CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Concur with the recommendation of the Building Review Board and initiate a text amendment to Section 5-2C-3 (Exterior Wall Construction) of the Municipal Code
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Erin Venard
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Not required.
BACKGROUND:
Section 5-2C-3 (Exterior Wall Construction) of the City's Municipal Code states that a minimum of 50% of the exterior wall construction for all multiple-family dwellings, single-family attached dwellings, and two-family dwellings shall be constructed of solid masonry, face brick, manufactured concrete stone veneer (11/2" thickness) set individually into mortar bed, or other masonry products as approved by the City Council. The 50% masonry requirement applies to all sides of the fa?ade that front a street, as well as the total building fa?ade area.
Section 5-2C-3 (Exterior Wall Construction) was added to the Municipal Code in 2002. The original ordinance language allowed solid masonry, face brick, decorative stone, and other masonry products as approved by Council. The ordinance was amended in 2005 to prevent the use of EIFS, corrugated metal, and concrete block as compliant materials. The intent of the ordinance is to improve the appearance of multi-family developments and maintain long-term property values through the use of high quality building materials including solid masonry, face brick, and manufactured concrete stone veneer.
At the Building Review Board meeting on June 19, 2019, the BRB reviewed a request for a variance from the ordinance in order to permit a multi-family building to be constructed with approximately 5% masonry materials. The balance of the proposed building utilizes a variety of materials, including fiber cement siding, metal panel, composite wood cladding, and glass. In a 5-0 vote, BRB voted to approve the variance and requested that staff review the masonry ordinance in order to cons...
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