2018-016 Amending Ordinances Creating Historical Overlay Districts to Incorporate Design Standards for the Historic Districts

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ACHIEVED BY USING STUCCO ......... . �N HAVE SCULPTED DETAILS STUCCO OF THE BAY WINDOW CONTRAST THE BRICK WALL Stucco, also called cement plaster, is a hardened cementitious paste which is applied over a wire mesh or lath. It creates an exterior wall surface that can be made smooth or can have a sculpted texture. Stucco has no dimension or shape of its own but can be used to form many shapes. The historic district has several stucco houses. This would have been a building material of the 1920s and 1930s and appears on Tudor style houses, Prairie and Craftsman style, and as detail treatment on, a few other examples. Small cracks are an inherent property in stucco due to the shrinkage of the plaster. Small cracks can be concealed by applying an elastomeric paint, which, has the ability to stretch, and return to its shape. Large cracks can be repaired and deteriorated or missing stucco can be replaced with: stucco that matches the texture and composition of the original material. Stucco is a material:, to be used as the initial, exterior wall surface of a building. It is not intended to be installed over another wall surface material,. Installing stucco over a wood siding will cause the wood beneath to deteriorate and will change the overall appearance of the house by eliminating the original detail and shadows of the boards., The following guidelines are recommended: • Retain and maintain original stucco. • Installing stucco over another material is prohibited. • Repair deteriorated stucco and match the composition and texture. CONJUNCTION WITH THE TEXTURE OF STONE ARE CHARACTERISTICS OF ENGLISH STYLE HOUSES Design Standards for the City of Paris, Texas, 9 �N HAVE SCULPTED DETAILS STUCCO OF THE BAY WINDOW CONTRAST THE BRICK WALL Stucco, also called cement plaster, is a hardened cementitious paste which is applied over a wire mesh or lath. It creates an exterior wall surface that can be made smooth or can have a sculpted texture. Stucco has no dimension or shape of its own but can be used to form many shapes. The historic district has several stucco houses. This would have been a building material of the 1920s and 1930s and appears on Tudor style houses, Prairie and Craftsman style, and as detail treatment on, a few other examples. Small cracks are an inherent property in stucco due to the shrinkage of the plaster. Small cracks can be concealed by applying an elastomeric paint, which, has the ability to stretch, and return to its shape. Large cracks can be repaired and deteriorated or missing stucco can be replaced with: stucco that matches the texture and composition of the original material. Stucco is a material:, to be used as the initial, exterior wall surface of a building. It is not intended to be installed over another wall surface material,. Installing stucco over a wood siding will cause the wood beneath to deteriorate and will change the overall appearance of the house by eliminating the original detail and shadows of the boards., The following guidelines are recommended: • Retain and maintain original stucco. • Installing stucco over another material is prohibited. • Repair deteriorated stucco and match the composition and texture. CONJUNCTION WITH THE TEXTURE OF STONE ARE CHARACTERISTICS OF ENGLISH STYLE HOUSES Design Standards for the City of Paris, Texas, 9