30.41H.110 Performance standards – architectural.
This section establishes objective architectural requirements to ensure visual compatibility with nearby rural lands.
(1) In the project narrative, the applicant shall identify and describe at least eight rural architectural features that the project proposes to use. The architectural features may be from locations that are in proximity to the project site, and which have rural, agricultural, or forestry land use designations in the comprehensive plan. Traditionally rural architectural features from other areas may also be used as provided below. For this purpose, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) "Rural architectural features" may be either:
(i) Design features on at least three buildings in proximity to the project site; or
(ii) Design features not necessarily found in proximity to the project site, but which nonetheless helps the project provide a visual landscape that is traditional to rural areas and communities. For these design features, the applicant shall provide an explanation of what makes the features traditionally rural in the narrative or other supporting documents.
(b) "Proximity to the project site" means buildings on lands that have rural, agricultural, or forestry land use designations in the comprehensive plan and that are within two miles of the project site. This definition includes buildings already on the project site.
(2) On the rural village housing demonstration project site plan the applicant shall provide a key or other descriptive material showing which rural architectural features are proposed for each building. This information shall demonstrate that:
(a) Each building shall have at least two of the rural architectural features found in proximity to the site;
(b) Side-by-side buildings shall have at least two different rural architectural features; and
(c) While a cohesive overall design is allowed, no more than 20 percent of the buildings in the proposed development can be visually repetitive. "Visually repetitive" means using the same two rural architectural features and having the same overall design. Buildings that have flipped designs as if mirror images are considered of the same overall design for purpose of this requirement. Buildings with different shapes or sizes that share rural architectural features are not visually repetitive.
(3) The applicant shall submit building elevation drawings or sketches of typical buildings that comply with the requirements of this section. (Added by Ord. 23-051, June 14, 2023, Eff date June 26, 2023).