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ORDINANCE NO. 2003- 043 a. Electrical substations and similar uses.Electrical substations and similar uses that prohibit access by the public into the site may be exempted from all architecturalibuilding requirements by the community development director if the exempted building(s) and equipment will be visually screened from adjacent properties and roadways. b. Historic Buildings and Resources. In accordance with Future Land Use Element objective 8 and LDR Chapter 933, historic buildings and resources identified in the "Historic Properties Survey of Indian River County, Florida"or identified by the Historic Roseland Architectural Review Committee and located within the Roseland corridor are exempt from special Roseland Corridor Plan requirements to the extent that applying the special Corridor Plan requirements would: i. Conflict with the preservation or restoration of a historic building or resource, or ii. Threaten or destroy the historical significance of an identified historic building or resource. Said exemption shall be reviewed by and may be granted by the Planning and Zoning Commission upon receiving a recommendation from staff and the Historic Resources Advisory Committee. General design criteria. a. Buildings with facades fronting on more than one street shall have similar design considerations (e.g. exterior finish, roof treatment, building articulation, entrance features, and window placement) and consistent detailing on all street frontages. b. General prohibitions and restrictions: Flat, blank, unarticulated, or massive facades fronting on a roadway, exclusive access drive or residentially designated area are prohibited. Facades fronting such roads, drives, or areas shall be designed to incorporate architectural elements providing breaks in the planes of exterior walls and/or roofs to articulate the building and to lessen the appearance of excessive mass. Facades should incorporate elements relating to human scale, and can be divided by use of: proportional expression of structure, openings, arcades, canopies, fenestration, changes in materials, cornice details, molding details, changes in the heights of different sections of the building, and the like (stepping or sloping of a parapet wall in conjunction with a low sloped roof is prohibited). Flat, blank, unarticulated, or massive facades will be permitted on the sides and rear of a building where "blank facade foundation plantings" are provided for such building facade faces (see foundation plantings section for requirements). ii. The following materials or systems are prohibited as a finish and/or exposed product: corrugated or ribbed metal panels, smooth finish concrete block (standard concrete masonry units), precast concrete tee systems, plywood or textured plywood. Plywood shall be allowed for -soffit material. Code: All text is new wording in a newly create code section 911.21. FACommunity Development\Users\CurDev\ORDINANCE\Roseland Corridor Plan 090903.doc