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

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the building, shall comply with the standards set forth. These standards should be applied to a building based on its original use and construction. For example, a residence may currently be used as an office, therefore it is considered a commercial business, but it is still a residential building. The existing historical commercial district contains residential buildings and the residential districts contain commercial buildings. Recommendations of approval or disapproval for new construction in a historic district shall be based on the National Park Service Guidelines and by consideration and compatibility with the standards as outlined herein. These standards will be used to provide an objective basis for the decisions of the Historic Preservation Commission and City Planning Staff. The standards specifically address the issues below* • Site and setting. • Height and mass. • Scale of building. • Proportion of bui'lding's front facade. • Proportion of openings within the facility. • Rhythm of solids to voids in front facades. • Location and treatment of entryway. • Rhythm of spacing for buildings on streets. • Rhythm of entrance and/or porch projection. • Relationship of materials and texture. • Roof shapes. • Walls of continuity and street walls. • Signage. • Awnings and canopies. It should be noted that buildings constructed prior to 1959 may be eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places and shall be evaluated Design Standards for the City of Paris, Texas 15