Lancaster, California · General provision

17.16.220 A.7

Extracted standards

6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

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  • Addition design

    Additions to existing buildings shall generally conform to the design of the existing building. New building size, materials and color shall be consistent with the scale and design of the building to which it is attached.

  • Color scheme

    An exterior color scheme for all buildings or additions thereto shall be submitted with the building elevations for approval. The color scheme for existing neighboring buildings shall be indicated and considered.

  • Component proportions

    Building components such as windows, doors, eaves and parapets shall have good proportions and relationships to one another.

  • Roof treatment

    Roof treatment shall be the same on the periphery of the building, except where a different treatment is required by the city building code.

  • Solar access

    Solar access and prevailing winds should be considered in building design and orientation.

  • Utility door treatment

    Utility doors, access panels, fire doors, loading docks and other openings shall be treated as part of the architectural composition of buildings.

From the ordinance

Building Design. a. Building design standards applicable to all I zones: 1) Roof treatment shall be the same on the periphery of the building, except where a different treatment is required by the city building code. 2) Solar access and prevailing winds should be considered in building design and orientation. 3) Additions to existing buildings shall generally conform to the design of the existing building. New building size, materials and color shall be consistent with the scale and design of the building to which it is attached. b. Building design standards applicable to the LI zone: 1) Building components such as windows, doors, eaves and parapets shall have good proportions and relationships to one another. 2) Utility doors, access panels, fire doors, loading docks and other openings shall be treated as part of the architectural composition of buildings. c. Building design standards applicable only to the LI zone: 1) An exterior color scheme for all buildings or additions thereto shall be submitted with the building elevations for approval. The color scheme for existing neighboring buildings shall be indicated and considered.
17.16.220 A.7