Building Design Standards 5.9 Compatibility
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using a design that is complementary to existing town architectural styles, designs, and forms.:
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Street Frontage: Along residential side streets, limit interruptions to front setback landscaping. A key way of achieving this is by preserving existing front yard landscaping and minimizing the amount of frontage devoted to paved vehicle areas.
Image Source: The Infill Design Toolkit: Medium-Density Residential Development City of Portland Bureau of Planning, December, 2008
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Rhythm of Development Along The Street: Continue established building rhythms along street frontages. Avoid monolithic massing that disrupts fine- grain neighborhood or mixed-use corridor pattern.
Image Source: The Infill Design Toolkit: Medium-Density Residential Development City of Portland Bureau of Planning, December, 2008
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Building Frontages: Along street frontages, orient windows, main
entrances, and other primary building façade elements toward the street. Care should be taken to avoid the appearance of buildings turning their backs or sides toward the street. Courtyard buildings can contribute to this by orienting main entrances toward courtyards that serve as a semi-public extension of the public realm of adjacent streets. Front Setback Patterns: Continue established building setback patterns, where this is a neighborhood priority and is practical. Note: Deep front setbacks can compromise the ability to provide backyard space and/or rear parking, particularly at higher densities.
Image Source: The Infill Design Toolkit: Medium-Density Residential Development City of Portland Bureau of Planning, December, 2008
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Image Source: The Infill Design Toolkit: Medium-Density Residential Development City of Portland Bureau of Planning, December, 2008
Town of Wake Forest Unified Development Ordinance – July 19, 2022
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