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Character Area 4: Hillside Residential
Character Area 4 is located near the north and eastern boundaries
of Healdsburg. The eastern-most part of Character Area 4 (4a)
sits to the east of Character Areas 2 and 3, the Tayman Park Golf
Course, and is bordered on the south by South Fitch Mountain
Road. A small part of 4a encompasses a handful of parcels
along South Fitch Mountain Road. Moving north, the next part
of Character Area 4 (4b) sits east of Healdsburg Avenue and
is southeast of Specific Area A and east of Character Area 2’s
northeastern border. Finally, the northern-most part of Character
Area 4 (4c) sits to the west of Healdsburg Avenue and north
of Chiquita Road, defined by the City’s boundaries. Character
Area 4 is defined by its rolling hills, expansive viewsheds and its
agricultural character.
Character Area 4 is defined by single-family residential homes
scattered throughout Healdsburg’s hillsides. Curvilinear roads
wind through the hills, creating irregularly shaped and sized lots.
Because of this and the original design patterns, individual lots
are typically medium to large in size.
KEY DESIGN Homes in Character Area 4 are often large in size, but vary greatly
OBJECTIVES FOR in their characteristics including their placement on a site, their
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT orientation, the connection between the home and the public
realm and the landscape character of the yard. Variety is also
• Encourage creativity and found in architectural form and character. Building heights range
flexibility in building design
• Maintain rural character from one to three stories, and architectural details and materials
• Construct a building to be used on the structure span a wide spectrum.
sensitive to the topography of
the site Note that Character Areas 4a, 4b and 4c are labeled differently
• Where a building is steeply uphill for ease of geographical reference and do not indicate that
from the street and is highly
visible, consider placing taller separate design guidelines should be followed for each portion of
building components further Character Area 4.
back from the street
Existing homes in Character Area 4 exhibit a variety of sizes and
placement on a lot.
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