Page 79 - Waxahachie, TX Residential Design Guidelines

TreaTmenT of His Toric resources

4.18 Locate and design a new dormer to be compatible
with those seen in the historic context.
a. Locate a dormer in a position similar to those seen
on historic buildings in the surrounding context, with
preference for the dormer to be located at the rear of the
building.
b. Design dormer window to wall proportions to be similar to
those found traditionally in the neighborhood.
c. Design a new dormer(s) to not exceed a total of 30% of
the wall plane length, unless there is precedent in the Where the historic building does
historic context for dormers that exceed that amount. not include dormers, locate
d. Do not visually overwhelm the scale of the historic building and design a new dormer to be
with a new dormer. compatible with dormers seen in
the historic context.
Skylights
Adding a skylight(s) is often desired to bring natural light into an
interior space. Where a skylight is desired, it should be located
and designed to minimally impact the historic roof material and to
maintain the visual appearance of the roofline from the street.

4.19 Minimize the visual impacts of a new skylight.
a. Where possible, locate a skylight on a rear or side roofline
of the historic building.
b. Locate a new skylight below the ridgeline of the roof so
that it does not interrupt the historic roofline.
Minimize the visual impacts of a
c. Design a skylight to be low-profile or flush with the roof so
new skylight. Design it to be low-
that the plane of the historic roof is not interrupted. Bubble
profile or flush with the roof so that
skylights are inappropriate.
the plane of the historic roof is not
d. Minimize the amount of historic roof material that is to be
interrupted.
removed when installing a skylight.

Where possible, locate a skylight
on a rear or side roofline of the
historic building.

Waxahac hie Residential design guidelines 71