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 Diboll
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 24. ZONING

  § 24-29. Building materials and architectural standards.

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  • The following exterior construction requirements shall apply to all new residential structures, buildings, dwellings, garages and any building expansion of fifty (50) percent or more in floor area of an existing residential building at any time during a two-year period.

    Prohibited materials . Corrugated metal materials on the exterior of residential buildings shall not be viewable from any public right-of-way.

    The city council, upon application duly filed by the applicant and after a public hearing, may grant an exception from the terms of this section and the requirements set forth herein upon the affirmative vote of the seventy-five (75) percent of the city council members present. The application for an exception shall set forth in specific detail the grounds or reasons upon which such an exception request is being made. The fee for such application shall be determined by resolution of the city council.

    In granting any exception, the city council shall determine that all of the following are applicable to the property: (1) that a literal enforcement of these regulations will create an unnecessary hardship or practical difficulty on the applicant; (2) that the situation causing the unnecessary hardship or practical difficulty is unique to the affected property and is not self-imposed; (3) that the variance will not injure and will be wholly compatible with the use and permitted development of adjacent properties; and (4) that the granting of the exception will be in harmony with the spirit and purpose of this section.

    The terms and conditions of the exception, if granted, shall be noted in the minutes of the city council meeting or be adopted by a resolution of the city council. In the event that an exception application is denied by the city council, no other exception of like kind shall be considered or acted upon by the city council upon the same building or proposed building for a period of six (6) months subsequent to said denial.

(Ord. No. 2017-06-001, § 2, 6-12-17)