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I. Introduction IV. Architecture Patterns VII. Residential guidelines a. vision a. historic influence single family infill b. design intent b. building massing a. lots c. design guidelines c. roofs b. setbacks d. workshop findings d. materials and color palette c. parking and driveways

e. windows and doors d. buildings II. Process f. porches e. massing and articulation a. jekyll design review committee g. terraces, balconies, rooftop decks f. materials b. required approvals and upper story porches g. roads and pedestrian paths

c. design review process h. façade variations and details d. submittal requirements i. arcades VIII. Eco-Village and Campground

e. construction review a. lots and building massing V. Development Standards b. roads and pedestrian paths f. adjustment requests g. general note a. application b. parking IX. Character Images

III. Landscape Architecture c. public space d. buildings a. preferred plant materials b. list of acceptable plant species VI. Commercial Guidelines c. preferred hardscape materials a. streets d. walls and fences b. site design e. lighting c. buildings f. wayfinding and signage g. awning and storefront signage h. street furniture i. connections to nature

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ntroduction...

I ...And I would I could know what swimmeth below when the tide comes in On the length and the breadth of the marvellous marshes of Glynn.

Sidney Lanier, 1878

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I. Introduction:

There is unifying language to Jekyll Island; Je k y l l I s l a n d i s l o c a t e d i n t h e I n t r a- A) Vision: it is the landscape. Blanketed by grand, live coastal Waterway, surrounded by serene oaks and Spanish moss, hugged by picturesque marshes and breathtaking ocean front. Jekyll Island must ensure its long-term fi- establish design guidelines that offer a balance marshes and pristine beaches, Jekyll Island Only a few miles away from St. Simon’s Island, nancial stability as an important community between preserving the natural beauty of Jekyll has maintained it’s mission as a steward of Sea Island and the City of Brunswick, Jekyll sitting within the natural coastal environment Island and creating an engaging destination for nature. Island continues the chain of islands known as of Georgia’s Barrier Islands. The island can be visitors. Jekyll Islandvision will be a destination for a place to live, to retreat, to enjoy and revere, visitors looking for a wide range of experiences, the Golden Isles. Although Jekyll does offer The same landscape that graces the island to- amenities such as 63 holes of golf, a beautiful and above all, a place to remember. In concert from camping to resort getaways. In essence, day is that which brought northern millionaires and accurately restored historic district and with The Jekyll Island State Park Authority and Jekyll Island should offer something for every to the island to establish an exclusive retreat, pristine public beaches, it suffers from a lack subsequent stakeholders, Cooper Carry seeks to Georgian. the Jekyll Island Club. In the late 19th and of attractive hotel and resort destinations, early 20th century Jekyll Islandintroduction was home to and retail and restaurant options. While Jekyll residents who represented 1/6 of the world’s Island has limited room for expansion into wealth. They built impressive “cottages” and undeveloped land, it does have the opportunity carved a sparse but meticulous landscape to redevelop existing sites that are no longer that surrounded the main hotel of the Jekyll financially beneficial or are under utilized, Island Club. The rest of the island was left such as economically stagnant hotel sites and untouched. large swatches of beachfront surface parking

lots. Jekyll Island must take advantage of the In 1947, as fewer and fewer residents spent potential that lies within these sites instead of time on Jekyll, the island was sold to the State disrupting a permanent amenity such as the of Georgia by the Jekyll Island Club. Today the natural environment. island is maintained and operated by The Jekyll Island State Park Authority. As a state park, In order to set forth and maintain the ideas Jekyll Island has strict development guidelines and goals for the redevelopment of Jekyll which allow only 1,675 acres of the Island a set of design guidelines and patterns island’s land mass to be developed. The rest should be established. These standards will help of the island is preserved in its natural state. guide the future growth of Jekyll Island. They This is perhaps the greatest amenity of the must uphold the objective of maintaining the island. natural quality of Jekyll Island and encourag- ing development that facilitates an atmosphere of community, pedestrian environments and amenities that are available to residents and guests alike. page 6 jekyll island, georgia

B) Design Intent: C) Design Guidelines:

Redevelopment projects will focus on con- Jekyll Island has the potential to become a T h e s e g u i d e l i n e s f o r Je k y l l I s l a n d a r e These guidelines and their enforcement tributing to one of three primary goals. The more attractive destination for guests and res- i n t e n d e d t o d i r e c t t h e a c t i o n s o f a l l will serve to protect property values and creation of convenient, walkable retail and idents. In order to accommodate this demand entities, including developers, compo- personal investment by ensuring quality dining options is crucial to enhance the char- and to preserve the quality of life and environ- nent builders, individual businesses and and consistency of design, continuity, a acter and economic viability of the island. ment that currently exists on Jekyll Island, the homeowners as well as any related sub- sense of order, and the creation of com- Regenerating tourism is another important design guidelines must be laid forth in a man- associations, that intend to construct, munity. The value of the community de- aspect of this and should be done while both ner which promotes environmentally sound reconstruct, or modify any permanent pends on the recognition that design af- establishing a new standard for oceanfront development and prevents new development o r t e m p o r a r y i m p r ove m e n t w i t h i n t h e fects behavior, and that a design decision development and creating a variety of vaca- from degrading the vision and intention of island. guidelineswill permeate the lives of residents not tion experiences for Georgia’s residents. Fi- the interested parties. just visually but in the way residents live nally, an increased residential base created by together as a community. sensitively designed custom homes on both This document intends to guide and ensure infill and new sites will add vitality to the is- quality development and to safeguard the land year-round. original intent of The Jekyll Island State Park

Authority. By providing these guidelines and The redevelopment of Jekyll Island will be a design review process, the investments of all greatly influenced by the treasured natural parties are protected and enhanced. environment and by the historic structures built within this setting by members of the These Design Guidelines establish a frame- Jekyll Island Club. Protecting, maintaining, work upon which the various aspects of de- and restoring the natural landscape should be velopment can evolve as part of a cohesive a priority for all redevelopment projects. De- fabric. The guidelines provide criteria for signers should look to the grand architectural project review and an objective basis for resources on the island and their massing, the decisions and recommendations of the scale and historic details for inspiration and Jekyll Island Design Review Committee. aesthetic value. Thoughtful combinations of This review process governs all proposed these elements give existing buildings a style development. unique to Jekyll. Redevelopment projects should also contribute to the creation of an active pedestrian-friendly public realm that will be the backdrop for memorable experi- ences for all who choose to make Jekyll Island their residence or vacationinten destination. t design guidelines page 7 jekyll island, georgia

D) Workshop Findings

Overarching concepts for the island were 1) The redevelopment of underperforming 3) Jekyll Island should become a model for 4) Jekyll Island should utilize an environ- developed during an initial workshop. The uses in an environmentally friendly way that beachfront, barrier island development for mentally friendly transportation system, such creation of a mixed use environment offering increases revenue for the island. the next 100 years by transforming under per- as an electric tram system, to move people residential, retail and lodging options was a forming landscapes back into a natural state. around the island. Guests will take advantage primary focus. An improvement to the existing 2) Jekyll Island should use its natural resources This will serve as a protection from storms and of the convenience of parking their cars in a convention center and providing more con- to create a “nature tourism” base that comple- will increase native wildlife habitat. Working central location, utilizing an efficient tram to venient connections between the convention ments the region. landscapes can retain and clean stormwater move from one attraction to the next. This will center and hotels were also discussed at length. runoff instead of piping it all away. This also reduce the negative impacts of traffic, noise, Other opinions included: allows groundwater to be replenished. air and ground water pollution. This would probably work best and be most cost effective once the island is being used with day and overnight guests. It could not be implemented right away but could be identified as a growth opportunity.

5) A marketing plan for the island that in- creases the public’s awareness of Jekyll Island’s rebirth and how it is changing in a unique and responsible manner

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P rocess...

Get a good idea and stay with it. Dog it, and work at it until it’s done right.

Walt Whitman

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Construction D o c u m e n t 3. Definitions ii. Project Review Process submissions. Each approval a) Jekyll Island Authority Design Review shall be documented in written Concept Plans Concept Design consists of format and provided to the Group a preliminary site plan, building plans, sec- such documents shall be drawn to scale, indi- applicant along with any tions, elevations and such other graphic and cating materials and assemblies as appropriate additional comments. The JI A narrative information as is necessary to fully to convey the design intent and to illustrate 1. The Jekyll Island Design Review Board will review and describe the proposed project for review and the Project’s basic elements, scale and rela- G r o u p is established to review all proposed consider for approval the approval. These concept plans shall consid- tionship to the Site. Upon request, furnish projects on Jekyll Island. In its review process, Concept Plan, Schematic er land use, the environment, master plans, color renderings of perspective illustrations, the group may, at its discretion, solicit Design and the Design traffic, parking, transportation, utilities, and or if requested, physical models or 3-D com- additional technical assistance from other Development Plans. functional relationships within the Project puter models. (See ASTM Standard Practice governmental agencies and/or consultants for and building systems E 1804-02, August 2002, Sections 6.3, 8.2 help in the review of each project. The Design 3. Remedial Action The Design Group and 8.3 for more information) Review Group shall be comprised of the JIA may recommend to the Board any appropriate Schematic Design Based upon the Design Re- professional management staff, including, but not remedial action if violations occur or if view Committee’s approval of the Concept Design Development Documents Based upon limited to the Executive Director, the project manager non- conforming work or work that is plans, Schematic Design Documents include the Design Review Committee’s approval of ad legal counsel. inconsistent with the approved plans or drawings and outline specifications. These the Schematic Design Documents, prepare guidelines is identified, up to and including documents shall represent a further develop- and submit for review the Design Develop- 2. The JIA Board will be the legal action ment of the approved design concept, provid- ment Documents. These documents shall con- final authority o n a l l ing additional detail and specificity regarding sist of a site plan, building plans, floor plans, p r o p o s a l s, project disputes C) Design Review Process the intended design solution. Typically, all sections, elevations, typical construction de- and appeals and grant tails, equipment layouts, and other drawings approval or denials. and outline specifications. These documents 1. Submission Review The design review will fix and illustrate the size and character b) Required Approvals process is intended to review each of the entire Project in its essentials. Out- submission and evaluate the line Specifications shall be prepared giving 1. Review Activities. The approval process proposed project’s consistency basic descriptions of essential components includes, but is not limited to, the following with the design intent of the of all systems. The Outline Specifications submissions steps. concept plan and its adherence to shall identify major materials and systems these Design Guidelines, the and establish in general their quality levels. a. Site visit and Pre-Concept Meeting. Jekyll Island Master Plan and the (See ASTM Standard Practice E 1804-02, b. Concept Plan. The Design Group and Jekyll Island Conservation Plan August 2002, Sections 6.4, 8.2 and 8.3 for the Jekyll Island Authority Board (EAP Review). The review shall include, more information) approvals are required for this step without limitation, compliance with before Schematic Design step can begin. development styles, scale, materials, colors, the Construction Documents Based upon the ap- c. Schematic Design review relationship of proposed improvements and proved Design Development Documents, d. Site Staking natural site features, grading and drainage Construction Documents consist of final e. Design Development design, landscape design, streetscape image, working drawings and specifications, setting f. Construction Documents impacts on surrounding areas and systems, forth in detail the architectural and engineer- site features, and such other specific ing work required for construction. Construc- g .Construction Site Visits requirements detailed herein. Compliance tion Documents must show building and life 2. Required Approvals The approval of with building codes and life safety codes is safety code approvals by appropriate Glynn the Design Group is required for the vested in Glynn County. County officials. Site Visit and Pre - C o n c e p t M e e t i n g ; C oncept Plan; 2. Peer Review The Design Group may seek Schematic Design; Design peer review by other governmental agencies Development and and specialty consultants as appropriate for review of each project. page 10 jekyll island, georgia

D) Submittal Requirements c. Glynn County E) Submission Stages or building and overall dimensions shall be indicated. The entire 1. Site visit & Pre - Co nc ept . A product line shall be represented in the submission showing i. Glynn County Soil Erosion, Sediment, pre-concept meeting and site visit with the square footage of each unit and proposed number of units 1. General All plans and specifications for and Storm water Permits Jekyll Island Design Group is required prior site development, structures and other devel- ii. Glynn County Building Code/ opment shall be prepared by licensed or other- to plan submission. c. Exterior Elevations – Sketch elevations International Building Code of each product type shall show overall wise qualified land planners, architects, land- iii. Glynn County Life Safety scape architects, professional engineers, or 2. Concept Plan Submission Package architectural character, style, and scale, iv. Swimming Pool construction/ including exterior materials, roof pitches other approved designers. A team of qualified Operations permits (DHR) a. Concept Plan – Professionally prepared and/or type, as well as other important professionals shall be utilized in the prepara- v. Food Service/Operations Permit documents illustrating the proposed project, design details. All four exterior elevations tion of development plans. All items submit- (DHR) including significant details of principal with dimensions, materials, colors, textures, ted shall become the property of the Authority. Changes to approved plans d. Industry Practices and Standards functional areas, and initial investment and the lines of typical natural and finished shall be resubmitted to the Design Group for estimate. grades shall be indicated. Buildings shall have i. U.S. Green Building Council (LEED) a maximum of four stories including approval. ii. Earthcraft Design Standards i. Preliminary Site Plan – Overall inhabitable roofs and dormers and a layout showing parcel limits, the Shore maximum height of 45 feet to the top of the 2. Legal Requirements. Applicable laws 3. Document Packages Two sets of plans Protection boundary, known or potential structure measured from the FEMA elevation and governmental agencies controlling the and other supporting documents as described wetlands, vehicular circulation/parking, or the average site elevation, whichever is physical development of Jekyll Island below shall be delivered to the Design Group property by private entities, in order of legal building or unit location. highest. for processing. If possible, a third complete ii. A prototypical lot or unit plan precedence, include, but are not limited to: set of all plans and supporting documents shall also be included for each proposed floor d. Typical Sections –Sketch sections and shall be submitted electronically either via a. Federal plan configuration. The prototypical plans profile through entire site including the build- email or by mailing a flash drive. At each should indicate typical setbacks, building ing pad, structure and its relationship to the i. FEMA requirements stage of review, a cover letter that explains the ii. USCOE wetlands/404 permits footprints, driveway/parking lot size and topography. current status of the project and lists its location, signage, walks and other site im- iii. Americans with Disabilities Act owners and agents shall accompany a copy provements. The plan shall tabulate total lot e. Color Rendering of Project - To facilitate iv. US Coast Guard Regulations of the immediately preceding Jekyll Island and floor area, total open space, number of visualization and perceptions of the completed v. FAA (for construction near Jekyll Air- Design G r o u p ’ s approval letter and the port) units and gross density or intensity. project, a color rendering shall be submitted. written comments. The Jekyll Island If applicable, a model may be added or substi- A u t h o r i t y shall have the right to require b. State 3. Schematic Design Submission tuted. A rendering shall meet the following payment of reasonable fees for review of specifications: i. Marshland Protection Act(DNR) proposed plans, specifications and other Package ii. Shore Protection Act (DNR) material. iii. JIA ordinances, including the Beach a. Site Plan – Updated site plan showing Lighting Ordinance and Flood Damage At each stage of the design process, a meeting the parcel limits and other requirements Prevention Ordinance may be scheduled by the proposing party by from the Preliminary Plan Submission. iv. JIA Master Plan contacting the JIA at the address listed below: v. JIA Design Guidelines b. Architectural Floor Plans – vi. JIA Conservation P l a n The Jekyll Island-State Park Authority Architectural floor plans of the building or 100 James Road unit types shall be included. This will Jekyll Island, Georgia 31527 include a ground level floor plan and a Attn: Design Review Group typical upper level floor plan. All rooms designreviewgroup@jekyllisland . shall be labeled including balconies, decks, c o m atriums, service areas, garages, and storage buildings. The square footage of the unit design guidelines page 11 jekyll island, georgia

The rendering shall be an artist’s original provide the final grading plan to the Jekyll 6. Construction Documents Submission (non-computer generated) color perspective Island Design G r o u p to ensure that Package rendering (minimum rendering size 16x28 minimal disturbance to the natural terrain inches) of the Project reflecting the approved occurs. a. Two copies of the complete and final Con- preliminary design, matted 2 inches at top and struction Documents, in the form to be sub- each side and 4 inches at bottom and framed c. Landscape Plan – the final landscape plan mitted for a building permit, shall be submit- in a black aluminum frame (minimum frame shall indicate all planting, including trees, ted. All final construction drawings shall be size of 22 x 32 inches), said rendering to be shrubs, and ground cover for the entire area drawn to scale, shall be ready for construction submitted within 45 days of the Owner’s ap- under development. A material schedule shall and shall have no “not for construction” an- proval of the preliminary design. The Project indicate proposed size and quantity of all notations, and shall include all of the required name and Design Professional’s name, along materials, miscellaneous sculptural objects, drawings and specifications for construction with “Jekyll Island, Georgia,” shall be a mat irrigation systems, accent lighting, and oth- of the project. The Package shall contain window panel (1.5 x 6 inches) within the mat er physical features. All proposed walls and all required code compliance approvals from and centered within the rendering. Addi- fences shall be submitted with dimensioned Glynn County and other regulatory agencies. tionally, provide a full color same size photo- elevations and sections with materials and Responses shall be separately provided for graphic reproduction of the rendering, mat- colors identified. any comments noted in the preliminary plan ted, framed and labeled, same as the original package, with additional details, sections, and rendering plus two 8x10 glossy photographs d. Tree Protection Plan – Professionally other materials that are required for building of the rendering. If two views of a building surveyed plan indicating all trees with the site permits. are required, the size of the rendering may be boundaries at 6” calipers (measured at breast increased to facilitate two views on one draw- height). The plan shall indicate trees that are b. For design-build, construction manage- ing; however the scale of the drawing should to be removed. At a minimum, all plans shall ment, and other “fast track” construction be of sufficient size to demonstrate the key be in accordance with the Jekyll Island Tree delivery methods, construction cannot begin architectural components of the design. Protection Ordinance, Sec. 20-78, et seq. as until Design Development Documents have well as in conformity with the Jekyll Island been approved by the Design G roup and a 4. Site Staking Review Conservation Plan. fixed price or guaranteed maximum price has been established, and presented to the The site is to be staked with wood stakes iden- e. Exterior Elevations – All exterior Design Group. Construction tifying proposed major site features including elevations of architectural style submissions documents for any component should be but not limited to buildings, structures, park- shall include elevations with colors, materials, complete and approved by the Design ing areas, drives and beach connections. and finishes. Group.

5. Design Development Submission f. Condominium Documents (if applicable) Package A copy of the developer’s proposed property owners/tenants documents, association rules, a. Site Plan – the site plan shall include all development guidelines, or other controlling of the required information illustrated in the mechanisms shall be submitted for approval. Schematic Design package with revised- in- formation where requested. g. Useful Life Expectancy – All structures, except temporary structures, shall meet a b. Grading Plan – the grading plans shall in- minimum structural requirement of a prob- clude all final grades and elevations around able 30-year useful life expectancy. the lots and proposed buildings, drainage pat- terns, walks, walls, drainage structures, and other site improvements. In most, if not all situations, the Technical Review Team shall page 12 jekyll island, georgia

7. Construction Site Visits Failure to correct such unapproved or However, as a condition to submission of unauthorized construction within the any adjustment, consistency with the a. Purpose and Scope of Review fourteen day time frame (or such other objectives and general intent of the Design reasonable time set by the Design Group) Guidelines, and faithful implementation of 1. Purpose - The purpose of the automatically gives the Design Group and its the Concept Plan must be demonstrated by construction review is to ensure that the authorized agents the unrestricted right to the applicant. In considering the requested actual construction conforms to the enter the premises and take whatever action adjustment, the Design Group may originally approved construction documents. is necessary, including an order to stop approve other mutually beneficial construction until further notice. The cost requirements in place of the adjusted 2. Scope - A periodic review of the con- of such abatement or removal shall be a requirement, for example, additional green struction of the project will be undertaken binding obligation on the owner of the space or landscaping, to either minimize to ensure conformity to the approved design. project and the costs incurred shall become a the impact of the adjusted requirement or Deviations will be brought to the owners/ap- lien on the property. enhance other aspects of the design. The plicants attention along with the measures Design Group will present all requested that the Design G r o u p requires to mitigate d. No Liability. So long as the Design deviations to the JIA Board with staff or eliminate the deviation. Group acts in good faith and with due recommendations. Any and all diligence, neither the Design Group nor any adjustment requests will be reviewed by 3. Technical Assistance - The Design Group representative thereof shall be liable to any the JIA Board. The Board reserves the may employ the services of professionals owner or any other person for any damage, right to approve, disapprove or require such as architects, land planners, landscape loss or prejudice suffered or claimed on ac- further evaluation of the request. architects, or engineers to render count of any review study and/or approval of professional advice or may charge the cost for any documentation. The review and delivery G) General Note services of such a professional to the owner/ of a form of approval or disapproval is not to applicant but only after the owner/applicant be considered an opinion as to whether the has been informed in advance that such com- design, the construction means or methods, The Jekyll Island Design Guidelines have pensation shall be charged. or the accomplishment of the work proposed been adopted for the purpose of interpreting, therein is sound or defective. applying, supplementing, and implementing b. Site Visits. After approval of the final design consistent with the history and archi- Construction Documents by the Design e. Additional Requirements. The Design tecture of Jekyll Island, including retail and G r o u p , the construction, alteration or Group may define additional restaurant developments, hotels, and con- other work described therein shall be requirements or make other do/hotels. These Design Guidelines may be commenced and completed in accordance recommendations as may be appropriate amended from time to time by the Jekyll Is- with the described procedures. The for the particular project being land-State Park Authority Board. A copy of Design Group has the right to enter the constructed. Any such requirements and the Design Guidelines is maintained in the lot or premises for site visits, during normal recommendations shall normally be offices of the Jekyll Island-State Park Au- working hours and upon not less than 4 hours determined not later than the date of the thority, and shall be available for inspection notice, for the purpose of inspecting the Schematic Design Documents approval. during normal business hours at Jekyll project for compliance with the design Island Authority, 100 James Road, or guidelines, or at any other mutually agreeable F) Adjustment Requests on our website, by the developer, owner, or time. prospective owner, or architect or agent of In the event that an applicant/contractor any such owner or representative of c. Remedying Violations Construction believes that hardship conditions exist, a respective owner to inform themselves as to deemed by the Design G r o u p to be in request for a deviation from the any and all such changes in these violation of the approved drawings and of the Guidelines may be filed with the development guidelines. guidelines shall be corrected as instructed by Design Review Group. the Committee within fourteen days of written notice to the owner of such violation. design guidelines page 13

andscape Architecture...

L O braided dusks of the oak and woven shades of the vine, While the riotous noon-day sun of the June-day long did shine Ye held me fast in your heart and I held you fast in mine...

Sidney Lanier, 1878

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III. Landscape Architecture

A) Preferred Plant Materials and Design seasonal color and enhanced planting.

Guidelines: - Maintain natural areas. The landscape should reflect the natural - Imitate local plant ecosystems rather than -For the undeveloped areas, picnic areas and character of Jekyll, as well as drawing influ- importing exotic species. Native species re- bike trails only native plant material should ence from the historic district, St. Simon’s quire lower levels of water, fertilizers and be utilized for all plantings. Island and Sea Island for native plants and maintenance. Select non-native plants are -For the developed areas, when possible, landscaping. An attempt should be made to permissible but must be evaluated by the Jekyll native buffers should be enhanced with Island Technical Review Team. native plant materials. Once inside developed ensure a continuity of materials throughout - The use of deciduous shade trees or live oaks property tropical foliage, color foliage and the island. The buffer requirement is not in- along the south and west facing building fa- colorscape plantings may be used in parking tended for the primary village core except for cades is encouraged. islands, entrance ways and around prominent where parking lots are adjacent to the street. - Restrict turf grasses to active recreational buildings. These should be used in combina-

In the primary village core, an active pedes- areas, such as golf courses and lawns. tion with native materials wherever possible. landscape trian environment is desired and so on-street - Select trees, shrubs and flowers that provide - Tree canopies should be maintained in non- landscaped lawn space with live parking should be utilized to buffer pedestri- food and habitat for wildlife. recreational areas or unprogrammed space to oaks ans from traffic. - Mulch trees and shrubs where applicable. allow a native understory to grow. This pre- -Vegetated buffers should exist along and be- vents the need for extensive trimming of the

tween roadways and bike paths. tree canopy. - Signature entryways should be provided with

maintain existing natural areas

allow unprogrammed lawn space to return to nature

natural state

maintain lawn space with live oaks for active uses

25’ vegetative buffer:

- to screen views to cars and parking areas establish planting islands -evergreen plantings with in parking lots 30” min. height

new bike path should be of a consistent 15x25’ proposed material with existing bike path trolley stop

improve accent plantings with seasonal color at primary signs and entrances native understory with natural tree page 16 canopy

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B) list of plant species:

native plant species with ornamental value botanical name common name botanical name common name botanical name common name Native Trees: Native Shrubs: Native Herbaceous Plants:

Acer rubrum Red Maple Aesculus parviflora Bottlebrush Buckeye Asclepias incarnata Pink Milkweed Carya glabra Pignut Hickory Aesculus pavia Red Buckeye Asclepias tuberosa Butterflyweed Celtis laevigata Sugarberry Aralia spinosa Devils Walking Stick Baptisia alba False Indigo Chionanthus virginicus Fringe Tree Arundinaria gigantea Giant Cane Bamboo Canna flaccida Yellow Canna Gordonia lasianthus Loblolly Bay Arundinaria tecta Bamboo Cane Croton punctatus Beach Croton Ilex cassine Dahoon Holly Asimina reticulata Paw Paw (Dog Apple) Gaillardia pulchella Blanket Flower Ilex opaca American Holly Baccharis halimifolia Eastern Baccharis Helianthus debilis Dune Sunflower Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar Callicarpa americana American Beautyberry Hibiscus grandiflorus Swamp Rosemallow Liquidambar styraciflua Sweet Gum Calycanthus floridus Sweetshrub Hibiscus moscheutos Crimsoneyed Mallow Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Poplar Cephalanthus occidentalis Button Bush Hymenocallis floridana Florida Spiderlily Magnolia grandiflora Southern Magnolia Clethra alnifolia Summer Sweet Hypericum cistifolium St. John’s Wort Magnolia virginiana Sweet Bay Forestiera segregata Florida Privet Hypericum hypericoides St. Peter’s Wort Morus rubra Red Mulberry Hydrangea quercifolia Oakleaf Hydrangea Iris hexagona Dixie Iris Nyssa sylvatica Black Gum Ilex glabra Inkberry Iris virginica Southern Blue Flag Pinus elliottii Slash Pine Ilex vomitoria Yaupon Holly Kosteletzkya virginica Seashore Mallow Pinus taeda Loblolly Pine Illicium floridanum Florida Anise Liatris spicata Blazing Star Pinus palustris Longleaf Pine Iva imbricata Marsh Elder Mimosa Strigillosa Powderpuff Platanus occidentalis American Sycamore Lyonia lucida Fetterbush Oenothera humifusa Evening Primrose Prunus Caroliniana Cherry Laurel Morella cerifera Wax Myrtle Passiflora incarnata Passion Flower Quercus laurifolia Laurel Oak Prunus angustifolia Chickasaw plum Phlox spp. Phlox Quercus michauxii Swamp Chestnut Oak Rhapidophyllum hystrix Needle Palm Pluchea odorata Saltmarsh Flea-Bane Quercus nigra Water Oak Rhododendron austrinum Orange Azalea Pontederia cordata Pickerelweed Quercus virginiana Live Oak Rhododendron canescens Piedmont Azalea Rhexia alifanus Meadow Beauty Sabal palmetto Cabbage Palm Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan Sideroxylon tenax Buckthorn Vaccinium arboreum Sparkleberry Sabatia stellaris Marsh Gentian Taxodium distichum Bald Cypress Viburnum obovatum Waltler’s Viburnum Sagittaria lancifolia Arrowhead Ulmus americana American Elm Yucca aloifolia Spanish Bayonet Sarracenia flava Golden Horn Zanthoxylum clava-herculis Toothache Tree Yucca gloriosa Moundlily Yucca Saururus cernuus Lizards Tail Zamia pumila Coontie Palm Spiranthes praecox Ladies Tresses Teucrium canadense Wood-sage design guidelines page 17 jekyll island, georgia

B) list of plant species:

native plant species with ornamental value botanical name common name botanical name common name botanical name common name Native Herbaceous Plants (cont.): Native Grasses (cont.): Aggressive Native Plants:

Thalia dealbata Thalia Thalia Rhynchospora colorata Starrush Cenchrus tribuloides Sandspur geniculata Fire Flag Rhynchospora decurrens Beaksedge Cirsium horridulum Purple Thistle Tradescantia virginiana Spiderwort Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem Eupatorium capillifolium Dog Fennel Zephyranthes atamasca Atamasco Lily Spartina bakeri Sand Cordgrass Hydrocotyle bonariensis Pennywort

Spartina patens Salt Meadow Cord Grass Senna obtusifolia Sickle Pod Ferns: Sporobolus virginicus Seashore Drop Seed Stellaria media Chickweed

Stenotaphrum secundatum St. Augustine Grass Dryopteris ludoviciana Southern Woodfern Tripsacum dactyloides Fakahatchee Grass Invasive Exotic Plants:

Osmunda cinnamomea Cinnamon Fern Uniola paniculata Sea Oats Thelypteris hispidula Roughhair Maiden Fern Uniola sessiliflora Spike Grass Ailanthus altissima Tree of Heaven

Thelypteris kunthii Southern Shield Fern Albizia julibrissin Mimosa Thelypteris palustris Eastern Marsh Fern Native Vines: Ardisia crenata Coral Ardisia

Woodwardia virginica Chain Fern Asclepias curassavica Mexican Milkweed (Bloodflower)

Ampelopsis arborea Pepper Vine Asparagus aethiopicus Asparagus Fern Native Grasses: Bignonia capreolata Cross Vine Butia capitata Pindo Palm

Campsis radicans Trumpet Vine Cinnamomum camphora Camphor tree Andropogon capillipes Chalky Bluestem Clematis viginiana Satin Curls Clematis terniflora Sweet Autumn Clematis Distichlis spicata Saltgrass Cocculus carolinus Carolina Coralbead Datura stramonium Jimson Weed Eleocharis cellulosa Gulf Coast Spikerush Gelsemium sempervirens Yellow Jessamine Discorea bulbifera Air Yam Eragrostis spp. Love Grass Ipomoea pes-caprae Railroad Vine Discorea oppositifolia Chinese Yam Eremochloa ophiuroides Centipede Grass Lonicera sempervirens Coral Honeysuckle Hedera helix English Ivy Hypoxis juncea Yellow Star Grass Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia Creeper Imperata cylindrica Cogongrass (Jap. Blood Grass) Juncus bufonius Rush Smilax laurifolia Greenbrier Lantana camara Lantana (seed-bearing varieties) Juncus effusus Soft Rush Vitis rotundifolia Muscadine Lespedeza cuneata Non-native Lespedeza Juncus roemerianus Needlegrass Rush Wisteria frutescens American Native Wisteria L. thunbergii Muhlenbergia capillaris Sweet Grass L. bicolor Panicum spp. Panic Grass Ligustrum sinense Chinese Privet Paspalum vaginatum Seashore Paspalum L. lucidum Glossy Pennisetum setaceum Fountain Grass L. japonicum Japanese Privet Lonicera japonica Japanese Honeysuckle page 18 jekyll island, georgia

Lygodium japonicum Japanese Climbing Fern Lygodium microphyllum Old world Climbing Fern Morus alba White Mulberry Melia azedarach Chinaberry Nephrolepis Sword Fern Paulownia tomentosa Princess Phragmites australis Common Reed Phyllostachys aurea Golden Bamboo Quercus acutissima Sawtooth Oak Pueraria montana Kudzu Ruellia brittoniana Mexican petunia Salsola kali Russian Thistle Sesbania punicea Rattlebox Tamarix Tamarisk Triadica sebifera Chinese Tallow Tree Verbena incompta Brazilian Vervain Vernicia fordii Tungoil Tree Vitex rotundifolia Beach Vitex W.japonica Japanese Wisteria Wisteria sinensis Chinese Wisteria

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B) list of plant species:

ornamental plant species botanical name common name botanical name common name botanical name common name Ornamental Trees: Ornamental Shrubs: Ornamental Vines:

Agave americana Century Plant Anisostichus capreolata Cross vine Cedrus deodora Deodar Cedar Azalea indica Formosa Azalea Bougainvillea sp. Bougainvillea Citrus aurantium Sour (Seville) Orange Azalea obtusa japonica Kurume Azalea Ficus pumila Climbing fig Citrus lemon Lemon Tree Buxus microphyllus japonica Japanese Boxwood Rosa banksiae Lady Bank’s Rose Citrus sp. Orange Tree Camellia japonica Camellia Rosa laevigata Cherokee Rose Cupressus sempervirens Italian Cypress Chaenomeles japonica Flowering Quince Trachelospermum jasminoides Chinese Star Jasmine Eriobotrya japonica Loquat Chimonanthus praecox Fragrant Wintersweet Fortunella japonica Nagami Kumquat Cycas revoluta Sago Palm

Lagerstroemia indica Crape Myrtle Forsythia suspensa Forsythia Ornamental Groundcovers:

Magnolia soulangiana Saucer Magnolia Hydrangea macrophylla Bigleaf Hydrangea Olea europaea Olive Tree Jasminum mesnyi Primrose Jasmine Aspidistra elatior Cast-iron Plant Phoenix canariensis Canary Island Date Palm Juniperus chinensis Pfitzer Juniper Cynodon dactylon Bermuda grass Prunus persica Common Peach Lonicera fragrantissima Winter Honeysuckle Lantana camara Lantana Punica granatum Pomegranate Nandina domestica Nandina Plumbago capensis Cape Leadwort Pyrus communis Common Pear Nerium oleander Oleander Ulmus parvifolia ‘Drake’ Chinese Elm Pittosporum tobira Tobira Pittosporum Ornamental Annuals,Perennials, & Bulbs:

Podocarpus macrophyllus Yew Plum Pine Pyracantha koidzumi Formosa Firethorn Agastache mexicana Agastache Raphiolepis indica India Hawthorn Ageratum houstonianum Ageratum Spiraea cantoniensis Double Reeves Spiraea Alternanthera sp. Joseph’s coat Spiraea prunifolia Bridalwreath Spiraea Angelonia angustifolia Angelonia Spiraea x vanhouttei Vanhoutte Spiraea Antirrhinum majus Common Snapdragon Viburnum odoratissimum Sweet Viburnum Begonia cocinea Angel Wing Begonia Viburnum suspensum Sandankwa Viburnum Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum Fibrous Begonia Viburnum tinus Laurustinus Viburnum Beta vulgaris Swiss chard ‘Ruby’ Brassica oleracea Flowering cabbage & kale Calendula officinalis Potmarigold calendula Canna x generalis Canna Catharanthus roseus Annual vinca Coleus x hybridus Coleus page 20

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B) list of plant species:

ornamental plant species

botanical name common name Ornamental Annuals, Perennials, & Bulbs:

Cyclamen persicum Cyclamen Dianthus x species Dianthus

Diascia barberae Diascia flowering dogwood saw palmetto Gypsophila elegans Babysbreath

Impatiens sp. Impatiens Ipomea batatas Sweet potato vine Lathyrus odoratus Sweet pea Linaria maroccana Linaria Lobularia maritima Sweet alyssum Mathiola incana annua Annual stock

Narcissus poeticus Daffodil southern magnolia

Nemesia strumosa Nemesia

Nicotiana alata Nicotiana

Penta lanceolata Penta Petunia grandiflora Petunia muscadine

Phlox drummundi Annual phlox Portulaca grandiflora Portulaca

Portulaca oleracea Purslane Salvia Victoria Blue salvia oldeander

Strobilanthus dyerianus Persian Shield Tagetes sp. Marigold Torenia fournieri Torenia Verbena hybrida Verbena Viola cornuta Viola Viola tricolor hortensis Garden pansy Zinnia angustifolia Narrow leaved zinnia

cherokee rose yellow jessamine cabbage palm page 20 jekyll island, georgia

C) preferred hardscape materials D) walls and fences

Guidelines: Guidelines: - All paving materials shall be pervious or - Retaining walls should be a complementary spaced to allow penetration of stormwater be- material to adjacent structures tween pavers, excluding roads and sidewalks. - Fences should be and no higher than 42

inches for front yard fences and no higher -Connections to bike paths from new proper- than 6 feet for rear yard fences. ties should be of a consistent material to that - Fencing/screening of trash containers or of the bike path. dumpsters should be a minimum 8 feet high.

- Chain link fencing or vinyl fencing is dis- - Crosswalks should be of a consistent mate- couraged. rial with those used for hardscape within the - Using low hedges as a fence similar to Je- site. Material should contrast in color and kyll’s historic properties is encouraged. texture to visually highlight pedestrian cross- - Fence installation must be approved by the ings. Jekyll Island Design Review Committee. hedge fences - Wrought iron railing is permissible.

Paving materials include: - Concrete pavers laid in sand - Regional stone

- Fine gravel or crushed lime rock - Crushed shells - Tabby Concrete - Brick - Gravel Pave

picket fences

crushed shell tabby concrete

crushed lime rock brick

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E) lighting

The beauty of Jekyll Island’s natural environ- ment can be enjoyed at night as well as the day. Lighting can accentuate this experience or de- tract from it. The goal for any lighting plan for the island should be to provide safe illumina- tion in vehicular and pedestrian areas while preventing glare on beaches, natural areas or adjacent properties. The Jekyll Island Beach Lighting Ordinance should be strictly followed in applicable situations.

street light path Guidelines: - Site lighting throughout the island should be kept to a minimum and used only to illuminate roads, pathways, signage and buildings within

paths with picket and hedge the developed areas.

fence

- Street light fixtures should be no higher than

16 feet above grade including pole and lumi- nary.

- All lighting shall be low level and full cutoff fixtures following “dark sky” initiatives, casting light street light light downward.

- The lighting strategy for path lighting and boardwalk access to the beach should follow the amended Beach Lighting Ordinance, with spe- cial consideration given to sea turtle require- ments.

boardwalks -Moon lighting (down lighting by tree mounted fixtures) is encouraged where permitted.

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F) wayfinding and signage recommendations

Guidelines: - Wayfinding signage should be consistent in color and material throughout the island to help visitors navigate.

This should include: - Entry signage clearly indicating directions to the historic district and town center as visi- tors arrive from the causeway.

- Secondary signage providing direction to the other resort areas and amenities from the town center and historic district.

- Smaller scale signage marking entrances to nature trails, beaches and nature preserves.

- All wayfinding and private signage should be illuminated with full cutoff fixtures, which cast light only upon the sign.

-All pole mounted signs should be mounted on black or dark green poles with matching cap.

- Each property will have one sign to be placed at main entrance of the property. This will in- clude lighting and landscape improvements.

- Neon or internally illuminated signs are prohibited.

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G) commercial/retail awning and storefront H) street furniture signage recom- mendations Guidelines:

Guidelines: -Benches should be made of black metal or treated - Awnings should be constructed of fabric or stand- wood. ing seam metal consistent in color and character - Handicap accessible trash receptacles are required. with the building. - Trash receptacles should be of a similar style to - Ground floor awnings may extend up to 8 feet be- street furniture, i.e. benches. yond the facade of the building to provide coverage - All street furnishing should comply with ADA for such uses as outdoor cafe seating. standards. - Ground floor awnings must extend a minimum of - Bike racks should be available throughout the is- 5 feet beyond the facade of the building. land. - Ground floor awnings shall be mounted at 8 feet - Potential trolley stops could be placed at each de- above grade with the lowest portion of the awning at velopment site and existing sites. 7 feet 6 inches. -Sites should accommodate a 15x25 foot zone for - Awnings above the first story should be placed at trolley stop adajcent the primary ROW. the separation of individual stories. -Design of trolley stop should be reflective of prop- - Awnings above the first story may extend a maxi- erty’s aesthetic character. mum of 42 inches from the facade of the building. -Information kiosks should be placed at the intersec- - Blade signs are encouraged for storefront signage. tion of Beachview Drive and the island entry drive. - Storefront signs attached to the facade of the - Other street furniture including benches, trash re- building should be placed above the awning and ceptacles, newspaper dispensers, mailboxes, clocks or form a harmonious horizontal band with adjacent other public art should be placed in between street storefront signs. trees and street lights along the edge of the curb. - Signs on buildings without awnings should pro- vide a continuity in scale and placement with adja- cent storefront signs. - Two signs are permitted per business. - Signs may be mounted to the building above the storefront, printed on awnings, hung from the building, or hung beneath arcades. The lowest point of hung signage must be mounted at 7 feet 6 inches or above. - Internally lit or neon signs are prohibited. - Building signs mounted above 20 feet are not per- mitted. page 24

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nature connections and open space: precedent images

Landscaped Open Space Connection to Nature Natural Open Space Recreational Open Space

Landscaped Open Space Connection to Nature Natural Open Space Recreational Open Space

I) connections to nature Guidelines: - Connective pedestrian bridges and boardwalks must follow the construction standards laid forth by the Department of Natural Resources for wetlands, marshes, dunes and beaches. - Boardwalks shall be constructed of pressure treated wood, Ipe wood (Brazilian Ironwood), wood composite boards, or high quality composite products for walking surfaces only. No vinyl, plastic, or metal boardwalks are allowed. - All handrails, posts and other boardwalk members should be pressure treated wood or a high quality composite product. design guidelines page 25

A rchitecture Patterns...

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.

Henry David Thoreau, 1854

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iv. Architecture a) historic influence

up of an eclectic collection of styles including Jekyll’s historic architectural character is made tradition Italianate, Queen Anne, Shingle, Italian Re- naissance, Tudor and Victorian Stick. These grand architectural resources should be refer- enced for inspiration and aesthetic value for new development on the island. Larger struc- tures such as hotels or condominiums should mimic the massing, roof lines and scale of these buildings, as well as historic detail.

Smaller structures can evoke a Jekyll style as well by incorporating some of the historic de- tails from the following Jekyll patterns. Other sources of architectural character for smaller residential and mixed use buildings include nearby historic downtown Brunswick, St. Si- mon’s and other coastal resort areas.

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b) building massing

Jekyll’s historic buildings are generally sim- ple, rectangular boxes. The most common ba- sic form is a 2 story massed plan with a gable roof. The hip roof is a variation of this form that is also frequently used.

Exterior walls are primarily flat. This being said, Jekyll’s larger historic buildings make grand gestures projecting from the façade that are vertical masses rising all the way up to the cornice line of the main roof and expressing themselves in the roof line, rising above the stacked porches expressing themselves in the roofline main roof line and reading as a dormer or tower, or stopping one story below the main bay windows roof capped with a hip, shed or rounded roof or uncovered terrace. Holding the façade flat tower rising above the main roofline projected portals stopping one story below main roof everywhere else allows these limited gestures capped with hipped roof to be more dramatic, making the form of the rounded corners overall building more unique and less busy. These projections from the principle mass

should be smaller than a typical room.

These projections include: projection

1) Stacked covered porches 2) Deep bay rectangular or angled bay

windows

3) Rounded corners and/or towers 4) Projected portals

typical room

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c) roofs Roof Dormer Types:

1) Hip Roof The gable roof is the predominant roof form 2) Gable Roof of Jekyll Island’s historic structures. However 3) Shed Roof it is simply the base form and the projection of a variety of well proportioned and de- tailed dormers, chimneys, towers, and covered porches that break up the massing of these larger buildings help create an architectural character unique to Jekyll Island. Other base roof forms include a hip roof or gambrel. The gable roof use of flat roofs is discouraged.

Preferred Roof Types: 1) Simple Hip Roof less than 45 degrees 2) Front or Side Gable Roof 30 degrees or greater 3) Gambrel Roof 30 degrees or greater gable roof

shed roof hip roof

Wall Dormer Types: 1) Hip Roofs

gambrel roof hip roof

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c) roofs

Guidelines:

- Incorporate broadly overhanging, boxed eaves with decorative brackets where the wall meets the roof.

- Main roofs shall have a minimum one foot overhang. - Dormers, porches and other secondary roof bracket elements shall have a minimum 6 inch over- hang.

- Dormers without sidewalls are prohibited. - Chimneys should project from the interior boxed eave detail of the roof, so that the base of the fireplace is not visible from the exterior.

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d) materials and color palette

Siding Materials: - Tabby

- Unpainted red brick

- Painted brick (colors: yellow, cream, beige or white)

- Stucco (colors: yellow, cream, beige or white) - Smooth wood or cement/wood-fiber com- posite clapboard siding (colors: blue, green, tile detail metal roof orange, beige, brown, yellow, cream or white)

- Vertical siding in a channel and/or picket tabby facade fence pattern may be used as an accent pat- tern in gables (colors: blue, green, orange, beige, brown, yellow, cream or white) - Wood or cement/wood-fiber composite shakes in a coursed, or plain, pattern (colors: natural, blue, green, orange, beige, brown, yellow, cream or white)

tabby detail wood shakes

red ceramic tile Roof Materials:

- Asphalt or fiberglass shingles

- Solar shingles used with asphalt or fiberglass shingles

- Wood shakes

- Red ceramic tile - Gray or galvanized standing seam metal vertical siding with picket fence detail - Chimneys should be brick page 32

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Color Palette: -The following colors drawn from the Historic District, are preferred in new development on Jekyll Island.

goodyear stone club stables gray goodyear stucco hollybourne 1890 brown hollybourne 1915 107, 95, 75 181, 173, 146 233, 228, 212 99, 66, 46 126, 89, 65

mistletoe tan moss tan hollybourne tan goodyear tan club stables red 214, 164, 112 208, 167, 104 226, 196, 152 236, 194, 129 115, 56, 51

hollybourne green moss green mariana stucco mistletoe gray indian mound gray 19, 85, 54 25, 58, 45 251, 186, 151 154, 154, 154 180, 180, 180

moss gray club stables white 214, 214, 214 154, 154, 154 design guidelines page 33

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e) windows and doors

Guidelines: - All windows should be taller than wide with the ex- ception of small, square windows used sparingly. - Windows may be double hung, casement, fixed or awning windows. - Windows should be insulated with different varia- tions of divided lites. - Shutters should be ½ the width of the window and be mounted on the inside face of the window opening, so that if closed the shutters would cover the entire opening. -Shutters should be operable

Facades with Wood Siding double hung window - Windows should be rectangular or square. Rectangu- lar windows should be double hung or casement win- dows with or without shutters. Square windows should be awning or casement windows.

- Wood trim surrounding windows, as well as window shutters with contrasting colors awnings over windows frames and muntins, should be painted a contrasting color to the siding. Trim colors include white, blue, green, orange, beige, brown, yellow, or cream.

square window Brick or Stucco Facades - Window frames, trim and muntins should be white or other light neutral color or be painted to match painted brick. - Windows should have one of the following: 1) Arched openings 2) Transom windows. Transom windows should be no higher than the width of one pane of the window or door below or be in the form of an arched window. 3) Windows with neither of the above should have shutters with a contrasting color to the brick. page 34 casement windows transom windows arched openings

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SHUTTERS ARCHED TRANSOM WINDOWS ABOVE DOORS BRACKETS OVER WINDOWS design guidelines page 35

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f) porches

Guidelines: - One story porches should be covered with either a shed roof or a hip roof that is separate from the main roof of the house. - The roof of stacked porches should either stop one story below the main roofline of the main structure or tie into the main roof matching the cornice line of the main roof. - Porches should be a minimum of 8 feet in depth. - Porches should be elevated a minimum of 2 feet from the ground.

- Column and railing colors should comple- shed roof ment the main structure. wrap around porch with simple picket rail - Railings should be simple pickets or balus- ters - Wrap around porches are encouraged, par- ticularly on corner lots. - Decorative brackets should be used where columns meet the fascia or on the underside of eaves. The style of bracket should be con- sistent with the style of the building.

wrap around porch with balustrade rail

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g) terraces, balconies, rooftop decks and upper story porches

rooftop decks Guidelines: - Railings should be white or cream and match

the trim of the main structure. balcony with wood balustrade supported by

decorative brackets

Guidelines: - Railings should be wood or wrought iron. - Colors of wood railings should match the

trim of the main structure. upper story porch with shed roof supported by brackets

Guidelines: - Columns and railings should complement the colors of the main structure. - Railings should be simple pickets. - Roof should have exposed rafters. balcony with - Columns should have diagonal braces. wrought iron

terrace with balustrade Guidelines: - Terraces should complement mass and char- acter of main structure - Railings should be wood or wrought iron. - Colors of wood railings should match the terrace with wrought iron trim of the main structure.

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h) façade variations and details

rounded corners as projections from facade slight overhangs, either real or simu- lated with siding columns raised to the level of the porch material, to avoid smooth wall appearance railing

i) arcades

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evelopment Standards...

D The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order.

Alfred North Whitehead

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v. Development - Surface parking lots should be surrounded -Utilize vegetation to screen the deck and Standards by planted ditches or vegetated swales to cap- help it blend into its natural surroundings

ture stormwater run off and allow it to infil- -Sensitively design lighting to provide safety a) application trate into the ground. for users of the deck but minimize light pol- The following general standards apply to all - Developers are encouraged to incorporate lution on the site. new development on Jekyll Island. Single- pervious hardscape materials into parking lots -Adhere to the appropriate height guideline family residential development is subject to to reduce the quantity of run off. See Land- for buildings on the site. Minimize the size part C only (see section VII [pg. 48-51] for scape section for list of hardscape materials of the deck to the greatest extent possible. additional single family guidelines). (pg. 21).

- Parking lots should be visually broken up - Parking ratios are as follows: b) parking with a continuous planting strip between park- Office: 5.0 spaces per 1000 GSF* Parking decks allow for the compact storage ing aisles. One tree shall be planted within the Retail: 5.0 spaces per 1000 GSF of a large number of vehicles. They reduce parking lot for every 10 parking spaces. Restaurant: 15 spaces per 1000 the surface area required to park those ve- - Parking lots shall be screened from the beach GSF patron space hicles thereby minimizing the environmental as well as the street with landscaping. 2 trees Conference Center: 15 spaces per impact and creating more open space. Sur- shall be planted for every 50 feet of parking 1000 GSF patron space face parking is the more economical option lot frontage along a street. Convention Center: 15 spaces per typically used. All parking requires proper -Locate parking decks in such a manner as to 1000 GSF patron space design to blend into the built and natural en- minimize their effect on the pedestrian envi- Guestroom: 1.1 spaces per sleeping vironment. ronment. room

-Provide clear pedestrian pathways to the Condominium: 1.5 spaces per suite Guidelines: deck and ample wayfinding to minimize user *GSF = Gross Square Feet - Parking shall be accommodated in shared confusion. -In mixed-use situations a reduction can be surface parking or parking decks located be- -Articulate decks in an architecturally in- granted for shared parking according to the hind buildings. teresting way using elements such as screens, Urban Land Institute shared parking guide- - Parking lots shall not be located within 15 grilles, canopies, and awnings. Entrances and lines. feet of a street or the beach. stair towers can be emphasized to add interest - See Residential Guidelines for single fam- - No off-street parking should exist in front to the façade. ily residential parking guidelines (pg. 50). of buildings in the primary village core. On- -Consider cladding material and details simi- street parallel parking is encouraged here in- lar to the building the deck supports. stead.

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c) public space d) buildings Hotels: Guidelines: Guidelines: -Minimum size for hotel guestrooms should

-Maintain public beach access for visitors and Form: Height restrictions were determined be 325 SF. residents alike. based on the historic structures of the island. - Interior walls should have a sound transmis- -Create public space along the shore edge The Jekyll Island Club Hotel is the tallest ex- sion coefficient of 55 (48 along corridor) as verses the privatizing of such space. isting structure and became the basis for the determined by the individual hotel chain and

- Street trees shall be spaced 30 feet apart. guidelines. No building may exceed its height, tested by the Gypsum Association or Under- - Pedestrian street lights shall be evenly spaced and only buildings in the primary village core writer’s Laboratories, Inc. between street trees. These fixtures should be may match it according to the guidelines in the -Exterior/external venting is recommended level 5 Commercial section. Other non-single-fam- black, maximum 16 feet high, with a deco- for kitchen, laundry and bathroom facilities. rative base, round pole and capped luminary ily residential buildings must follow the below level 4 that does not light upward. standard in order to preserve a sense of hierar- Condominiums:

chy on the island and to protect the residential

- On street parking should exist. -Minimum size for condominiums: 0” -Curbs are optional to encourage natural in- areas in other parts of the island. Studio: 600 SF level 3 - filtration unless otherwise noted. One bedroom: 800 SF 54’ Form: Maximum 4 stories including inhabit- - Encourage use of open storm drainage Two bedroom: 1100 SF system. able roofs and dormers. Maximum height of Three bedroom: 1440 SF level 2

45feet to the top of the structure, measured - For any commercial property all utilities, in- from the FEMA elevation or the average site cluding power, telephone, TV cable, fiber op- elevation, whichever is highest. tic, etc., should be located underground within level 1

the site. fema elevation Siding Materials: Wood clapboard or shake siding or cement/ - Mechanical and utility equipment, dump- proposed building section wood-fiber composite siding substitutes sters, and loading docks shall not be located Red or painted brick within 20 feet of ground floor street frontage. Stucco These should be screened from public view

with landscaping or accommodated internally Roof Materials: within the building and accessed from parking Standing seam gray or galvanized metal roof lots. Asphalt or fiberglass shingles

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ommercial Guidelines...

C I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the community, and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can.

George Bernard Shaw

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vi. Commercial

Much of the commercial development on the b) site design island will take place within the primary vil- lage core. This area will link what is now the Guidelines: historic district to the beach. It will reflect the - Align buildings to front the street or beach. Service areas must be screened and not locat- original intent of the Jekyll Island Club to create a connectivity and synergy between the ed along the street front in order to minimize two. The focus of development will be near their effects on the pedestrian environment. - The ground floor of buildings should be built the beach end of this connection.

to the back of sidewalk with zero setback. a) streets - Maximum coverage of impervious materials

shall be 70%. Guidelines: - Where the natural landscape along the 12’ 8’ 12’ 20’ 12’ 8’ 12’ shoreline or other open space areas has been - Sidewalks shall be decorative brick, concrete sidewalk parking travel lanes median travel lanes parking sidewalk pavers, or oyster shell concrete. destroyed, developers should restore the natu- Boulevard Street - See adjacent sections for street dimensions. ral dunes and vegetation. - Other street furniture including benches, - Common area parcels may be created at the trash receptacles, newspaper dispensers, mail- discretion of the Jekyll Island Design Review boxes, clocks or other public art should be Committee. Such a parcel will allow multi- placed in between street trees and street lights ple buildings under the same ownership to be along the edge of the curb. constructed on one parcel. This parcel will be - Ground floor tenants may place movable treated the same as a single parcel in terms of planters or café tables and chairs directly ad- setbacks, access, buffers, etc. jacent to their storefront to add color and in- - Each hotel may have one access point to the terest to the street as long as a minimum 5 beach over the dunes. See Landscape section foot clear pedestrian path is maintained on (pg. 25) for beach access guidelines. the sidewalk. - Hotels in the primary village core may set- back further in order to accommodate a porte- cochere either in front of the building off the street or on the side of the building. Porte- cocheres may not be located on the parking lot side of buildings.

12’ 8’ 12’ 12’ 8’ 12’ Commercial Street sidewalk parking travel travel parking sidewalk page 44 jekyll island, georgia

- Hotels outside the primary village core c) buildings - Building corners should be celebrated with should orient to maximize ocean views and special architectural features at high profile preserve existing trees and dunes. Guidelines: corners, such as where one enters the com-

- Hotel roads and parking lots should not - Condominium buildings should be a maxi- mercial core or at the main intersection. lofts for unit mum of 54 feet tall including first floor retail level 2 have curbs to allow stormwater to flow into - Facades facing commercial streets or the planted zones or infiltration basins. and the roof town green should have active uses, such as

- Hotel parcels outside the primary village - Hotel building height guidelines within pri- shops or restaurants on the ground floor and unit level 2 unit core should be well connected to the main mary village core (total height including roof): balconies, covered porches or awnings above. road via a wide pedestrian and bicycle path 70% of building may not exceed 54 feet - Shed form canvas awnings are highly en-

level 1 0” that’s illuminated at night and marked with 30% of building may not exceed 64 feet couraged over storefront windows and may - wayfinding signage. See existing Jekyll Island Unoccupied tower element shall not exceed also be used over upper story windows. Aw- 54’ standards for paths. 72 feet nings should be no wider than the window or - 30% of hotel parcels outside the primary - Hotels outside primary village core shall ad- storefront below it. These may incorporate here to building height guidelines in develop- ground level commercial village core should be open space. Open space other bright colors outside the Jekyll color space ment standards section. may be formal landscaping or preserved natu- palette for accent. ral vegetation. -All building heights shall be measured from - Arcades may be used to achieve both ver- fema elevation

- A minimum 25 foot landscaped buffer the FEMA elevation or average site elevation, nacular character and practical sun shade. residential over commercial should sit between the pedestrian path and the whichever is highest. These may not encroach onto the sidewalk. developed portion of hotel parcels outside - Roofs shall have sloped hip or gable roofs - Covered porches shall have shed or hip the primary village core to screen buildings with overhangs and decorative brackets. Roof roofs. and parking lots from the road and create a top terraces are encouraged. - Canopies are discouraged. pedestrian scale edge along the pedestrian path. This buffer may be counted toward the 30% open space requirement.

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- The ground floor of buildings shall have a minimum floor to floor dimension of 15 feet. - The primary entrance to all ground floor and upper story uses should be from the street. Entrances to upper story condos and hotels should be distinguished from adjacent retail entrances. - Secondary entrances for condominiums may be located behind the building. - Ground floor building facades facing streets or the town green should be composed of storefronts, which vary every 20-30 feet. - 65% of ground floor facade should be trans- parent. -Storefront glazing should be a minimum of

3 feet above the adjacent sidewalk and be no brick building hotel less than 10 feet above the adjacent sidewalk. with parapet and awnings Primary entrance doors shall be at least 50% transparent. - 35% of upper story facades should be win- dows. - Balconies are required for dwelling units fac- ing onto public spaces, main streets, beaches and courtyards. -Buildings should have double loaded interior corridors.

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esidential Guidelines...

R ”Home” is any four walls that enclose the right person.

Helen Rowland, 1909

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VII. Residential Guidelines

infill guidelines: In the event that a new home is constructed within an existing single family neighborhood the following guidelines will apply. Renovation or the tear down and rebuilding of existing du- plexes will follow these guidelines to the extent possible.

a) lots: 1. Lots within existing single family neighbor- hoods may not be subdivided.

2. Any lessee may not use more than two lots as a site for a single dwelling.

3. Lot purchased within existing single family neighborhoods are restricted to constructing single family detached homes and accessory structures such as garages and granny flats. proposed lot configurations 4. Lot coverage of impervious materials includ- ing building, walks, terraces, etc is limited to

50% of the entire lot size.

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b) setbacks: from the rear of the main dwelling unit. 1. Front yard setbacks of new infill homes 7. Accessory structures located behind the 9. Accessory structures shall have a minimum shall be half that of the existing setback of the main dwelling unit such as garages and granny front yard setback of 60 ft. from the property adjacent home. flats shall have a minimum rear yard setback line.

of 10 ft.

2. In the event that existing homes are pres- 10. Porches, patios, terraces, balconies, etc. ent on either side of the new home, the new 8. Accessory structures located behind the may not encroach within the 25 ft. front yard home front yard setback shall be half of the main dwelling unit, such as garages and gran- setback. The same is applicable for side and average of the setbacks for the two existing ny flats, shall be set back a minimum of 15 ft. rear yard setbacks. homes rounded to the nearest whole number. For example, if existing homes are 35 and 65

feet from the property lines respectively, then

10 ft the average setback would be 50 ft. Therefore 25 ft the front yard setback of the new home would be 25 ft. le b

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v 3. The new home should not have a setback of less than 25 ft. If the result of the setback

10 ft equation (see above) is less than 25 ft. for the le b

new home, the new setback will be set at 25 aria

v 10 ft ft.

4. Front yard setbacks should be measured from the property line to the porch.

5. All side yard and rear yard setbacks shall remain consistent with existing single family residential guidelines at 10 ft. for side yard setbacks and 25 ft. for rear yard setbacks

from the main dwelling unit.

25 ft 6. All accessory structures, such as garages 25 ft and granny flats, must be located behind the main dwelling unit.

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c) parking and driveways: d) buildings: 1. Garages must be located behind the main 1. Maximum building height of new homes dwelling unit for new homes. shall be 35 feet measured from the FEMA

elevation or the average site elevation, which- 2. The garage may be detached from, or at- ever is highest. tached to, the rear of the main dwelling unit.

2. New homes shall not be greater than 3 lev- 3. Rear entry garages may be accessed from a els (including inhabitable roof space). rear alley or driveway along the street front.

3. The minimum height of the main level shall 4. Driveways along the street front may be no be no less than 9 feet. wider than 10 feet.

4. No floor above the main level shall be less 5. Driveways may only have a single access than 8 feet. point along the street front.

5. All new homes, with the exception of acces- 6. Driveways and parking pads shall be crushed sory structures, shall have their main entrance shells or oyster concrete. open to the street front.

7. On lots having a side or rear property line 6. All homes shall have a front porch, 8’ deep abutting a street, a driveway into the attached minimum. or detached garage from the side or rear street may be permitted upon the written consent of 7. The maximum height for accessory struc- level 3 the Jekyll Island Design Review Board. tures shall be 2 levels.

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- 8. Off street parking may occur on a park- 8. Accessory structures may not be taller than 35’ ing pad, in a garage or under a porte cochere, the main dwelling unit. level 2 all of which must be located behind the main dwelling unit. 9. Improvements to existing homes above

50% of the home’s value, will be subject to the level 1 9. Each lessee must provide off street parking guidelines for new infill development. for at least 3 vehicles. fema elevation

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e) massing and articulation f) materials g ) r o a d s a n d p e d e s t r i a n paths

Guidelines: - The use of durable and environmentally -Roofs should be simpler than those on larger sensitive materials is highly encouraged. These Guidelines: structures on the island. Use dormers and include materials that are produced region- - Roads shall be oyster concrete or asphalt. other variations from a simple gable, hip, or ally, made with recycled content and/or are - Sidewalks shall be crushed shells or oyster gambrel roof sparingly, if at all. recyclable themselves. concrete.

- Minimize glazing on east and west facades - Pedestrian paths may be sand or boardwalks unless facades or windows are fully shaded. Siding materials: - Roads and pedestrian paths should not have - A moderate amount of glass should be used - Wood or cement/wood-fiber composite curbs to allow water to flow into planted zones on the north façade for daylighting. clapboard siding. (colors: blue, green, orange, or infiltration basins.

beige, brown, yellow, or cream) Suggestions: - Vertical siding in a channel and/or picket accessory building behind main dwelling -Important existing vistas such as those to- fence pattern may be used as an accent pat- ward the ocean, marshes, or golf course should tern in gables. (colors: blue, green, orange, be protected to maintain a connection to the beige, brown, yellow, or cream) surroundings. - Wood or cement/wood-fiber composite -Renovations should reflect the character of shakes in a coursed, or plain pattern. the neighborhood and historic buildings on (colors: natural, blue, green, orange, beige, the island. brown, yellow, or cream) -Trash enclosures help create an attractive - No exposed plywood, concrete block, cinder streetscape environment. block, poured or precast concrete or vinyl.

Roof materials: - Asphalt or fiberglass shingles - Solar shingles used with asphalt or fiber- glass shingles curbless streets - Wood shakes - Gray or galvanized standing seam metal - Clay tiles - Slate

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E co-Village...

Nothing is more beautiful than the loveliness of the woods before sunrise.

George Washington Carver

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VIII. Eco-Village

a) lots and building massing b) roads and pedestrian paths

Guidelines: Guidelines: - Layout buildings so that the longest side - Roads and driveways should be crushed shells, faces east to maximize passive solar heat gain pea gravel or stabilized crushed stone. and ocean views. - Pedestrian paths may be sand or wood board- - 5-20% of the south façade should be glass walks to limit solar gain. - Roads and pedestrian paths should not have - Large overhangs and porches are encour- curbs to allow water to flow onto planted zones aged, especially on the south and west facing or infiltration basins. nature trail equestrian trails facades to limit solar gain. - A 25 ft. densely vegetated buffer should exist - Place porches on the east and west sides of between the street and any impervious surface. the building for shading.

Siding materials include

- Wood - Cement/wood-fiber composite siding

- Concrete

- Metal

Roof materials include eco-cottage - Solar shingles - Wood shakes - Metal roofing

25’ 12’ 12’ 25’

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jel yll island, georgia IX. CHARACTER IMAGES: li

It is the intent of this section to provide images of Jekyll Island that demonstrate its character as a place which serves as a steward of nature and preserver of grand architectural tradition. It is our hope that future development on Jekyll Island will look the to scale and style of Jekyll Island's historic architecture to serve as a precedent and guide for new construction.

One of Jekyll Island's greatest triumphs and identifying qualities has been the protection of it's natural landscape. The live oaks, wind swept beaches and graceful marshes of Jekyll Island are precious. New development on Jekyll Island should be done in a manner that imposes as little disturbance as possible upon the natural landscape of the is• land and works towards the restoration and preservation of dunes, wetlands and plant life which has been negatively af• fected by previous development on the island.

These images serve not only as a re• minder of Jekyll Island's past, but as a vision for how the island might grow.

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This book was produced for:

The Jekyll Island State Park Authority 381 Riverview Drive Jekyll Island, Georgia 31527 (912) 635-2236 www.jekyllisland.com

Planning Team:

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3520 Piedmont Road Atlanta, Georgia 30305 phone: (404) 237-2000 fax: (404) 237-0276 www.coopercarry.com

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