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Edgewater Place Historic District <br />Height—this is a <br />III. New Construction mandatorycrae- <br />ria that new <br />buildings be con- <br />structed to a <br />A. Height and Proportion ofth averagin e <br />The majority of structures in the district are two stories in height of existing <br />adjacent build - <br />high and are square or rectangular in plan. There are a few ing, <br />single story bungalows. The most prevalent facade <br />proportions are between a 1:1 and 1:2 height to width ratio. Proportion of <br />Required <br />The height of a new structure and its height to width <br />proportions shall be consistent with adjacent buildings in <br />the district. The building height shall be no greater that that <br />of the tallest existing structure and no less than that of the <br />lowest existing structure in the same block. Facade <br />proportions shall be established by by permitting no <br />structure with a facade wider or narrower than those <br />existing in the same block. Additions to existing buildings <br />shall be related in height and proportion to the existing <br />structure. <br />Recommended <br />Contemporary designs should be compatible in character <br />and mood to the building or neighborhood. <br />Prohibited <br />Additions that would add new height or change the existing <br />facade of a building and change its scale and architectural <br />character may not be constructed. <br />Not Recommended <br />New stories should not be added nor should existing stories <br />be removed which would destroy important architectural <br />details, features, and spaces of the building.Any style or <br />period of architecture that is incompatible with the existing <br />should not be permitted in the new additions. <br />A EP r IN TPE. 17A rN <br />buildings' front <br />facades—rhe <br />relationship <br />between the <br />width and height <br />of the front eleva- <br />tion of the build- <br />ing. <br />Proportion of <br />openings within <br />the facade—the <br />relationship of <br />width to height -of <br />windows and <br />doors. <br />Rhythm ofsords <br />to voids in front <br />facade—rhythm <br />being an ordered <br />recurrent ahema- <br />tion of strong and <br />weak elements. <br />Moving by an <br />individual build. <br />ing, one experi- <br />ences a rhythm <br />of masses to <br />openings. <br />JAN UM5Yi1PfU} MX --ft)(Crum <br />'E.0ff <br />17 � <br />1 W Urlo <br />Guidebook <br />L�.'�11JI11 pE16NT <br />' '1✓ I I i <br />I1/2 WIDTH 3� <br />i <br />1Zdt10 p1zOPORT lO N I ' I I �2 <br />KHTTR M A • I • I'll -1 • 3 <br />A CHANGE t4 IIE169r 09 5EVAGK <br />is <br />