Public Township Council Meeting — Packet

DRAFT PROPOSED REVISIONS – OCTOBER 2011 (i) Contemporary design for alterations and additions to existing properties shall not be discouraged when such alterations and additions do not destroy significant historical, architectural or cultural material, and such design is compatible with the size, scale, color, material, and character of the property, neighborhood or environment. (j) Wherever possible, new additions or alterations to structures shall be done in such a manner that if such additions or alterations were to be removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the structure would be unimpaired. 2. Visual Compatibility Factors. In assessing the design of any proposed additions or new construction, the following Visual Compatibility Factors shall be considered in conjunction with the Secretary of Interior's Standards set forth above, by the Historic Preservation Commission. (a) Height. The height of the proposed building shall be visually compatible with adjacent buildings. (b) Proportion of building's front facade. The relationship of the width of the building to the height of the front elevation shall be visually compatible with buildings and places to which it is visually related. (c) Proportion of openings within the facility. The relationship of the width of windows to the height of windows in a building shall be visually compatible with the buildings and places to which it is visually related. (d) Rhythm of solids to voids in front facades. The relationship of solids to voids in the front facade of a building shall be visually compatible with the buildings and places to which it is visually related. (e) Rhythm of spacing of buildings on streets. The relationship of the building to the open space between it and adjoining buildings shall be visually compatible with the buildings and places to which it is visually related. (f) Rhythm of entrance and/or porch projections. The relationship of entrance and porch projections to the street shall be visually compatible with the buildings and places to which it is visually related. (g) Relationship of Materials, Texture and Color.

porch projections to the street shall be visually compatible with the buildings and places to which it is visually related. (g) Relationship of Materials, Texture and Color. The relationship of materials, texture and color of the facade and roof of a building shall be visually compatible with the predominant materials used in the buildings to which it is visually related. (h) Roof Shapes. The roof shape of a building shall be visually compatible with buildings to which it is visually related. (i) Walls of Continuity. Appurtenances of a building such as walls, open-type fencing and evergreen landscape masses, shall form cohesive walls of enclosure along a street, to the extent necessary to maintain visual compatibility of the building with the buildings and places to which it is visually related. (j) Scale of Building. The size of a building, its mass in relation to open spaces, its windows, door openings, porches and balconies shall be visually compatible with the buildings and places to which it is visually related. (k) Directional Expression of Front Elevation. A building shall be visually compatible with building and places to which it is visually related in its directional character, whether this be vertical character, horizontal character or nondirectional character. (l) Exterior Features. A building's related exterior features such as lighting, fences, signs, sidewalks, driveways, and parking areas shall be compatible with the 187