Replacing a New Chapter 21, Article 6, Section 21-06.03 Entitled Northeast Neighborhood Zoning Overlay District

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and the Common Council as part of their determination of the appropriateness of the use. (5) Planned Unit Development—As part of an application for a Planned Unit Development, the applicant may propose alternative development standards that do not adhere to the standards of the NNZO. If approved by the Common Council, these alternative development standards will control the development of the site. In the event that no alternative development standards are proposed, then the standards contained within this NNZO will govern. (c) Definitions. In addition to the definitions contained in Article 11, Section 21-11 Definitions, the following definitions apply in this NNZO. (1) American Foursquare Style—An American house style popular in the mid-1890s to the late 1930s that incorporates elements of the Prairie and Craftsman styles. Hallmarks of the style include a basically square,boxy shape, two-and-one-half stories high, large front porch, and commonly a hipped roof, as referenced by the accompanying graphic. 1 C of m m H IIiIiIIE!II!!ImJI kkkSS1 - g m n� i (2) Arcade—A line of arches supported by columns or piers attached to a solid wall creating a passageway(i.e. Covered access to adjacent shops). (3) Architectural Style—Classification used to characterize the wide variety/range of features, such as appearance, form, and materials that make a building or other structure notable and historically identifiable(e.g. Some of the more identifiable architectural styles of the Northeast Neighborhood include American Foursquare, Colonial Revival, Craftsman, Prairie, and Tudor). (4) Articulation - The relationship of contacting surfaces to create a series of plane changes in order to avoid a flat appearance. (5) Atrium -An opening connecting two or more stories other than enclosed stairways, elevators,hoistways, escalators,plumbing, electrical, air-conditioning or other equipment, which is closed at the top and not defined as a mall.