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DESCRIPTION

A pitched roof with all sides inclined at the same slope, such that they meet symmetrically at a shared ridge beam or a point.

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 9/12 min, 14/12 max
Farmstand 9/12 min, 14/12 max
Back Cottage 9/12 min, 14/12 max
Carriage House 9/12 min, 14/12 max
Fabrication Shop 9/12 min, 14/12 max
Accessory Shop 9/12 min, 14/12 max

ROOF PITCH BY COMPONENT

Arcade n/a
Balcony n/a
Bay Window 3/12 min, 14/12 max
Canopy 3/12 min, 9/12 max
Connector n/a
Cross Gable 6/12 min, 14/12 max
Cupola 3/12 min, 20/12 max
Deck n/a
Dormer Window 6/12 min, 14/12 max
Extended Shopfront 6/12 min, 14/12 max
Gallery 3/12 min, 12/12 max
Penthouse 6/12 min, 14/12 max
Porch 6/12 min, 14/12 max
Porte-Cochere 3/12 min, 9/12 max
Portico 3/12 min, 9/12 max
Rear Addition 6/12 min, 14/12 max
Roof Deck n/a
Shed Dormer 6/12 min, 14/12 max
Side Wing 6/12 min, 14/12 max
Stoop 6/12 min, 14/12 max
Turret 6/12 min, 14/12 max
Tower n/a

STANDARDS

  1. Hipped roofs must converge, symmetrically, to a single ridge beam at their highest point.
  2. The roofs of rear additions and side wings may not exceed the roof pitch of the primary building to which they attach.
  3. Civic buildings are exempt from roof system regulation, the values presented in this table are guidelines only.