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development. This pre-application conference may be conducted concurrently with the pre-application conference provided for in Section 5-101(A) and shall be conducted pursuant to the same terms and conditions set forth in that Section. Review. The Community Development Department shall review the complete application for appearance review in conjunction with site plan review provided for in Section 5-106. Recommendations of the Department shall be based upon the criteria set forth in Subsections F through O, below. F. Building and Structure Design. Buildings and structures shall be consistent with the established neighborhood character and with any adjacent residential property. o Building materials shall be selected for suitability to the type of buildings and the design in which they are used. Buildings shall use the same materials, or those which are architecturally harmonious, for all building walls and other exterior building components that are wholly or partially visible from public ways. Building materials shall be of durable quality. Inappropriate materials or building methods, and those which will produce inconsistency with the structure and architecture of the building, shall be avoided. Brick or other masonry materials shall be used for all sides of all nonresidential development and shall be installed per Village Building Code specifications. Brick shall, at a minimum, extend from ground level to tops of windows, with minor accents allowed in place of brick subject to meeting building codes. Brick shall not be painted. No mansard roofs shall be permitted. (Ord. 2462 10/18/93 & Ord. 3354 - 4/17/00) All residential dwelling units shall contain face brick or stone on not less than fifty (50) percent of exterior walls and shall contain face brick or stone on ninety (90) percent of each first floor elevation or ground levels of such units. All materials for the remaining ground level wall surfaces shall be approved by the Building Director. All materials used shall be compatible as a group and with the surrounding structures. (Ord. 2570 5/2/94 & Ord. 3281 - 8/16/99) o Building materials should be selected with special attention to energy conservation. Materials and colors that reduce the consumption of gas and electricity should be used wherever possible. Building components, such as windows, doors, eaves, and parapets, shall have good proportions and relationship to one another. While it is recognized that color is a very subjective matter and that creativity should not be stifled, colors should nonetheless be used harmoniously and with some restraint. Color schemes should consider and respect the character and quality of structures in the area, Excessively bright or brilliant colors should be used only for accent. Materials and colors should withstand the weather well over a twenty-five (25) year period. Architectural style should be appropriate to the Chicago area and evaluation of a project shall be based on the quality of design and its relationship to surroundings. The design of structures should display a sensitivity to the best aspects of the character, quality and scale of those structures already existing in the area of a proposed project. 10. Monotony of design shall be avoided, however styles should be complementary and should relate to indigenous architecture. In residential districts no two (2) detached single family dwellings of substantially similar or identical front