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Noncontributing. Buildings whose design, scale, and materials do not relate to the remaining traditional character of the corridor and which, individually, have little or no historic, architectural, or cultural significance. Explanation: This new phrase helps protect those buildings which may not "relate" well to their surroundings but which are nevertheless significant historically, architecturally, or culturally. CHAPTER 3: "NEW CONSTRUCTION AND ADDITIONS" Page 2 — Two separate paragraphs under "Neighborhood Transitional' should be changed to read as follows: Neighborhood transitional commercial/office buildings mayhehe are located on sites that adjoin residential areas within the same district. The design of these buildings should attempt to relate to the character of the such adjacent neighborhoods as well as to the commercial area within the district. While these buildings may be larger in scale than residential structures, their materials, roof forms, massing, and window patterns should relate to residential forms. Explanation: As explained on the previous page, the concept of having transitional areas maybe good planning but, in our opinion, an historic district overlay zone is not the appropriate tool to accomplish a transition. Instead, the underlying zoning for the area needs to be re-examined, particularly for the area outside of the historic district. Page 4 — Paragraph #8, the first sentence should read: New buildings, particularly in the West Main Street corridor, should relate to any neighborhoods within the same design district. Explanation: See previous explanation given. CHAPTER 4: "REHABILITATION" We do not have any suggested changes in this chapter. We do ask that Council read it carefully. While the detail is considerable, a thorough reading should give you a better feel for what a typical owner or prospective business will face if they wish to pursue rehabilitation. Since most of West Main Street is already developed, this chapter on rehabilitation may have the greatest impact of all the guidelines proposed. -2-