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Ðrespect€traditional€architecture€in€new€construction.€€Traditional€architecturalÏfeatures€which€can€be€used€in€a€manner€consistent€with€contemporary€styles,Ïsuch€as€porches,€bays,€dormers,€and€porticoes€are€encouraged.€€Introduction€ofÏhistorical€styles€from€outside€the€region€are€shall€be€avoided.ÌÌ*€Rehabilitation€and€reuse€of€existing€buildings€is€recommended.€€Placing€newÏuses€in€older,€vacant€or€under-utilized€buildings€is€a€means€of€keeping€theÏhistoric€fabric€of€a€town€and€is€a€practice€with€long€tradition€in€the€Ô_ÔhilltownsÔ_Ô.ÌÌ*€Rather€than€constructing€larger€scale€buildings,€expansions€to€existingÏbuildings€shall€consist€of€residential€scale€ells,€wings€and€compact€additions.ÌÌ*€Roofs€shall€follow€precedent€in€the€community€with€respect€to€form€as€well€asÏheight.€€Along€Route€20,€gable€and€hipped€roofs€are€traditional€residentialÏforms€and€shall€be€encouraged€for€new€construction€and€additions.€€Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ì*€Buildings€shall€be€limited€to€two€and€a€half€stories€in€height€in€a€residentialÏneighborhood€and€three€stories€for€a€commercial€neighborhood€whereÏthree-story€buildings€already€exist.€€A€useful€rule€of€thumb€is€that€newÏconstruction€height€should€come€within€10%€of€the€average€height€of€historicÏbuildings€in€the€district.ÌÌ*€For€new€construction€and€alterations,€the€use€of€traditional€building€materialsÏis€recommended:€€wood€or€brick€for€the€body€of€the€building,€stone€forÏfoundations.€€Roofs€of€asphalt€shingles€or€slate€or€traditionally€painted€tin€areÏconsistent€with€the€historical€buildings€found€along€the€corridor€and€should€beÏused.ÌÌ*€Additions€to€an€existing€building€shall€be€compatible€with€the€original€andÏshould€use€consistent€scale,€height€and€wall-to-opening€ratio.€€AdditionsÏshould€be€distinguishable€from€the€original€building,€yet€be€compatible€with€itÏusing€similar€materials,€colors,€textures€and€details.ÌÌ*€Dark€colored€mechanical€equipment€shall€be€placed€out€of€direct€view€of€theÏroadway,€at€the€rear€of€buildings€or€screened.€€Satellite€dishes,€air€conditioningÏunits,€solar€panels,€and€television€antennae€shall€be€placed€where€they€will€notÏdetract€from€the€building€or€view.€€Roof€top€mechanical€units€should€beÏscreened€with€railings.Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ì(d)à 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Ðinterrupt€a€distant€view.€€Rather€they€shall€be€placed€against€a€backdrop€ofÏvegetation€or€building€so€as€to€blend€with€the€surroundings.ÌÌ*€New€signs€shall€be€placed€on€the€building€itself€or€perpendicular€to€it.€SignsÏon€historic€commercial€buildings€have€traditionally€been€placed€in€the€areaÏbetween€the€first€and€second€stories,€which€was€established€as€a€sign€band.ÏThis€practice€should€be€retained.€€Signs€hung€from€the€building€should€beÏsmall€scale€and€located€above€the€first€story.€€No€signs€shall€project€above€theÏroof€or€parapet.ÌÌ*€As€with€buildings€and€structures€along€the€roadway,€signs€and€their€supportsÏshould€be€constructed€to€blend€into€the€landscape€in€color€and€materials.€ÏSigns€of€wood,€brick€or€stone€are€appropriate€natural€materials.€€No€reflectiveÏbacks€shall€be€used.€€Ô_ÔPlantingsÔ_Ô€to€soften€the€effect€of€signs€are€recommended.ÌÌ*€Free-standing€signs€shall€be€set€back€from€the€roadside€and€buffered€withÏÔ_ÔplantingsÔ_Ô.ÌÌ*€Lighting€shall€be€exterior€to€the€sign€and€indirect;€never€interior,€direct€orÏflashing.ÌÌ*€Small,€directional,€tourist€attraction€signs€shall€be€permitted€in€the€stateÏright-of-way.Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ì(e)à 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