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Design Guidelines for the Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway Overlay District Endorsed by WILMAPCO November 2016 New Castle County, Delaware PROJECT ADVISORS: PARTNERS: NEW CASTLE COUNTY WILMAPCO RED CLAY VALLEY SCENIC EXECUTIVE NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DE Council BYWAY ALLIANCE & Thomas P. Gordon, County Executive Members ADVISORY COMMITTEE Connie C. Holland Robert Weiner, Council Liason COUNTY COUNCIL Jennifer L. Cohan William Bizjak, Red Clay Valley Chris Bullock, Council President John Sisson Scenic Byway Alliance Kenneth R. Woods, District 1 Dennis P. Williams James Jordan, Red Clay Valley As- Robert Weiner, District 2 Thomas P. Gordon sociation & Byway Alliance Janet Kilpatrick, District 3 Michael Spencer Lisa Pertzoff, Red Clay Valley Scenic Penrose Hollins, District 4 Byway Alliance Lisa Diller, District 5 CECIL COUNTY, MD Council Members Sarah Stevenson, Mount Cuba Cen- William E. Powers, District 6 Heather Murphy ter & Byway Alliance George Smiley, District 7 Tari Moore Jeff Greene, Delaware Greenways John Cartier, District 8 Robert Alt Charles Stirk, Civic League of New Timothy Sheldon, District 9 Castle County Jea Street, District 10 ASSIGNED STAFF Gary Burcham, Red Clay Valley David Tackett, District 11 Tigist Zegeye Scenic Byway Alliance Bill Bell, District 12 Heather Dunigan John Iwasyk, Historic Red Clay & Randi Novakoff Byway Alliance PLANNING BOARD Richard Killingsworth, Chairman CONSULTANT TEAM Sandra D. Anderson DELAWARE NATURE SOCIETY Gaadt Perspectives, LLC, Leone Cahill-Krout Brian Winslow, Executive Director Lead Consultant Erlinda Porras-Papili Ginger North, Red Clay Valley Scenic A. Morton Thomas William V. McGlinchey Byway Alliance Chair Temoss David K. Sheppard Townscape Design LLC Robert Snowden Ruth Visvardis Joseph Montgomery ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ASSIGNED STAFF The Red Clay Valley Design Guide- George Haggerty lines would not be possible without Antoni Sekowski the generous contributions of the Valerie Cesna individuals who attended the proj- ect’s public workshops. DELAWARE DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION The preparation of this document was financed in part with funds pro- Jennifer Cohan, DelDOT Secretary vided by the Federal Government, including the Federal Transit Admin- ASSIGNED STAFF istration and the Federal Highway Ann Gravatt Administration of the United States Michael Hahn Department of Transportation. ii design guidelines for the red clay valley scenic byway overlay district design guidelines for the red clay valley scenic byway overlay district Table of Contents A. Introduction F. Development Review Procedures What is a Byway? ...................................................................1 Review and Approval Procedures .................................45 Legal Basis ................................................................................1 Design Review Advisory Committee ........................51 Purpose of the Design Guidelines .................................3 How to Use the Design Guidelines ...............................3 G. Voluntary Implementation When Building and Renovating .....................................55 B. Qualities of the Landscaping and Other Exterior Improvements...55 Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway Intrinsic Qualities ..................................................................5 H. Education and Outreach Goals of the Corridor Management Plan ......................6 Resources ..............................................................................57 Networking ...........................................................................57 C. Design Guidance Volunteering ........................................................................57 Policy Framework .............................................................11 Guiding Principles ...............................................................13 I. Byway Management 1. Preservation and Enhancement..............................14 Roles and Responsibilities ..............................................59 2. Scenic Viewshed Protection ....................................17 Contact Information...........................................................59 3. Conservation Design ..................................................18 4. Context Sensitive Solutions .....................................19 Appendix 5. Enhanced Resource Protection................................20 Glossary of Terms .............................................................A-1 6. Minimal Impact .............................................................21 Foundational Documents...............................................A-7 7. Open Space.....................................................................23 Project Examples ...........................................................A-8 Credits .................................................... ..............................A-15 D. Context Sensitive Tools and Techniques Quick Reference Guide ...............................................A-16 DelDOT ...................................................................................25 New Castle County ............................................................30 Appended Documents Signage ..................................................................................33 Corridor Management Plan ..........................................D-1 Context Sensitive Solutions for Delaware’s Byways D-2 E. The Scenic Byway Overlay District Overview ................................................................................37 Jurisdictional Boundaries..................................................37 Sub-Districts .........................................................................37 Standards ...............................................................................41 design guidelines for the red clay valley scenic byway overlay district design guidelines for the red clay valley scenic byway overlay district iii Section A Introduction to the Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway This section provides a brief history of the byway and an overview of the key elements of the Design Guidelines. design guidelines for the red clay valley scenic byway overlay district design guidelines for the red clay valley scenic byway overlay district Section A Introduction What is a Byway? A byway is a transportation route allowing residents and community rep- document is the County’s primary plan- which is adjacent to or travels through an resentatives the opportunity to officially ning tool, including important guidance area that has particular intrinsic scenic, recognize unique Delaware corridors. In and recommendations for growth and the historic, natural, cultural, recreational or 2010, the General Assembly amended protection of resources during the next archeological qualities. It is a road corri- the legislation changing the name to the twenty years (2012-2032). Key recom- dor that offers an alternative travel route Delaware Byways Program (17 Del.C. c. mendations and guidance in the Plan for to major highways, while telling a story 1 §101). the Red Clay Valley includes the inven- about an area’s heritage, recreational ac- In 2005, the Red Clay Valley Scenic torying and documentation of preserved tivities or beauty. It is a route that is man- Byway received official designation from and protected land, critical natural areas aged in order to protect its special quali- the State of Delaware as a state scenic and habitat, and the acknowledgement ties and to encourage appreciation and/or byway. In 2008, as a result of a public that limited development in the Red Clay development of tourism and recreational outreach process, the Corridor Manage- Valley would advance the overall County resources. ment Plan for the Red Clay Valley Scenic goal of scenic viewshed protection. In the case of the Red Clay Valley, the Byway was completed. This report promotes the implemen- byway consists of a network of 28 sce- The Delaware Department of Trans- tation of the Byway’s Corridor Manage- nic roads. This document details a By- portation (DelDOT) developed detailed ment Plan by providing land use and de- way Overlay District and related design guidance for protection and enhancement sign tools to protect the byway. guidelines intended to protect the special of all of the State’s byways in 2011 when qualities of these roads and vistas expe- it published Context Sensitive Solutions Roles and Responsibilities rienced while traveling them. Figure A-2 for Delaware Byways (CSC Manual), The preparation of these design guide- show the included roads and the Overlay which is attached as an appendix to these lines has been a cooperative effort coor- District boundary. guidelines for easy reference. dinated by the Wilmington Area Planning The County’s 2012 Comprehensive Council (WILMAPCO), in partnership Legal Basis for the Red Clay Development Plan (Plan) includes sev- with New Castle County, the Delaware Valley Scenic Byway Overlay eral recommendations for increased Department of Transportation (DelDOT) protection of the Red Clay Valley. This District and Design Guidelines and the Delaware Nature Society. New Castle County, responsible for reviewing The scenic byway program at the fed- and approving all land development proj- eral level was born out of the Highway ects and permits withinRQ26 1the Byway, will Beautification Act of 1965. That Act au- RQ52 administer the Overlay District. DelDOT, thorized a threefold program: outdoor £202 ¤ VILLAGE OF ARDENTOWN RQ100 through its Byway Coordinator at the Di- advertising control, junkyard control, and RQ82 ¤£202