APPENDIX A

FISHER HILL    Elizabethtown, NY      Architectural Guidelines

The goal of these guidelines is to create a group of homes that have a traditional Adirondack style when viewed from roads, drives, and trails.  The guidelines will result in homes that are compatible, rather than an incoherent hodgepodge.  The intent of these guidelines is not to restrict the interior design of any home or to prevent any owner from fully enjoying the views from Fisher Hill; the intent is to promote a residential community of compatible homes reflecting the beauty of the natural setting.  Further, the purpose of these guidelines is to ensure that investments of all homeowners are protected and enhanced.  These guidelines will protect the environmental quality of the neighborhood.  The guidelines are, in sum, a marketable asset that will insure the well being of the environment of all Fisher Hill homeowners.

1.  ROOFS

All major roofs will be symmetrical gable forms with a minimum pitch of 8:12. Minor roofs, such as a porch attached to the main portion of a house, will have a 4:12 minimum pitch.

Towers can be part of a home’s design, provided that they have a symmetrical, pitched roof cover.

Shed roofs, curved roofs, and off-balance roofs shall not be allowed. Gable roofs are permitted to be hipped on the ends.

Houses shall have cedar shingle or similar fiberglass (with the same color scheme as the house) roofs.   A slate roof is also acceptable.

2.  SIDE WALLS, MATERIALS, & COLORS:

Walls shall be clad in clapboard, shingle, or local stone.  Minor portions, such as chimneys, may be constructed of brick.  Materials should appear to be natural, rather than painted.  No colors will be used on the exterior that are lighter than a natural color shingle wall. In general, homes, garages and accessory structures are to have earth tone or muted exterior color scheme.

3.  GLASS

Roof skylights shall not be permitted unless they are completely shielded from view. Greenhouses shall be permitted.

Windows shall not occupy more than 1/3 of the perimeter, exterior-heated, wall area.  Windows will be traditional double-hung or casement forms.  Each major window unit will be at least twice as high as it is wide.  Window units may be “ganged” next to each other.  Transom glass is allowed.  “Picture windows” will not exceed five feet in width. Glass building corners or large glass areas uninterrupted by wood members shall not be permitted.  Glass shall be used judiciously and glass areas shall be broken up into smaller units so as to foster a human scale and appropriate, exterior impact of night lights.

4.  STYLE AND MATERIALS - OTHER

Log homes are permitted.  No modular homes are permitted. In general, homes, garages and accessory structures are to be of a design compatible with AAdirondack@ style architecture.

5. BUILDING HEIGHT

A House constructed on lots 3 shall have a maximum height of 24 feet (measured from the lowest overall grade) and shall be either one story or one-and-a-half stories in height.  Houses constructed on lots 1, 2, and 6 shall have a maximum height of 32 feet and shall be limited to 2 stories in height.  Lot 4 carries a 24 foot height restriction if the old mansion foundation is used, 32feet otherwise.

6 BUILDING AREA/SIZE

Residential footprints shall not exceed a maximum of 2700 square feet with a heated interior area of between 1200 and 4000 square Feet. If the lot 4 purchaser opts to use the old mansion foundation, a 3600 square foot foundation is permitted.

7.  DECKS, PORCHES,  AND FOUNDATIONS

Porch roofs shall be supported by beams painted in an earth tone or muted color scheme (preferably dark).  All exposed foundation walls shall be covered in a darker colored, textured coating.

8.  LIGHTING

 Interior or exterior light sources (such as bulbs, lamps, lanterns, or globes) with more than a 5 foot-candle intensity shall not be visible from outside a building. There shall be no exterior security lights, floodlights, or unshielded lamps that create glare.

9.  GARAGES AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES

Residential facades shall not be dominated by garages; all residential units shall have side entry garages or recessed garages where the front of the garage is at least five feet behind the front line of the living portion of the principal dwelling.  If a garage is front-facing, garage doors shall be scaled for a single vehicle.

Accessory structures such as a barn, lean-to, wood shed, or storage shed are allowed provided each structure is less than 16 feet in height and less than 600 square feet in area.

10.  SITE WORK and LANDSCAPING

Lots 1, 2-3, 4, & 6 are part of an open field meadow environment with a panoramic view of the Jay Mountain Range to the West.  Placement of a house and trees shall be carefully considered to permit an open view of the mountain range for all lots.  Placement of trees shall be subject to review by the Architectural Committee.  Once residential construction is started, it must be completed within 14 months. During construction of a new house or ancillary facility, all on site "Port a Poddies" and dumpsters must be screened from public view.  Screening may be made of black construction site netting suspended between poles, or wood lattice work.