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Simple incorporation of wood trim around windows, corner boards and band boards can have a dramatically positive impact on the design of an elevation and provide architectural articulation and texture to a simple design. Too often builders simply ignore these small details. The following design elements shall be required on all new single-family homes within the village:
A. Eaves: All houses shall incorporate eaves with a minimum depth of one foot (1') on all four (4) sides.
B. Window Trim: All exterior windows shall incorporate wood trim around the window with a minimum width of six inches (6").
C. Returns: All front brick elevations shall incorporate brick returns with a minimum width of one foot (1').
D. Corner Boards: All houses shall incorporate corner boards that use vinyl or cedar clapboard.
E. Band Boards: Band boards located between the first and second floors are encouraged to be incorporated on all four (4) elevations.
(Ord. 16-10-26, 10-3-2016)
A good streetscape can be impacted by the rooflines of individual homes. Too often, a street will look like a series of "barracks" with a uniform line of monotonous homes with a uniform roof style, lined up like soldiers with no variation or architectural interest. To avoid this scenario, the following standards should be complied with:
A. No more than one-third (1/3) of any development can incorporate a single type of roofline, including gables, hips, clipped gables, mansards or gambrel roofs.
B. Multiple roof planes, or the incorporation of usable dormers or eyebrows are encouraged as an architectural design element.
C. Architectural grade shingles are required on all new construction.
D. A roof pitch of thirty (30) to forty five degrees (45°) is recommended for new construction.
E. Gable pitches on front elevations should incorporate a 10/12 angle.
F. All rooflines should incorporate a minimum eave line of one foot (1') which will create a shadow line along the roofline.
G. Clipped gables above garages or the main entrance of a home are encouraged.
Gable Roofline
Clipped Gable Roofline
Hip Roofline
(Ord. 16-10-26, 10-3-2016)
The location and configuration of the garage is critically important in the overall design of a single-family home and the character of the streetscape. A poorly placed garage can destroy the front elevation of a home and often defines the character of a house facing the street. The following design standards attempt to soften the impact that the garage has on the front elevation by incorporating a simple number of changes to garage design:
A. Garage doors shall be either recessed or project no more than five feet (5') from the front entrance or front entrance porch.
B. Garages located on the front elevation facing the street should not incorporate more than one-third (1/3) of the linear length of the front house elevation.
C. Windows should be located in a minimum of fifty percent (50%) of the total number of garages located within a development.
D. Corner lots should incorporate side loaded garages.
E. Garage doors should incorporate architectural elements and blank garage doors should be avoided.
F. Overhangs, arbors, pergolas, keystones or other architectural elements should be incorporated above garages to provide architectural variation and texture.
G. Side loaded garages are encouraged to be used mid block. This is an effective way of breaking up garage door monotony.
H. Varying setbacks of homes can also help minimize the impact of the garage on a streetscape.
(Ord. 16-10-26, 10-3-2016)
A. Design: One of the biggest design challenges today is constructing an attractive "entry level" home product in the Chicago market. The national builders' "entry level" product is generally forty foot (40') wide homes with a dominant garage, which often takes up fifty percent (50%) of the front elevation. The proliferation of this product in the past ten (10) years throughout the metro area can be explained by the fact that they are relatively simple and inexpensive to construct, but they provide the homeowners with large rooms and an open floor plan.
This product offers the first time homeowners with the opportunity to purchase a single-family home and every community needs an entry level product. The policy question is whether the village of Antioch needs more entry level homes in the market or whether the new home market is more of a move up market? This is more of a policy question that these standards do not attempt to address. Instead, staff is attempting to establish a series of design criteria for all future single-family home construction that would make sure a minimum design standard is created. A well designed home should not depend on the price point. Instead there are a number of simple changes to any elevation which can have a dramatic impact on the success of a design.
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B. Discouraged: The following homes reflect the current trends in the Chicago market for entry level homes. As the following illustrations reflect, simple floor plans can produce a monotonous design which can have long term negative impacts on property values within a neighborhood and community. Figures 1 and 2 of this section show the results of creating affordable housing with no design sensitivity. Large blank areas of vinyl create a really negative impact on the streetscape. Simply following the design standards within this chapter can have a positive impact on the overall quality of design.
FIGURE 1
FIGURE 2
Corner boards help break up the front elevation
Band board provides architectural variation and movement
Windows in garage create interest
Alternative Design Approach
C. Encouraged: Figures 3 and 4 of this section show how a simple elevation or entry level home can be improved by simply incorporating a number of design elements as highlighted below:
FIGURE 3
Good example of national home production
FIGURE 4
Good example of national home production
1. The balanced and appropriate use of face brick below a projecting gable can provide relief to the front elevation and soften the overall design of the front elevation.
2. Breaking the front plane and providing architectural relief is critical to the success of the design, unless it is a traditional elevation (federal style, salt box, etc.).
3. Incorporation of a higher pitched gable with a frieze board and a minimum eave line of one foot (1') can provide architectural articulation and a shadow line along the roofline. This is critically important to the overall success of the design of a house.
4. A projecting porch or overhang over the main entrance can provide architectural relief and break up the plane of the front elevation.
5. Balanced window placement and traditional window fenestration can provide interest and movement to an elevation.
6. Garages should either be offset from the front elevation or incorporate a number of design elements in order to minimize their impact on a front elevation. Design elements can vary from individual bay doors, windows, projections or overhangs over the garage, or recessed garage plane from the front porch.
7. Incorporation of brick soldier courses and keystones above windows or garage can provide additional architectural variation to a front elevation.
8. Substantial foundation landscaping and an ornamental tree in the front yard can also soften an elevation over time and provide the streetscape with visual interest. (Ord. 16-10-26, 10-3-2016)
The starter house or entry level market often ends up creating cookie cutter subdivisions as national or regional builders come into a community, quickly build a subdivision and leave town. Often, the results end up as being a problem subdivision or neighborhood with declining property values and numerous maintenance issues. To avoid this possibility, these design standards are intended to ensure that builders incorporate a minimum number of exterior upgrades to single-family elevations:
A. Builders shall be required to submit a "pattern book" outlining their proposed models and elevations of their proposed single-family homes as part of any planned unit development (PUD) or annexation into the village of Antioch.
B. The design standards related to massing, window fenestration/trim, garage design, rooflines, eaves, trim and band boards, corner boards and the use of brick returns as outlined in this chapter shall be standards and shall be required to be incorporated into PUD agreements and future annexation agreements.
C. Developers shall be required to comply with the following residential subdivision design guidelines and incorporate ten percent (10%) of their lots as key lots and designate any lot adjacent to a collector, major collector or arterial as a through lot.
D. All builders shall be required to submit a landscape plan for each lot with one parkway tree, an ornament tree in the front yard, a minimum of six (6) foundation shrubs and a shade tree in the rear yard.
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(Ord. 16-10-26, 10-3-2016)
Taking an existing subdivision which has already been developed and incorporating a number of small modifications to the plan will help the development community obtain a sense of what the village is looking for in future residential development:
A. Incorporating a well connected street plan with good interconnection is critical in future residential developments within the village. The exception to this guideline is conservation developments or developments located on unique topography.
B. Subdivision designers should make every effort to minimize cul-de-sacs in future plans.
C. If a park is necessary, it should be centrally located and every effort should be made to create terminal vistas of the park.
D. Future residential development should incorporate through lots (any single-family home backing up to a collector street) and key lots (homes located at important locations within the development). (Ord. 16-10-26, 10-3-2016)
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