Design
RESIDENTIAL DESIGN STANDARDS 
The Residential Design Standards encompass a wide range of architectural elements of houses, such as porches, garages and auto storage structures and exterior building materials. Examples of Victorian, Craftsman, Queen Anne, Prairie, Craftsman, Foursquare and Italianate architectural styles also can be found within the Towerview neighborhood.
While there are a number historical styles exist in the neighborhood, the intent of design standards is not to replicate the styles, but ensure the historically common site/building configurations are perpetuated in the future. Substantial porch areas located in the front 
of the primary structure, walkways that lead directly to a entry space from the street, garages located to the rear of the primary dwelling structure, regular building setbacks across block faces, and vertically-oriented windows are some of the common site and building features that are regulated through the Residential Design Standards.
The standards are less about architectural style and more about maintaining the development patterns in the neighborhood, which has been compromised by construction of new residential structures that are allowed by the current City Development standards and typically found in suburban areas of Racine.
The NCD design standards are specific and finite in nature, but maintain a level of flexibility that will allow for continued variety in the architecture and allow for creative design in the future.