Compatible or compatibility definition
Compatible or compatibility means consistent and harmonious as to form, proportion, scales, color, materials, surface treatment, overall sign size, and the size and style of lettering.
Compatible or compatibility means the characteristics of different uses or activities or design which allow them to be located near or adjacent to each other in harmony. Some elements affecting compatibility include height, scale, mass, and bulk of structures. Other characteristics include pedestrian or vehicular traffic, circulation, access and parking impacts. Other important characteristics that affect compatibility are landscaping, lighting, noise, odor and architecture. "Compatibility" does not mean "the same as." Rather, compatibility refers to the sensitivity of development proposals in maintaining the character of existing development with respect to lot size, building setbacks, location and use of driveways, location and use of open space, preservation of historic resources, and preservation of natural resources so as to be harmonious with and not at variance to nearby existing development.