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Before looking at possible solutions, here is a brief overview of Roseville’s general guidelines
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<br />for materials as articulated in Section 1005, Commercial and Mixed-Use Districts; 1006,
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<br />Employment Districts; and 1007, Institutional District:
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<br />All exterior wall finishes on any building must be one or a combination of the following
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<br />materials: face brick, natural or cultured stone, pre-colored or factory stained or stained on
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<br />site textured precast concrete panels, textured concrete block, stucco, glass, fiberglass, or
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<br />similar materials. In addition to the above materials, accent materials, not exceeding 10%
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<br />of any exterior building elevation, may include pre-finished metal, cor-ten steel, copper,
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<br />premium grade wood with mitered outside corners (e.g., cedar, redwood, and fir), or fiber
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<br />cement board. Other materials of equal quality to those listed, including the use of
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<br />commercial grade lap-siding in the Neighborhood Business District, may be approved by the
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<br />Community Development Department.
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<br />Also, a review of specific Code areas shows the following:
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<br />Section 1004.06, Multi-Family Design Standards, does not include a building materials
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<br />requirement, nor do the specific standards for Sections 1004.10 Medium Density
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<br />Residential District, and 1004.11, High Density Residential District. The only building
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<br />materials listing/requirement for residential uses is found in Section 1004.02, Accessory
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<br />Buildings.
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<br />Sections 1005.02.F, Commercial and Mixed-Use Districts and 1006.02.C, Employment
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<br />Districts, limit the use of metal and concrete fiber board siding as an accent material to
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<br />no more than 10% on any exterior building elevation.
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<br />Section 1007.02, Institutional District, is similar to the business and employment districts
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<br />requirements in Section 1005 and 1006, which are more in keeping with commercial or
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<br />office developments, rather than places of worship, dormitories, multi-purpose recreation
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<br />buildings or other permitted/conditional uses listed in Table 1007-2.
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<br />To better understand how to amend Roseville’s Code with regard to exterior building materials,
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<br />the City Planner reviewed a number of codes from municipalities within the Twin Cities. In
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<br />general, most have few or no requirements for residential uses and primarily allow traditional
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<br />materials (such as brick, block, stone, and glass) for commercial, office, and industrial
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<br />developments. The hope of the review and analysis was to find a code or two that balanced the
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<br />use of traditional materials with newer products such as metal, concrete fiber board/panels,
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<br />synthetic stucco, copper sheeting, or steel. The review/analysis, however, found few examples
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<br />that included the desired mix. These examples were also too vague in what was allowed.
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<br />The City Planner did find three codes that include a good mix or balance between traditional and
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<br />non-traditional materials, however, even these contain some vagueness, which is one area the
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<br />Planning Division is attempting to address.
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<br />Eden Prairie
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<br />2. In Districts N-Com, C-Com, C-Reg, C-Reg-Ser, C-Hwy, Ofc, Pub A-C, A-OFC, TC-C, TC-
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<br />R, TC-MU, and RM-2.5, seventy-five percent, (75%), of the exterior building finish shall
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<br />consist of materials comparable in grade and quality to the following: 1) face brick; 2)
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<br />natural stone; 3) glass; 4) Cast Stone; 5) Cultured Stone; 6) Architectural Precast; 7)
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