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5 New Construction

This chapter presents design guidelines for the construction of new, main
residential structures. New construction should be compatible with, but HARB REVIEW
differentiated from historic buildings in the surrounding context. This chapter REQUIRED
provides design guidelines for site and building design in a historic district. Proposed new construction must be
The front facade and the first half of a new, main building in the College reviewed by the HARB, per Ordinance
2104 (or its successor document),
Heights or Holmes-Foster/Highlands Historic Districts will be subject to using the guidelines in this chapter.
review. Refer to page 6 in the Introduction for more information and a visual Ultimately, the Borough Council
description of reviewable areas of new buildings. Additional best practices will approve or deny the proposal; if
and guidelines for new construction in the historic districts are provided in approved, the project will receive a
Chapter 7. Certificate of Appropriateness.

In This Chapter

General Guidelines for New Construction ................................................ 54
Building Placement ........................................................................................... 56
Building Orientation ........................................................................................ 56
Mass and Scale ................................................................................................... 57
Building Articulation ......................................................................................... 58
Roofs .................................................................................................................... 59
Dormers .......................................................................................................................59
Porches and Entry Features ............................................................................ 60
Doors and Doorways ................................................................................................61
Windows ............................................................................................................. 62
Materials .............................................................................................................. 63

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