGH TEXTURES ARE NOT PERMITTED.
D.ROOF MATERIALS: ROOFING MATERIAL SHALL BE STANDING SEAM METAL OR DIMEN ARCHITECTURAL SHINGLES WITH A MINIMUM 30-YEAR WARRANTY.
E.FRONT PORCHES: EXTENDED FRONT PORCHES SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF FIVE (5) F DEEP. SPACE BETWEEN PIERS UNDER PORCHES SHALL BE ENCLOSED WITH FRAMED LA PANELS. HANDRAILS AND RAILINGS SHALL BE FINISHED PAINTED WOOD, VINYL RAI METAL RAIL SYSTEMS WITH VERTICAL PICKETS OR SWAN BALUSTERS. PICKETS SHAL SUPPORTED ON TOP AND BOTTOM RAILS THAT SPAN BETWEEN COLUMNS.
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Applied | Notice | 04/05/2022