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individual private entrance at street level. (2) Building Materials: A. Exterior building materials. All buildings shall be constructed of high-quality materials and utilize green, sustainable building practices through the demolition, site preparation, construction, operation and maintenance phases of the building cycle. 1. Primary building materials. Primary building materials shall cover at least 60% of the façade. These materials may include brick, natural stone, precast concrete units, decorative block of dimension, color, and texture that resembles brick, or glass, and must be integrally colored. 2. Secondary building materials. Secondary building materials shall cover no more than 30% of the façade. These materials may include decorative block, stucco, cement board siding, or architectural metal panels. 3. Accent materials. Accent materials shall cover no more than 10% of any of the building's facades. These materials may include door and window frames, lintels, cornices, architectural metalwork, glass block, copper flashing, or similar materials. 4. For townhouse and one family buildings the primary materials described above shall cover at least 30% of the façade, the secondary materials shall cover no more than 60% of the façade, and accent materials no more than 10% of the façade, except as otherwise permitted through a Planned Development. (3) Landscaping. A. All land area not occupied by buildings, parking, driveways, sidewalks, or other hard surface shall be sodded or mulched and landscaped with approved ground cover, flowers, shrubbery and trees. B. At least ten percent (10%) of the total land area within the perimeter of private parking and driveway areas shall be landscaped. Landscaped areas provided within the build-to line may be credited toward this 10% landscaping requirement on a square-foot-for-square-foot basis, for up to half of the 10% requirement, or 5%. C. Parking lot landscaped islands shall be a minimum of one hundred fifty (150) square feet in area and include at least one overstory or evergreen tree meeting the requirements of this ordinance. D. Where parking abuts the site perimeter there shall be provided at least one overstory tree per twenty-five (25) feet of site perimeter. E. At least one overstory tree shall be provided for every five hundred (500) square feet of landscaped area on the entire site. F. The landscape plan shall include a full complement of overstory, ornamental and evergreen trees, shrubbery, and ground covers that are hardy and appropriate for (Underline reflects new language,Stfileugh reflects deleted language)