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Article 6: Development Standards <br />Section 6.6: Additional Standards for Overlay Districts <br />70 Overlay District shall be required to design the building in <br />accordance with these guidelines. <br />(iii) For purposes of this Sub - Section, "modern corporate franchise <br />building design" means a building design that is trademarked, <br />branded, or easily identified with a particular chain or corporation <br />and is ubiquitous in nature. <br />(b) Drive - through facilities are prohibited on all non - residential uses. <br />(c) Mirrored glass is prohibited. <br />(d) Complementary Styles and Materials <br />(i) Similar architectural style and orientation must be observed to <br />complement surrounding structures. <br />(ii) Similar building materials that complement surrounding <br />structures must be utilized, including exterior finish. Acceptable <br />materials include: brick, wood, stone, stucco, marble, and other <br />similar materials. <br />(e) Building elevations shall be designed to be architecturally treated to <br />avoid long, blank building facades. <br />(f) Windows on the street frontage side of a building shall be limited to 40% <br />of the total building fagade. <br />(g) The principal building shall be oriented facing towards the fronting street. <br />(h) Building Access <br />(i) A functional doorway for public or direct -entry access into a <br />building shall be provided from the fronting street. <br />(ii) Corner entrances should be provided on corner lot buildings. <br />(iii) Additional entrances to a building may be provided. <br />(i) Rooflines & Materials <br />(i) Decorative cornices shall be provided for buildings with a flat <br />roof, defined as roofs with a pitch less than 3:12. <br />(ii) Eaves shall be provided with a pitched roof, defined as roofs with <br />a pitch greater than 3:12. <br />(iii) Pitched roofs are generally preferred over flat roofs. <br />(iv) All rooftop mechanical equipment (i.e. vents, ducts, <br />communication antennas, HVAC units, etc) shall be screened <br />from view or designed and installed in a manner using materials <br />and colors compatible with the building architecture. <br />(v) Highly reflective roofing materials shall be avoided. All proposed <br />metal roofing should be standing seam or copper. Galvanized <br />steel and tin roofs are permitted. <br />(j) Residential manufactured structures are not permitted for conversion to a <br />non - residential use. <br />(H) Additional Architectural Standards for existing single - family structures being <br />converted into non - residential use: <br />(1) The exterior fagade of an existing single - family residence proposed for <br />conversion into non - residential use shall not be altered to accommodate new <br />non - residential land uses except where modifications are necessary to address <br />building or fire code requirements. <br />Orange County, North Carolina — Unified Development Ordinance Page 6 -39 <br />351 <br />