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Woodbridge Design Guidehi..s Chapter 5-Woodbridge Design Guidelines cornices, and brackets and should be used to define the building roofline. • Low-pitched roofs with wide, overhanging eaves and decorative brackets may be used. Low-pitched roofs may also be used as accents in conjunction with parapet walls. • High-pitched,mansard, and gabled roofs are not architecturally consistent with the Italianate style and shall be prohibited. Facade Treatments: Decorative brickwork facades typify traditional Italianate structures. Attention is called to windows and door openings with projecting cornices or hold molds above the sills below. Generally,in Italianate style,upper floor windows are proportioned tall and narrow,with multiple panes of lights. Street- level storefronts utilize display and transom windows with decorative kick-plates and recessed building entries. Decorative parapets with projecting brick trim, cornices,pediments and recessed panels, often carrying dates or names, dominate the top portion of the facade. The following general facade guidelines apply: • All visible building facades should be treated with equal importance. Historically, however,the front building facade commonly receives more attention with higher quality finish materials and more ornamentation than an interior side or rear facades. • Facade treatment of additions to historic structures must be architecturally consistent with the treatment of the existing structure. Storefronts: The following historic storefront guidelines apply(See Figure 9): • Respecting the scale of historic facades, continuous storefronts shall not span more than twenty-five(25) feet in width. Wall planes that extend more than twenty-five (25) feet shall be articulated horizontally to give the appearance of two or more individual storefronts rather than a single massive one. • Storefronts shall be articulated with reliefs, recesses, and/or pilasters and should incorporate a change of materials, colors