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DESCRIPTION

A simple roof pitched in only one direction.

PRIMARY BUILDING ROOF PITCH

Cottage 6/12 min, 14/12 max
House 8/12 min, 14/12 max
Bungalow 6/12 min, 14/12 max
Duplex 8/12 min, 14/12 max
Apartment House 9/12 min, 14/12 max
Small Apt Building 9/12 min, 14/12 max
Townhouse 6/12 min, 12/12 max
Shophouse 9/12 min, 14/12 max
Live-Work Flex 6/12 min, 12/12 max
Shop 9/12 min, 14/12 max
Apartment Building 6/12 min, 12/12 max
Inn 6/12 min, 12/12 max
Mixed-Use Building 6/12 min, 12/12 max
Fabrication Building 6/12 min, 12/12 max
Lined Parking Garage 6/12 min, 12/12 max
Civic Building 6/12 min, 12/12 max

ACCESSORY BUILDING ROOF PITCH

Barn not permitted
Farmstand 3/12 min, 6/12 max
Back Cottage 3/12 min, 6/12 max
Carriage House not permitted
Fabrication Shop 3/12 min, 6/12 max
Accessory Shop 3/12 min, 6/12 max

ROOF PITCH BY COMPONENT

Arcade n/a
Balcony n/a
Bay Window n/a
Canopy 3/12 min, 6/12 max
Connector n/a
Cross Gable n/a
Cupola n/a
Deck n/a
Dormer Window n/a
Extended Shopfront 3/12 min, 6/12 max
Gallery 3/12 min, 6/12 max
Penthouse n/a
Porch 3/12 min, 6/12 max
Porte-Cochere n/a
Portico n/a
Rear Addition 3/12 min, 14/12 max
Roof Deck n/a
Shed Dormer 3/12 min, 6/12 max
Side Wing 3/12 min, 6/12 max
Stoop 3/12 min, 6/12 max
Turret n/a
Tower n/a

STANDARDS

  1. Shed roofs must maintain a consistent slope and height between base of the eaves and the top of the ridge beam across the entire length of the roof.
  2. When a shed roof is used on a component that is attaching to a building, the shed roof must always orient the ridge beam toward the wall or roof of the building.
  3. Civic buildings are exempt from roof system regulation, the values presented in this table are guidelines only.