Definitions. As used in this section, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ARCADE
A covered passageway, often between streets, with shops or
stalls; a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns.
CANOPY
An ornamental projection over a door, window, niche, etc.
Also a roof-like covering supported by columns or other device.
DORMER
A roof projection, normally with a window that is built out
from the slope of a roof. The dormer has its own roof, which may be
flat, arched or pointed.
EAVE
The edge of a roof. Eaves usually project beyond the side
of the building.
EIFS
Exterior insulation finish system, or EIFS, is a synthetic
stucco-cladding used on exterior walls in both commercial and residential
construction. EIFS uses a stucco-like polymer-based outer coating
containing a plastic resin, which makes the coating softer and more
flexible than traditional hard-coat stucco.
FACADE
The main front of a building.
FENESTRATION
The arrangement and proportioning of windows in a building,
their size, placement, style, etc.
GABLE
The triangular upper part of a wall closing the end of a
ridged roof.
GAMBREL ROOF
A roof with its slope broken by an obtuse angle, the lower
slope being steeper, and the upper slope gentler. Many farms have
gambrel roofs.
HIP ROOF
A roof sloping directly in from the walls on every side,
and thus having no gable ends.
MANSARD
A roof divided into a steep lower part and a less steep upper
part on all four sides.
PARAPET
A low wall projecting from the edge of a platform, terrace
or roof.
PORTICO
A colonnade or covered passageway in classical architecture.
PYRAMIDAL
A hipped roof that forms a pyramid shape.
RELIEF
The projection of a figure above the ground or plane on which
it is formed.
RHYTHM
A regular or harmonious pattern created by lines, forms and
colors.
SALTBOX
Similar to a gable roof, but the two sides are not symmetrical.
SHED
A sloped roof, usually a single plane.