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Riverside Drive Local Historic District Guidebook utility poles or power supply lines is necessary, consideration should be given to underground con- duits or utility poles erected along rear property lines. Prohibited Existing relationships of buildings and their environments shall not be destroyed through widen- ing existing streets, application of asphalt or other bituminous coverings, or by introducing new streets or parking lots. Signs, streetlights, benches, major landscaping items, fencing, walkways and paving materials which are out of scale or inappropriate to the neighborhood may not be used. The introduction of heavy trucks or similar vehicles in the District shall be prohibited. B. BUILDING SITE, LANDSCAPING AND ACCESSORIES Individual properties in the district are characterized by a house located in the center of a flat lawn, often divided by a walk leading to the front entrance. Several of the residences are sited on two or more building lots; however, the preponderance of the homes have been erected on a single lot. Most of the prop- i erties include a double garage, usually located at the rear of i the property. The majority of garages are accessed from t straight driveways leading from the main thoroughfare, while a few are accessed from the alley. There are also a few t y� homes with a covered carport located at the rear of the property, as well as a few with circular driveways. i 1 Driveway and sidewalk materials include concrete, asphalt i and brick. All of the properties have trees and most have trimmed shrubbery and/or hedges. Most of the houses con- form to a uniform setback line within each block. 4 j Required Plants, trees, fencing, walkways, private yard lights, signs (house numbers) and benches which reflect the property's history and development shall be retained. Recommended driveway New site work should be based upon actual knowledge of the past appearance of the property found in photographs, drawings and newspapers. New site work should be appropriate to existing surrounding site elements in scale, type and appearance. Plant materials and trees in close proximity to the building that are causing deterioration to the building's historic fabric should be removed. However, trees and plant materials that must be removed should be immediately replaced by suitable flora. All high-intensity security lights should be approved by the Historic Preservation Commission. GARAGE or !Carriage Hou%c i i private walk 1 fr<mt 1 trcc yam :lawn TYPICAL SITE PLAN Page 25