§ 184-111. Architectural design of buildings.

In addition to any other requirements of this chapter, the following general requirements shall apply to the architectural design of buildings:

A. 

Design of buildings must be compatible with location. The design or construction of any building or use shall be visually compatible with the character of existing improvements on the property and with the character of the surrounding neighborhood. In the event that it is impossible for the proposed construction to be compatible with both the character of existing site improvements and the character of the neighborhood, the proposed construction shall be visually compatible with the character of existing site improvements. For purposes of administering this section, the design standards of this chapter shall apply.

B. 

Excessive uniformity in design of residential buildings prohibited. In any new development in which two or more new dwellings are proposed, no dwelling shall hereafter be erected or constructed which shall be like or substantially like any existing neighboring dwelling or any proposed neighboring dwelling for which a building permit has been issued, except that the foregoing shall not apply to multifamily dwellings or to attached single-family dwellings. For purposes of administering this requirement, the following provisions shall apply:

(1) 

A dwelling shall be deemed to be a "neighboring dwelling" to the subject lot if said dwelling or any part thereof is currently or proposed to be located on any of the following lots:

(a) 

Any first or second lot in either direction along the same side of the street from the subject lot, without regard to intervening street lines; or

(b) 

Any lot or portion thereof that has street frontage on the opposite side of the street from the subject lot or on the opposite side of the street from any lot referred to in B(1)(a) above.

(2) 

A dwelling shall be deemed to be "like or substantially like" any neighboring dwelling if it is like such neighboring dwelling in more than three of the following six respects:

(a) 

Height of the main roof ridge above the elevation of the first floor;

(b) 

Length of the main roof ridge;

(c) 

Width between outside walls under the main roof perpendicular to the length thereof;

(d) 

In the front elevation, relative location with respect to each other, of the garage (if attached), porch (if any) and the remainder of the dwelling;

(e) 

In the front elevation, relative location of windows; and

(f) 

In the front elevation, materials used in the exterior wall of the dwelling.

(3) 

For Subsections B(2)(a), (b), (c) and (d) above, dwellings shall be deemed to be like each other if the difference between the respective dimensions of the subject dwellings is less than or equal to six feet.

(4) 

For Subsection B(2)(e) above, dwellings shall be deemed to be like each other if the difference between the respective dimensions of the subject dwellings is less than or equal to two feet.

(5) 

For Subsection B(2)(f) above, dwellings shall be deemed to be like each other if the difference between the percentage wall coverage of the subject dwellings by the same material is less than or equal to 30%.

(6) 

Dwellings shall be deemed to be like each other if only difference in the relative location of elements is an end-to-end or side-to-side reversal of same.