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-71 <br />EXAMPLE OF IMPACT A NEW DRIVEWAY HAS <br />INFRONTYARD <br />The following standards are <br />recommended: <br />Retain the orientation of the house to <br />the street. To change the entrance <br />from the front would alter the <br />pedestrian approach and rhythm. <br />Removing or relocating the sidewalk <br />from the street would break the <br />rhythm of the neighborhood. Broken <br />sidewalks need to be replaced but the <br />location should, remain. The material <br />must match the original or should be <br />compatible with the Ihouse and the <br />surrounding neighborhood. Materials <br />such as stone, concrete or brick <br />pavers, and decomposed granite are <br />appropriate replacement materials <br />and are not as harsh as large <br />expanses of concrete. Each house <br />style needs to be considered when <br />selecting an alternative material. <br />Driveway locations should not be <br />altered if it affects the rhythm of the <br />street. Materials that might be used <br />for a driveway are gravel, pea gravel <br />with a brick or metal edge band, <br />crushed granite, pavers, concrete <br />strips or "ribbons" and asphalt. <br />• Front yard circular drives are not <br />appropriate to, the neighborhood <br />because they encroach on the <br />setback and break the rhythm on the <br />street. <br />• The style of the house and the <br />surroundings need to be evaluated <br />when considering any type of front <br />yard fence. For example, an ornate <br />Victorian fence would look out of <br />place in front of a Craftsman style <br />house. <br />• Chain link fencing is not allowed in <br />the district., <br />• Review the reason for wanting to <br />install a front yard fence. Did one <br />exist historically? Houses <br />Design Standards for the City of Paris, Texas 96 <br />