(a) 
Applicability.
(1) 
This subsection shall apply to the P Professional Office, R Retail, LC Light Commercial, HC Heavy Commercial, I Industrial, BP Business Park, and MX Mixed Use Districts, and any other districts or development as specified in this article.
(2) 
All properties located in the BP Business Park District must comply with the standards when a new tenant moves into the BP Business Park District or within 18 months of the approval of the BP Business Park District, whichever comes first.
(b) 
Exterior material requirements for Nonresidential Districts and uses.
(1) 
Exterior material standards.
a. 
Nonresidential uses within Nonresidential Districts.
1. 
Within P Professional Office, R Retail, LC Light Commercial, and MX Mixed Use Zoning Districts, exterior façades of a main building or structure shall consist of 100 percent Class 2: Masonry Construction.
2. 
Within HC Heavy Commercial, I Industrial, and BP Business Park Districts, exterior façades of a main building or structure adjacent to a public street shall consist of 100 percent Class 2: Masonry Construction. All exterior façades of a main building or structure shall consist of at least 60 percent Class 3: Masonry Construction.
3. 
Exceptions for BP Business Park District.
(i) 
Use of metal buildings and construction materials shall be allowed within the BP Business Park District except on buildings adjacent to Handiey Ederville Road.
(ii) 
Expansions of existing buildings may be constructed out of the same material as the existing building within the BP Business Park District except on buildings adjacent to Handley Ederville Road.
b. 
Nonresidential uses within Residential Districts.
1. 
If a nonresidential use is within a residential district, then exterior façades of a main building or structure shall consist of 100 percent Class 1: Masonry Construction.
c. 
Maximum material coverage.
No single building material shall cover more than 80 percent of the front of any building, with the exception of on-site utility or service structures.
d. 
Windows.
1. 
Clear glass shall be used for commercial storefront display windows and doors.
2. 
Windows shall be individually defined with detail elements such as frames, sills, and lintels, and placed to visually define the building stories.
(2) 
Façade articulation.
In order to ensure the aesthetic value and visual appeal of nonresidential land uses and structures, façade articulation shall be required, with the exception of uses and structures located within the BP Business Park District. See definition of articulation in section 8, Definitions of the zoning ordinance.
a. 
Facade articulation of at least three feet in depth or offset shall be required for every 30 feet in horizontal surface length.
b. 
Facade offsets shall be shown, along with calculations verifying that the building elevations meet the above requirement, on a building facade (elevation) plan, and shall be submitted for review along with the site plan.
(c) 
Waiver.
The city manager is authorized to grant a waiver to these requirements if necessary to result in a higher quality development and/or to carry out the recommendations of the comprehensive plan.
[Ord. No. 1274-14, § 3(Exh. D), 5-6-2014; Ord. No. 1375-18, § 1(Exh. A), 12-10-2018]