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<br /> <br /> <br />23 NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH LLP <br /> For informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future legal representation. <br />iv. Concrete in pre-cast or cast-in-place (CIP) applications shall be allowed. Where <br />such material is utilized, large expanses will be broken-up and modulated with architectural <br />variations like scoring, reveals, ornamental embellishments, etc. <br />v. Dry-stack and/or ashlar stone may be used as an identifying characteristic, <br />vi. Concrete masonry units (CMU’s). For this Project, CMUs shall be: <br />vii. Standard block, painted for service areas out of public view, rears of parapets, <br />etc. OR <br />viii. Split-face and/or ground face CMU’s <br />ix. All storefronts and glass walls shall utilize glazing and reflective, and/or mirrored <br />glass is prohibited. <br /> <br />c. Roof lines. With respect to roof lines and design, the following standards shall apply: <br />i. Roof designs that serve to enhance the capture of natural light shall be <br />encouraged, <br />ii. All rooftop HVAC equipment, elevator overrides, and other similar devises will <br />either be: <br />x Clad in exterior materials that are not reflective or illuminated and are <br />stealth-like in their appearance, OR <br />x Are designed as an architectural feature, OR <br />x Screened through some vegetative buffer or fencing. <br />iii. Solar panels shall be allowed (but not required) to be installed along roof tops, <br />including raised panels to allow for tracking of the sun’s rays, so long as: <br />x The panels do not create sufficient glare to create a public safety hazard, <br />and <br />x The panels are screened from view at street level, <br />x The installation of these devices shall be reviewed and approved by the <br />Orange County Planning Department on a case-by-case basis. <br />iv. Slopped standing seam metal roofs shall be permitted as long as they are <br />designed to blend in with the architecture of the building and the district, <br />v. Flat roofs comprised of TCP, EPDM, rubber single-ply membrane and other <br />similar products shall be permitted as long as the applicant de monstrates that the roof shall <br />be hidden or shielded from the public’s street view through the use of parapets, railings, or <br />balusters. <br /> <br />27