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Ann Arbor HDC begins overhaul of design guidelines, flags windows, siding, dormers and solar for revision
Summary
Commissioners spent a large portion of the Jan. 9 meeting reviewing a draft chapter of the Ann Arbor Historic District design guidelines and identified sections that need clarification, reorganization and updates, particularly on additions, windows, siding, dormers and solar panels.
Commissioners of the Ann Arbor Historic District Commission on Jan. 9 conducted an extended review of a draft chapter of the city's Historic District design guidelines, identifying a list of substantive edits staff should make before the next review.
Members and staff flagged several recurring issues: how to define appropriate setbacks and insets for additions; guidance to discourage exact mimicry of historic detailing on additions; more concise, user-friendly window guidance that balances preservation with reasonable energy-efficiency options; clearer rules about when synthetic siding is allowable (distinguishing inexpensive vinyl/aluminum from higher-quality cementitious products such as fiber-cement); graphic and formatting updates to make the document easier for property owners to use; and…
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