The exterior construction requirements of this article shall
apply to all new residential buildings, dwellings, garages and accessory
use buildings larger than 200 square feet, and any building expansion
of 50 percent or more in floor area of an existing residential building.
(Ordinance 17-632-13, § 2,
adopted 9/25/2017)
The following materials shall not be allowed on the exterior
of residential buildings:
(Ordinance 17-632-13, § 2,
adopted 9/25/2017)
The city council, upon application duly filed by the applicant
and after a public hearing, may grant an exception from the terms
of this article and the requirements set forth herein upon affirmative
vote of the majority of the city council members present. The application
for an exception shall set forth in specific detail the grounds or
reasons upon which such an exception request is being made. The fee
for such application shall be determined by resolution of the city
council. In granting any exception, the city council shall determine
that:
(1)
A literal
enforcement of these regulations will create an unnecessary hardship
or practical difficulty on the applicant;
(2)
The
situation causing the unnecessary hardship or practical difficulty
is unique to the affected property and is not self-imposed;
(3)
The
exception will not injure and will be wholly compatible with the use
and permitted development of adjacent properties; and
(4)
The
granting of the exception will be in harmony with the spirit and purpose
of this article.
(Ordinance 17-632-13, § 2,
adopted 9/25/2017)
The terms and conditions of the exception, if granted, shall
be noted in the minutes of the city council meeting or be adopted
by a resolution of the city council. In the event that an exception
application is denied by the city council, no other exception of like
kind shall be considered or acted upon by the city council upon the
same building or proposed building for a period of six months subsequent
to said denial.
(Ordinance 17-632-13, § 2,
adopted 9/25/2017)
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be punished as provided in section 1-13. Each and every day that the provisions of this article are violated shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
(Ordinance 17-632-13, § 3,
adopted 9/25/2017)
