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Architectural Design The architectural design guidelines indicate buildings should be designed to minimize visual height and bulk. Building height, bulk, and floor area should respond to the lot size, natural site terrain, and other site conditions. Wall recesses and projections, roof overhangs, decks, porches, bay windows, dormer windows, and other architectural features are encouraged to reduce visual bulk and create interest. Buildings should be designed for consistency in massing, proportions, details, materials, and colors on all exterior walls. Roof forms should generally include traditional styles such as hip and/or gable. Brick, stucco, stone or wood is encouraged for exterior walls, while slate, concrete, clay (barrel or flat) or architectural composition shingles are allowed for roofing materials. All colors should be earth tones. The proposed residence is a two-story structure with articulated wall lines that break up the massing of the home and promote visual interest. The roof lines are varied to reduce the perceived massing of the residence and the entire residence incorporates smooth stucco and stacked stone accents consistent with the intended architectural style. The front entry and garage doors are well-detailed and compatible with the design of the proposed residence. The structure's body color is a light tan consistent with the recommended earth tone color range for the subdivision. Figure 4 shows the proposed elevations while Figures 5 and 6 include renderings of the proposed residence. Two-story structures on Lot 4 may be considered on a case-by-case basis with the following constraints: (1) the proposed second floor area cannot be more than 20 percent of the floor area of the first floor; (2) the proposed second floor must be "set into" the roof of the residence so the second floor walls are set back from the first floor walls; the second floor may be integrated into the roof with dormers used for windows or to provide headroom; and (3) the height of the residence cannot exceed twenty-seven feet measured vertically. The project's compliance with these provisions is analyzed below: • The second floor area would be approximately 818 square feet, which is approximately 19.5 percent of the first floor area (approximately 4,188 square feet). • The second floor walls would be set back from the first floor walls and the second floor is integrated into the roof with dormers. • The maximum height of the proposed residence is 26 feet 10 inches. The second floor is located above the garage portion of the proposed residence. Although this portion of the residence is adjacent to Winding Oaks Drive, as previously described and as shown in Figure 1, the proposed residence will be constructed on a portion of the subject lot completely surrounded by mature oak trees that will substantially obscure and/or soften the visibility of the proposed residence from the surrounding areas and parcels, reducing any visual impacts. Additionally, the existing grade of Winding Oaks Drive adjacent to the proposed garage is approximately 10 to 12 feet higher than the finished grade of the DDA which will also reduce the perceived mass of the second floor of the proposed residence from Winding Oaks Drive. P19-0390, 4 Winding Oaks Drive Planning Commission 6 of 10