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<br />CABARRUS COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE <br /> <br />APPENDIX B <br /> <br />DEFINI'I1QNS <br /> <br />Ai~~UJation The detailing of a strucnire or buildIDg, i.e. brick patterning or omame~ work. <br /> <br />ClllpbOllrd A loog, narrow board that overlapped to cover the outer walls of fraIne buildings: <br /> <br />Colc>,onaded (porch) <br />bree~eway OJ' 'porch. <br /> <br />. ., ,. .. <br />A series of columns situated at regular intervals to uphold a roof structure and create a <br /> <br />tor~i(:eA hotlzontaI molded projection that crowns and conwlete the wall structure and vi~uallyconIlectsthe wall <br />to -tl1,eroofstnlcMe. <br /> <br />Fllc~de The principle, vertical surface of a liluilding which is set along the frontage line. The elevation of a facade <br />is the vertical surface area and is subject to visual definition. by building height, setbac~ - and transitiOplines. <br /> <br />Fe~~sidtiori The entrywaysand windows of a building. <br /> <br />Gable (RQol') A "gable" maybe anyone of three things: a triangular wall section at the ends ofa pitched roof <br />bO_~4edby the tw-o roof slopes and the ridge pole; the ends of a pitched roof buildiag with a gable in the roof <br />sec'tiop; or an ornamental triangular architectural section. <br /> <br />tiritel The horizontal beam forrnillg the upper member of a door or window frame and supportirlg part of the <br />sti:UCtJare above it. <br /> <br />NJa~ing A unifi:ed composition of two-dimensiQnal Qr three dimensional shapes or volumes, especially one that <br />~'.~givestble ~ressiQnofweight, density, Qrbulk. <br /> <br />..' . . . <br />Palladian Windows A windQW encQmpassing an arch abQve the primary window structure; Qr an arch window set <br />~ve a primary window structure. See example below. <br /> <br />Parapet A IQW protective railing or wall along the edge of a rOQf or balcQny. <br /> <br />Pediment An arch or triangle shape architectural feature, usually placed abQve windows or doors. These features <br />Illaybe seen further embellished with molding details or carvings Qf WQod. <br /> <br />PJi~ter A supporting CQlumn or pillar with a capital and base. <br /> <br />Porte-Cocheres A porch roQfprQjecting over a driveway at the entrance to. a building. <br /> <br />~rthm Movement, characterized by a pattern repetitiQn or alternatiQn of fo~l elements or motifs in the same Qr <br />nl.()d!fied form. <br /> <br />S~.b'ack A line prescribed for the full width Qf the facade abQve which the fa9ade sets back. The 10catiQn ofa <br />r~ce~sJine is determined by the desired height to. width ratio. of the fronting space, or bya desired cQmpatibility with <br />e,"iS#ngbuildings. <br /> <br />Cabarrus County Commercial Design Standards <br /> <br />Page 5 of 6 <br />-'1 ""'" <br />'-.y ~- ..:J <br />