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DESCRIPTION


A gable or gambrel roof that projects perpendicular from the roof of the primary building to increase the habitable space within a roof.

STANDARDS


  1. Cross Gables may project outward from a building face (to a maximum of 12 ft) if supported from below by a component or visually supported by brackets, corbels, or a beam.
  2. Two cross gables of equal size and roof pitch may be used together and may occupy the same space, with an overlap of no more than 1/2 the width of each.

DIMENSIONS

Setback from facade n/a
Width (A) Equal to eave width of the narrowest face of the primary building.
Projection n/a
Absolute Height n/a
Fenestration 20% min
Height (B) The ridge beam of the cross gable may not be higher than the ridge beam of the primary building.
Length n/a
Area n/a
Eave Height n/a
Gable End Setback n/a
Top Plate Height n/a