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DESCRIPTION

A pitched roof with two sides of the same slope and length, meeting symmetrically at a single ridge-beam.

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 7/12 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 n/a
Canopy 3/12 min, 14/12 max
Connector 3/12 min, 9/12 max
Cross Gable 9/12 min, 14/12 max
Cupola 3/12 min, 20/12 max
Deck n/a
Dormer Window 3/12 min, 14/12 max
Extended Shopfront n/a
Gallery n/a
Penthouse n/a
Porch n/a
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 3/12 min, 14/12 max
Turret n/a
Tower n/a

STANDARDS

  1. Gable roofs must converge, symmetrically, to a single ridge beam at their highest point.
  2. Gable ends must be located toward the narrowest building face or component face, except townhouses, live-work/ flex buildings, and bungalows must have a ridge beam that is oriented parallel with the frontage.
  3. Civic buildings are exempt from roof system regulation, the values presented in this table are guidelines only.
  4. The roofs of rear additions and side wings may not exceed the roof pitch of the primary building to which they attach.
  5. A clipped gable is permitted with the following conditions:
    1. The pitch of the clipped gable should be the same as the adjacent roof pitch.
    2. The clipped gable should be cut no lower than half of the height of the overall end gable, as measured vertically from the eave to the roof ridge.
    3. The clipped gable should be employed on both gable ends of the roof.