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Design Guidelines Components

Each design guideline typically contains a series of components, all of which
are used by the HARB, Borough Council and Borough staff in determining
appropriateness. A typical guideline appears below.

SAMPLE DESIGN GUIDELINE

Design Topic
ROOFS Describes the topic within which the
design guideline falls.

A roof is one of the most dominant features of a building. Intent Statement
The majority of the roofs on contributing historic buildings Explains the desired outcome and
in the College Heights and Holmes-Foster/Highlands Historic provides a basis for the guidelines that
Districts are pitched, gable or hip. The repetition of similar roof follow. If the guidelines do not address a
forms along a block and throughout the districts create a sense specific design issue, the policy statement
of visual continuity. Original or historic roof forms, shapes, will be used to determine appropriateness.
pitches, materials and details help define the character of a
building as it is perceived from the public realm and should be
maintained.

Design Guideline
6.11 Preserve the original roof form of a historic Describes the design outcome. Guidelines
structure. are sequentially numbered within each
chapter.

a. Maintain the perceived line, pitch and orientation of Additional Information
the roof as seen from the street. Provides lettered lists of appropriate and
b. Preserve functional and decorative roof features inappropriate strategies for meeting the
in their original size and location, including original intent of the design guideline.
dormers, chimneys and eaves.

Images
Clarify the intent of the design
guideline by illustrating appropriate and
inappropriate design solutions.
Appropriate

Images marked with a check
illustrate appropriate design
solutions
(Boulder, CO)
Inappropriate

Images marked with an “X” illustrate
inappropriate design solutions

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