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20 Careful attention will be given to providing reasonable visual, lighting and acoustic privacy for adjacent residential properties. The Hart's Mill village center is located well away from the public right of way and the few adjacent homes to the north and west. A mixed buffer of evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs will be located along the north property line from the west entrance on Frazier Rd to the east of the village center. A dense stand of trees is already growing in much of the buffer area. The gentle southern - facing slope of the property provides additional visual separation between the village and adjacent properties to the north. The dense wooded area around the protected pond and stream on the southern boundary provide a large permanent buffer to adjacent properties to the south. Architectural Design Standards In the design of our homes at Hart's Mill, we are striving to embody many aspirations – a low ecological footprint, affordability, community interaction, good health and delightful spaces for everyday living. Architectural design will be guided by standards and principles that have been adopted by the community founders through a series of workshops and meetings. The core overarching principles are: Simplicity: Simple home designs speak to an aesthetic which is not pretentious or wasteful. They are honest and practical. They cost less to build. They provide a restrained backdrop for riotous gardens and a canvas for human creativity. "Simple" doesn't mean plain or boring. Much as great artists such as Matisse and Picasso pared away the excess to capture the essence of their subjects, and traditional Japanese art and gardens express so much beauty with just a few masterful strokes, simple homes can be elegant and graceful. Place. We live in the Southern Piedmont. Summers are hot and humid; winters are cold and wet. Traditional regional architecture responds to the local climate with features such as high ceilings, covered porches, louvered window shades, "dogtrots" to direct breezes and cupolas to exhaust hot air. While modern building science has greatly improved building performance, many of these simple passive design techniques reflected in regional architecture are still useful. Culturally, incorporating elements that evoke regional architectural style into our designs also connects us to this place. Delight. Buildings are not simply functional boxes in which we go about the daily tasks of living. They are also imbued with characteristics that influence our state of mind and our spirit. Certain styles of houses and neighborhoods resonate deeply with us as feeling like "home" and provide a psychological sense of peace and security. Every home should have an element of delight —some design features and bits of whimsy that make us smile. Environmental impact: We seek to reduce our negative impacts on water, energy, pollution and waste to the extent feasible while living a modern lifestyle. Architectural design will be guided by standards which place a strong emphasis on energy efficiency, renewable energy, sustainable and non -toxic materials, durability and indoor air quality. 101 II-°Ilart's MHhI MPD CZ ReqUest