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<br />City of Arden Hills Chapter 13 Zoning Code <br /> <br />Subd. 5. Design Guidelines. New construction and redevelopment of properties shall <br />adhere to the following design requirements. <br /> <br />A. Building Exteriors, Site Features, and Site Development. <br />(i) The arrangement, geometry, massing, materials and colors shall <br />work to create a high quality development that is responsive to <br />existing buildings, site features, and site design on adjoining sites in <br />the district. <br /> <br />(ii) Exterior building materials shall be primarily of brick, stone, glass <br />or any combination thereof, except trim and other accessory or <br />decorative features may be metal, wood, or EIFS. <br /> <br />(iii) Sheet metal, corrugated metal, and plain flat concrete block <br />(painted or not) shall not be permitted as exterior finishes. <br /> <br />(iv) Design elements on all sides of a building shall be compatible <br />with the front elevation and/or adjacent buildings. Architectural <br />elements such as, but not limited to, windows, shutters, awnings, <br />doors, masonry exterior veneers, cornice detailing, window casings, <br />and other architectural details should demonstrate consistency on all <br />sides of the structure that are reasonably visible to the general public. <br />Plain flat walls shall not be permitted when viewable from the public <br />right-of-way or public areas. <br /> <br />(v) Buildings containing office and retail uses shall maintain twenty <br />percent (20%) minimum window coverage on each floor that faces a <br />street or public open space. Mirror glass/fayade glazing/spandrel <br />glass/faux windows shall not constitute more than fifty percent (50%) <br />of the required window area. <br /> <br />(vi) The City Council will make the final determination on the <br />compatibility and consistency with these design provisions. <br /> <br />B. Fences. <br /> <br />(i) No barbed wire, razor wire, or spikes allowed. <br /> <br />(ii) Fences must blend into the landscape and minimize corrosion. <br />Wood, brick, stone or wrought iron is encouraged. If chain link is <br />allowed by the City Council, it must have black or dark green vinyl <br />coating. <br /> <br />Section 1320 - District Provisions <br />Adopted: November 13, 2006 <br />Page 16 of 4t <br /> <br /> <br />(iii) All other requirements of Section 1325.05 Subd 4 must be <br />followed. <br /> <br />C. Screening. <br />