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Memo to the Planning CommissionaC 02-04 and P 02-02 April 23,2002 Page 4 • Building Materials The ordinance requires that buildings are to be designed to prevent the appearance of straight on broken lines and their horizontal and vertical surfaces;however, the use of materials creates the appearance of long horizontal lines, especially in the top one-half of the units. In regards to building materials, the ordinance requires: 1. A minimum of 25 percent of the combined building facades must be brick, stucco, or stone. 2. Each façade may not have more than 75 percent of any one building material unless that material is brick, stucco, or stone. 3. A maximum of 60 percent of the combined building façade can be one building material. The proposed materials including vinyl siding, brick and shakes,including asphalt shingles. It is difficult to determine if the shakes are vinyl or wood,in all likelihood they are vinyl in order to provide a maintenance-free exterior. The applicant has provided a calculation for the total amount of change in building materials. As with previous proposals this does not meet the minimum requirement to have at least • 25% of a façade to be brick, stucco, or stone. They have calculated decks and shutters as a change in the building material with the remainder of the rear elevation being vinyl siding. There are issues with materials in regards to the side elevations, as well, due to the material type of the shakes. If the shakes are constructed of vinyl material, then the total use of vinyl of on the end elevations is 85%with 15%being brick. The front elevations have a heavier use of brick;however,if the shakes are indeed vinyl, then 69% of the front will be a vinyl material,not including the garage doors. Staff does not believe that the proposed elevations meet the minimum building material requirements of the ordinance. Landscape Plan A landscape plan for the proposal was submitted that meets the ordinance requirements. Recommendation If the Planning Commission recommends denial of the rezoning request with the following findings of fact: 1. TOWNHOMES IN THIS LOCATION ARE INAPPROPRIATE DUE TO THEIR LOCATION ON A MAJOR ENTRANCE INTO • THE CITY.