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to be removed Underlines to be added b. Buildings shall be designed to prevent the appearance of straight, unbroken lines in their horizontal and vertical surface. There shall be no more than two continuous townhouse dwelling units without a break in the horizontal and/or vertical elevations of at least 32 inches. c. Provision shall be made for possible decks, porches or additions as part of the initial dwelling unit building plans. The unit lot shall be configured and sized to include decks, patios, or porches. d. In case of a gable roof, a minimum 12-inch overhang on gable ends shall be required for all residential structures. All other soffits, on residential structures, are to have a minimum 16-inch overhang. e. The exterior of townhome dwelling units shall include a variation in building materials, which are to be distributed throughout the building facades and coordinated into the architectural design of the structure to create an architecturally balanced appearance. The preferred materials are: brick, stucco, stone, dutch lap vinyl siding and fiber -cement siding. In addition, townhome dwelling structures shall comply with the following requirements: 1. A minimum of 25 percent of the combined area of all building facades of a structure shall have an exterior finish of brick, stucco and/or natural or artificial stone. 2. Except for brick, stucco, and/or natural or artificial stone, no single building facade shall have more than 75 percent of one type of exterior finish. 3. Except for brick, stucco, and/or natural or artificial stone, no townhome dwelling structure shall have more than 60 percent of all building facades of one type of exterior finish. Deck railings may be included as a change of material on the facade of a building. 4. For the purpose of this section, the area of the building facade shall not include area devoted to window, entrance doors, garage doors, or roof areas. (3) Garages a. Each dwelling unit shall include an attached garage. b. Garages shall comply with the following minimum size standards: 1. For single-family detached townhomes or end units in buildings containing more than four units, both with basements: 484 square feet. 2. For single-family detached townhomes or end units in buildings containing more than four units, both without basements: 584 square feet. 3. For internal units located in buildings containing more than four units, with or without basements: 364 square feet. 4. Garages shall be a minimum of 22 feet in width, except garages attached to internal units located in buildings containing more than four units, may be a minimum of 14 feet in width. (4) Outside storage. Outside storage shall be allowed only in designated areas that are screened and under the ownership of the property owners' association, subject to other applicable provisions of this chapter. 0 V E R E I I v ATUR Last Updated January 2023 INI