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y/. 1 Projecting elements such as porches, covered stoops, or even bay windows can 2 also produce a repetitious or rhythmic quality to a building elevation. Most of 3 Orange County's vernacular houses have (or had) a front porch. The front porch a and the front entrance door typically received the most decoration and served as 5 the building's focal point. Such porches were carefully proportioned to 6 complement the main house—not to overpower it. Similarly, additions to the main 7 house were built with complementary proportion—but diminished scale—so that s the overall proportion of the house was in balance. 9 10 The decorative treatment of the porch—the supporting posts or columns, the trim 11 around the roofline—reflect the style of the house and its period of construction. 12 These important features should be preserved. Curved wood columns are often 13 replaced with straight metal units. Decorative sawn details such as spindles and 14 brackets are frequently removed, or can be hidden behind replacement siding 15 (vinyl or aluminum). Proposals to fully enclose (not screen or glass but to frame 16 with a solid wall) a front porch and/or proposals to relocate the front door from the i7 fa�ade to a side elevation will likely be denied by the HPC. 1s i9 Additions to existing buildings that complement the proportions and spacing of the 2o core structure and blend harmoniously with adjacent buildings are encouraged. 2i New designs should respect the materials, architectural elements, and 22 proportions of existing structures on the property. 23 24 25 DESIGN STANDARDS for Proportion and Rhythm 26 2� III-C-4. The combination of projecting and recessed features such as porches, doors and 2s windows creates a sense of rhythm that should be maintained. 29 3o III-C-5. New additions should complement the proportion and rhythm of the existing 31 building. 32 33 III-C-6. Front porches should be preserved as outdoor spaces. Requests to enclose 34 porches in screen may be approved; requests to completely enclose porches with 35 solid walls will likely be denied. 36 37 I11-C-7. Porch posts and decorative trim should be maintained and preserved. Porch 3s supports should not be replaced with metal or synthetic posts. Porch trim should 39 not be removed, hidden, or simplified under synthetic siding. 40 ai III-C-8. If the porch on a designated property has to be replaced, the original porch should 42 be reproduced as closely as possible. If the removed porch is not original to the 43 house, the applicant shall undertake sufficient research to determine an 44 appropriate porch design based on the age of the house, its style and detailing. 45 New porches and related trim work should never attempt to predate the house or 46 to be overly elaborate. 47 48 a9 Windows and Doors so The term "fenestration" refers to the number and placement of wall openings. s1 Each window or door opening is typically referred to as a bay. A three-bay 52 fa�ade, for example, usually describes a front wall with two windows and a door 53 on the first floor and three windows on the second floor. As discussed in the 54 Proportion and Rhythm section, windows and doors are important parts of historic 9/28/2010 Draft Orange County Design Standards 33