Franklin Historic District Design Guidelines

chapter 6 DRAFT FRANKLIN HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGN GUIDELINES 115 Driveways & Parking Residential Buildings • Minimize the visual impact of parking by following historic patterns that locate parking and driveways along rear or side of buildings. Parking for nonresidential uses in residential buildings should be located behind the building. • Design driveways to follow historic patterns. Ribbon or Hollywood driveways may be appropriate, but circular driveways in front yards are not appropriate as they are not traditionally found in the districts. • Use durable materials that were historically typical for driveways such as gravel, concrete, bricks, and asphalt. • Minimize changes in topography resulting from new elements, like driveways and walkways, through appropriate siting and design. New site elements should work with, rather than change, character-defining topography when necessary. Commercial and Civic Buildings • Minimize the visual impact of parking by locating parking areas behind buildings. Use landscaping or walls to screen parking areas.