12 1 08 Downtown Design Guidelines Slide PresentationCITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
DOWNTOWN DESIGN GUIDELINES
Revised Draft
November 24, 2008
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In~diuid~af @uil~ding arnpr~n~nts
F2,chabilitakion oaf Hiskaric Carnar~c:al Pr~opartie
F~,ehabilrtakian ~f Hiskaria Residential Prr~p~rti~s
R~ehabilitatian of Hi~karia~arc6~aus~ Pr+a~c~rties
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The histariv care of Qubuquc has serv~c~ a.s ~hc cultural ~entcr ai:7~
regionfor mark? }~`carsard retainsnumcrc~us buildings thatr`wey is
Carr ch~arau;cr. rs~any dov~~r~to~~n structures have hict~aric significar:rte
and hla~~e h~Gn rer~~`at~cd t~ enhance trlc qualit~° cif life a.s ~,~~ell as :11~C
vornniuri:~°'s cvon~m`y?.
Citizens and propet~° e~rncrs ha~rc r~cegnized :hat the chara~ctcr cf
~eucloprr~ent do~~~nian is ~f community interest. It is their goal :hat
~en~~rto`~~n cor~rucs to de°,rclrap in a coerdinated manner se tl'a~.t '.hc
character is main:,ained.
This dc~cumcnt pr€~vi~cs guidance for irri.p_rc~~?irg prep~crties k~°ithin
a€~ti~°rt~o~^r ~ubuquc. Th~c guil~elincs arc fir propery ou~ncrs planing
ex.erier alterati~rs and ad~iti~rs t~ er the rehabilitatien of existing
buildings. They' also apply to ~~ ~esi~n of ne~~ structures.
Thy guidelines gill help propery ~wrncr~ ire ur~crs:anding the hsi~toric
character cif downto:gin ar d ass ist c~°r e~ w~~he n pla n n ing repair. rna in-
teranec, rehabili:atierbnnd rG`~~ c~o-nstr~sctior°~.
Th~c pity €~f ~ubuq u c created the decument threugh ari intcractiti~e
press be:~;~er~n the residents and ~ steering c~rmm~i•.te~e. This di~.-
loguc resuitcd in the classifo~tion of 7,alucs and sating of a~oals fir
the d~sv~°ntown. Iwo the c~rrlmunit~` v~~orkshep participants discussed
p~siti~~rc attributes ~fthe city's de~wn:own and identified design issues
ass~ciatcd with f~at~arc det~elecn~crt.
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f€~r Hist€~ric Pr€~p~rtie~
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4 Prop~rti~s
~: - . _. ~F~~~t~r 3. Guid~lir~~s for +~omrn~r~i~l
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His#~~i~ futures, one ucin•~ ~r~'s~0 ~~tedais, archit~ctu~e det~ 9s, ~u nc~~~r:
arJ ~a~r cpeni~e~s, ~rtriksu~e~ t~ t~~e ch~r~s~te• oaf a st•utl~.re ens sl-~~:id
hie pries-erred uatse~~ fe.~~ "ale. C~onlinuec m~irter~•r~e is fie best aresp~~-
t~r °~delhr~c.
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1. Pr~t$~k end rr~aink~in signifi:~ant styii~t~ iFe~tur~s_
• The a~s~ pres~r~~a.iorti ~roced~re is ;;~ n°;~in:air hi~t~rwc f~~:~res
from th~c ou:sct ~~ that intcr,rend~i~ i~ r~o required.
• ~r~c~er~~ ~h~ractcr-defirin~ fca:ures. Thar, r~p~ir enl~~ th~o~~c
f~atur ih~t arc ce~rio~rated. Firroall~, repl~ec only. these f~~-
to rc~ Thai a re ~e~}ond re ~~ ir_
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Para III: Hi~~vri~ Pr~~~ir~ra~ivr~
Histe~ric preser;ration is ~,rcll-established in many parts oaf the city. Tic
cor~rmuri~y has initia-~ed pr~scrlration iri:iativcs t€~ prctcc tine rr~anw
huist~ric districts ar d i, ist~rc r~~au mc~. '4'~hi to c~rr~mu n i ~y geal.s and
ccc~rornic conditions chango ow~or tirrlc, ~r~serring its h~ritago ro-
n"lairs a primlar}~~~oal of Dubuque.
~en~fit~ ~f N~~c~ri~ ~r~~~r~r~tu~r~
L~r~~iiif~art~d ~~~I ~f Life
V4'hen historic t~uildint~s occur ~n a Llco-ck, they create a street scene
thoat is "'pedcs:ri~n fricrdly." crc~ruragorg ~~°alocing and rcigi~~ar6~~ ir-
tcracti-~r. D~ccorati~re architcc:.u ral f~~tu rc.s also contri 5~utc to ~ scr sc
~f identit~+ ti7at is difficult t~ ach ic~c irQ rticwcr ar~c.as of :hoc ci ~y. This
scnso of place can aisc rcir,{o~~c~ desirable c~mrr~unit~ social pataerrfs
a.r~ c~rartrubc:c c ~ sense er security.
~c~nc~rnic E3en~fits
Historic pro~cr.:ics arc finite and carrot ac r~cplaeed. makir :hem
precious cmn•i:ics. Thorcf~rc, pr~cscr~a.i~rr addsrraluc :o ~ropertu.
f~ch,abili.~tion projcc~s also con,ri~utc morn ~~the I,~c~" ccororny thar7
c+~ rc,~ buikding progFams because "each dollar spen:cn a prescrr~ration
prejcct has a higher p~rccr~tagc dev~tcd to lobar and to the purchlasc
~f r~natcrials a~+ailablc lo~ll~r. By e~rtra.s:, r~cw censtruc~~r t~"pically
htas a higher pcrccn:ago of each dollar dc~a±otcd to materials :hat arc
produced outside of the Kcal ccaromy artid t~ spacial construction
skills that m~~+ be impc~red as ~4voll. Therefore, ~rnc~n m~ncy is spent
~r rchabi~i~.~trg a ~-wilding, it has a hi~hcr "mul,iplior offec~". keeping
rr~sre rr~oi°;ey circulating it the I~ic~l ec:oremy.
Ad~p~t~~ii't~
Q~~ners also recognize tha: the finer clans of many histe~ri c prc~pcrtics
easily accommodate char"~ir7g reeds. F~<ms in bath historic i7~mcs
and comrr3ercial buildir~s are frec;uenti~~ lame, pcrrr7i.ting a +~arioty~ of
uses ~,~~hilo rotainirtig he ouerall hi~•.oric ctraractcr.
~t~s~~nsi~il%~°y ~f ~wn~r~hip
~w~~r7ers't'iip ~f a `historic pr~pcrty carries Moth th,c borctits describo€i
a~~e and also a ros~arbsibility to respoc the historic ch~ar~c:.er of she
pr~rperty and its setting. 1~J'hile .hip resp-arsih~ili.y d~acs cxis:, it d~~cs
rat aut€~maticali~~ translate into hi~h~cr cons~ruction or rr~aint~crarce
casts. t~ltima~olt?, residcnls and ~roperty,~~,~ercr^s sh~rald rcc~gr~izc ..hat
hist~rcpreserva~en is a I~srg-rang c~mmurlit~ policy that prorates
ocanomic k~roll-being and ~~+orall ~iabilit~y of the cite ~t larg~c.
I',~trG~:~~"ta'Cf.'
Gatr~m~~i~l
~lar~t~ c~rnir~s
R~aund a•~he~•~a ~cc~~r
Sim~le,~ec~ling
Handing
Fini~hea ma~~rrV
S~~rn;°net~•iFral primary{~a~.
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+~ariant ~f tl~e general r~cr~i+~al ~f ir~tcr~st in Classical .styles ~ th~c
ord ~f ts7~c nireteenti~ ecrtury~, the Italianate foeus~cs m~oro speeifieall~
gar the r~pfiC~tiori and ad~pta`i~r of F~cnaiss.aricc pr~c~cde~ts. as ~p-
p~sed to ti~~ ancient n•codois that irspirc•d the Classical evi~al. Itr~~as
a eomn7on st~lo fc~r buildings such as libraries, Qarks. courthouses,
and ether h~uilding.s that sough::o ct~r~~e~~+ ~ message €~f strongh and
seeurit~r.
B~ail~din~ n7assir~g aid plans are a key icaturc of tho style... Buildings
are crftor c~~ne~~sed ~rf lark. roctang~lar masses, eJSUall4~ thre~c stories
in height. ~~ith a strictly s}srnmctricsl primary facade. The facades are
di~id~d into horizontal registorsthrough the uso~f striryg c~urs~cs, band-
ing, r~raterial charges, and different ~~ind~^~rs sha;p~s and surround.
Italiarate is tho use of tho semi segrx~cntal ~claborate ~+irido'~r arches
and tha ce~rticr~d recessed pecimort. ae~ l r~g l,~as us~aally~ .sirr3pl~c
and minimal, with decorative f~atures Iin•~i~i~:d t. door SUfr4~uri~S and
k+~rir~dow~ hoods, m~dillicrs, keystones and clab€o-ra.e cornices. N~tablo
fca.tures include large round archod'~~irdc~vvs, arcades and high giuaiity
m~as~nry rr~~tcria's ',~`ith f ro f ~risning.
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Svmr~~trr.,al facace
Lame ' 1- ec, ~ 3 hung
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Lim~st?~re detail F~ighligi--
in, ~:~i7cc~~~ s,r ark F~acs
Sirnplr= •ettang~lar br~_k
mass
There are rr5ary srt~ctures x~ithir :i~~ c~i~tir7g hi~torie dsstriv~ :.hit
d~ not fall na~tl~ into a single sF~lis~i ~aFeg~r~. ~ihcs~c are I~osel~=°
t~rm~c~ ~s'~ricia~l~rr~a~t~l~r"~r'~/I~t4rl~tl 5.~~r~~cul~f", ~r7d rcpres~r~t
ar int~cresting local ~rarian: that tries simple arehsi;,cotural ~~s with
haigh quality materiels and sirnpic detailing that is freer ~~rrow,~ed farm
a ti~ari~ty t~f nigh sty~~ic set~rscs. This I~~I stylt~ i~ charact~rdze~d by
simple rcctarLalarbriekwr~asse.s, gahe~ed refs, symn~~ctrir~lfacades,
lark ~~1 r~r2~~2 dou~le Dung ~~liriL~fi~'a'as of Fen witty areh~~d heads, and a
sparse use ~t lmcst~nc ~ctailin~ to hic~h~li~ht staled fca:uressu~h, as
~virdo~ri sills and heads.
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f~era issa n ce re~ri~ral ;~~ rehouse b u lld i n~~ are often r~mp~a~ed ~rf
lar•~ e, roc c:~a ng u lar rr~~sses. The prirma ry m aterial i~ b rick urith acecr~ts
a~f stono masor~r,r, ^,~ao~i ~r me ~!. []et~il ing etas usually si m o~ le with
deco;a:ix~e features including door slsrr~urds, ~^ind~rr~a homes, rr~~iP-
liar~, l~e~}s:on~cs and elahor~te cornices. Flat roofs are I"nt c~mrnor~;
h~ue~~r, gable roofs ~cr~cercd by ~~ra~et °a~~lls are also s~clin in ti-lis
s~.ylo. found arched dt~~ablc-nun ,~~ir7d^u~ with 1 ~ 1 , 2^~2 algid 4~ pat-
ternsare characteristic oft7est~{le. F~aised loading.d~cksforhandling
gads are common t~ :his s-yle; sorn~c pr,~aect from the facade whil~C
~th~ers are incct bcl~ind th,e bJgldsr~g plane. Loadirg bay drs and
~perings~~~ere typically rec:ar7g.lilar, altFio°rJgh r~enc sometimes arched.
f4letal or ^.4rd canopies stleloring she Fading dk are also typical
~f the £i~l e.
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Para III: Hi~~vri~ Pr~~~ir~ra~ivr~
Histe~ric preser;ration is ~,rcll-established in many parts oaf the city. Tic
cor~rmuri~y has initia-~ed pr~scrlration iri:iativcs t€~ prctcc tine rr~anw
huist~ric districts ar d i, ist~rc r~~au mc~. '4'~hi to c~rr~mu n i ~y geal.s and
ccc~rornic conditions chango ow~or tirrlc, ~r~serring its h~ritago ro-
n"lairs a primlar}~~~oal of Dubuque.
~en~fit~ ~f N~~c~ri~ ~r~~~r~r~tu~r~
L~r~~iiif~art~d ~~~I ~f Life
V4'hen historic t~uildint~s occur ~n a Llco-ck, they create a street scene
thoat is "'pedcs:ri~n fricrdly." crc~ruragorg ~~°alocing and rcigi~~ar6~~ ir-
tcracti-~r. D~ccorati~re architcc:.u ral f~~tu rc.s also contri 5~utc to ~ scr sc
~f identit~+ ti7at is difficult t~ ach ic~c irQ rticwcr ar~c.as of :hoc ci ~y. This
scnso of place can aisc rcir,{o~~c~ desirable c~mrr~unit~ social pataerrfs
a.r~ c~rartrubc:c c ~ sense er security.
~c~nc~rnic E3en~fits
Historic pro~cr.:ics arc finite and carrot ac r~cplaeed. makir :hem
precious cmn•i:ics. Thorcf~rc, pr~cscr~a.i~rr addsrraluc :o ~ropertu.
f~ch,abili.~tion projcc~s also con,ri~utc morn ~~the I,~c~" ccororny thar7
c+~ rc,~ buikding progFams because "each dollar spen:cn a prescrr~ration
prejcct has a higher p~rccr~tagc dev~tcd to lobar and to the purchlasc
~f r~natcrials a~+ailablc lo~ll~r. By e~rtra.s:, r~cw censtruc~~r t~"pically
htas a higher pcrccn:ago of each dollar dc~a±otcd to materials :hat arc
produced outside of the Kcal ccaromy artid t~ spacial construction
skills that m~~+ be impc~red as ~4voll. Therefore, ~rnc~n m~ncy is spent
~r rchabi~i~.~trg a ~-wilding, it has a hi~hcr "mul,iplior offec~". keeping
rr~sre rr~oi°;ey circulating it the I~ic~l ec:oremy.
Ad~p~t~~ii't~
Q~~ners also recognize tha: the finer clans of many histe~ri c prc~pcrtics
easily accommodate char"~ir7g reeds. F~<ms in bath historic i7~mcs
and comrr3ercial buildir~s are frec;uenti~~ lame, pcrrr7i.ting a +~arioty~ of
uses ~,~~hilo rotainirtig he ouerall hi~•.oric ctraractcr.
~t~s~~nsi~il%~°y ~f ~wn~r~hip
~w~~r7ers't'iip ~f a `historic pr~pcrty carries Moth th,c borctits describo€i
a~~e and also a ros~arbsibility to respoc the historic ch~ar~c:.er of she
pr~rperty and its setting. 1~J'hile .hip resp-arsih~ili.y d~acs cxis:, it d~~cs
rat aut€~maticali~~ translate into hi~h~cr cons~ruction or rr~aint~crarce
casts. t~ltima~olt?, residcnls and ~roperty,~~,~ercr^s sh~rald rcc~gr~izc ..hat
hist~rcpreserva~en is a I~srg-rang c~mmurlit~ policy that prorates
ocanomic k~roll-being and ~~+orall ~iabilit~y of the cite ~t larg~c.
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Th ~ cn aptor f~scuses on rchabi litaticrn ~ u idel inns fir hi s~o rie h~u i Id-
ir~gs. ~hc ~guidclires are divided int€~ S~ctiof~s d-s~cus~ing :h~ o+~c~r~ll
character-def ring fcaa.ires, the matcriali°.y of these features and -n~
individual building fca:~res. ~uidclires also address s;~ccific issues
in regard to historic residential, corr~nicrcial and ~war~ehouse building
typos. irioluding addi:icrbs.
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His~~ric fc~tur~s, iryeludirg original mat+crials, architectural dej~ils aid
's~rir~dow and door ~penirs, ~con:ril~utc to :he oharac:~r ~sf a s~ructurc
and arc referred t~ as charaotcr-dcfiniug fca:uros. ~he~ are often
cl~sel~~+ associ~ed with specific architccural styles. Th~c}r should iac
pr~cscr~~od'~r7or f~Gasible. C~rtinucd rr~aintcranec isthc best pro.ser-
~~a:icr rr~o:ho~i.
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1,'1 Pres~rv~e ~n~d rn~irit~~rt ~igrtifi~ant styli~ti~ anti ~r~hi=
tfctur~C f~at~rr~s_
• Maintains characor-defining futures.
• ~tor~efr~sns, hist~rio faro oscrapes, cornices, ~S~rchcs, turned
colurrons, braekes, cxposec rafter :ails and ~igs~a~~ csrnamcnts,
if historic, are examples ~sf archi:ectriral feaburos -,hat should n~rt
be rert~cs~ed ~r altered.
• The-best preser~ation proc~cdure is to maintain his~~ricfoaures
from the ~sutset s~ that int+crw°~ntiorr7 is nest required. Empl~~ prc-
uen:ewe mcasuncs such as rust rcmo~al, caulking, limited p~i~st
re mo~~ral and rcappl ic~ton ~f pa rtt. These should not harrr3 :.hoc
historic materials.
• D~ not rem+`s~e or al`.or architectural details that are in good
condition ~sr that can be repaired.
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NfBt~}rlc `68L'F@~, fF1CiJdlo^Cr f.~',7~1f;''cJl
Fl~aParaa?s, arc.n~~P~~Fcrrr~i d~taais a,7d
wnndaaw~?dd~ro~enrrx~a, ~ctxnP~acL.re
P+a :f•a LharacPe~~ Gf ,a ~~ra~:r,'.~ and
arg r~~ errs fc a~ cna.F~acP~r~~e~n~n,~
P~.~F~r~s.
~D~et~ai~ suc~• a3 P,na~•a coil'orrePPes
sfr•,r~~d ~e ~aF~ser~ed to ara+er Pa~
a^vo~~ the reed for ~eerlace~r.7r~nF irr
Phe f~,'P>ar~.
i.~ a4~-r[~[d adding ekern~nts car details ~~tat ~r~ra n~k park cif
the mri~gina:l h~uiidlir,g.
• Fir c~arnclo, dccs~ratiwc millevork should not b~ added ~ a
building if is ~~,~as rot ari original fcatu~rc. G'~ing so w~~ould convey.
a fa.lsc history.
i~ r~~~~ree? fr• ~ raasP~,ra~r~°a~r~ Paf~oce~+ane.
docv°r.°er~P ~~ P~~aP~cr; s~, *~°~d ~.F n~.~y
caa ra~arr~aPac~rye~i r7GiG~.afr~P$3i}~.
i.~ ~r~ateck archikectur~i details fr~n~ m4iskUre ~ac~eumula=
tic~rr that ma~+ pause d~ma~a.
• Ro~ularl~r ~checi~ dotails ti7at have surfaces ~~which oan I~Id n•~ois-
turn fir long peritads ~f timo.
~oli~y:
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Ir sorn~ casks. original architectural dc.ail~ may have detoriora:od.
H~riz€~n~al surfacos such as cornic~e.s, chaimncy oafs and ~a~irdo~~r
sills arc likel}e t~ sh~a,~~ the meat deterioration because tiny are mire
c~posed °.o u~oathor. 4~~hoa detcrioratica occurs. ropair :he matcral
and an},~thcr relaod pr~olcrr~~. It is also irr~portano roc~gnizc .hat
all details kucathcr c~er tirr7e and that a scarrod ~rish~ da~os no: rcp~-
rosen~ an irlcrior ma:orial. bra: sir~iply r~eflecs thec ago of the building.
Theref~o-re, preserving original materials and Fca:urges ti~at sfiow~ Bros
~f ~rcar is prefcrrod i~ replacing bhem.
~Gui~d~lin~s:
1.4 Repair only th€~s~ feetUr~es that are de~t$ri~ra~ed.
• Patch, pica-in, spl4co, eonsclida~.o err o:her,~~i~c rapgrado cis:ing
m~atcrials, using recognized prescr~ra.~rn rnetnc~ds.
• Isola:c~a areas of damage r~a~ be s:abilizod orfi~ccd using oonsoli-
darts. Epoxios and resins rr~a+~ be considerod fir woad repair.
• f~,crr•~eti+ing dan7agcd features that can be repaired i~ nit appr~-
pruatc.
• Pr~tcct features :.hat are adja~cr::o the area bcin~ wa~rked on.
1.5 'N4dhen disassernhly of ~ hist4rcc element is necessary
fear its reskc~ratiun, use rrtiethr~~ds that minimize €~amar~e
t~ kh~ Sri:g i r<a l mate rids.
• ficndisass~n°~bl~+ofahisaoriefeatureisrequiredduringrestora-
tion, docemont its location so is n7ay be repo~sitionod accurately.
1'til~~~v~Y~ do^vise n,:cth~ods €af replace n disasscrr3bled details in their
or ~i^:al c~rfigura:'an.
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eaaf~r~: A c~~e~~,dor~raad rar!ir~ s~~~aic~
Ge o~~~1.n=°d r~P.ne.~ fnan r~,~~a~~e~_
~~~'a~~ ~~ s~es~.~~aa crea~er~~~r~on ~eP~reo~P
Liam ~eaa3~,~P rr~ a ~rodr~~P s^~,ra ~~ P,bE
axa~ni,~re a~ia~via.
1.6 Ilse k~chn:ic~l prc~e~dr~r~~forcleanng, refinishing and
repairing ~rehikectrar~i d~ta:ii.s kha:t will m~in~ain the
~r'rgin~i {~ir~sh.
• Cersuit ~~with the City of Dubuque fer tcch~rigs~cs that arc ci aer-
ally e~rsidcrod appropriat~c.
• ~4~+hcn ch,sir~g pr~ser~+a:ic~r tr~catmorts, use he gcrtlcst means
pa~ssibl~ that. ~~ill achicv~c tl~c desircr' results.
• Employ treatments such as rust. removal, c~ul4€ing, limited paint
rem~rr~al and reapplication ~f paint ~r stair.
Va'hiic rosto~ration of ti7o ~rigiral featur~c is th~c preferred alternative,
in-kind rcplaccrr~ent is else an op~~ar. In th:c evert rcplacerro~cr~t is ne~c-
cssar,~, the ne~~ material sheuld match that being re~laacd in design,
color, tutu roc and othe r visual ~ u alti~cs. F~ep Iaacm cnt sh~~ald ~occu r
~rl~° if tine cx~s~:rg hisorie material is beyond repair.
~t~id~lin~s:
1:' Fleplaeernent caf mis~irtig car dekerio~rated archikectur~l
elerrrenks shnuldl be aceurat:e.
• The dcsigr should i7c substartia`ed b'~ p7}~sicai ~r pictorial
o~ri~cnc~ ~~ra+~oid crcatinga misre~resor~taa~r efthc builair~'s
h;ist~ry.
• Use tl~c same lord cf rr7atcrial a~s the ~origiral k~~h~cn feasible.
H€~vcver, a substitute material ray be acc~ptablc if th2c sic,
;shape, texture and fir~isi~ con~re}fs the visr;al appearance ai :ire
Carina I.
i.~ ~'~'hen re~e~nskructi~n cif an element is irr~pc~ssihie, ~e-
va~lep a ne~nrdesign kh~k i~ ~ sirt,p~ifred ir7tarpretati€~n
csf it.
• This is appropriate wi~or inado~,uatc irf~rm:anon exists toA all~re~
f~rar acc~ratcroconstruction.
• The 7c~~r elerne~t shoule' be similar to mparable f~c~tur~cs in
~crcral size. sria.pc. texture, ma~erial and finish.
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Pe~li~yr~
7h~c ch~ract~cr-defiring i~c~turos of ~ historic ~a~uindow and its distifYCt
m~torials end ~dacemont should h~c ~resor~cd.. Ire additicar, ~ n~ru
~dndo4~~ should be in char~ctcr ti~+ith :hoc nist~ric wilding.
~ui~~lin~s
i.~~ pF~s~~~ k~~ fr~n~t~n~l end d:eooraki+~e f~~tur~~ ~f ~
~iskori~ +~uin~d~w_
• Foa:uros mRar~~nti~c thp~ char~c,or oFa ~,~rirda~n+ir~ciudc itsframo,
gash, muntirgs, rftiullions, gi~~irig, sills, hods, j~mb~, m~ldirgs,
~a~cration artid g ro u pings of ~windc',~s. Fie ~~ it frames and sashes
rath~rthar r~p~lacing thorn. u~hen~ucr candi~~rs ~crr~nit.
• `~lindow ~:~;~nirgs and shutters arc ~ppropriatc in lirnitod cirt
cur~starroc~s. They aro canly~ appropriate ~r spocific architc~~ural
s}los.
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fa'~Ii~y:
Man~+ st4refr4ri.s in ~u6,ugue have c~rrtip4a~crts seen °raditiarally
~r e4n7rr~creial ~~ildings. The r~petiti4n 4f th4s~ standard 41~m~~i}ts
cr~atcs ~ ~°isual unite a~ th4 street ~h~t should he ~resen.~ed. Th~s~
f~att~r~~ ~h4uVd nit be ~Itcr~d. ~h~curr~~J 4r r~rr~4~~~c~. Thwc pres~'r;ra-
ti4r7 ~rf a historic s:4rcfr4nt will help m~in:ar the irtcrest €~f the street
t~i5 p~~4~"'I]i'a ~'~' pr4~. CI''~ 'arfe'94L ~~ ~4+~~~~ ~I`C ~C: ; tle:~ °~`s~ce F'S:
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i.d~ For ~ ~c~mrn~rsi~l $~~r~front 6uil.~ing, ~ rehahilct~ten
protect shoui~d preserve these ~e~ar~cker-defining el~~
rnents
• [7ispl~y vMin~fc~ws: TI~~ rnair portion ~f Mass cn th~c stcrcfr4r~t,
'a~dh4r~C ids and s~erviccs ire displayed.
• Transom; The upper p~rti4f5 ~f the d-ispla~°r~°ind~+,,'~..sep~ra~d
b•~ a frarvrc.
• ickpl~ate: Fc~urd beneath :f54 displa~v.~ind4w.. m~times called
a bralk-head pan~cl.
• Entr}~. lJsuallyr se: back from Eh~e sidewalk ir7 a pre'tcc~cd rc-
cess.
' 4Jpp~r-story ~ri~ndaws:'~ird4v~'s 14ca:ed ab4v~ :hoc sired Icvcl
oft~r~ hav4 a v~rtic~l 4ri4r7tati4n.
• C~arniec~ melding: ~.deCx~r~ti'~C band ah~c tcp 4f'.hc building.
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Rrescr~~c a parci7 in is arigiral aanditic~n and fa~rrr7. A parch is arc ~f
the mast in~~partar~ co5araatar-defining cl~cmerts €rf ~ $aaada. P~rah~es
help :~ pra+~ida visual irtcrest~~ra wilding, and aan irflu~nce its per-
cci~red ~c~lc, protect entranacs and pcdes:rians frar~ rain and pr~vid~
shade Ir ~L1mmEr.
~ui~~lin~s;
i.~~ l~lair~kain ar ~ri~gina~ porch +i~hen, f.~a~it~l~-
• hAain~~ir .h~ ~xi~tin~~ lacati€~n, sha~~, dctaiis ar~d pasts of :I~c
p~rah.
Mi~sir~ardeteriaratcd dcccara:ive elernerts srr€~uld ~e replaced
tai matci7 cacis~r elements; c.~., macho the arigiral ~rop~rtiars
and spacir~ of ba9ustor.~,~~h~cr rcplacir~ missing ancs-
A~raitl using a parch support tha~a~~auld ~e su~stan~all~ smaller
th~ar a~hcr supports on the parcf~ or tear tha- seer h-~wcrriaally.
D~ r~rt ren•~avc ar original porch from a aauildirg.
~.cn~r~+er pro~~r.n~ ~ srrari~e.F raiirn~r
r~t~c~~~ the nr~°tnr,^ r~r'rn~ ~ acnr~,,~ .
e g,~!~aferc~~.~,~a!! r~rrr~~g ~°e~+~ht.
i.~~ ErlcLosir~g a ~carch with op~~[~e mat$rals khak d~~.tr~y
the ~penn~ss afld trarrspar~n~eyr of the parch is €nap=
prc~~arake.
• L~r'h~ero a ~srrch must be erclasad, use trans~arcrt materials ~suah
as ~lass~ and place them behind ~c aalust~crs and baiusiradc
t~ preser~~~c thdc ~~ is ua l ah~ara c~a r ai :hc pe~rah..
i.~~i ~Jh~r~ h~uildin~ oor~e~s skip~~at;~ ~~Oat n~+~ porch raGl=
cnr~s ~c~~w$r than ~~ iir~ches in h~'r€~ht be augrneni<ed car
carrectod to rai~~ Chair ~ffocti+r€ height ~o ~~ inches,
consider kh$ foilawiirtig~
• Prr~~wi~e a srr7aller raili~rg ab~~a the ~ristoric ra'ilirg t~ aehiawc a
greater cr~erall railing hcigh:.
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~f~~.n:ai~ a~ o~~gir~r ~~reh.
1.71 A parch should use similar rreteri~ls khak seen his=
torical~y_
• Use materials sirnmlar ~.~ throw scar historic~l~+. ~~oad dec!ring,
s~.eps, balusrade~ and p~rch~ supp€~rts wo~ere most common.
• ~lhile matching erigiral rnaserials is pr~c#crred, ~,~~hen detailed
correcl~yr and painter appropriatel~+. fiaerglass ea~lumrs ma},r t~
considered.
• D~ r+~t replace a'good perch deekirg and steps ,~~iti~ or~er~tc.
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.~I~ceptadad~ ~4~proach, wJaara h~storne
ido~erm~!r~tafi~an ;s rr~t a~a~~ab~a_ ~.
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st~~irre~ ir~~,~r~f~f,+ur~ r~fa f, ~dr~f~.na'
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~~F~a~~ilit~tivn of Hi~~vri 1~'Var~h+~u~
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P~I~~y:
r4~an~+ of D~~rnt~o°va°r Dubuque's t}r,ildings ~~ssess e~rr~p~or~en~~s -h~•:
were traditicrnall~} scar ~n indu.srial buildings. Tnc r~~ctiti~r ~fthesc
s~,~ n d and elc rr~cnts vrea~os a ~+isual unity st the strcct :hat shoo ld he
preso ~~~.
~ud~lct7~s:
1.7~ Fc~r ~ ~+r~r~~sus~ 6uiidinr~, ~ r$ha6ilt~tic~n pr~j~ct
~h€~uld pr~s~r+-~ tl~es$ chnrnctar=~efrning ~I~m~nlts~
Min-dear: small door for use by people cr°..taring the t~uif~-
ing. Those car be similar in character to ~ s:,~rrefron. on ~ retail
buildings. They often include a :ransv~m.
~ndav,~s; '~'irdo~r~ laeated a:.:hc street le~,rel. These af:en
arc larger and display a sin~il~r paC:ern to ~~he ur~pcr story ~,aor-
do~a~~s.
` Upper-srtary ~in¢fa~s; V'Jindows located abe~re :ho s.rcct le}~el.
These .usually h~~ic ~ srcracal ~rien•~ation.
- arni~c~ rrralding: A dccarati~re h,~r~d ~t the top of the build-
ing.
- Laaaiirtg dank: ~+. raised lartidir~ for handling gac~ds; sa~rne prai-
ect from :hc facade ~at7nle others arc inset behind the t}uilding
plane.
. Loading bey daarwayo ~lar~e aper"ing a::he I~ndirg. ruck. Ty~pi-
lly ::hose arc rcc-angular° al-hs~,~}h, some~irt-oes arched. ~:olling
ok~erhead ~r hari~,~r~ I sl iding doors ~~ore u~od i n thrse openings.
~ir~ul~r and mbultiplc ~perin~~s ~a~~ore found ~r facares.
. ~ an a p} ~ A mo°.a l structure usually sheltc rir g he loading dk..
~arr•~e ~r~cre horizontal Ord others w.~ere sloped- They{ ~ucrc
su~p~rtcd ~r n~e-al a.rd heave :imwher suppar-.s that ~:erc III
mounted.
i.l~~! Pres~r+r~ ~~~ h~~kari~ ~h~r~ater a~f the 6uil€~ing
facade.
- Preserve loadira~ dicks, loading ba} openings, s~~indows and
door frames.
If the glass is intact, it should 'ue preserrc~d.
a{ a~sig~ Guide inns
~cra~+ir~ shctric' ~rese~~ c.n~ra~~~r-
d~i5.n~,ng e~~?m~.n~s ar~cn as fl ~~adrn,~
dick, ~a.nc~~°y ar~Ci n1~3r1 ~+~~r.
F're~ar~ ~,'9~r~cfe.~-a"e~.nrr~ ~d~rrE°~ts
su~mh as wr,~~c~ ar~d ~a~arng bey
c~er9.rr•gs.
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Ir some cireurnstar~cos it ma~° ~G r7er.essary -o add handcail~.:o ~ hi~-
tc~ric b~ildir~ irr girder ~~ a~~r~ss ~ nc~~ building use, ~r~cc~s~sbilit~.lif~
~atet~ i~suos. in~rdorto p~rescr~~e the historieintcgritya:tho wilding,
theose ~clernents should rat de:ra~t from the his:ere char~eter.
~uid~lin~:
1.91 Ftailin~s should b~ simple in deign:
• Sirn~le n7~etal work is rri~~- ~~pr~ariatc
• H~a~w~ ~rratc met~L plas;i~ er ~~~eed is ~~~r€~prate.
• The railing should be mestl~ tran~paror~t. Inc should be abl o to
see tirreugh t~ the building fe~ri~c_
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This chapter co~~ers deign guidclir~cs i~r all aro~~rics. It includes
~~ariety ~ttopics .hit n1~~ arise in r~habilitatien projcv:~, r~v~~ t~uiEdin€~
d~sii~s ark s;te irripr~~,rerrf~o~ts.
T~p~~ rap~h
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bite work shouu' he prai~rod to arotect tl~~ ~sscts ~f :h~ exis:ii~g t~- i ~, ..
uidelir3~s; ' ~=` ~~~
~:1 Minirrii~a cut and fril on a site.
• Diuide lar€~e grade eh~~r~cs into a series ~f h~~rches and t~n'aces, _
°a~hcrc fcas Flo. .'~..
~.~ Design a 6uiiding faun;datic~n t~ ccan~orm t~ tha exist necessary or~ro~ the r~~a~e cnar~E'fi
ing topo€~raphY, ratherth~n ~reatin~ ex~ansi~ra~ cutan.d 'n±c~ a s~.rre~ ~f berc~±e~ anc"
fl I _ ~a~ca~.
• step the fog.+r7dation of ~ ~uildirlg to folle~,~~ sits ~envours, uwher~
f~~sible.
• If supping he fo~andataen is no: p~ssiblc. dis~guis~ '~he cut with
building P`B~cernent and,'ort~~ilding ^,~alis, and pr~~ide a landsc~p~c
huff~r s~~sterr~ at the top €~f cu:.
2.3 lti+linirni~e the +risual irnpa~ts ~~ cut and fill ~n a site.
• fteyradc the si:e ~s ~ stable, 'n~:ur~ ' sl~pc. when fea.sit~le.
Ch°.~pter ~ ~?
I~I~t~riails
Ilse r,r~5~n,~r Fhr~, a~,ass sirriararit
chaaaer~ertc tn~tsee.n ~•asP~r~ca~"y.
P~li~cy.
Building rna~rials of r7ew structures and ~dditier.s -o evicting s~rraciu°es
should contriaute t~ thMc ~ri~raal c:~ntir~ui~~ ~f one neighbarhood. The~+
should appear sirr7ilar to :ho~o seer tradi~i~n~lly t~ ~s~~li~h a s~ns~c
~f uisua I c~rtir7 uity.
~uidelin~s:
.2:11 ~lss ~u:ilding rrrat~ri~ls kh~t ~pps~r similar to f~~s$ Used
tr~ditic~n~lky in ~h~ arr~a-
• Brie i~ appropriate in sil area.
• Hc~rizorr~.al la^ ~idir~g i~ appropria;c it transitional ~r~cus on resi-
d~rtial styli buildings.
• All wv~od sidir~ sha~uld nab~e ~ ~a~e~th9or-proectiue fini~h~.
• Thee use c+f hbighf~r rofltwc:~,~e mat~ri~cls is disc~u, u~~.~.
2:12 iJs~ r~a~onn~ that a~pe~ar~ similar iin cL~aract~r t~ that
seen histc~ricalty_
• Brick sl~~u,l c+ i~ ~~~~a: a rnod u la r di n~ensio n ~i m II ~.r :o .hat used
traditic~r~llx}.Brick i~r~cr il7~r thde nornir~l ~-~~'~" x 8" is discour-
a~~d.
• Stone, similar o ti7~t rase tradi:i~rally~, is ~I appropriate.
2.13 hL~w rn~t~ralsthatara~sirnilarirl~ha~ra~tsrtcatradiifi~nal
ma~$rials rna~ his a~ccsptah~is +~'rt~ appr~~riate d~~ril-
[rl{~_
• Alternati~.~c ~„ur~:ri~ls should appear similar ir7 ~~le. pr~portior~,
t~c:ure and finish to these used iraditicrr~ally.
2:14 IJsa building rnatsrialsthr~tc~ntrt~ufet~ths kra.€;litie~nal
s~ns~ cif scale of the bl~~kc.
• This ~aaill reir~farc'c thac sense ~f uisual continuit~} it the dis:-riot.
?~ Ges ~~: u~ice sees
f~'e~r nia:~r~~!:~ That era sra~r'r~:" ar•
~haa-r~c±~~~ tc :rarli~rcar~~i ~^ ~*Ee~a~s niay
b~ aoca~*abie wfnen i~°ey a~a~ear
srr^A'sr:in SC~iE, F''~~`~n, ±~.xt+~r~ snc+
finish r,~ fohr~~e ~+s~c' Fr~c'it~osna'.i~:
.~ ¢,~.,
L]ES:'J^ ~3 ~7n~iC6^J' ~t~ JGi!~:'~ St7 i~ir?i li Cfc3~E ' r7 V.°~E~3.~1~ 3~t~8~.1'de: ,~.'l~ 3L~7'.Jr. .+i!-Ec±E`Q,a`1°. ~..[7~:Sd:~~'~ r3 4'rd'.3~ ds'} {Lai~3P~.
+°cr,~~~rrad~ ~r ~p1',h~r use ~a ~c.reer~ ~a.~rr~g a.~~s.
~~~'~41CI~ ~~~~NI~I~S
~~li~~~
Ncti~r parking facil-Mies shoulid ~c dcsigrec ~ bo a:.raetivc, compatibly
additions :~ ;hc str~c~t~capc. Usirq hdigh quality matcrial~, pro~~di~y ~ ~ ,~,~
~ensc€>fscalc in~rehit~cctural de;~ilsarld pro~idir~ac;i~+e us~csat;a~~ ~,'
sidck~+alk ~dgc arc mc:h~rds that. cacti mitigate :~~ ~~tentially rtiegatiti~ ~' ,t,~
impacts of rce~r parking facilities. In general, a rc~ parking facility
shou!c~ r~cn°~ain s.ubordinatc t~a the street secne_ Perking struo;.ures ._
.should be designed tcp ~nhfarcc the ~c;.i~,rit~y~ of the strectseapc. ~t a
n•~inirr~um, a parking struc~urre slticuld help t€~ anima:e the street and
~c ccrmpati~lc ~riih thfc surroundings. The uisual in7pac of the cars
th~ems~l~cs sh,ou~ld t}c mirirnized. ~4~t,'ue ~~~ ~t srreeP ~c'g~e
~aLJl~~~lt1~5:
~.2~ benign a p~arkirtig ~kru°ctrure sc~ that it or~at~s a visually ~ ,.~ ~
attractive and active skrae# ed~g~.
• '~a'h~cr fcasi~le, a aarkirtig structure si7~uld hoc ~~rappcd wi;'7
retail, commercial or ane:h+er acti~~~ use al~rrg that ~;rce; edg~c ~
t,~ separ~tc the facility irem the street arc ;.o add activi0.y to;.h~c
street.
• .~ r~rrtih~in~tion of other methods ~f ~cc~mplishing this may ~c ""-
u~ed, 'aut.sh~muld not d~miryatc thac facade of a structure. These '.
include, aut arc not limited to: ~' ~ . ,
- R~urats cr puh~fic art
- Lar7dscapir~g
- Rroduc` display casCS ~'~~°~+' ~x~s~c~e, ,~ ~a,~rr~C ~tT;~ctura
~hou~c+ be urra~acE~o, ~vit~ r~fsii,
~c,~m~.~rs! or ~ncPoher ~C~f4'~ L'3e
,~~r,ng the S.raad aoge tr s~i~~raf~
.fhe `~~°~~i~r{f~rPi fbe s*reeF er~d t~ c3d~
Chapter ~ ~~
-~'it7~1^~t~C:
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fs~~1 11~ I~ Ip] 1 T ~ , I~w I rte,
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~~i~~y~~
A sigr t~picall~y sen+es two furctiortis: tea attract attcrtion end t~s cor7ve~
inform~tian. ill n~~ signs should de~~loped with the a~rcrall context
~fthe building and ~fthe area it rr~ir7d.
i~r~ ~ar~~ter
Pc~li~y:
Asi€~r si7all tae in charactcr~~aith:hc rr~saterials, col,~rsar~d detailsr~F.7~
building. the irtegratian ~f the sign ~vi:h tic building ~r wilding facade
is imparant and st~~uld ~~ a I~e~ factor .~ its design Ord ins~llaiian.
~t~i~d~lin~m
,2.31. Sins ~hc~r~ld be subc~rdinata t~ th€~ c~ver~ll building
C[7Pn7~34SCtIQn-
• De~ir a s ign :~r ~ c si re~apl+c in chdarac;c r.
• 5~1e signs to ft e~ai'h the fac~dc ~f the building
• L~cat~c a :sign tea emphasise design ~clernents of h~ fa~cadc it-
~olf.
• r~l~unt suns '.o fit ~rithir~ e~€isting architectural features wing ti~~
shap~c of the sign tCr help rcinf~rce :hoc h~oriz~irtal tires ~f ;7~
buil-ding.
• f~€ftop signs arc ina~.pr~~ri~te.
• Animated signs ar~d r~c~sac boards arc ~r~t appropriate.
i~rl 1~1~t~ri~N~
P~lic~r:
A sign should c~chibi qualities of stele. permanence aryd c€o-mpatih~ilt~
~3aith -h~ nat~.r~l and built ervir~rment.
uid~line:
~.3~ LI~~ sign rnat;erials ~h~f ~~ ~~rnpatihle wlkh the buil~din.g
fi~cad~.
• Use e:~lors, m~terial~ and details that are cen7~atiblc ~ri~ t7e
c~~erall character of :hc facade.
• Fern~,arent, durable rr~aterials that reilcctthe C~ubugve c~rtext
ire encouraged.
• A}~oid highly ref~ectivc n~,a:.trials.
Chapter ~ ~9
use s~~n rrr:s. ,~r~:E,ir~~ s~ ~rxa ~~t~r's
thy! arE• ~~orr,~arrhie uir7+~° rho c~vier~~~
c,nar~:ter of #e ~~r~a-irr~rs ~~sc1e.
~~~~~
rr~r~ri~l ~~ i~~ ire T'-p
This ehap:.er pr~L~i~G'S dcsi~n gUidclires fir nc^~ commercial building
types. Thcsc rew irfill buildir!gs would reflect rrEartiy of the design
fcat~arcs fond v~^iihir~ traditi~ral c€~mmcrcial buiidings. The guidclii-.es
ti*~au:ld also apply •.o new additions to non-hei~~~,~i4, c-c~rnn~crcial build:rqs.
This section would also a~ply~ t~ the c~mmer~cal auilding p~rtior of a
transitional boiicin~ ty.ae t~cc chap~tcr ~).
[~~~~~~~~ ~L~~~~~
~~dilC~t
~uildin?~s crca:~e a strong edg~c :o :he street bcca~~c they arc tradi-
tionally al~~rtied on the fart lot li~c and ~,~^crc usually built- oo:.~c fs~ll
k~id:h of th~c ~arccl t~ the side Ic~t lincs.,~lth~ugh small gaps d~ occur
bct~reen scsrnc s~ruca~ares. thc~arc the e~cccption. Th~sc characteristics
arc vi ~l ly i rnportart to the Main Street F"i~torie C] istrict ar•~d in areas
abutting the district ~~hcrc a ~trcct Udall i~ ~ pr~r~incrt feature.
uid~lirt~~;
~.1 F~e~leck the ~r~ciiti~nal seltb~c4€s seen wi:t~in the
b~ock_
• Place the facade ~f •~h~ b~aildin a: th~c ~ro~~r:y lirbe. Thyis ~hwa~ld
crly ~aryr in very ~pccial circumstances.
• La~cating en~rc building fronts hchirrd the cs`.~i~lished storefront
line is inappro~fiatc.
Ch~:~~er 3 +~9
r?'~s~e :~~ rr~~ad~e cf tn~e Ji:~~J~rn ~t tt~a
~~z,,ceer±'y hove.
i',F~°wr ~~nstr~~~*ran -ehou~d ~iPg~~ ~rrh
n~ao^~y ~tiistcrrc sFru~:ir.n=s..
~~~~ end ~~I~
~~li~y
Braildin~ rnassinp show lit witf~ e~€istir7g pallorns, but Hood ~t di-
roctl~ coop ther?~. Cxis1ir~ patlcrrtis and tra~itic~ns in brailding massing
include ~ra.ricd heigphts, articulated masses, ~aisuall~ interesting sk~-
lirie~ and pcdc~trian-scaled 31re~1 ir~nts. wilding massing sh~r~ld
con9in~e to pr€~ti+c a ~ariet~ of pedestrian-fri~ndl}~ scales and visu-
all3~ appealing masses. 63uil~in~gs s'17ould r7o1 be mor~lithic in scale car
rcatly contrast ~~i1h the existing scale in tine area.
~ ens:c of human scale is achie~+~ ~~h~n ~r~e can reas~nabl~ ir-
teraret tnc side of a ~uildinq by comparing features of its design 1~
cornraalo olemonls in one°s e~porienco.. Using euildinq rr~alerial of
a familiar dimerbsion such as tradrti~o-nal brick. i~ an carnple. as is us-
ing wir~o~a~s ~f ~irr~~ilar cirn~nsi~r~.s-
To ensure that human ~sal~ is achieL~c in ne,~~ ~dcvcleprr7cnt it is
important to focus design attention on aspecl~ meost direclYy~ ex~=er:-
er~ed byr pcdeatrans, such as the scale crf buildings and architectural
c~etaiis at tfie .slrecl level. ~~r earample, providing a storefr~rt and a
bard of smaller rapper st€ar3~ winds creates a human scale.
Thosefcatures arc some of :ho impor~,antoharacteris~ of commercial
building t~pea and sfyorald be resocctod in all rrcw oonstructi~an.
~Guid~lin~~:
~.~ h+lain.kain t~~e ~+r~rage p~r~~iva}d arse caf hrlilding$ ~t i`hr~
sidr~vAralk-
• Facade heights of new buildings sh~uid fali~,~~i:hin th,e esk~hiished
range cf '.hoc block, arh respect :hoc -~raditional ~rr0~t~rtiOnS Of
heig i,t t~ °a~~idth.
• Flcx~r-to-floor heights :~ftioul~ appear Simi lar to ;hose of traditional
buildings ir7 th~c area.
•U
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i I ~ _ .,
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~,~ - - - l a i _ _
~i
rr~r-F~-fi~rr f~rgrl r5 ~,h[~~i~+ a;p~e~r .s~nud~r ~~ :f~s~ of Fr~e~~t~'c~n~~ ,hur~drn~~°
90 design G~deli~e
~=a~~~~ .neig~ts of r°~°~~ ~~r~~+r.nd~
~~CU:rG1 ~t3!i ',+~~.,hr~' ijl~ £?.4t~L~.ri'3iti~G~
~~~n,~e ref r'~~ ~~~~t~, ~r~d r~sr.~~: fhe
t~n:~~~i~rr~~; ~rc~~G,~fr~r~s ref ,herg~~ o'o
~~~"th.
~~~~~~
F~ic~~r~~i~r ~uil~r~ ~p
This chapter prouides deign guidefires for near residential buildings,
inoludi r g a~thy sing ie-farm iy and u rba r residential i~pes. Urban resi -
dcrtial buildira~typcs include rrtiult.iiamilystn~cturess~cfi asap-artmcr~t
buildings and to,rnhomcs. Ttr~se new infill buildings u~~suld rcfl~eti
rr~artiy. ~f the deign features found °~rithin traditi~rral residential build-
ing types. TMc guidolir~os else a~~ly to ne~~r additiens to nor-historic
residential buildin+~ss. ~e°;~ re.:aidential style auildings c,~uld ~ceur irk a
f~~r loc~tiens ~hcr~c an existing enel~~,rc of th°ese huildirtg type oc-
cur as °~well as transition areas. This chapter would also apply to~ the
rosid~cntial portion caf a trarsittional building ty~pc.
~LJ I ~ ~I~'1 ~~~~~
~~ilC~f:
Boildin7 sctba~k ~~ithin a typical residcotial context reflcr a hicrarchry~
~f prablicand private space. It'is ~ prcgrossic~n thpat begins atthc street,
k~+hich is the most puolio space, then greeds through the iron: yard,
which appears °'~emi-privat.e,° .and ends at.thc front door, ~°hioh is the
"~ri~a-,e"space. TF~is sequ~rce erhsance~ th~c pedestrian envir4nr~ent
and conribekes ~.cthe character,~f a residential neighix~rhood; itshoeld
be mairtain~d °,•~h.crc is dominates tho mock.
~r'hero thpc .majority of the buildins al gr, at the sid~e;~alk edge, ne°,~
irrofll buildings should maintain :.his a`ignmcrt.
~t,yi~d~lin~e~;
~.1 Maintain the traditicanal naighh~€~rhood set6ack-
• Ir a traditional residential r~ci~h,berhpeod, t'ic front hard should
be mair7taired wish plartiting rrti.atcrial and rat c~vercd ~~rith paving
~r ..lame outdo+~r decks.
• Al:fin but Idi r gs at the sidewa Ik it trod itierbal u rh ar settings.
~.:~ Prcrvid$ a walkwa~r f.ram~ the str$et tc~ the hrailcing in
residential sattin€~~_
• ~ wal kway ru n n i~g fr~rn the stroot to th e fro nt p~roh prod d cs
unity to the siree~~sc,pc. U`dhere a wally°ay has been ar elcn•~er:
~f the hicraro~~~, this should corvtinuc.
~~~ at~~ •'I 99
~°.n ~ F.r&L~fFdO.nt7~ r~sro`sr~~rs!
n~.~Chtac~~ho~c+ fh~ Lrcr~t yr~r~ s~!ct1.r~
c2 Ri~~Rrsfr'ad ~r~rp~,cx!~nt~r~ °mste,~a~,
afid ref ~~srerat~ ~~t~ ~s°.~rr~g a~;sr~e
r.~fc?r~rr~+eetss_
~n t~.ry-,~r s*r~~cdure~, ~tr5~ia~ck~ iar~ar rn~s~~s ~r~Po smaffer "~c~+rrle,s' rh~r .~.r~ s~.rrir~~r rn ~rz~ '~ Praca'rh~a~nei bur!a'rny
An the a~~ry~.~'~c~vi~r~a.
d.~ ~n I:arg~r strr~o#uras, s~rt~divid$ larr~er rnasse~ into
smailer ``modules" t~~it ara ~irr~i~ar in size t~ traditir~na,l
6uil.dings in the nei~h6c~nc~~c~d.
• ~:i~or subordinate m~~ule~ rs7a`y bo attaci~G~ to tho primary
building form.
4.7 The front mall of a rlaw structure s~c~~ld he simel~r in
h.ei~ht to traditional buil~din~gs 'rr~ the nei~ghtaorh~ao~d.
• Tho grin°,ary plarc of :ho from should not apaoarvollor -har7 i~oso
4.~ r4 fa:oad€~ sh€~uld appear siirnilar in dimension t4
traditional 6uldn~s in the n€~igh~orh~€~or~-
• Facadc hcigh:~ Hof i~c1~~ bui~;ding~. should fill »ithin ttr~ ~stablish~d
rar~gc ~f :h~; blc~k, aid res~~ct the traditional propc~r~cns o1
h~oig i7t to ~~^idih.
• Flc>'or-to-floor hoights should appear simil~rt~athose,~f tradi~~ar~al
buildings ifi th;e area.
'I Cat D~~ig n C9uic~&ires
~~~~~
ui~lin ~r
This chapter ~ro~°ides desi~rti ~uidelincs to de~~clop r9e~~1 °~~rar~h~us~
building t~p~es. These re~a~~ infill buildings °~v~rald r~ctlect many of :~~
design featr~res i~urd ~:ithin raditi~nal ~~;~rehous.e buildings. Thy
s~uidclines also aR4~l~' to additicors t€~ ror-h~istorie+~ur~ch~usc building
tsrpes.
~LJ I ~ ~I1~~ ~~~~~I~S
'~e'hen re~~ buildings are t~ be ccans:ructed, °he} should reil~c-~ historic
sitir5g pat:.errts it :hc area_ This does nit rn+c~.r that a r~e~~ s:r~actur~
should li`.erall}~ fi: ~~~ilhir the ftprin- ~t an earli~cr building, but ;hat
the gcreral spirit of the rciatico-rship of buildings to s•.ree~s and op~cn
spaces shouRd be car~~c~ed.
In ~an~; case, ~a~°areh~use buildings arc ~ligncd along th~irfron.sides.
fleeting this siting pattern is er~cc~uraged.
€'oli~y~
~~a~r~h~ru.se buildings cr~atc a strc~n~ ode t~ the stroct :because th~e~r.
traditi~rally+ ali~re~ ~r :hc fr~r~t lo; lirfe and ~~ere usueall}F boil. gut tc~
thec full ~~id•h c~f the parcel Th~cse chiarac-eristics are ~+i~ally irip~rr.ant
ter the k~'arehouse Ares.
~t~i~d~lin~~:
'~.i Maintain the urti'rfa~rrrs ~Iignm~r~t ~f the fae~de_
• Ali~r~~:he building from at the strut edge.
• L~catur~g entire b~ailc~in~~-- farts behind the established building
Ch~:~~~r 5 105
~.cntir~~e . c ~~~~ ~ar~~`~ng Lira°~t~s
line is inappro~ria.te.
~uid~lin~s;
~:2 M~~ainkainthe a:varage p~r~ai~+~d s'r~~ cif huildings ~akth~
~id~waCk.
• Faead c hci~ ht~ oaf ncv,~ bui Iii n~~ s n~v ld fal I ,~~i`:hi it the es~.a a lisp cd
rai~ga €~f ~.h~ bl~k, and resp~cct ~h~ raditionaa Dro~~rti~f5~ of
height t~ ~~~idt~i.
• Flr-to-floor hoihts should appoar Similar to ~ho~c of traditional
~u ild ing~ i 7 thfe aria.
~.~ ,~ ~~~u 6uii~dinr~ should inc~rrp~r~t~ ~ 6as$, m~iddl~ end
~ cap.
• Traditiarall~, b~tildin~ ~~cr~ ~or~~~~cd ,~f th~~~ thr~~c °aa~ic
~lerr7crts. In.~rpr~ting .FlS tradition in r~e~w buildir~~s ~~ill hcl~
reirf~r~e tn~ r~i.~ual c~rntinuity ~f the area.
~:d ~stabli~h a s~en~$ ~f k~uman ~~al:~ irti ~uild'rr5c~ d~=
signs_
• Uso ~~crtical and huriz~rntal a;~cui~~-or to l~rG~k up I~r~c fa-
~ado~.
• Irvorporat~ ~chargc~ it ~ol~ar, tcxFur~ and materials it building
d~~i~n~ t~ hGlo dafin~c human sole.
• Use ar~hit~c.ural de-.ails :hat crea:c ~+isual interest ar~d convey
a three-dimonsio~nal fanade_
• Use rnatcrials ~~hioh help ~:o oor<~~e;+ sc~lc trough thou propor-
tiens, de~.ailir~ and f~rrr7.
Ch~:~~er 5 107
?~~Fn,ar.n ins r]•d~.r8d~° ~a~e~erva~ ~F8
~f b~ii~.ir;~ ~t tn~e si~~~vaiic.
I~'~e aFCr1r'teCfui'~i ~efs3,s's !~~: cse~:e
w:s3~~:~! rnte.resf a.n~' ~~r~~:rey a tfr~ee
,~+irv~ers~'c~nai f~c~~e.
mein*a~in the r~a~+:ific~a! ~•e~s~~•t ~f taar"arr~d,~ seen ai~n~ the
stre~ef by .~et:i'~^g ~ac~c fe~.reF p~r1'rcrrs of ca~r~"~ir~gs frac~ ~, the
t~~ryf fac:~de.
~~~~~
ui~lin ~r I
~r~nitir~~l ~r~i Ic~i n ~'~
Theis chapter diseusse~ she guideline f~rr new trarsitional building
t~'pes.~transiti~ral auildir~} t~e~e is ti Mined ~~ a ~uildin that ec+mbii°~es.
resid~cntial and commercial building ty~p~es. phis building type ~~v~uid m~
ar appropriate infill i n areas ~~rn cr~c ~ ne ighborhood onj~ct .ran~i-~,~r.s
from cornmrircial to resid~cntial buildir+~s. when ~rouidirg •.hcso types
~f strut ~.urec on~c sh~suld also fc~l4ct~~ the resi~enaal and commercial
building tp~pe design ~uid~ine-s :o address specific elen3crti:~ sash as
."a:Qi wiulit$, 1o!4'Ir'8d0'J4 ~attG`f11.5 and ~drL.hE'S.
BLJ ~ ~ f~lf~~ .7~L~~1~.~
~b~l~~,:
~1hen ~+es~rting for a resid~cntial ~nte~€:, setth~e building back to align
k~'ith others €~n t1c spree:. ~~h~cr dcs~grin irf ~ o~mn~ercial csartext,
align the building ~~ the side~a~~lk ode. ice also i~ha~tcr 3 and
Chapter 4~
~Lil~~llt]~E~
~.i F~~fl.~ok the traditic~n~l s~kbac4€s s~~an within the
bloc4€_
• L~cat~c a buildings face ^~ithin the ranger ofscba~ck~ seen ~~rithin
the blocl~. Ir ~„i~,.tid-rase areas, c€~morrocrcial larger-scaled buildings.
t~,apically artict7~r~ed thEc c€rmers.
L~,ra Pe a ~Jf~,~~ v~rrr~~~
P..ne range v` ~er.eecks
seenn ~ifFo~?Jf FitiE ~.rGeC'k~
~.~~~~te~ t~ 'I`3
fir ~~•~r~~r~are .new tP.3fsSfti'QP`'r~~
C~fi4f.ng tyke is ~hour,v ~•e~e. lie
i~:~i~~+ir~ re°.~e~i~ cxamr^ert~a~ bu~!drng
car, ~aa~~ent3 wi:~ ~ .~si~'~rrr~f ~'~a.
~~~~
~~ rat r ors
[din a i~~ri r~
`
. u...,.;
,~, .
~~
i ~°a trou:naari~s ~f t~•a ~7o~4Frfc~~r
~at~~~qu~ ~f~ra~P~er ar~asa i.ne
r~et~r~gular +.rtar~a try Pne~ dzs~a~rfc~~.~r
Prr~.n srt+ar~ai ~~~~a r~ fh~e ~i d !~lar~•
i~rst~.rr~c ~ra~erv~tr~.n .~rs*raeP ic~•
nay sa~flra*~ ~rLbhr~heeF~ra,' ~r.+rc:'eianE~s
r~fr~r~~'~ 1r~ plati~r, P:nerE•~~~a iF .~s•
~x~iJd~~ frc~*? Pie ~a~~n~o-wrD!as~~gr
f~ar~+a~a.n~es ~rai~ecP ~ar~e~..
This ~hap;er in~ludcs bri~cf harac~~cr~r~a d~seriptions. Fcrr ~~~h ~har-
aco~ ~:rca there arc ypooific deign uid~iin~~ for urban landsoa~ing
t~r~khir' that ~rca,
~~~vn#~~,rn ~r~
The Dca~+r~t~~~'r ~orc ~r~a is in the heart ei..F7c city'. Lhye area is c~rr•:-
p~sed of ~iriuall~;r unint~rr~rpaed StrC~l.r..ie.r!i:. ~f commercial bUild~ras
along hlia it 5~tr~c ct. The area stretches along a north-you°;i~ axis...:.
cen~~ins rnan~,~ historic c,~rr~mercial and ci~e buildings that spar a
range ~t architectural st~rles.
.A m ix ~rf sc~lc, n•~ass ar d ease t~f bu ild ir+~s occur here. '~iar~y c~rram~~, ~.i~.l
and office buildings are I~cated hpcre, as well as the rnajo~riiy~ of :ne
City°'s civic f}~aildings. Buildings are primaril}? three-stc~ries,'~rithd se~~eral
ntiul.is:ory~ h~uildings scattered thr~uhou;.the area. The 1~Ilest ofthrese
a.re prirr~aril~+ lecaed r~car Main Btrect. Bu`ildungs are set at the scree:
cde. ~w~~ih n7edera~~c tc ^~ide side~~alks. G~1ar~y+ of the structures in ti~is
area retain thcirhist€~ric irtogri~y u~iti~ rcularY~ spaood st~refronls ar~d
upper-s:~er}~° ~uirdews and ~:ur0~iderable ~rnan~enal detail, -such as
cornices and belt courscs,'~rhicl~ lend a strong visual cehesien.
The d~rt~ntc~~,~r core is c~mplemerted b~~ a distinct str~ctscape pal-
cttc. Benchos, pa~ir~g pact: r.,. plartors and light fixture arc among
the elements :hat should he cantinu+ed :hreugnc~ut thge care area. Tile
in•.roductien of "sift .spaces." to the dire area is encouraged. These
~~•rl ~~^.f ~~:. ~.,~_ cc~nneetivity~and reirrf~re livbilit~ard cammurit~char-
f.'F4n. iS':n ,pre {~:re~
7 v:e •.
The character of the histcsric commercial and civic auildings, and
the rr~i~c of scale, mass. and ~:se cf buildings in tn~ areas si~ould ~e
con:uru-ed.
~uid~liner
7.1 f4+lainka'cn the e~t~t~li$hed +~~ri~ty a~f bu~l~d~n~ kype~.
• Ccn•n•;ercial anv mixed-~.sc b~.iic'in~ tyke-s arc appr~pr~ate iro :he
Llfi~S•rnt~,~~r for c ~rca.
i1® Ges ~'-: voice sees
~ar~yc~omrrer~a~,'er~d c~'±ce ~an~ings
are i~c~Exa .Here, ,~~ are ine .nia~Grity
^.~x c~f ~ce~e, r^~~s er°d ~~~ ~t' btaiida~gs ~~°[1r ~n Fhe O~aw~m_~wr ~.o~
.3 r?: n.
Ur~k~~n Land~~p~
~~licy,
The ~haractar of ih~c strcctseapc ~ defined bar an established pale;.t~
~f d~csi~r elerr~cnts and ue~g~ctati~n. Th~es~c irclude sample biaci~ rr~ctal
~erchr~s, ac~rr~ I~~hts, ::rash. receptacles, str~c~t trees [in s~mc loea-
ti4r7s~ arch planters.. Landscape buffers are also Iecated ~a~ncre parking
structures and Ic~ts ha~re been setback from :he str~cct edge. These
elements sh€rufd be ircf rporate~ in ~+e~elcrpmert pr~aec+~ it the E~ou~rr•,
t~°y~ur ire area. Encourage :he use of €~re~cn space do~ant€~hn.
~Gt~i~dfilin~~:
'~.2 Maink~i°n i`he ~hara.ct~r of str~etg~ap~~ eiern$nts_
• Use s:ree:s~:apc furniture such as street lights, benches, :rasi~
r~rcataclos and planters similar t~ thEosc cstabli~hod in the
area.
~.~ ~Cc~rtitcnu~ th$ use ref ~tragt kra$s an.€~ ~kF~~r va~e~takit~n._
• h,iaturc trees corro:riautc ~ :he quali:~ cf :hc podc~trian ex~eri
erco and so7~ruld ~~ prc~er~od.
. ~d'dhen an exis~rg streettree dies, is~hould be replaced.
• .~ ne~u de~~clopm~ert should include street :rtes ~~uhere thc~ do
rot alroady~ gist.
• ~~+here street trees era no: f~asialo ~onsid~r tl~e use of csth~er
~~egotatiory such as piar~:irk strips and h~ar~gir~ planters.
7~ En~raurage puh~lic pae4€s anal gran spare d~rerntcawn:
Appr~pria:c green spacac ~rcludcs: planters. st•cc::rees, par'''ks,
planting strip and landsape leuffer^s.
T.n~ cn~racfero fhb sfras'fsc~~a as
d~efn~d Gy ~r~ a~F~~~is~~e~ c~i~eff~ ~f
Cf£~5i Cfn E ~@F.^E'F'tS. il1~;'L°d.'f°~ .4f"?G.fE"
rs!ao®~ °^.~efr~~ benches, r~,m~rr. ~~~~~•fs
fll1R~ !',~.iSi~' °''E°CE~Ct,'rJr'.1~3, 8.s^ 'dc+A~f 9S
~ca~:ter~c' ~~F~~e~f *ree~~ aria ~i~rfurs.