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(b) A Covered Porch on a principal structure that is setback fifty (50) feet or more . fi'om the front lot line shall be set back at least forty (40) foot front lot line. (c) No Covered Porch shall be constmcted eloser than twenty (20) feet to the front lot line without the review and approval through the variance process. (d) Required steps pcr the Intemational Residential Code shall be ex eluded when calculating the dimensions of the Covered Porch. 2. In rcquired single-family residential side yard corner setbacks, Covered Porches attached to the front of a principal structure facing the side yard comer setback shall be set back from the side yard comer lot line a distance as calculated in Section 6.C.2.d.(1) provided that the references to "front yard lot line" shall be dcemed to be "side yard corner lot line." 3, Building Permits shall be required before construction can begin on a Covered Porch contemplated by the section. The Community Development Director or Development Director's designee must make the [ollowing findings prior to the approval of a building permit for a Covered Porch contemplated by this section: (a) The Covered Porch shall comply with the front and side yard comer setbacks determined in Section 6.C.2.d.(1) and Section 6.C.2.d.(2). (b) The Covercd Porch shall comply with all other aspects of the underlying zone, . including the side yard interior setbacks and impervious coverage limits. (c) The design ofthc Covered Porch shall comply with the Porch Design Guidelines. (d) The cxterior materials of the proposed Covered Porch shall be consistent or complementary in color, texture, and quality with those visible at the front of the principal structure; (e) The roof of the proposed Covered Porch shall be properly proportioned to and integrated with the roof of the principal structure and have no less than a 3/12 slope; (I) The base of the Covered Porch shall not be open; the base shall be either a masonry perimeter foundation (note: frost footings will be required for a building permit), or be screened by a solid fascia consistent with the front of the principal structure or lattice with openings no larger than 2 inches x 2 inches and painted to be consistent with the front of the principal structure. (g) At least sixty five (65) percent of the exposcd Covered Porch fayade (excluding the foundation) shall be open or occupicd by screens and/or screen doors; and the fayadc constitutes the arca from the floor level of the Covered Porch to the 2 .