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FOR PURPOSES OF ACHIEVING COMPLIANCE WITH THE PERCENTAGE REQUIREMENT OF MiNIMUM FACADE TREATMENT, THE TOTAL FACADE COVERAGE REQUIREMENT FOR A PARTICULAR STRUCTURE SHALL MEET THE MINIMUM PERCENTAGE SET OUT ABOVE. THUS, THE MINIMUM PERCENTAGE COVERAGE REQUIREMENT MAY VARY ON EACH ELEVATION SO LONG AS THE TOTAL OF ALL ELEVATIONS ON THE STRUCTURE MEETS THE MINIMUM COVERAGE PERCENTAGE. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS ARE DEFINED: BRICK SHALL MEAN A FIRED-CLAY ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCT LAID UP IN SMALL, INDIVIDUAL UNITS WITH CONCRETE MORTAR JO1NTS AND WITH A VENEER DEPTH OF AT LEAST THREE (3) INCHES. CEMENT STUCCO SHALL MEAN A CEMENT-BASED EXTERIOR COATING SYSTEM APPLIED OVER METAL LATH WITH A MINIMUM THREE-EIGHTHS (3/8) INCH BASE COAT PLUS ONE OR MORE FINISH COLOR COATS OF A DURABLE AND COMPATIBLE MATERIAL. NET FA~ADE AREA SHALL MEAN THE TOTAL AREA OF AN ELEVATION'S WALL SURFACES WHICH ARE VERTICAL, OR WITHIN 20 DEGREES OF A VERTICAL ORIENTATION, MINUS THE AREA OF ANY WINDOWS AND DOORS INCLUDING GARAGE DOORS CONTAINED ON THAT ELEVATION. IN CALCULATING THE NET FACADE AREA, THE VERTICAL AREAS OF COLUMNS, CHIMNEYS, PROJECTING BAYS, AND ROOF DORMERS SHALL BE INCLUDED, EXCEPT THAT INDIVIDUAL ROOF DORMERS WITH A NET WALL AREA OF 100 SQUARE FEET OR LESS MAY BE EXCLUDED FROM THE CALCULATIONS. STONE SHALL MEAN NATURAL STONE OR A MANUFACTURED CEMENT-BASED ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCT MADE TO MATCH THE APPEARANCE OF NATURAL STONE, AND LAID UP IN SMALL, INDIVIDUAL UNITS WITH A VENEER DEPTH OF AT LEAST TWO (2) INCHES. (2) APPLICABILITY. THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO SITE PLANS OR, IF APPLICABLE, DESIGN STANDARDS WITH A SPECIFIED PERCENTAGE OF BRICK OR MASONRY, THAT WERE APPROVED PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION. THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE REBUILDING OF A STRUCTURE THAT HAS BEEN DAMAGED OR DESTROYED BY FIRE OR NATURAL DISASTER.