Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- First floor elevation requirement6 in
The elevation of the first floor on new construction must be the same or within six inches of the average of the prevailing standard of neighborhood buildings but must meet the required floodplain elevation.
- Minimum porch depth6 ft
Front porches must have a minimum depth of six feet.
- Minimum porch width80 pct
Porches must be constructed on the front of the house and must cover at least 80 percent of the building facade's width.
Asphalt siding, vertical plywood siding, aluminum siding. Exposed concrete block above foundation level. Corrugated metal, except for roof applications. Flush doors (hollow or solid core).
- Minimum roof pitch8 ratio
Where there is no prevailing standard, roof pitch should be no less than 8:12.
- Underground utilities required
Upon installation of utility access lines, such lines shall be installed underground.
From the ordinance
These standards are applicable to the following zoning districts: Residential-1 (R-1); Commercial-Residential (CR)