Chapter 26 - City of Punta Gorda

e. Marble
f. Other materials similar in appearance and durability
g. Regular block may only be used on building walls not visible from
a public street.
h. All accessory buildings shall be clad in materials similar in
appearance to the principal structure.
(10) Pitched roofs shall be clad in one of the following materials:
a. Standing seam metal
b. Corrugated metal
c. Slate
d. Tile
e. 5V crimp metal
f. Architecturally integrated asphalt shingles or similar material.
(11) The first floor of street level building facades shall be at least 50 percent
in windows or doorways.
a. Faux or display casements are permitted in lieu of exterior window
treatments only for the secondary frontage elevation, or where
actual windows are not technically feasible due to unavoidable
interior configuration or design.
b. No frontage wall shall remain unpierced by a window or functional
general access doorway for more than 16 feet.
c. Blank walls shall be treated with a logical pedestrian scale rhythm
of pilasters, colonnades, arcades, trellises or other architectural
features in keeping with the architectural style of the structure.
(12) No more than 45 percent of the total area of the façade may be
comprised of glass area or other openings.
(13) Street level windows should be untinted.
a. Upper level windows may have tinted glass with a minimum visual
transmittance factor of 35.
b. Mirrored or reflective glass is not permitted in any location.
(14) A change in roof design, doors, window rhythm and articulation, and
building materials and textures shall be required every 150 feet along a
building’s street frontage. Minimum spacing between the same
architectural composition shall be 300 feet.
(e) Highway Commercial Building Principles.
(1) Pedestrian sidewalks shall be provided from building entries to:
a. Surrounding streets
b. Parking spaces
c. External public or private sidewalks
d. Outparcels
(2) Organize the site so that pedestrians walk along building fronts rather
than along or across parking lots and driveways.
a. Shared pedestrian walkways are encouraged between adjacent
commercial projects.
(3) Drive-throughs shall be located to the rear or side of the building.
(4) Entrance canopies shall face the street.
a. Bays and garage entrances may not face the fronting street.
(5) All rooftop equipment shall be enclosed in building material that matches
the structure or is visually compatible with the structure.
(6) Maximum setback of 25 feet behind the frontage street right-of-way.
a. A frontage street may be:
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