Unified Development Ordinance - Currituck County Government

Chapter 5: Development StandardsSECTION 5.10: COMMUNITY COMPATIBILITY STANDARDSSubsection 5.10.3: Design Standards(c) Parking structure facades adjacent to single-family detacheddevelopment shall be configured to appear as solid building walls, tosoften their visual impact.(d) Off-street surface parking areas located adjacent to single-familydetached residential development shall be screened by a Type Dperimeter buffer (see Section 5.2.6, Perimeter Landscape Buffers).B. Building PlacementMulti-building development shall be configured to establish a continuum of useintensity where uses of moderate intensity are sited between high-intensity uses andlow-intensity uses (e.g., office uses between retail and detached residential), as theyrelate to adjacent residential development.C. Building Design(1) GeneralBuildings subject to these standards shall:(a)(b)Use a similar roof type to adjacent residential development in terms ofslope and arrangement to prevent abrupt changes in roof form;Facades greater than 80 feet in length facing residential development,shall be configured to appear as a series of discrete storefronts withno single storefront occupying more than 50 percent of the totalfaçade width (see Figure 5.10.3.C.1, Building Facades in TransitionalAreas);Figure 5.10.3.C.1, Building Facades in Transitional Areas(c)Use exterior colors that are compatible with nearby residentialdevelopment;CURRITUCK COUNTY, NC UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE5.75