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I maintenance may be performed following the grant of a Routine Maintenance Exemption ("RME")by HPC staff and the granting of this exemption does not require a public hearing. B. 1240 W. Thomas Street owned by Appellant Eric Boyd 1240 W. Thomas Street(the "Firehouse") was designated as a Historic Landmark on September 29, 1999 by Ordinance No. 9037-99. The building is described as: A two story Period Revival Style Fire Station. It has a flat roof with limestone parapet coping, metal parapet scupper/cornice with brick brackets underneath with elaborate limestone detailing at the ends. The building is made of brick with ornate limestone detailing. The windows are one over one double hung with limestone sills, all of which except for the windows along the front fayade are boarded up. The building also has a paneled wood entry door and two hinged wooden garage doors for the fire trucks. A true and accurate copy of the Ordinance No. 9037-99 is attached as Exhibit"A". The Firehouse was a designated historic landmark prior to Eric Boyd's ("Mr. Boyd")purchase of the property. Mr. Boyd applied for and received on or about November 10, 2011 an RME to "replace metal roofing to secure the burned out landmark and protect from the elements." A true and accurate copy of this RME is attached as Exhibit"B".' The RME did not allow for any changes or modifications which were not in-kind and did not allow for the construction of a different style of roof than already existed. The RME was originally good for one year, but was extended upon request until November 10, 2013. Mr. Boyd did not simply repair the metal roof as was allowed by the RME. Mr. Boyd instead began constructing a gabled asymmetrical roof on the Firehouse, sometime after the RME expired. 1 COAs and RMEs are applied for and granted using the same form; this is why the RME attached hereto as Exhibit`B" is labeled"Certificate of Appropriateness". 2