Worthington Design Guidelines Publication Credits Text prepared by Benjamin D. Rickey & Co., 593 South Fifth Street, Columbus, Ohio 43206 Schooley Caldwell Associates, 300 Marconi Boulevard, Columbus, Ohio 43215 Photography by Benjamin D. Rickey & Co., 593 South Fifth Street, Columbus, Ohio 43206 Book design and drawings by Schooley Caldwell Associates, 300 Marconi Boulevard, Columbus, Ohio 43215 Cover engraving of the Worthington Female College provided courtesy of the Worthington Historical Society Acknowledgements This publication was made possible by the hard work and dedication of a number of people in the Worthington community. The following people and organizations deserve praise for the time, talent and expertise they gave to this publication: Worthington Design Guidelines Steering Committee: Robert F. Chosy, City Council David G. Foust, Municipal Planning Commission Nicki Budin Jane Trucksis James Ventresca Worthington Municipal Planning Commission and Architectural Review Board: David Norstrom, Chair Richard H. Hunter, Vice-Chair Kenneth T. Pearlman, Secretary James D. Sauer David G. Foust Arthur J. Scott Scott Myers City of Worthington Staff: Paul J. Feldman, Assistant City Manager and Economic Development Director Lynda B. Bitar, Development Coordinator William W. Watterson, City Engineer Robert Wetmore, GIS Manager Donald L. Phillips, Jr., Chief Building Inspector Steve Seaburn, Planning Consultant Worthington Design Guidelines Table of Contents Introduction Commercial/Institutional Guidelines The Purpose of the Guidelines Introduction................................................................ 1 Worthington Architectural Review District Map Timeline Existing Commercial/Institutional Sites Parking........................................................................2 The Worthington Context Landscaping ...............................................................4 Worthington Architectural Style Guide .......................2 Fences and Walls ........................................................ 5 Environmental Features............................................ 21 Streetscape and Street Furniture ................................6 Lighting ......................................................................7 Residential Guidelines Introduction................................................................ 1 Commercial/Institutional Rehabilitation Storefronts..................................................................9 Existing Residential Sites Introduction Windows and Doors ..................................................11 Parking........................................................................2 Awnings .................................................................... 14 Landscaping ...............................................................3 Upper Facades, Parapets and Cornices..................... 16 Fences......................................................................... 5 Roofs, Gutters and Downspouts............................... 18 Lighting ......................................................................7 Building Color...........................................................20 Sidewalks....................................................................8 Commercial/Institutional Additions ......................... 23 Residential Rehabilitation Foundations................................................................9 New Commercial/Institutional Sites Exterior Materials ......................................................11 Existing Development Sites ...................................... 25 Wood Siding ............................................................. 12 New Development Sites ........................................... 25 Masonry.................................................................... 13 Scale, Form and Massing .........................................27 Windows....................................................................15 Setbacks....................................................................30 Doors........................................................................ 18 Roof Shape ............................................................... 31 Porches.....................................................................20 Materials................................................................... 32 Roofs, Gutters and Downspouts...............................22 Windows................................................................... 33 Outbuildings............................................................. 25 Entries ......................................................................34 Building Color...........................................................26 Ornamentation ......................................................... 35 Color .........................................................................36 Residential Additions................................................29 Signage..................................................................... 37 New Residential Sites Existing Development Sites ...................................... 31 Moving/Demolition Considerations New Development Sites ........................................... 31 Appendix New Residential Construction A. Glossary of Terms................................................... 1 Form, Massing and Scale ......................................... 33 B. Worthington Architectural Review Ordinance ........3 Setbacks.................................................................... 35 C. Application and Review Process.............................8 Roof Shapes.............................................................. 37 D. Sources of Information and Assistance ...............10 Exterior Materials .....................................................39 Secretary of the Interior’s Standards Windows.................................................................. 40 for Rehabilitation ...................................................... 14 Entries ...................................................................... 41 Plat of Worthington......................................................... 15 Ornamentation .........................................................42 Sustainability................................................................... 16 Color .........................................................................43 The Purpose of the Guidelines Introduction Worthington, which celebrated its Bicentennial in 2003, has a long history of appreciation for its cultural heritage. Established in 1803, its settlers brought with them from Connecticut the plan for an orderly community based on a New England model. The Village Green, which still forms the heart of Worthington, was at the center of the plan. It was surrounded by a grid pattern of lots and streets bounded by North Street, South Street, Morning Street and Evening Street with 100-acre farm lots surrounding the village. Today, Worthington is a mature community of 14,125 res- idents and a strong community identity. Its expansion, which was gradual throughout much of its history, acceler- ated between the 1960s and the 1980s with extensive resi- dential, offi ce and industrial growth. Worthington, which now encompasses six square miles, is surrounded by Colum- bus, and its boundaries are well established for the future. Worthington is known for its high quality of life, its vibrant commercial district, its attractive residential areas, its his- toric buildings, its schools and its numerous recreational facilities. It is also well located to take advantage of ameni- ties available elsewhere in Central Ohio. The citizens and City Council of Worthington recognized that the community was special some four decades ago, when Council established the Architectural Review Board in 1967. As specifi ed in Chapter 1177 of the Codifi ed Ordinances of Worthington, the purpose of the Architectural Review Board is “to maintain a high character of community development, to protect and preserve property, to promote the stability of property values and to protect real estate from impairment or destruction of value for the general community welfare by regulating the exterior architectural characteristics of structures and preservation and protection of buildings of architectural or historical signifi cance throughout the here- inafter defi ned Architectural District. It is the further pur- pose of this chapter to recognize and preserve the distinctive historical and architectural character of this community which has been greatly infl uenced by the architecture of an earlier period in the community’s history. .”. The Code further states, “These purposes shall be served by the regu- lation of exterior design, use of materials, the fi nish grade line, landscaping and orientation of all structures. .” Thus Worthington established a process for the exterior architectural review of all structures to be altered, con- structed, reconstructed, erected, enlarged, remodeled, removed or demolished to preserve and enhance the unique physical environment of the community. The Architectural Review Board has always taken its respon- sibilities very seriously. It has assisted hundreds of prop- erty and business owners in making decisions about their properties that will reinforce the character of the commu- nity and the value of properties located within the Architec- tural Review District. The Worthington Design Guidelines serve the building owner, developer, architect, and contractor