A UNITED COMMUNITY REPORT
As you read the design guidelines, notice there are few outright prohibitions. Nor does the Commission stipulate specific designs or solutions to problems; it prefers that you have the freedom to plan your own rehabilitation or construction work. At the same time, the Commission has a mandate from the city to channel this work so that it complements the Village’s character. The German Village Commission Assistant can help you in preparing for Commission review. Applicants who follow the recommendations in these guidelines when drawing up their design proposals should have little difficulty with zoning regulations or with review by the German Village Commission. These guidelines encourage both a creative approach to design problems and the innovative use of new materials and construction techniques.
Schiller Parks original gazebo. (Photo courtesy of Philip Kientz.)
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