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9.A. - Page 7 of 10 DRAFT GUIDING PRINCIPLES Neighborhood Compatibility 1. Streetscape Frontage Maintain a compatible streetscape frontage through design features such as placement and size of the front entry feature, placement of the garage, width of building massing, front setback depth, and retention of mature landscaping and trees. Guiding principles include: Garages — Place new garages in locations similar to the pattern common in the neighborhood: o In neighborhoods which have a strong pattern of garages located at the rear of lots behind the house, that pattern should be repeated. o In neighborhoods where the garage is not a prominent feature of the house, provide additional stepbacks from the front fagade so that the garage is clearly secondary to the house, or, consider construction of a one -car garage. Building Width — Utilize floor plans with narrower widths near the front, especially on lots where the lot width is 50 -feet or less in the Residential Single Family districts and 60 -feet or less in the Residential Hillside district. Front Entry — In neighborhoods where homes have a clearly defined front entry, the proposed design should also incorporate a front entry feature. o Front entry features should be compatible with the proposed architectural style. o Front entry features should be human scale and not taller than the first floor eave height. Landscaping— Maintain the existing, mature landscape pattern in the neighborhood including trees and other significant landscape features. 2. Massing and Design Promote massing and design that is compatible with neighboring structures through building placement, roof design, setbacks, and additional second story stepbacks. Guiding principles include: Building Placement and Design — The existing development pattern for building placement should be considered in the design of the new structure or addition. o Contextual setbacks —Where there is a strong neighborhood pattern, the proposed structure should utilize front and side setbacks that that generally align with structures that front the same street between cross streets as the proposed structure. In some cases, additional setback beyond the minimum is appropriate. o Orientation- If there is a strong pattern for a specific orientation of the home (garage and driveway location, front entry placement, window placement, second story massing location), consider utilizing similar orientation of the new home or addition. o The design of the house should incorporate architectural features common in the neighborhood. Massing — Consider the proposed structure in relation to the surrounding houses: o Use roof forms and pitches that derive from those found in the existing home or in the neighborhood to increase the compatibility of the structure. 156