[Added 1-3-2006 by Ord.
No. 2430]
A masonry coverage requirement shall apply in the R-1, R-2,
R-3, R-4, R-5, R-6 and R-7 Districts as follows.
For real estate subdivisions the final subdivision plats for
which are approved by the City's City Council after the third
day of January, 2006, the exterior walls of single-family dwelling
houses constructed in these zoned districts shall be constructed in
compliance with the following exterior building materials requirement:
A.
A minimum of three sides (profiles) of the exterior walls of 50%
of the dwelling houses to be located on the lots in the subdivision
shall be constructed of face brick, from the ground level (the building
foundation) to the building's eaves [excluding gables, dormers,
openings for windows and doors, trim and for accenting authorized
by the City's City Council (after considering the recommendation
of the City's Building Official and/or the Plan Commission)].
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
B.
The front facade (the profile of the dwelling house facing the street)
of 30% of the dwelling houses to be located on the lots in the subdivision
shall be constructed of face brick, from the ground level (the building
foundation) to the building's eaves [excluding gables, dormers,
openings for windows and doors, trim and for accenting authorized
by the City's City Council (after considering the recommendation
of the City's Building Official and/or the City's Plan Commission)].
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
C.
The exterior walls of 20% of the dwelling houses to be constructed
on lots located in the subdivision may be constructed of building
materials other than face brick, which may include but shall not be
required to be limited to stucco, vinyl siding, wood siding, or cement
board lap siding.
A.
Notwithstanding the exterior wall masonry building coverage requirement
contained in § 300-9.2 above, when by reason of exceptional
topographical conditions or other extraordinary or exceptional situation
or condition of a specific piece of property, which condition is not
generally prevalent in the area, the strict application of the requirements
contained in § 300-9.2 above would result in peculiar and
exceptional practical difficulties or exceptional and undue hardship
upon the owner of such property, the City Council shall be empowered
to authorize, upon application in regard to such property, a variance
from such requirements to allow the dwelling house to be constructed
on the property to be constructed of materials other than those required
by § 300-9.2, provided:
(1)
The proposed materials are authorized and approved by the Columbia
Building Codes in effect at the time of reference; and
[Amended 4-6-2009 by Ord.
No. 2714]
(2)
The proposed materials are authorized by the City Council (with
the advice and/or recommendation of the City's Zoning Administrator
and/or the Plan Commission).
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
B.
In granting a variance to a property owner pursuant to Subsection A, economic hardship caused to a property owner resulting from the cost of exterior building wall brick masonry construction as compared to the cost of alternative exterior building wall building material construction authorized and approved by the Columbia Building Codes shall not be a factor to be considered by the City Council. Such economic hardship caused to a particular property owner shall not constitute a peculiar and exceptional practical difficulty or exceptional and undue hardship upon the property owner justifying relief from the strict application of the requirements of § 300-9.2 above.
[Amended 4-6-2009 by Ord.
No. 2714]
A.
Each preliminary subdivision plat and final subdivision plat (including
plats for subdivisions to be platted and developed in phases or additions)
submitted to the City for City Council approval shall depict on the
plat drawing and shall state in a note or chart on the plat which
lots shall be restricted to a minimum of three sides (profiles) exterior
brick masonry walls, which lots shall be restricted to a minimum of
a front facade wall (profile) exterior masonry brick requirement and
which lots shall be unrestricted as to an exterior wall brick masonry
requirement. For ease of reference, the following code (or abbreviations)
may be depicted on the lots on the plat drawing and used on the chart
with reference to the subject restrictions:
B.
Plat submittals which lack the number of building lots to fully satisfy
the exterior wall masonry brick restriction percentages required by
§ 300-9.2 above shall be required to favor the more restrictive
over the less restrictive or unrestricted building lot exterior wall
brick masonry requirement; so that, for example:
(1)
If there are only three building lots in a subdivision, two
of the building lots shall be subject to the three sides brick wall
(B3) restriction and the remaining one building lot shall be subject
to the front wall brick facade (BF) restriction;
(2)
If there are only five building lots in a subdivision, three
of the building lots shall be subject to the three sides brick wall
(B3) restriction and the remaining two building lots shall be subject
to the front facade brick wall (BF) restriction; and
(3)
If there are only six building lots in a subdivision, three
of the building lots shall be subject to the three sides brick wall
(B3) restriction, two of the building lots shall be subject to the
front facade brick wall (BF) restriction and the remaining one building
lot will not be subject to an exterior wall brick masonry construction
restriction.
C.
The application of the exterior wall brick masonry requirement percentages required by Subsection B(1) above shall be determined by the number of lots in a subdivision and not by the square footage of the bulk area of a subdivision or by some other method of measurement. The subdivider shall be required to select the location of the restricted and the unrestricted lots, in accordance with the requirements of Subsection B(1) above, at the time of the subdivider's first subdivision plat submittal to the City (that is, at the time of preliminary plat submittal for other than minor subdivisions and at the time of final plat submittal for minor subdivisions).
D.
The exterior wall brick masonry requirement restriction that attaches
to each building lot in a subdivision shall be a minimum construction
requirement; shall run with the land to which the restriction pertains;
and a restricted lot may not be exchanged for an unrestricted lot
or less restricted lot in the subdivision (and thereby be relieved
of its exterior wall building material restriction), except by a replatting
of the subdivision approved by the City's City Council.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Natural clay-face brick, and does not include glazed brick
or concrete brick unless otherwise indicated or the context clearly
requires otherwise.
Stone masonry composed of field, quarried or cast stone units
bonded by mortar unless otherwise indicated or the context clearly
requires otherwise.
This article shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage and approval, as provided by law, as follows:
A.
As to subdivisions for which a preliminary subdivision plat has been
approved by the City Council prior to the date of the enactment of
this article, but a final subdivision plat for that subdivision has
not been filed with the City Clerk prior to the enactment of this
article, the final subdivision plat for that subdivision shall be
required to comply with the requirements of this article, but an amended
preliminary plat shall not be required notwithstanding the requirement
of the City's Subdivision Code that a final subdivision plat
must comply with the approved preliminary plat for the subdivision
(from which Subdivision Code compliance requirement a variance is
hereby granted).
B.
As to subdivisions for which a preliminary subdivision plat has been
filed with the City Clerk prior to the enactment of this article,
but the preliminary plat has not been approved by the City Council
prior to the enactment of this article, the preliminary plat and the
final plat for that subdivision shall be required to comply with the
requirements of this article.
C.
As to subdivisions for which the final subdivision plat has been
filed with the City Clerk but has not been approved by the City Council
prior to the enactment of this article, the final plat for that subdivision
shall not be required to comply with the requirements of this article.
D.
As to subdivisions for which neither a preliminary subdivision plat
nor a final subdivision plat has been filed with the City Clerk prior
to the enactment of this article, the preliminary plat and the final
plat for that subdivision shall be required to comply with the requirements
of this article.
