(a) A new building facade or addition should not pretend to be historic by adding pseudo-Colonial, Victorian or other period details in an attempt to blend with the existing environment. This “applied style” approach will only detract from the character of the downtown by compromising what is truly historic.
(b) Most buildings downtown share a general similarity in height, which should be respected. Extreme differencies in building heights will have a detrimental visual effect on the appearance of surrounding property.
(c) A new building and additions should reflect the existing rhythm, proportion, scale, massing, decoration and detail of the buildings in the area and their relationship to the site.
(d) New buildings and additions should respect the established setbacks and the spacing between buildings.
(e) The form of the roof and cornice treatment of new buildings and additions should respect the established context.
(f) The rhythm, scale and proportion of openings in new buildings and additions and their relationship to the wall surface in which they are located should respect the existing buildings.
(g) A new building’s facade or an addition’s facade should be composed of materials, textures and colors which complement adjacent facades.
(Ord. passed 3-16-1993)