§ 9-72 — Design standard requirements

Sec. 9-72. - Design standard requirements.

No person shall install a structure on any lot unless the structure and the installation comply with all ordinances of the City of Batesville, Mississippi, including but not limited to, subdivision ordinances and the Batesville Zoning Ordinance. No person shall install a structure on a lot unless the structure meets the following design standards: (1) The minimum roof pitch of the structure shall be no less than the industry standard of three-twelfths ( 3/12 ). (2) The structures roof shall be surfaced with composition asphalt shingles or standing seam metal. (3) The structures siding material shall be masonry, clapboard, or simulated clapboard in design. All siding shall run horizontally. In no case shall metal or metallic materials be used as primary siding. Aluminum siding may be used when covering primary siding but its design shall be as stated in this item. (4) Structures be underpinned with professionally installed masonry material. (5) There shall be a minimum overhang of six (6) inches at all eaves on the structure. (6) The structure shall be not less than twenty-four (24) feet wide and no longer than sixty-five (65) feet in length. (7) The front porches, garages or carports of the structure shall be of the same construction materials as the structure and shall be sloped no less than three-twelfths ( 3/12 ). (8) Structures shall be oriented on the lot so that the front of the structure is facing the adjacent public street that is used for the addressing street. (9) The manufactured year model of the structure must be ten (10) years or less before the date of the permit and must be proved by an authenticated writing or photograph which must be submitted with the request for permit and will remain on file in the code office with the request for permit.

(Ord. No. 2011-12-767, § 2, 12-20-11; Ord. No. 2016-06-831, 6-7-16; Ord. No. 2021-09-891, 9-21-21)