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• JA) -4-29-96 02:51 PM 1081 RIVERSIDE DRIVE 219 288 6314 P.02 Nota: Statements written ill this Mj-1c of fe.vt are notes to used in completing file Standards and Criteria, This text Inas been set up so that it can be typed over ►vhlle still remaining in the document. In order to keep the text froth not printing, please do the following: Go into the File menu; select Print command; press Options button; in the Options dialog bo_x under Include with Docut ent find the option Hidden ktvY, clicA the box to clear the option. 9.0 LANDSCAPES - SPECIFIC: STAND.WDS 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. S. Since it is not possible to provide one general guideline, the following factors that will be considered in determining whether a later additions) and/or altcration(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 snake the facilities more compatible with the overall 40 landscape.