New Traditional Label is Used to Force Style Conversions
New Traditionals were termed “wannabe’s” by the Chief Planner in Neighborhood Meetings. The Chief Planner presented these homes as failed attempts to fit into the neighborhood. The homeowners are assumed to need help in making better choices, so the City has assigned you a style and will help you get there by denying permits until your work conforms to what they want for your house. (See the Architectural Standards for New Traditional below)
Does this lead to better or worse architecture?
The City and the Neighborhood Committee cited Willis Winters as their expert on architecture. So we hired him to classify our homes correctly after noticing numerous errors.
7317 Tokalon
Willis Winter’s Classification: Tuscan Revival
City’s Classification: New Traditional/Spanish Revival/Eclectic
Under the Draft Ordinance this house needs to change from a cohesive style (Tuscan Revival) to one the Neighborhood Committee prefers: Spanish Revival/Eclectic.
6964 Westlake
Willis Winter’s Classification: Colonial Revival
City’s Classification: New Traditional/Colonial Revival
Under the Draft Ordinance this house needs to change from a cohesive style (Colonial Revival) to one the Neighborhood Committee likes: Colonial Revival. But it already is Colonial Revival.
7330 Lakewood
Willis Winter’s Classification: Contemporary
City’s Classification: New Traditional/Spanish Revival/Eclectic
Under the Draft Ordinance, if this house needs to change from a cohesive style (Contemporary) to one the Neighborhood Committee prefers: Spanish Revival/Eclectic.
Architectural Standards for New Traditional in the Proposed CD2 Expansion Ordinance
Petition Language
(l) Architectural standards for New Traditional.
The architectural standards for remodeling apply only to the front facade and wrap around.
(1) Structures identified as New Traditional may remodel in the existing style of architecture to include windows, materials, roof material and roof pitch to be compatible to the main building.
(2) Structures identified as New Traditional Tudor/Spanish Revival/French Eclectic/Colonial Revival/Neoclassical may remodel using the standards for the Contributing architectural style it models after.
(3) Any remodeling of architectural features listed under the designated Contributing classification must be retained, but additional features from that style can be added without having to meet the required six architecturalfeatures. For example, a New Traditional Tudor with half-timbering in the gables, the remodel cannot remove that feature from the front facade or wrap around, but elements like brick pattern or iron details may be added.
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