DESCRIPTION
A simple roof pitched very slightly in one or more directions, approximating a flat surface.
PRIMARY BUILDING ROOF PITCH
| Cottage |
1/12 min, 3/12 max |
| House |
1/12 min, 3/12 max |
| Bungalow |
1/12 min, 3/12 max |
| Duplex |
1/12 min, 3/12 max |
| Apartment House |
1/12 min, 3/12 max |
| Small Apt Building |
1/12 min, 3/12 max |
| Townhouse |
1/12 min, 3/12 max |
| Shophouse |
1/12 min, 3/12 max |
| Live-Work Flex |
1/12 min, 3/12 max |
| Shop |
1/12 min, 3/12 max |
| Apartment Building |
1/12 min, 3/12 max |
| Inn |
1/12 min, 3/12 max |
| Mixed-Use Building |
1/12 min, 3/12 max |
| Fabrication Building |
1/12 min, 3/12 max |
| Lined Parking Garage |
1/12 min, 3/12 max |
| Civic Building |
1/12 min, 3/12 max |
ACCESSORY BUILDING ROOF PITCH
ROOF PITCH BY COMPONENT
| Arcade |
1/12 min, 3/12 max |
| Balcony |
1/12 min, 3/12 max |
| Bay Window |
1/12 min, 3/12 max |
| Canopy |
1.5/12 min, 3/12 max |
| Connector |
1/12 min, 3/12 max |
| Cross Gable |
n/a |
| Cupola |
n/a |
| Deck |
n/a |
| Dormer Window |
n/a |
| Extended Shopfront |
1/12 min, 3/12 max |
| Gallery |
1/12 min, 3/12 max |
| Penthouse |
1/12 min, 3/12 max |
| Porch |
1/12 min, 3/12 max |
| Porte-Cochere |
1/12 min, 3/12 max |
| Portico |
1.5/12 min, 3/12 max |
| Rear Addition |
1/12 min, 3/12 max |
| Roof Deck |
n/a |
| Shed Dormer |
n/a |
| Side Wing |
1/12 min, 3/12 max |
| Stoop |
1/12 min, 3/12 max |
| Turret |
n/a |
| Tower |
n/a |
STANDARDS
- All slopes for flat roofs should defer to local building code regarding minimum slopes for a specified roofing system.
- Perimeter walls along primary and secondary frontages must extend vertically above the roof line by a minimum of 3 feet to form a continuous parapet wall.
- Civic buildings are exempt from roof system regulation, the values presented in this table are guidelines only.