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i h`!y :v";Wf NEW CONSTRVCTION ON NARt STAFFS AEFOAE antl AFTEA Views Dlustsale a two-stoq tlevaloyment 0a1 ss SYYPATEE'FICAEI.Y DEEIGNED to 'Yfl-In" with tha exisiln9 chamotas of Mafn Etreat. commercial buildings are also suitable for rew construction £or all facade elements. SIGNING AND ILLUMLNATION: Sign types, placement, size, materials and 111tnnination for new construction should follow the guidelines for renovation of lbwntown commercial buildings. PEDESTRIAN AMENITIES AND SITE ItffROVEf7ENTS: New cons [ruction should include the following amenities where appropriate and where site conditions permit. - WHERE PARKING IATS ADJOIN BUILDINGS, A REAR STORE ENTRANCE AND/OR A PASSTHROUGH TO TfBi STREET CAN PROVIDE AN INTERESTING SOLUTION FOR PEDESTRIANS, PROVIDE ADDITIONAL WINDOW DISPLAYS AND HELP ENLIVEN THE STREET. - REAR STORE ENCRTES ICED NOT BE ELABORATE, BUT SHOULD BE INVITING AND CLEARLY MARKED. A canopy or awning may 6e used to accent the entry and provide color. A small wall sign which includes the name and address of the business is appropriate. - OUTDOOR SITTING AND EATING AREAS ENHANCED WITH LANDSCAPING are appropriate uses for space behind a building or, when space permits, for courtyards. - AREAS SHOULD BE DES IGNATF.D FOR SERVICES, SUCH AS TRASH COLLECTION ,'d~ID DELIVERY. Trash receptacles should he completely enclosed and screened from public view. Loading docks and service entries should 6e kept separate from parking areas and pedestrian entries. A11 areas should be well maintained. Firs[ Scree[ and Pe [ers Avenue share common features which distinguish them from the remainder of Ibvntovn PLeasan[on Both streets mark the boundary between existing co~mnercial and residential land uses and building types. Unlike Main and 1[s crosssiree [s, the west side of First Street and both sides of Pe [ers Avenue are lined with narrow lots oriented parallel rather [hart perpendicular to those streets. Because of [heir visibility and accessibility, both corridors are 1f1u±1y [o experience acct lera[ed development with new commercial buildings for re [ail and office use in the near future. For these reasons the following guidelines for new construction along [he First Street and Pe [ers Avenue corridors are provided. In general, the materials, detailing, and form of new conseruc [ion should harmonize with and, to some extent, clearly reflect [he dominant charac tens Cics of neighboring residential construction. SITING: Should provide a transition be [weep residential and commercial areas by providing landscaped building setbacks and locating parking where it will be least visible from the street, using Che `NARp` NEW CONETRUCTION SITE PLAN -FIRES STREET AND PETEBE AVENDE AREAS FYDically, NEW CONSTRUCTION ahoultl De svl Dvck ali9hilp tram thv sltlewalk, antl De resltlBntlal in scale, ¢ntl use lantlscaplnq to s<roen the pv~kivq aaa service areas. RESmENDU. ROn'~1 µ0 IANrxvlnv anchor the corner and define tl>z streec. Parking should be shielded from view by [hc building [n [he extent possible. - ANY PORTION OF A PARKING AREA BORDERING A STREET SHOULD BF, SETBACK AND SCRF.ENT:D FROM VLEW. Screening may take a variety of forms; in any case, the setback parking area should he landscaped. - EXCSTING t1ATURE TREEB SHOULD HE RETAINED as major Landscape elements. 'they ore par [icularly important and effective in providing a trans i[ion between downtown and the surrounding re sidencial areas. BUILDING FORM, HEIGHT AND PiASSING: Should recall and ref le c[ dominanc character- istics of adjoining residential buildings. - BUI LU ING iIE LGHT SHOULD BE PREDOMINANTLY TWO STORIES. Second floors may be partial, covering only a portion of the ground floor, or they may be se[ back. - BUILDINGS SHOULD BE MULTI-LAYERED AND STRONGLY THREE DIMENSfONAL, with visible roof Lines, projections, recesses and setbacks in order to break [he building mass into smaller units. (RDN PacFEPFN-LINE CAN05LAYIN6 1D SHIELD fARAINn FROM nEw building to shield i[ from view. - BUILDINGS WHICH FRONT ON FIRST STREET SHOULD 8E SET &1CK FROM TF@ STREET at approximately the same distance as the existing residences which line it. Setbacks on corner lots also should be comparable io prevailing residential building setbacks. Parking should be located au[ of sight, behind [he building. - FOR BUILDTNGS FRONTING ON PETERS AVEMIE, Tf~ BUILDING WALL SHOULD EE SET BACK SLIGHTLY FROM TF~ STREET, but building and other projections such as integral planter boxes, balconies, eaves and so on, may extend to [he property line as long as [hey do not form or suggest a continuous wall along the street. On corner lots, the building setback should he comparable to that prevailing along [he cross street. The building should 9 - APYROPRiATE ROOF FORMS ARE TYPICAL RESIDENTIAL SIiAPES (SUCK AS HIP, GAB1,F. AND SIfl:D FORMS) WITH PROJECTING EAVES. Horizontal projecting trellises also may 6e used as shading devices. Flat roofs, mansards or box-shaped roof overhangs are Lnapproprla[e. - BUILDING PROJECTIOtJS SHOULD BE INTIiGRAL1.Y UNSIGNED, except for individual window awnings, if desired. Porches or porticoes of a residential ecale are appropriate, but covered public sidewalks are inappropria [e. MATERIALS, FCNISIIF.S AND COLORS: In gene cal, mate rlals and de [ailing traditionally associated with residential cons [ruction are appropriate. - lJALL OR SHEATHING MATERIA[S INCLUDE WOOL S IDLNG OR SHINGLES (STAINED, SEALED OR