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<br />Appearance - Related to site-specific or block..specific <br />character (SS) <br /> <br />SSl. Excessive scale or mass. New infill is too high. too wide~ too large, or <br />inappropriately organizes the mass for site or setting. <br /> <br />Notes: VPS results indicated a preference for: <br /> <br />· Multi-unit apartments should be smaller-scaled clustered buildings with <br />identifiable entrances. <br /> <br />· Modest and non-repetitive mass and scale. <br /> <br />See VPS: I - Mass & Scale. <br /> <br />882. Incompatible overall "style". New infill has grossly incompatible style for <br />site or setting. <br />Style elements that may be involved: <br />. Siding <br />. Roof line <br />· Articulation of walls <br />· Etc. (See prior section on ETN character.) <br /> <br />Example: A geodesic dome between two typical Craftsman.style houses. <br /> <br />See VPS: 5 - Relationship to Street and Building Fayade. <br />Note: The VPS results don't discuss this impact in much depth, although it's one <br />of the impacts frequently mentioned by residents. <br /> <br />883. Excessively plain wall facing street or adjacent to existing dwelling. New <br />infill places excessively plain wall facing the street or an existing dwelling. <br /> <br />See VPS: 5 - Relationship to Street and Building Fayade. <br />Note: The VPS results discuss blank side walls, but didn't include this impact in <br />any conclusion or objective. <br /> <br />884. Incompatible setback to street. New infill front is setback too close or too <br />far from street in relation to residences on the same block. <br /> <br />See VPS: 5 - Relationship to Street and Building Fayade. <br />Note: The VPS results don't cover setbacks. <br /> <br />S85. Inadequate landscaping. <br />Vegetation can soften some of the larger expanses of building and should present <br />a "green" face to the neighbors. However, using landscaping as a screen should <br />not be considered an excuse to allow substandard building design." <br /> <br />There is a cumulative, positive effect of private, but publicly visible, greenery on <br />a neighborhood. By contrast, excessive reduction of greenery, through the <br />cumulative effect of individual infill, degrades the neighborhood. <br /> <br />Note: See also S05. <br /> <br />See VPS: 6 - Landscape and Pedestrian Realm <br /> <br />886. Removal of existing mature trees. <br />See VPS: (this impact wasn't included) <br /> <br />November 1, 2005 <br /> <br />Chambers Revisited - Neighbors' Report <br /> <br />27 <br />