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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHDC1986-008 Parking Lot And Dumpsteer, And Fence Design GuidelinesV. PARKING LOT AND DUMPSTER DESIGN GUIDELINES The provision of automobile parking is one of the most difficult design and regulatory challenges facing historic districts. Automobiles were not anticipated when many such areas were originally developed and are, therefore, inherently obtrusive upon the historic character of the neighborhood. As the exclusion of automobiles is impracticable, the following guidelines have been developed in order to give direction to designers in limiting the impact of the car upon the streetscape: 1. Whenever possible, parking areas should be so located that they are screened from public view by the mass of a building. 2. In those cases where parking areas are not screened by a building mass or where the parking is only partially screened in this fashion, that part visible from the street should be screened y an opaque,',,fence (see fence guidelines), Cdt`r°1s�l-� (see a� Pls plant guidelines) o r�tkeof which SU►IWb�SaI produces visual rrier no less than 5 ft. in C�n� Su�e.►� 1»-� �E height . -------- r @ezc-o - r t Landscaping should be placed between fences and streets. 3. In no case should parking areas extend beyond any facade of a structure (porches, window bays or other projections are not considered to be part of the facade in this instance) abutting a street. In those cases where parking is on a lot with no buildings, setbacks should be provided which are the same as those of adjacent buildings or the average thereof in cases where there are differences in setback depth. Where neither method of determining setback is practicable, parking areas should be set back 25 ft. in the front yard and a minimum of 4.X ft. along other streets. 4. Parking areas should be screened from view from adjacent properties not within the same development or common ownership in the manner listed above. The exception is when the parking is located adjacent to a dedicated public alleyway. 5. All dumpsters or other common trash collection points for other than single family uses, except those used in conjunction with construction activities, shall be placed in enclosures which follow either th a building or fencing sections of these guidelines. Such enclosures should: a. not be located between any building facade and an adjacent street. b. be so located as to cause minimum disruption, visually or aurally, to adjacent properties. 6. Parkina lot liahtina should be directional in �c Wjj6"CWAV131c- �VI tuss-,(?IE . a VI. FENCE GUIDELINES Fences of appropriate design and properly sited make a major contribution to the streetscape of historic neighborhoods. Unfortunately, the reverse is true as well in that fences out of keeping with the architectural character of an area are obtrusive and disharmonious to the total composition. In order to encourage the former and prevent the latter, the Historic District has developed these guidelines: Frontyard fences and sideyard fences on the street side of corner lots are discouraged unless the following criteria are met: (a) said fence is original to the structure or is a reproduction of a documented original; (b) new fences are of a design and materials compatible with the principal structure or, that it can be documented that the new fence is of materials and design contemporary to the principal structure; (c) in those cases where infill development is proposed or no principal structure of architectural significance exists, fencing compatible with the dominant architectural style of the immediate area should be used; and (d) said fences do not constitute an intrusion upon the existing rhythm or pattern of the streetscape. In those cases where an opaque screen is required (example, parking lots) a fence shall be considered opaque if 50% of the area of the fence -is of opaque material (this provision allows for the use of picket fences). In no case are chainlink, barbed wire or similar fences acceptable within the Historic District.