Establishing an Historic Landmark Leeper Park

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Note: Statements written in this style of text are notes to used in completing the Standards and Criteria. This text has been set up so that it can be typed over while still remaining in the document. In order to keep the text from not printing, please do the following: Co into the File menu; select Print command;press Options button; in the Options dialog box under Include with Document find the option Hidden text, click the box to clear the option. 9.0 LANDSCAPES - SPECIFIC STANDARDS AND CRITERIA (Landscape Name) (Landscape Address) 9.1 Introduction 1. In these guidelines the verb Should indicates a recommended course of action; the verb Shall indicates those actions which are specifically required to preserve and protect significant architectural elements. 2. The intent of these standards and criteria is to preserve the overall character and appearance of the (Landscape name) including its spatial organization,topography,vegetation,circulation and features. , 3. The standards and criteria acknowledge that there will be changes to the landscape and are intended to make the changes sensitive to the historic character of the landscape. 4. Each property will be separately studied to determine if a later addition(s) and/or alteration(s)can,or should, be removed. 5. Since it is not possible to provide one general guideline, the following factors that will be considered in determining whether a later addition(s) and/or alteration(s)can, or should, be removed include: a. Compatibility with the original property's integrity in scale, materials and character. b. Historic association with the property. c. Quality in the design and execution of the addition/alteration. d. Functional usefulness. 6. Recreational facilities which exist should be allowed to remain as long as they serve substantial community functions. In some cases these features can be redesigned to be more compatible with the overall landscape. 7. Additions to existing recreational facilities shall not be allowed unless such additions make the facilities more compatible with the overall landscape.