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Final Draft proposed for Adoption Attachment 1 11 <br />12. Highly reflective roofing materials shall be avoided. All <br />proposed metal roofing should be standing seam or copper. <br />Galvanized steel and tin roofs are permitted. <br />13. Residential manufactured structures are not permitted for <br />conversion to anon-residential use. <br />Additional Architectural Standards for existing single-family <br />structures being converted into non-residential use: <br />The exterior facade of an existing single-family residence <br />proposed for conversion into non-residential use shall not <br />be altered to accommodate new non-residential land uses <br />except where modifications are necessary to address <br />building or fire code requirements. <br />2. Any structures proposed for removal shall either be <br />moved to another location for re-use contemporaneously <br />with the construction of the new structure or be <br />deconstructed in such a manner that the resultant <br />materials are suitable for re-use by the deconstructing <br />party others in future building projects. It is the intent of <br />this paragraph that the removed structure be recycled to <br />the extent possible. <br />ii. Site Design for all construction/renovation: <br />1. Non-residential developments are required to <br />maintam/control the first half-inch of stormwater runoff <br />on site, or off-site with a binding agreement. <br />iii. Landscaping and Buffering: <br />In lieu of the requirements outlined in Article 12 regarding <br />the width of Landscaped Buffers, there shall be a minimum <br />ten (10) feet wide vegetative buffer along all rights-of--ways <br />comprised of vegetation that compliments surrounding <br />plantings and which includes trees planted in accordance <br />with Section 12.4.1 where possible. <br />In lieu of the requirements outlined in Article 12 regarding <br />the width of Landscaped Buffers, there shall be a minimum <br />fifteen (15) feet wide vegetative buffer along all common <br />property lines separating non-residential and residential <br />land uses. The required plantings shall be in accordance <br />with those required for Buffer Yards Type A outlined <br />within Article Twelve (12) of the Zoning Ordinance. There <br />