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Design guiDelines For new Cons truCtion

Appropriate Residential Massing

While it may be larger than a traditional residential structure in the surrounding context, a new
residential structure in a locally-designated historic district should appear to be similar in mass and
scale to those seen historically on the block as illustrated below.

New Structure Broken Into
Modules:
Although it is larger than
existing structures on the block,
the new residential structure
illustrated at the right is broken
down into modules that are
similar in size to traditional New Structure
buildings in the surrounding
context. The two-story portion
of the structure has also been
set back from the street to help
preserve the traditional one-
story appearance of the block
face.

New Structure Inappropriately
Scaled:
The new structure illustrated at
the right does not appear to be
in scale with traditional buildings
in the surrounding context. The
new structure’s two-story front
façade and long side walls New Structure
loom over the streetscape
and adjacent, smaller scale
structures.

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