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(e) Architectural standards for new
construction.
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(1) Applicability. The standards
contained in this section apply to
construction of new main structures,
except Craftsman replacement houses.
Any architectural design features are
required only on the front facade and
the wrap-around.
(2) Style. All new construction must be built in the
High Tudor style and must be compatible with original houses.
(3) Materials. Except as otherwise provided in this
paragraph, new houses must be constructed of brick and/or stone using
the same colors, course patterns, material placement, and material
combinations found in original houses.
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(A) Brick must be scratch-face or
textured, with at least three subtle
variations in tone. Brick colors and
textures must be typical of the
brick used on original houses. Brick
must be modular or standard size.
(B) Stone must be typical to the stone used on
original houses.
(C) Projecting front-facing gables and side gables
must be constructed of brick, stone, or stucco with wood half-timbering.
All decorative wood elements must be painted.
(D) Non-gabled areas above the
eaves of the sides of the house must be constructed of brick, hardiplank,
siding that has the appearance of wood, stone, stucco with wood
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(4)
Front facade dimensions. The width of the front facade of the new house
must be at least 75 percent of available buildable lot width. The front
facade may vary no more than six feet in depth along the front plane.
The front facade may not face a cornerside street.
(5) Roof form. The roof of new houses must be
side-gabled with a roof slope between 45 degrees and 70 degrees. Hipped
roofs are not allowed. The maximum overhang for eaves is 18 inches. (See
Exhibit B.)
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(A) Projecting
front-facing gables. |
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(i) The front facade of new houses must have one
dominant projecting front-facing gable, and one or two smaller
subordinate projecting front-facing gable(s).
(ii) Projecting front-facing gables must be placed
asymmetrically along the front facade.
(iii) Projecting front-facing gables may overlap. (iv)
Projecting front-facing gables must have a roof slope between 45 degrees
and 70 degrees. The roof slope of each projecting front-facing gable
must be the same. (v) The height of the peak of
the dominant projecting
front-facing gable must be
between 20 feet and 24 feet. The
height of subordinate projecting
front-facing gables must be at
least 70 to 80 percent of the
height of the dominant
projecting front-facing gable.
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(B) Eaves. The eaves of all
projecting front-facing gables
and side gables must have a
common height between 9 to 11
feet above grade.
(C) Side gables. Side gables must be true gables, with
both front and back roof slopes. At least 30 percent of the back slope
must be maintained. The roof ridge of side gables must be flat and
uninterrupted. |
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(6) Foundation. The
foundation must be raised a
minimum of 12 inches above
grade. The foundation must
have a concrete exterior
finish.
(7) Steps. |
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(A) Original rolling or
waterfall steps leading
from the sidewalk to the
house must be retained.
Where the original rolling
or waterfall steps have
been removed, they should
be replaced to match the
original.
(B) Front porch steps must lead to building entrances.
(C) Steps must be made of concrete. |
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(8) Front porches.
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(A) New houses must have
a front porch
constructed with
multiple arched openings
compatible with original
houses.
(B) The front porch must be a minimum of 25 percent of
the ground floor front facade width. Front porches must have a minimum
depth of 6 feet, measured from inside the column to the face of the
front facade.
(C) Front porches may be open-air or enclosed. If
front porches are enclosed, at least 95 percent of the material used to
enclose the front porch openings must be transparent, stained, or leaded
glass.
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(9) Front Facade
Windows. The following
standards apply to
front facade windows:
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(A) Windows located
below the eaves. |
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(i) New houses must have at least one pair of narrow,
stained or leaded glass windows with a height-to-width ratio of at least
2- to-1.
(ii) All other windows must be clear glass configured
as 9-over-9, 6-over-6, or 1-over-1 lights; leaded glass; or stained
glass.
(iii) Windows must be asymmetrically positioned in
groups along the front facade. |
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(B) Windows located
above the eaves.
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(i)
Windows may only be
located in front
projecting gables,
dormers, or
eyebrows.
(ii) Casement and awning dimensions must be compatible
with original houses. (iii) Windows must be
stained or leaded
glass.
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(10) Chimneys.
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(A) New houses
must incorporate a
brick and/or stone
chimney into the
front facade or
the front 15 feet
of a side facade.
The chimney must
be at least five
feet in width.
(B) New houses must incorporate at least one of the
following elements into the chimney: |
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(i)
Corbel chimney
statue ledge.
(ii) Twin chimney flues with expressed masonry
openings.
(iii) Complex brick or stone patterns.
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(11) Dormers
and Eyebrows.
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(A) One gabled
dormer is
allowed on
front facades.
Gabled dormers
may not be
inset or
recessed. The
width of
gabled dormers
may not exceed
six feet. The
height of the
gabled dormer
may not exceed
the width by
more than one
foot.
(B) Up to two eyebrow dormers are allowed on the front
facade. Eyebrow dormers must be compatible with original houses.
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(12)
Optional
architectural
design
features.
New houses
must
incorporate
at least
four of the
following
architectural
design
features
into the
front
facade. (See
Exhibit B.)
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(A) Arched
doorway
which
matches the
shape of the
front porch
arches.
(B) Turned cast-stone front porch columns. (C) Stucco
with wood half-timbering in projecting front-facing gables.
(D) Decorative, articulated verge boards.
(E) Stone accents.
(F) Massive chimney located on the front facade.
(G) Blond or light-colored brick compatible with
original houses.
(H) Open-air front porch.
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