4.8.2 APPLICABILITY | Aurora Unified Development Ordinance

4.8.2. APPLICABILITY.

The provisions of this Section 146-4.8 shall apply to:

A. All new construction (but not including installation of a Mobile Home or Manufactured Home in an R-MH zone district), and

B. All expansions of the gross square footage of any primary building except a single-family detached or duplex dwelling by more than 25 percent, unless specifically exempted by the terms of this UDO. Specific provisions of this Section 146-4.8 apply to those types of buildings indicated in Table 4.8-1. Standards shall only apply to those portions of the building or site being modified as part of the expansion.

Table 4.8-1 Building Design Standards Applicability by Building Type Adjustments for Affordable Housing Structures appear in Sections 146-4.8.5 and 146-4.8.6
Standard	Single-family detached or two-family dwellings	Single-family attached	Multifamily buildings	Single-story non-residential buildings	Multi-story mixed-use or non-residential buildings	Large-scale retail large format– over 75,000 sq. ft. gfa.
General building design standards
Design variety	✓
Distribution of masonry and architectural features	✓
Windows	✓
Building orientation and spacing			✓	✓	✓	✓
Massing and articulation
Horizontal articulation		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Vertical articulation	✓		✓		✓	✓ [1]
Maximum building length			✓	✓	✓	✓
Building materials
Primary building materials	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓
Masonry standards		✓	✓
Four-sided building design
Façade character elements			✓	✓	✓	✓
Entry design			✓	✓	✓	✓
Roof design
Roof materials	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓
Roof form	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓
Screening of mechanical equipment
Rooftop equipment	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓
Ground-mounted equipment	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓
Garbage storage areas			✓	✓	✓	✓
Notes: [1] Only applies when more than two stories or over 30 feet tall.

(Ord. No. 2019-49 § 1, 08-19-2019)