Placer County Design Standards & Guidelines

https://www.placer.ca.gov/3721/Design-Standards-Guidelines

BOWMAN AREA
a.
Purpose
The following provides additional design elements from the Auburn/Bowman Community Plan to help distinguish the Bowman area from other areas in the County.
b
Commercial and Professional Office
(1)
Buildings should be designed with a rural or country flavor. Contemporary architecture using natural materials may be acceptable. Natural materials and rural elements include:
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Natural wood
Rock
Stone
Split face block
Brick
Shingled roofs
Manufactured products which closely resemble natural materials

Undesirable elements include:
• Contemporary architecture that is strictly urban in nature
• Metal buildings
• Long expenses of contemporary metal roofing
• enameled panels
• Aluminum
• "False" looking rock veneer or brick veneer
• Standard block on walls which are visible to the public
• Use of stucco as a primary building material

The use of natural materials (i.e. wood siding, brick, split-faced block, and/or field stone) is required for exterior building elevations. Primary exterior colors which blend with the surrounding natural finishes and the natural background are encouraged. The following materials are not acceptable as primary exterior finishes without the incorporation of natural materials: stucco, smooth finish concrete or plaster, and grooved or precision concrete block.
Earth tones are strongly recommended as the dominant color scheme for new structures.
Refer to the color section of the Placer County Design Guidelines for examples.

Commercial buildings next to residential areas and/or large buildings should incorporate the following architectural features: pitched roofs, roof overhangs, articulated roof structures, stepping down of building elevations.

Building heights of commercial, industrial, and multi-family projects along Lincoln Way and Bowman Road which may inhibit the existing scenic vistas of the American River Canyon and the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range shall be restricted to preserve these vistas.