Unified Development Ordinance - Currituck County Government

Chapter 5: Development StandardsSECTION 5.10: COMMUNITY COMPATIBILITY STANDARDSSubsection 5.10.3: Design Standards(d)(e)Use similarly sized and patterned architectural features such aswindows, doors, awnings, arcades, pilasters, cornices, wall offsets,building materials, and other building articulations found on adjacentresidential development; andOrient porches, balconies, outdoor space, and other exterior sitefeatures such as vending machines away from adjacent single-familydetached dwellings.(2) Building Height(a)(b)Buildings shall maintain a maximum height of 35 feet within 100 feet ofa lot line shared with existing single-family detached dwellings (seeFigure 5.10.3.C.2, Building Height).Buildings over three stories in height shall be broken up into modulesor wings with the smaller and shorter portions of the structurelocated adjacent to residential development.Figure 5.10.3.C.2, Building HeightD. Site Features(1) Loading and Refuse AreasLoading, service, and refuse areas shall be:(a)(b)(2) Exterior LightingExterior lighting shall:(a)Screened from view of single-family detached dwellings using materialsthat are the same as, or of equal quality to, the materials used for theprincipal building; orIncorporated into the overall design of the building and landscape sothat the visual and acoustic impacts of these functions are fullycontained and out of view from adjacent properties and public streets.Have a maximum height of 15 feet; andCURRITUCK COUNTY, NC UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE5.76