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HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGN REGULATIONS Historic Residential Landmarks and Properties Within the Historic District of Lancaster, Texas HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGN REGULATIONS Historic Residential Landmarks and Properties within the Historic District of Lancaster, Texas City of Lancaster, Texas June 23, 2009 DRAFT July 4, 2009 Revised February 2, 2010 Final Draft November …, 2018 Revised ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Lancaster City Council Shallor Marcus E. Knight Carol Strain-Burk, Shallor Pro Tem Susan Anderson, Deputy Shallor Pro Tem Todd Love James Daniels Sue Wyrick Nina Morris Lancaster Planning and Zoning Commission Polly Shields, Chair Marian Elkins, Vice-Chair Mary Jane Colton Dr. Valerie Perkins Robert Pointer Historic Landmark Preservation Committee Dee Hinkle, Chair Glenn Hooper, Vice Chair Carolyn Miller Cheryl Wright Emily Lewis Doris Gibbons Lancaster Development Services Staff: Rona Stringfellow, AICP, Director of Development Services Design Regulations written by: Quimby McCoy Preservation Architecture, LLP Dallas, Texas LANCASTER HISTORIC RESIDENTIAL DESIGN I REGULATIONS TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgement............................................................................................................... I Table of Contents ............................................................................................................... II Chapter 1. Introduction and General Information ........................................................... 1 1.1 Introduction to Regulations ...................................................................................................... 1 1.2 History of Lancaster .................................................................................................................. 1 1.3 Districts and Landmarks ........................................................................................................... 3 1.4 Lancaster’s Historic Landmark Committee ........................................................................... 4 1.5 Certificate of Appropriateness Process ................................................................................. 5 1.5.1 Following an HLPC Recommendation ........................................................................... 6 1.6 Certificate of Appropriateness Forms .................................................................................... 6 1.7 Demolition by Neglect ............................................................................................................... 7 1.8 How to Use these Regulations ................................................................................................ 7 Chapter 2. Residential Design ........................................................................................... 8 2.1 Brief History of Residential Development in Lancaster ....................................................... 8 2.2 Residential Styles in Lancaster ............................................................................................... 8 2.2.1 Folk or Vernacular (ca. 1860s-1915) .............................................................................. 9 2.2.2 Folk Victorian (ca. 1870-1910) ......................................................................................... 9 2.2.3 Queen Anne (Victorian) (ca. 1870-1910) ..................................................................... 10 2.2.4 Colonial Revival (ca. 1880-1955) .................................................................................. 11 2.2.5 Arts and Crafts (Craftsman, Bungalows, and Prairie) (1905-1920s) ....................... 11 2.2.6 Tudor Revival (1920s-1940) .......................................................................................... 12 2.2.7 Classical Revival (1920s-1950s) ................................................................................... 12 2.2.8 Minimal Traditional (1935-1950s) .................................................................................. 13 2.2.9 Ranch (1945-1980s) ........................................................................................................ 14 2.3 Character Defining Features ................................................................................................. 14 2.4 Reading your Building ............................................................................................................ 17 Chapter 3. Design Regulations ........................................................................................ 19 Chapter 3.1: Porches and Porte-cocheres ............................................................................... 19 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 19 3.1.1 Front Porch Designs ........................................................................................................ 19 3.1.2 Existing Front Porches .................................................................................................... 19 3.1.3 New or Replacement Front Porches............................................................................. 20 3.1.4 Existing Side and Rear Porches .................................................................................... 21 3.1.5 New or Replacement Side and Rear Porches ............................................................ 22 3.1.6 Porch Elements: Columns, Railings, Flooring, etc. .................................................... 23 3.1.7 Ramps at Porches ........................................................................................................... 25 3.1.8 Porte-cocheres ................................................................................................................. 25 Chapter 3.2: Entrances and Doors ............................................................................................ 27 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 27 3.2.1 Door Styles ....................................................................................................................... 27 3.2.2 Existing Doors and Entrances ....................................................................................... 27 LANCASTER HISTORIC RESIDENTIAL DESIGN II REGULATIONS 3.2.3 New or Replacement Doors and Entrances ................................................................ 28 3.2.4 Rehabilitation of Doors and Entrances ......................................................................... 29 3.2.4.1 Routine Maintenance ............................................................................................... 29 3.2.4.2 Stabilization ............................................................................................................... 29 3.2.4.3 Weatherization .......................................................................................................... 30 3.2.4.4 Wood Door Sill Replacement.................................................................................. 30 3.2.5 Storm Doors ..................................................................................................................... 30 3.2.6 Screen Doors.................................................................................................................... 31 Chapter 3.3: Windows ............................................................................................................... 32 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 32 3.3.1 Window Styles .................................................................................................................. 32 3.3.2 Existing Windows ............................................................................................................. 33 3.3.3 New Windows ................................................................................................................... 34 3.3.4 Window Screens .............................................................................................................. 36 3.3.5 Storm Windows ................................................................................................................ 37 3.3.6 Interior Storm Windows .................................................................................................. 38 3.3.7 Security Grilles or Bars ................................................................................................... 38 3.3.8 Ceilings at Windows ........................................................................................................ 39 3.3.9 Rehabilitation of Wood Windows................................................................................... 39 3.3.9.1 Routine Maintenance ............................................................................................... 40 3.3.9.2 Stabilization ............................................................................................................... 40 3.3.9.3 Parts Replacement ................................................................................................... 40 3.3.10 Weatherization ............................................................................................................... 41 Chapter 3.4: Awnings and Canopies ..................................................................................... 42 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 42 3.4.1 Awnings ............................................................................................................................
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