Lyubov, Sudane and I have been charged with updating the Colonia Nova Covenant, seen here: https://cdsdemocracy.org/cds-themes/colonia-nova/
It was founded in a time when citizens dressed in togas and greeted each other with obscure Latin expressions and has, since, been modified in a piece meal manner. Since some of these changes have often been neither succinct nor abreast of current fashion, we have started over with a leaner text – one that should lend itself to modification with a cosmetic case rather than a surgical kit.
You will find a few notes on the alterations and the reasoning behind them following the work-in-progress text, and we look forward to your comments and suggestions.
COLONIA NOVA specific covenant
Colonia Nova is a southern-European themed sim, featuring: A fishing village; An old walled town; The Amphitheatre; The public thermae; And, The Praetorium, seat of the CDS government.
Note:
1. All buildings shall reflect a historical style.
2. Although all zones are mixed use, overt merchandising is restricted to zone S.
3. Building exteriors shall use pre-industrial materials
a. Structural elements: stone, brick or wood
b. Roofing elements: wood, slate or terracotta shingles.
c. Exterior flooring elements: brick, ceramic, stone or wood.
d. Wall elements: stone, brick, wood or stucco.
e. Door and window elements: wood or metals, raw or painted.
f. Large panes of glass must be partitioned by appropriate framing.
Zones and Typologies
Zone L (Plots south of the river).
1. Rural architecture
2. Structures may be no taller than 20 m
3. Buildings must have a 5 m distance from adjoining parcels
4. Minimum of 3 trees per 512m2 of plot area.
5. Plots in Zone L are named L.XX.
Zone R, (Prim Plots)
1. Plots R 01-1 through R01-5 are reserved to supplement the prims on the inner town and the fishing village single-parcel owners
2. A CN owner may request an available parcel from the Estate Managers.
Zone C (Inner City).
Structures shall be provided by the CDS estate and anchored to common land.
1. Urban architecture
2. Structures must be immediately adjacent to a street.
3. No one may hold more than 2 lots or more than 1024m2 in zone C.
4. Plots in zone C are named C.XX.
(This area is in transition, with a scattering of non-anchored parcels. Structures on parcels which are not converted to CDS ownership may be replaced,
1. with the approval of the Chancellor
2. with adherence to covenant guidelines.)
Zone S (Stalls).
1. Commercial use on ground floor, residential allowed upstairs.
2. Urban architecture
3. Structures must be placed immediately adjacent to a street
4. No one may hold more than 2 lots or more than 256m2 in Zone S
5. Plots in zone S are named S.XX
Zone E (Cardo Plots)
1. Urban architecture
2. Structures must be no taller than 20 meters.
3. All structures must be placed immediately adjacent to the Cardo
4. Plots in zone E are named E.XX.
Zone FV.
1. Builds are permanent and anchored on public property
2. Plots in this zone are named FV.XX
Public Buildings, Structures and Lands:
Public buildings are not subject to specific zone or typology guidelines. Buildings and structures are directly administered by the Executive Branch of the CDS.
Notes
A. Re general description: 1. South Europe and Northern Mediterranean are virtually the same thing, (as well as theme and style, and only need to be mentioned once. 2. Blending styles with AM and LA is understandable as a design concept, but as code it is vague. Perhaps, if it is needed, it could be clarified, but we might be able too get along without it.
B. Re Zones L and B: This area is limited and contiguous. The zones could, in a nod to simplicity, be combined.
C. Re Zone R. While we are at it, zone R: holds 7 prim parcels, and only one is rented at this time (to Sudane). IMO, this area would make more income if it were part of the fishing village, while, as is common in LA, some of the L (and B) lots could be used by residents to farm prims. The sizes of these (presently vacant) parcels might be adjusted to allow for a mix of small “vineyards” or cottages and larger “villas.”
D Re Zone C, item 3 and S, item 4. Cathy asks, Why limit citizens to 2 plots? Is there a Roman ghost hiding in the catacombs?
E. Re Zone S: There are 8 parcels which could be included along with the 20 C parcels for anchoring to CDS common land. The builds seem to average well less than 100 prims each, so the total budget for anchoring would be less than 2,800 prims out of an available 8743.