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A variety of paving materials are used in Waxahachie’s residential
historic properties. These include sidewalks, pathways, driveways
and parking areas. They should be designed to minimize the
impact on the historic character of a building or the district.

4.49 Preserve and maintain a historic walkway or driveway.
a. Preserve the original design and location.
b. Maintain historic paving materials.

4.50 Design a new walkway or driveway to be similar in
appearance to the original, or to others in the historic Preserve and maintain a historic
context where there was no original. walkway or driveway.
a. Design the new walkway or driveway to be of a similar
width to existing walkways or driveways.
b. Use a traditional sidewalk material. Concrete and brick are
most often appropriate.

4.51 Minimize the visual impacts of a new parking area.
a. Locate a new parking area to the side or the rear of the
property.
b. Where the parking area is located to the side of the
property, place it behind the front façade and not in the Design a new walkway or driveway
front yard. to be similar in appearance to
c. For residential buildings with commercial uses, locate a the original, or to others in the
new parking area to the rear of the property. It should also historic context where there was no
be screened with landscaping. original.

4.52 Avoid introducing paving features that are out of
character with the historic site and the district context.
a. For instance, do not introduce a new semi-circular or
drive-thru lane in a front yard if it was not part of the
history of the property.

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