Franklin Historic District Design Guidelines

DRAFT FRANKLIN HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGN GUIDELINES 17 chapter 1 historic district and potential impact to historic resources within the district. The HZC reviews the proposed building locations, height, massing, scale, setbacks, locations of proposed parking and drive aisles, and other landscape and hardscape features. The Preliminary HZC Recommendation is forwarded to the FMPC and BOMA, as applicable. Applicants are encouraged to submit their proposals for DRC review prior to HZC consideration. Guidelines Framework The Guidelines are organized into Chapters based on residential, commercial, civic, and accessory building forms. Each Chapter has sections that provide guidance for preservation considerations and alterations to historic buildings, additions to historic buildings, alterations and additions to non-historic buildings, and for new building construction. (See Chapters 2 through 5.) The character and form of surrounding historic buildings should influence the design of new buildings within the historic district. In some locations, new buildings should be designed using commercial building guidance. In other locations, new buildings intended for commercial use would better blend with the established character if designed using the new residential building guidance. When considering a building addition, the appropriate guidance will be found in the Chapter that most closely addresses the form of the original building. The HZC determines which building form guidance is applicable to a property, given the context of the streetscape, the property’s site and setting, and surrounding building forms. Check with the Preservation Planner for assistance in determining the appropriate building form guidance. Chapter 6 contains guidance on site and setting considerations, including sidewalks, walkways, driveways and parking, streetscape, lighting, and landscape and topography. Chapters 7 through 9 cover fences and walls, signs,