The Norcross City Council recently voted unanimously to adopt the 2017 Norcross Design Standards. According to the new standards, “Norcross faces the challenge of balancing new development and growth with the preservation of its unique historic resources and cultural identity.” By establishing community standards for the care and protection of its built resources, Norcross is striving to preserve these defining features.
The standards further state the overarching goal is for future development and redevelopment to be more compact, walkable and connected and as a result more authentic and more sustainable. By specifically defining standards for downtown development, historic districts, commercial and mixed-use areas, neighborhoods and outdoor public spaces, the city hopes to “establish a common language of tectonics, materials and proportions between various buildings.”
The design standards address everything from Exterior Materials and Colors, Doors and Windows to fences and mailboxes.
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